The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
NEGROES CRIME
IN THE COUNTY
an Attempted Assault Upon Young
Lady.
The MAN IS LODGED IN JAIL.
The Affair Occurred Last Saturday
Near Glendale. and the Negro
Was Arrested Yesterday by
Constable Angle.
THE MAN IS LODGED IN JAIL.

The feeling Of tho residents Of Henrico
county near Glendale were aroused by an
attempt on the part Of negro man
ramed Prank Young 20 assault a young
iady.ot that ncighborhood last Saturday
evening
Owing TO the vigilance Of the county
officers the man has been safely locked
W.
on the evening Of the day mentioned
Mss Ellen Cartwright who lives with her
mother and brother near Glendale went 90
the store OF Mr.. A. v. Clark to make some
purohases while Ga the store She mo-
ilced that Young. who was also there.
was looking at hcr very hard. houhs
asked her az her brother was az nome an"
said that he wished 10 see him on bus'-
ness
Miss Gathriehi thought nothing of this
remark and said that her brother was
away and her mother also. when she
had made her purchases she left the store
and started on her way home
SIZE WAS PURSUED.
Young lef, the store shortly after ana
when Miss Gafhright got out of slshi
Of the store he called 60 her 20 stop.
When Mis- Gathreht saw the man she
became frightened and ran
Young followed her calling 90 her 10
stop threatening and cursing her.
As the negro gained ON the girl she be
cane very much frightened and screamed
40 the top ~ her voice.
At this time they drew near the house
of ore of the noighbors who heard the
screams and rushed ont Of doors MS MISS
Gathrieht turned I'm at the gate. Young
then made Off and the exhausted young
ladv was carried into the house.
This matter was reported 10 the author
flies at the County Court House and Con-
stable Meyer Angle was detailed ON the
case. lie and Deputy Sheriff Russell who
had business 40 that time I'm the lower
part of tie county. went out on the search
for tie negro and arrested him on the
place Of Mr. Fielding Hobson.
lie IS now in the county JAIL and there
Is mo- doubt 81 the minds of the authorities
and people Of the lower part Of the coun-
Is that The man intended an assault.
CHARTER GRANTED.
a charter was granted yesterday 70 the
Observation-Disclosures Plantation Company
with a capital stock not TO exceed $200om,
in the Henrico Circuit Court upon APP
p.ication being filed by Attorney Warren
N Mercer.
This company has secured "a grant from
the Hon 'ugas government covering a
iarCc number OF rubber-tree groves and
valuable fruit lands. which are TO De- de-
vel0pet
The officers Of tho company are as fol-
lows. President j. Langford Johnson;
Vice President. John Munro. General
Manager. William r. Shke. Secretary.
4 S.ccic. Treasurer. Dane Maury
The board Of Directors will be composed
o. the above named gentlemen and Messrs
C. IS. Neilin. d. J, Mellin and John w.
AureN.
TO THE REFORMATORY.
Isodore Cottreu. Who was convicted Of
horse stealing no the last term of the
County Court and sentenced o. five years
in the pcnitentiary. win De sent b the
Laurel Rcformatory as b. is only IL
years old.
Ed holland. Jas Williams. Willie Cor
den. Harry Gordon. Isaiah Hughes. and
James Dudley. an small colored boys were
before Squires Lewis and Thomas this
morning on a warrent charging them
with creating a disturbance, throwing
rocks and firing pistol on the pubic
highway.
Nolsnd Williams and the two Gor0ene
were fined s. and cost. Isaiah Hughes
was fined t2.0 and cost, ANA Duley "a-
discharged
clerk Waddul granted a marriage license
fo Charles T. Neck and Euth l.. S4uu-
ders