Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-22
LIKE SPANISH BOMB.
op.xn yuRy,s EFFORT TO INDrcT
POLICE CREATES SURPRISE.
TOWN TALK OF MANCHESTER
,c,,on Of the Body Criticiscd--There
Are Thcfts, Though, and the Jury
W.. uop.xt-Fecs OF Candidates
rixcd-Death and Funeral.

| III q bomb from oP1'"S" wa "s''
dropped over into the centre of Manches
ter Yesterday morning, 1t would hardy
have occasioned more comment and
Greater degree Of sensation among those
who keep in touch with the police force
NJ the city. than did the report, freely
| circulated that the grand jury, then In
session. was trying to indict the police
men Of the city because Of the frequent
! petty robberies and trespasses which
have been going on In the city of late.
II is readily admitted that such thefts
have been committed, but the surprise
was that the grand jury should thus
take cogniZance of II, and seriously con-
slider an arraignment OF the iorce peIore
the Hastings Court
Shortly after 10 O'clock the Jury, Of
which Mr.. Augustine Royal is foreman,
convened, and began review of :he
evidence before them in the cases which
had been sent on from the Police Court
Annie Branch (colored) coming from the
Police Court on the charge of burglary,
was duly indicted, and Maggie Branch
(also colored), was indicted on the same
charge in two distinct cases. The jury
then inquired Of Judge ingram If they
could indict the policemen for permitting
the thefts of lead pipe. fixtures, &C., and
trespasses on vacant property.
Judge Ingram was prompt in his reply
that they certainly could not, unless
the Jury had evidence before it that the
police had not been doing their duty
and they would have TO summon wit
nesses to testify to such neglect of duty.
The matter dropped here. as far as the
grand jury was concerned, but the peo-
pie took 1t up, and their question and
the causes behind II were the street
talk of the day. The men Of the police
force felt 1t very keenly. There has
been great complaint of the frequent
depredations on vacant property, and the
idea of the grand jury was TO make it
incumbent on the police officers to eXer-
else special diligence to guard against
its continuance. The officers themselves
say that large proportion Of the thefts
are committed by children of respectable
parents, and it is a thing next to an i'm
possibility for a policeman in uniform 10
catch them.
FIN FEES FOR PRIMARY.
The subcommittee of the City Demo
cratic Committee has fixed the assess
ments made upon the candidates for city
-
announces them as follows: Mayor, $3.50;
City Treasurer, SIS; Commissioner of
Revenue, $l5; City Sergeant, SIS; Clerk of
Court, $3.50; Commonwealth |
Attorney. IS; High Constable 50, ana |
Justices Of the peace, 81. NJ assessment |
IS made for persons who announce them |
selves for the City Council. The COM
nittee decided, also, that each candidates |
Zee must be paid to the treasurer of the |
committee. Mr.. w. T. Pugh, by 9 o'clock. |
April 18th. The primary will be held on |
April 18th.
WELL-KNOWN LADY DEAD.
Mrs. Sarah E. Foster, an estimable |
md wel-known lady of this city. who |
lad been Ill a long time, died at $40 |
5clock yesterday morning, at her resi-
lence, No 907 Stockton street. She was
n the 55th year of her age.
Deceased leaves five children who sor-
ow for the loss of patient, devoted,
md indulgent mother. They are one
aughter-Miss Sallie A. Foster-and
our sons-Messrs. William l., j. e.,
lanes, and Henry Foster.
Mrs Foster was a member of Stockton
street church. and from this sanctuary
he funeral will take place this afternoon
{ $3.50 o'clock. lnterment will be made
n Maury Cemetery. Rev. w. E. Hurt.
astor of the Stockton-Street church.
viii conduct the services.
The funeral of Mr. George Conley
'olby who died early Saturday morning
{ the residence of his uncle, Mr.. c. +.
'onley on Porter street, where he was
listing, took place Sunday morning at
B O'Clock. from Mr.. Conley's residence,
nd the interment was made in lakewood
cemetery. Revs. W. w. Lear and j. a.
pencer conducted the services.
The following young gentlemen were
he paIl-bearers: Messrs. j. c. jerks,
orraine Fendley, j. Morton Graves, Glib
On Saunders, Richard Saunders, and j.
Ticks.
TEMPLE OF THE MAYOR.
Alonzo Saunders. who has been there