Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29
THE COCKADE CITY.
POLICE ASKED TO LOOK OUT FOR
GILLIGAN.
IN ARMED NEGRO ARRESTED.
Answers the Description OF Cotton,
the Condemned NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
dercd his Marriage License-CoI-
BRADY Bettcr--PersonaI and Briefs.


PETERSBURG. VA. December 2s-
Especial J. Chief-of-Police Ragland this
afternoon received a telegram from Com
monwealths-Attorney Boykin, Of Isle
Of Wight, asking for the arrest
sf one 4. c. Gnligan. on the
sharee OF murder. The victim Of the MUIR
derer was MI Beverly Turner. a
prominent end well-known citizen OF the
county.
This morning about o'x9ck a white
man and a negro were seen 10 get on a
freight train coming UP from Norfolk
The white stranger said be was on his
way 20 Richmond, and as no suspicion
attached to him he was not disturbed.
II Is possible lac may have been Gilligan.
Subsequently. the negro, VINO gives hls
name as William King. was arrested as "a
suspicious character. ON his person was
found a concealed weapon. and he was
held on that charge. King answers very
closely 70 the description Of the negro
Cotton who escaped from the jan lh
Portsmouth, night before last and the
authorities Of that city VIII be commu-
nlcated with.
Young Pride. OF Chesterfield county
who. day or two ago. obtained a incense
under false representations as TO bis age
10 marry a young lady or That county
the father Of the latter giving his con-
sent, has not yet been married. The
police found him last night aud Induced
him 10 surrender the license. which has
been returned 10 the Clerks ONCE. the
young man, however, says be VIII yet be
married.
Colonel James u. Brady. Collector of
Internal Revenue, who has been quite
SICK for several days az his residence, on
High street. IL much better to-day
though unable TO be out.
Tho health officer reports - deaths ln
this city during the month ending De
cembcr 2Gth-13 among the white ana 10
among the colored population. or those
who died 4 were under 10 years OF age
and lG over 90 years. The bodies OF Eve
nOn-residents were buried in the cene-
teries during the month.
The case Of the Commonwealth vs.
Albert Hunt, who is charged with the
killing Of John *. Parrish, on Christmas
night. Will be called for examination in
the Mayors Court tomorrow morning.
Senator w. Il. McIlwaine is his counsel. |
The accused is visited by many friends |
every day. and receives every attenuoh |
they can give. Friends and relatives out
side Of the city have made inquiries AFTER |
him. Warrants Of arrest were issued to- !
day for II. +. Slaughter ana Edward |
Wynne. two Of the witnesses in the case, |
rharging them with assaulting and |
beating each, other IL was the trouble |
between these two men, as many believe, |
which resulted in the death OF Parrish |
and the arrest OF Hunt.
A delightful Christmas entertainment |
was given at the Old-Street Presbyterian |
church last night for the benefit Of the |
sunday-schoo children.
At Grace church last night a mag !
ulhcent Christmas tree was ar !
ranged for the children of the |
Sunday school. There was am over |
low of presents and delicacies and |
to-day large surplus was sent out
among the poor. -
Mr.. William T. Tucker, proprietor Of |
The bicyc1e-works on Oak street, and |
Miss Annie Harris, Of this city, were |
married IN Washington, j. c., yesterday. |
Mr.. and Mrs Louis y. Burgess, who |
we're married I'm Norfolk yesterday We're /
tiven a reception last night at the resi- |
ience Of the groOm's parents in this |
slty. Many friends and guests were pres
ant
The Sheriff Of Dinwiddie county is MAX |
Ing all necessary preparations Tor the |
execution, on January 2d, Of the negro |
Iunius Robinson, who murdered Mr. W. |
NJ. Jolly in November last. The gallows |
Is being erected. and high fence - be- |
ing put up around the Jail. Robinson Is |
confined in the jail I'm this city.
The new depot building of the Rich |
mond. Petersburg and carolina railroad !
at Dinwiddie Courthouse has been COM |
pleted.
The Clerk Of Dinwiddie county yestcr- |
day issued six marriage licenses. and du- |
ring the month issued some twenty-five, |
or more.