Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-06
AZ RIVES KILLED.
oxrn ny A NORFOLK AND
WESTERN TRAIN.
LITTLE BOYS SAD ENDING.
,rom His Horse and Dragged
% uca'n-Arr''' of |" h'r'e-fn'e'-
plnwidd'e Election Contest "''''e
uancock-Issucs Involved.


.-,,gsPt.RG. VA, June 5.-(Special)
r. p,,es a citizen OF Ettriek. and
l'''i'' ~, t,nnor by trade. was killed at
N'''D ser. hour sunday morning by pass
81 CAV. 81, The Norfolk and Western
US .. ,bs city. About u o'clock
ISL" ..,n, STR. Rivcs left store near
SUI e-e5 Or odd street to so to his home
i1' '., and. being somewhat under
30 l..,e M liquor a friend went with
W, che -s.lroad track aud beyond
h'H '. .r.. br.8ee. and there parted with
''''. the assurance that he would so
h"- as. lie old rot keep his promise,
@" " Arer midnight a gentleman who
o, vicinity SOW Mr.. Riyes walk
Voc ,., ,r, railroad track in tho direc-
i's [.. s.7ot-yard. That was the last
.ttm a.yc About o'clock Mr.. L.
sf .e.l... who lives on the railroad,
O. ly "a cOlOred employee OF the
'.-r ana asked 20 come out and see
... IDENTIFY the body OF man
r.sr The track. Mr.. DrinkWater
-r r.sponded, and recognized TO-
that OF Joseph Rives. The body
.. cared for, and Sunday morning a
..- jury, after hearing the above
.. r.lcrcd a verdict that the deceased
p. his death by being struck by a
.. .r the Norfolk and western rail-
... several trains had passed inward
.- .lnteht. but under what circum-
. fno man was killed Is not known.
t.f was partially crushed and one
.. f.-- 6islocated, but the body was
~sreIad. Rives leaves a family of
Seal y0m, children
BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH.
..,.. clark Burgess. the 7-year-old son
,Nr George Burgess. OF Dinwiddie
-.- mot with q sad and shocking
i.b ON SUNDAY. lie and an elder bro
.- named Jas Dad attended services al
.-.h.--Gr1yc church, and were return
home no DO time of the accident. The
ST.. were nlng double on a horse-young
Ed, .n 'front.' Hc had the reins looped
r. his body instead of having them
.rs gasp of bis hands. The horse sud-
t-.r SHED at some object on the road
.s .I then dashed for home. Both
| t.rs Ttrg thrown. the elder receiving no
g blt the younger, James clark
! r,,r tac rCius fastened about his body,
>. f-l eyed over the road by the fright
~ -mll The horse ran directly home,
= al.u ne reached there the unfortu-
rs ey was dead and his body much
.f.r.l The occurrence was a great
.t .o The family and friends. The fam
us prominent and widely connected IN
rl0 and Petersburg. The funeral
.k place this afternoon.
HORSE THIEF ARRESTED.
Atl. . o'clock this morning Lieuten-
A.. 70 Chandler, of the police corps
crested "a negro named William Collins
L suspicion OF having stolen a valuable
b.. which he had in possession. and
Ua lc had offered for sale TO seVera
rsu- al price far below the value Of
% animal. The negro was lodged in
90 g6sitively denying that he hao stoler
Pc t Sc and claiming IT as his property
s-1, 4 o'clock a telegram was received
nan Mr r. II. Dickerson who resides
year Blackstone. describing the horse ex-
sry. and stating that the animal had
been s,s.ea from his stable last night.
When uus telegram was read TO Collins
be conf -ed g. the theft at once. The
rs-.o bad l.r some time been working
or Mr Dcherson.
i .INWIIDlE ELECTION IN COURT.
45-e p a. Hancock opened the term
4s circuit Court of Petersburg this
luls ana subsequently adjourned
r mul Friday next.
/ -ls c0a.cery docket was called. and the
. j. and r. y. Mann W. Southan
. -.,a removed from Amelia county,
.. Sc. Tor hearing on Friday. This case
Involves considerable amount of money
which parties In Richmond are inte-
,.rs. ]. has several times been con-
l-,l ty reason of the absence Of attor-
gs for fne plaintiffs. a decree Will
ably b.. entered this week.
I is understood that when the court
o.. Friday Messrs. Davis & Davis
a n- Nr. 5. y. Gillian, who is
-as..r- the election Of Mr.. John Y.
.r-.s 90 the Office of Treasurer Of Din
le county will apply Tor a mandamus
90 compel the Commissioners of Election
.d. county 20 count and receive the
a.os cast al WestborO Precinct on
.o.-aay IL was expected that this
r,l4.l would be made to-day. but
as payers DO the case could not be gotten
ready r time. WestborO' Precinct was
.ay O.. -1s TWO precincts thrown out by
n- tal II Commissioners. on the
1t % lieged gross irregularities, and
at--a tltm the certificate Of election
r.s .rl 20 MIR. Harris, the other thir-
precincts giving him three majority.
l NrsttOrO' counted, Gillian would
elected