The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-26
BOLD MIDDAY
JAIL DELIVERY
Three Prisoners Quietly Walk Out at
Newport News
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY MEET.
The State Convention i'm Session - An
Elaborate Banquet state Officers
EIccted-The Deal Closed for
the Abattoir.
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY MEET.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. April 2S-Spc-
cSal.-A bold jail delivery took place here
at l:45 o'clock, as a result OF which TWO
prisoners are now al large and third
was barely caught. The men who es-
capped are Moses Lewis under an indict-
ment for fclonious shooting. and Eddie
Goodwin. held FOR two-years' sentence
in the pentitcntary for HOUSEKEEPING.
Henry Browington indicted for ielonious
shooting had gotten out into the back
ward and was about 20 set over the wall
when chief-dcputy clerk saw him from
the window Of his Office and drew bead
on him. Brcwington held up his hands
and was kept rooted to tho spot until an
officer came and took him I'm tow
In the meantime. the others were maxi
ing good their escape. They broke out
hy saving a couple Of bars out OF the
rear window
This is tho fourth or fifth Jail delivery
nero within the past year or so. and no
less than n score-or possibly thirty-im-
rortant prisoners have walked 10 their
freedom with all the east imaginable.
They have found II so easy that they
havo now inaugurated the custom Of
breaking out by daylight. and the plan
seems to be cminentlv successful. POSI-
bly, when tho new jail IS completed these
There are many who think that the new
Sail is no safer than the old. II doesn't
look II. but appearances may be decep-
tive.
DAUGHTERS MEET
Tho state Convention OF the Daughters
OF Liberty held three sessions to-day
two OF them business meetings secret.
the third social session AZ the Hotel
Ivy public. There were number Of In
vited guests 10 the elaborate banquet
which had been prepared for tho occa-
sion. William IT, johnson of1ciated as
POSTMASTER. and among those who re-
sponded 10 toasts were the Mayor. A. A.
Moss. W. J.. Haywood. .. W Adams
Thomas p. 1vey and w c. Staples. Gov
ers were laid for about seventy.
At the morning meeting the board OF
officers reported granting charters during
tho year to eight new councils
The secretarys report presented some
Interesting statistics on the growth OF
tho order IN Virginia. There are now
! 200 members. Of whom csc are sisters and
500 brothers. There are 9i3 beneficiary
members.
STATE OFFICERS.
The convention adjourned his evening
TO meet at Crewe on the fourth Tuesday
in next April.
The following officers were elected:
Junior ex-State Councillor. Miss Minnie
NJ Beasley. Petersburg; Junior ex-Asso-
ciate state Councillor. Mrs. Lucy a.
Wexford. Richmond: State Councillor.
Ms Annie L. Pugh Newport News; As
sociate state Councillor, Mrs. NJ. W.
MAYS. Richmond: Vice state Councillor.
Joqeph Toonev Richmond: Associate
state Vice Councillor Miss Mary Human.
Newport News: State Secretary. +. W.
Miller Richmond. Associate state Sec
rotary. Miss Ida Farmer Richmond;
state Treasurer William =. Keller, Rich
mond: Associate State Treasurer. Miss
Samora Newly. SwansbOro; State Guide.
Miss Mary Wilson. Newport News; State
Inside Guard Miss Maggie Martin, Rich
mond State Outside Guard, Titus Loser.
swansboro. National Representative
Miss Lillian r. Tucker. Petersburg; Miss
Emma Cobean and Miss Lille Martin,
Richmond; Alternates-Joseph Tooney.
Richmond: J. H. Nolan. Petersburg, Miss
Samora Newly. Swansboro.
THE ARATTOIR
The papers were all signed and the last
formalitles gone through with to-day
closing the deal for the site for the COM
ing abattoir The site consists OF sixty
three acres purchased by the Chesapeake
and Ohio for $4,000 just north of the city
and donated TO tho company. I'm addition
70 this the Old Dominion Land Company
has donated eight or ten acres adjoining
this tract, and upon this latter the build
ings will be erected as soon MS the railway
can build switch 20 The property and
get the material on the ground. Fifty
refrigerator cars have been contracted
for by the company az $1,000 apiece. and
these will be here ny the time the abattoir
is ready for business.