Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
DR.. STARR AS ORATOR
10 SPEAK WHEN CENTRAL CHURCH
CORNERSTONE IS LAID.
INTEREST IN The DEARDSLsY CASE.
II n Twice Continued In Day
WeII-Known Lawyers Are En-
gagcd-MiIIer, Who Cut ""''"'''
I'm Court-Dricfs.

President w. @. Starr. OF the Rondolph-
Macon College. has accepted the invita-
t,on OF the Central Methodist church 10
deliver the Grafton at the laying Of the
corncr-lono of the new church.
Work on the new building, at Thir-
teenth and Porter streets. is progressing
fairly well. Some difficulty was expert
enccd in getting foundations for the
building. But this has all been accom-
plIshcd now and the work goes on. The
date has not yet been fixed, but Will be
very shortly.
The occasion IS looked forward to with
much interest.
THE HAII-BEARDSLEY CASE.
A great deal Of interest is being taken
In the case Of Mr.. Henry Beardsley who
IS charged with forcibly putting the fam
;lv Of Mr.. George w. Hall out OF one Of
his Bcardsley'0 houses. The case was
called yesterday morning before Mayor
Maurice Mossrs. Charles l.. Page and
wyndham r. Meredith were present as
counsel for Mr.. Beardsley, and Mr. IL. NJ.
Smith for Mr.. Hall. AS soon as the court
opened and the case was called Mr..
Meredith stated that he understood that
MIR. Hall had broken the door OF his
clients house open and gone INTO H.
when his family had been expelled
Mavor Maurice stated that he had been
mislnformed; that the door was broken
omen al his (the Mayors instruction. and
tho families returned 10 the house. MT.
Meredith said then that he greatly OBJ
tected 10 Mayor Maurice's hearing the
case and desired some one else 10 DO so.
IL was impossible then TO get masls
trate. and the hearing was continued IN
nj tho afternoon at 3 o'clock.
AT this time the case was called, Magis-
trato George A. Carr presiding. Another
delay was found necessary. An lhpor-
tant witness was absent, and the nearing
Is now set for next Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock
NEGRO BADLY CUT.
Mayor Maurice had Junius Miller ne
gro man, before him yesterday morning
ON tho charge OF cutting John Wallace.
Wallace is quite badly cut in the small
OF the back. and was unable to appear In
court. The hearing was continued for ten
DAYS. and Miller went TO jail 10 await
that time.
Tho AFFAIR occurred Saturday night.
Manchester Lodge. No H. A. +. and A.
NJ. will be well represented at the session
of the Grand Lodge of Virginia at Alex
andria this week. when the oeath OF
Washington will be memorialized.
The following gentlemen are expected
10 90 to-day: Worshipful-Master William
]. Morrisett, junior warden; Ben. +.
owen. Jr.. secretary; Charles r. Craig,
senior deacon: Thomas +. Betty junior
deacon; f. IA. Fitzgerald, and }. Il. jew
cit.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. T. p. Cheatham IS still confined to
his residence. on Hull street, by sickness.
Squire W. ID. Lithgow is critically I'll
al his home on Porter street
Miss Hattie Choatham. who has been
quito sick at her residence, on Hun
street. is improving
Mr.. j. Il. Gibbs is quite sick at his
home. on the corner Of Ninth ana BAN
bridge streets.
The special committee appointed by the
Council TO consider the amendment TO
the city charter will meet the last of the
week
Alex. Wright. treasurer Of the New
South Council. No. S. J. o. L. \. NJ, PAID
Saturday 10 Mrs. w. II. Tatum $3.50 the
amount for which Mr.. Tatum was insured
In the council.
The Chesterfield County Court was in
session yesterday for a short time. Cases
were set for trial. Judge Clopton was
presiding.
Bernice Hall. the child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Hall. died Sunday night at SIS
o'clock az the home of her parents, No.
1924 Buchanan street. The child had only
been I'll since Friday last. The funeral
will take place at the residence this af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock.