Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
MR.BEARDSLEY'SSIDE
HIS LAWYER TELLS WHY HE PUT
FAMILIES OUT.
OTHER NEWS FROM MANCHESTER.
Last of r., II. & G. Condemnation
Cases TO BE Heard Next Frid"y-A
cI.,r Routc Theu-Wns Not steal
iug-PersonaI and Briefs.

Mr.. Henry Beardsley returned 10 the
city yesterday morning, and captain
Idpscomb. of the Manchester police. at
once placed him under arrest. The war
rant served on .Reardsley was that issued
Friday night by Mayor Maurice, ohars-
ing him with trespassing on the premises
Of George w. Hall and forcib,y putting
the compliments furniture In the street.
The accused Is an engineer on the SOUTH
ern railroad. and runs the Bon Air ac-
commodation train. He was out Oh '"o
city Friday night on his regular rum anu
his side Of the story could not De so''e"
TO be printed along with the narrative Oh
George w. Hall and william Massie ana
their wives, az Il appeared In yesterday
Dispatch. Beardsley was brought 10 inc
Manchester court yesterday Horniis,
And while the hearing was continued
until tomorrow morning 10 get witness
es an opportunity was afforded Tor seq
ting a statement OF his side Oh 'he NAV
ter. - x,or-er
HAD NOT RENTED HOUSE
At the Police Court he engaged III.
Charles L. Page as counsel anu Co..
Mr. page made a statement TO Dispalcn
writer His story is very different from
that of the other people. and places III
client in q much better light. lie denies
that Hall ever rented the mousse pu.
eavs he simply took possession; 'hat h7
got the KEYS from Mrs. Brock"e"' VIZ
was a tenant, for the purpose OF eAai, 80,
inc tho house. He moved In, anu MI
peardslev knew nothing Of 1t tili lew
DAYS ago. when Mrs. Brockwell TOTO , nls
Peardslev that she had moved (sne hveu
i'm one end cf the house, s'Hee 'e""''@
had come into the other part 49,. ,ba
neonie having entered his property WIN
ont his consent. he had their furu.tule
moved out. but he denies that any Iorce
u,oe used. The women. he says ola ho'
| give him satisfactory explanations as ~
| how or why they came TO move ii'o ''''
| house. ...,,aa In the
| morning. and, doubtless. VIII Dc 'n'oi
inc Reardsley is = hiehmoni man. o"'
owns considerable property III 'i's WY
LAST HEARING on FRIDAY
Tho last case of the condemnation pro
ceedinss for d route for the klchiho,u
po,arsburg and Carolina road Will propa'
| blv have its final hearing next friuas
| This is the case of tho Quinn COMPANY
| of Swift Creek. Considerable eNloenD,
| va heard
| further examination was postponed unit
49, FRIDAY. AT Chester Messrs. Nell'
&, page. of this city. are counsel ior Use
| railroad and Davis a. Davis, OF refers
burg for the Quinn Company.
| when this matter is settled the entire
| ,outa for the Richmond, Petersburg aho
| Carolina from Petersburg TO RlchmohV
| will baye been transferred TO the ralifOao
| company.
| NOT CHARGED WITH STEALING.
| The publication on last Sunday, TO th'
| effect that Mrs. Claud Jones was charged
| with stealing spectacles from MIS-. .. W
| q Walton was an unintentional error
| The mistake was entirely inadVerteht
The charge against Mrs. Jones was tha'
| of trespassng on the premises OF Mrs
| Walton and making charges rsnectliis
| upon the latter After hearing the evil
dence, Mayor Maurice dismissed the case
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Chesterfield County Court cOnvenes To-
morrow. -.
Mr. J. r. Southard. Of Newark, y. j.
was in the city yesterday.
The little girl of Mr.. j. G. Rice had th'
| misfortune to sprain her ankle Friday
| afternoon.
Miss Leila Parrish is still quite i'll a.
| her home, on Eleventh street.
| Rev. J. W. cbmmack will occupy th'
pulpit Of Clopton-Street Baptist church
to-day at both services. The pastor, Rev
Mr. Sisk. is in Culpeper county, and VII
return the middle of next week.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union o.
| Bainbridge-Street church will hold theil
regular meeting this afternoon at 3.9
O'Clock. Addresses will be delivered 10y
Messrs. j. Garland Pollard. r. c. Garden
| and others.
The usual morning and evening ser
vices will be held in all the churches TO
day.
Mrs Day. Of Fulton, who has beer
| quite sick at the residence Of relatives
in this city, is now much improved.
| A petition for the pardon of Franz
| Parks, who Is now I'm Chesterfield county
Jail, has been presented TO Governor Ty
Ter. Parks is serving a six-months' sen
tence for perjury. four months Of whicl
| he has served.