Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
Mr.. T0NEY WILL WIN.
PowHATAN REPORTED AS FAVOR
ABLE TO MANCHESTER MAN.
OTHER ITEMS PROS The SOUTH SIDE
A Stranger Gets Money from One
Lawyer and Then Tries Another
Mr.. Badly To-Day-Other News.

Two prominent Powhatan gentlemen
were among the visitors to Manchester
yesterday They talked politics at every
hand. If their estimate of the state Of
things in Powhatan is correct Mr.. d. l.
Toney, of this city, stands fine show for
the nomination for the House Of Dele
gates.
Powhatan is much divided, these gen.
tleman say. This county is much divided
MIR. Mobiles Jordan will come TO Manches-
ter with two and five-eighths votes. Mr..
Pleasant Finch has three and three
eighths votes. The opinion prevails
through the county that If there is SUCH
close division as this Powhatan viii not
ask for delegate this year at all. But
she will be willing TO let Manchester have
one. and hold over till another year.
There has been no practical doubt that
Mr.. Baker would get the nomination from
the time he announced himself. Every
body recognized that the fight would be
between Messrs. Toney and Finch, or,
more correctly. between Manchester and
Powhatan. If Powhatan is so gracious
as her citizens yesterday stated the mat
ter is now practically settled. The con-
vention on next Thursday will then prob
ably nominate. for the House. Messrs.
Baker, of Chesterfield, and Toney of
Manchester. and the other convention on
the same day Mr.. Il. V. scogbil for the
Senate.
Reports from the precinct primaries Of
Chesterfield came In all day yesterday
Almost every delegate was instructed for
Senator Martin. save in the Manchester
District, where Mr. Ben. p owen, Jr.,
Governor Tyler's private secretary, is the
Democratic chairman, and the Marx Ad-
dltion District adjoining ii.
The vote all over Chesterfield Friday
was exceedingly small. There was not
much interest in the election, as there
was no opposition. OF the 200 votes of the
Manchester District only eighty were
cast.
The two conventions will be held at
Leader Hall on Thursday. The senate
rial convention will be called to order
about IL o'clock. The House convention
Will be held in the afternoon, presumably
at 3 o'clock
FRANK EASTON IS ARRESTED.
Frank Easton is locked up In the city
jail. He was brought over from Rich
mond yesterday about II o'clock by Po-
liceman Wright, of this city He is the
man who obtained 81 from Mr.. Charles
l. Page, a weil-known lawyer Of this
city on the 10th by palming of taking
story on him and retaining him as coun-
se in what was represented to be an i'm
portant case.
The charge against him in the warrant
on which he was arrested by officer
Wright is that he stole the money from
Mr. Page. He has been Identified by Mr..
Page and owns up 10 everything. Easton
was carried 10 jail 20 await his hearing
before Mayor Maurice tomorrow morn
ing
A week ago yesterday Easton, under
the name of W. w. Morgan, was intro
duced TO Mr.. Page by client of his. as
a railroad man who wanted 10 see "the
best lawyer In the city" This client.
unfortunately, did not know Morgan, but
had been approached on the street by the
latter. Tie gentleman addressed was
also a railroad man. and he took II for
granted that this other railroad man was
all right He was on his way 10 see Mr.
Page and took his new-fOund friend
along. Morgan told Mr.. Page a friend of
his had been injured while at work on
the Norfolk and Western railroad and
was going to bring suit He had been
asked TO act for his friend in securing
a lawyer. lie wanted Mr.. Page.
HIS PLAUSIBLE FAIRY TALE.
He said that his friend was at Ashland
and he wanted TO bring him to Manches-
ter. IL would take 81, and ne didn't have
that amount Wouldn't Mr.. Page ac-
commodate him? He would give him an
order on the Norfolk and Western pay
master. which ne did. Mr.. Page gave
MIN the money, because his client had
toic him the fellow was All right IL was
afier Morgan had gone that he suspected
tne man. he then conferred with his
Client aud found that he know abso-
suteiy nothing about Morgan, save what
morgan had said OF himself. Mr. Page
e'u moi report the matter 10 the police
everything was so quiet that last
nuIsusy Morgan came back He was
~. wells as the best lawyer in town ["
o.nsr Dest lawyers" mentioned 10 him
a'sy were Messrs. Pulliam, Cox q Gar
nv. ana Pool. He decided on Mr.. Wells.
s saFs ms name as Patrick Roach this
Time lie told the same storv ~, va" ha
'oid Mr. Page. Mr.. Wells checksa a,, ,,'