Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-01
RE- NOT THE FACTS
A-A' /, Office OF = ,ya,CuEsrra
~"estment
DIR. THORsHILL, o. sNsu AGi.N,
DENIES STATEMENTS ABOUT .i-'''
YOUNG WHITE BOY BADLY CUT.
SON of Mr.. ID. c. Cole and Negro
Employee Have n Fight, In "hich
potb Are Cus-Committce Meet
iDgs-Driefs.


Balnbrldge-Street Baptist church, Man
chester. returned last evening from At
lan;a. where he had been attending the
meeting Of the trustees Of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary.
He was seen last night and his atten-
ton called to certain publications in
other papers concerning his probable re-
signation OF his present passionate. He
disclaimed all responsibility for and
knowledge of the reports that had
been thus given circulation, and
stated simply what had occurred.
Sunday before last, he said, at the
communion service at Balnbrdge- Street
church, he told bis members that he had
always enjoyed very greatly the sweet
exercises Of the communion, and that
probably he would not be with them at
more than one more such service, as u
was his intention at no very distant day
to withdraw from the city. Nothing
whatever was said Of call, or has been
in a public meeting Of any sort
EXPLANATION LETTER.
DR.. Thornhill had written the following
letter to the Dispatch,
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
on my return from Atlanta this eve
ming l was much amazed and panied to
find my name In large headlines IN other
papers OF your city followed by various
gratuitious announcements and IN al
legged disclosure OF my plans for the u
ture / wish 20 say that l am in no way
responsible for these announcements and
that some Of them have not even the
semblance of truth in them. One para
graph in this publication carries q grain
OF fact, and it is due to you to say that
you had possession of that fact ten days
ago. but RETAINED from publishing it out
Of respect to my wishes, being assured
that It was private matter.
This note Of explanation, [ feel, vas
due you. Respectfully,
l.. X. THORNHILL.
Manchester, Va. June go 1893.
MIR. b. c COLES son CUT
Howell Cole. the lf-year-old son Of Mr.
b. c. Cole, and Grant Capatella a young
negro man. became involved in fight
yesterday evening about 5:3j o'clock, and
both were cut quite badly
driver. and he was told by Howell to 80
10 the stable and do some work there.
groom the horses. and hitch up. The two
fell out. and the negro says the cole lad
tried to stick pitchfork in him He says
he took the forl, from him, and then the
boy got knife and cut him IN nying
70 keep himself from being cur he says
the boy was cu, No one else was pres
cnt at the time DR.. T.. T. Rucker was
called to see both persons and treated |
them. The darky was arrested by Po- !
liceman Jones and locked up for the |
night. The case will be called IN the Po- /
lice Court this morning. when both par !
ties will appear.
ALMSHOUSE COMMITTEE.
The Almshouse Committee met yester- |
day afternoon and made their usual trip |
OF inspection 10 the almsh0use.
There were present Messrs. W Y. Hart /
chairman, Matthew Morton, and James /
T.. Abbott The committee. after tho J
rough investigation. found everything !
about the institution in fine shape
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. r. W Rudd is very i'll at his !esi-
dence, in Marks Addition.
Miss Beale Fair is visiting friends ard
relatives in ScOttsvlle.
Mrs W &. y. Merchant and Mis- Mar
garot Merchant are visiting Or. Mer-
chant.
Mrs. l.. D. Bradshaw, OF Birmingham,
Ala. is visiting her sister, Mrs. ;. A.
Brands. Eighth and Hall streets.
Miss Corrie Brown, of Charlotte, y. C.,
who has been visiting the Misses Bran
dis. OF cambridge street, has gone TO
Petersburg IA visit friend-
The infant child Of Nj and Mrs. J. ~
Eggloston. of No. 1905 Eain5rtISe street
who has been III for several weeks past
is thought 10 be improving.
Thornton Talaterro. the negro who
was cut by his brother-in-law several
days ago, and who was in a serious con-
dition for some time. is very much i'm
proved. His assailant is still al large.