Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
MR.. COOPER HELD UP.
A MANCHESTER MAN SAYS ALL HTS
MONEY WAS TAKEN.
FUNERAL or Mr.. WILLIAMSON TO-DAY
weII-Known Citizen of the south
ga. an Re Hurled This Afternoon
EuueraI of Miss Woolridge-Tows-
don and Miss Gum Are Married.

Robert Cooper q white man ABOUT 90
vears old. came 10 the Manchester Police
Station last night and reported that the
quiet and conservative city on the south
side OF the James had, at last, had a
genuine hold up.
He said that about o'clock, as he was
passing along Decatur street, between
Tenth and Eleventh, two men came SUD
denly upon him, and making him hold up
his hands. went through his pockets and
robbed him of Si2. all the money ne mao
with him. Mr.. Cooper was not abe 10
tell whether his assailants were white or
black. and could not give any very clear
account of this unpleasant experience OF
his. He came Immediately from the place
TO the station-house and made n report
of the hold up" Policemen Smith and
Wright Investigated the matter. but were
unable to find out anything definite. OH
Ger Smith was at Ninth and Decatur at
the hour the hold up is said to have
occurred, and saw nothing Of the pro-
ceeding nor heard any noise or unusual
sound. Mr.. Cooper is an employee of the
Richmond Traction Company.
TOWSDEN IS MARRIED NOW.
Joseph Towsden and Miss Fife Gum,
the couple from Dinwiddie county, who
came to Manchester last Friday pre-
sumably on their way TO Washington TO
get married, were welded yesterday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the rectory of
the Meade Memorial church, by Rev.
Benjamin Dennis.
Towsden had been in Jail since Sunday,
awaiting a hearing on the charge of the
betrayal of Miss Gum. The case was
continued until yesterday morning from
Tuesday, to allow the father of the young
woman. who had come to Manchester as
a witness, to return to Dinwiddie and get
a license for the couple 10 wed. as the
young man had agreed to have the nupttal
knot tied. When the case was called in
the Police Court yesterday, Mr.. Gum
was on hand with the license. and ac-
companied by Captain Lipscomb, ne went
around to the JAIL and being joined there
by the young man, he proceeded to the
Episcopal rectory. There the young BRIDE
to-be was in waiting, and the ceremony
was performed. They all left in the after
noon for Dinwiddie.
Young Towsden's father came up with
Mr.. Gum to look after his son.
FUNERAL OF MIR. WILLIAMSON.
The funeral Of Mr. ellis S. Williamson,
who died at his residence, on west Four
teenth street Wednesday evening, VIII
take place this afternoon at 23O O'Clock
from Bainbridge-Stre Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. L. r. Thornhill will conduct the
service. assisted by Revs. j. A. sullivan
and J. a. Spencer. The interment VIII
be made in Maury Cemetery. The follow
ing gentlemen will act as pall-bearefs:
Actiye-Messrs. l.. w. Kidd, Frank
Jones. Andrew Snelings, wellington
| Brands, +. A. Lamb. j. 4. Snellings, and
| X. G.. Broeddus.
Honorary-D. NJ. Whitfield, Aubrey
| Tatum, J. w. Craze, A c. Atkinson, and
Or. Thomas L. Mathews.
The funeral Of Miss Ella Frances Wool
! ridge will take place this morning al ii
o'clock. at the Clopton-Street Baptist
church. Rev. j. T.. Hicks, of the Stock
ton-Street church, will conduct the SER
| vice.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. John Carroll, of River road, near
! Twenty second street, is seriously Ill with
! pneumonia. "a,
The Finance and Street committees will
meet tonight at the Council chamber.
Mr.. Royal Turpin will give cotillon
at Leader Hall tomorrow afternoon IRON
90 o'clock.
Clerk of the Hastings Court yesterday
! issued a marriage license to Mr. John f
| Mcdaniel and Miss Eula G.. Bass, OF thi:
city.