The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-15
''The Ieems Boys" Create a Dis
turbance )n the Street.
AN INNOCENT MAN WOUNDED.
a Fire Yesterday Supposed 20 he OF
fnccndiary OrigiB--Thc Marriage
of Mr.. l.. Jahn-sIr. McstmOrc-
land pcad-PcrsOnals.


rowdy "gcsse Jeems Boys" OF 1.-THE In
huown Gang as they styled themselves.
About 900 o'clock five negroes. all dressed
alko and In black caps. came "hoboing'
INTO west Twen,y.second street They
were armed with two guns each TO shoot
those who ran and razors for those who
stood The gang halted and was talking
with three negro womon-Rebecca Young
Nora Dickcrson and ann Peasants.
While the "Joems Boys" were thus en-
gagged. james Bland and Joe Marshall
passed Marshall made some remark
about the gathering. Then some negro
"cussed" Marshall and he "cusscd him
back Just then five shots were fred, 10
is supposed at Marshall.
BYsTANDER WOUNDED.
None OF them hlt him. but one OF them
entered the middle of James Bands back
and came 20 the skin on his chest. lie
was walking on in front and had not
turned. Bland feu and was carried into a
house near by
Dr. Garnett was found and after eXami-
nation stated there is little chance for
his recovery. lie was unable to extract
the bail After The shooting the SANG dis
y
TIE officers were were unable 10 get any
OF he names. bat some most valuable
descriptions were volunteered by oye-~t-
nesses.
one negro girl said the main one that
did The shooting was knOch&kneed. When
asked how she knew that. she aid; why
didn't 1 see him come down the street
d's way" and she showed how il was done
N0no Of the negroes seem % know the
81 Ia I..sf ID
mot the first time they have appeared an
this midst
They are thought 90 be from Richmond
just last Sunday the gang appeared IN
the same neighborhoOd dressed finely. and
,feIted ouio favorable Impression.
James Band thc man who was shot was
an cmri0yc at tho Nail Works and said
TO be a good ncsro.
NEW COURTHOUSE
meeting OF Tie Building Committee
was held ln the city Council Chamber last
night before which We're opened plans
and submitted bids for the new court
house. Mr j.. D. Smith OF the Fire-Proof
Construction Company OF Washington, ID.
g. engaged the attention OF the Board for
some umo with plans aud specifications.
Hhe building he proposes VIII cost 2z-.eJ.
Mr.. a. l.. West architect. or Ricnm9nd'
a so showed plans and gave estimates bolh
on new building and f0r remodeung the
OLD structure.
Dir. Wosrs plans. fl carried out, VIII
cost from seventeen t1 eighteen thousand
dollars this SIS. for remodcing the OLD
building. For building the new one, he
says about s-l0aU wil De- required.
An EARLY FIRE.
Yesterday morning about ! o'clock fire
broke out in e dwelins belonging TO Z. H.
Worsham. corner of Broad Rock Road,
ana Hun street extension. The building
was occupied bv Mrs. Narcissus Reynolds
and her Younger sister. They came 10
This place one month ago yesterday.
Their house has been storm centre al
most since the first day They were rob
bed week or so ago and have been dis
iurbed almost nightly. There seems To- oe
little doubt bur that the fire last night
was OF incendiary origin. The building
was one stored ana was insured for $50
The furniture belonging 20 this woman
was lost. IN fact they barely escaped with
their lives. insurance was on the goods
covering their worth.
This trouble Will be investigated TO-
day before Squire Cheatham whose office
is just 0ut Of the corporate limits on The
Petersburg turnpike.
Tire first trouble reported from this quar-
Ger occurred last Sunday morning about
o'clock Several young white men, well
known iu swansooro. went Co Che house
aud gained admission by telling the ladies
fbey had q present for them. They
created O. disturbance and the alarm was
-iten and several others on The street at
she time augmented the disturbance Sew
eral arrests have been made on serious
charges
ENROLMENT OF WHITE SCHOOLS
TIVE enrolment OF hoiars in the white
hoois is as illlows
Sigh School. 90. school 30. T. p: School
$40. 2 q. School so q i) School No. e.
-; School So 3. 81, School No G, %;
School no. =. 90. School no. 8. 80. School
40 @ Is school $50. DO. 81 School 10. u.
A. Total ,3s. A. h. Fitzgerald. princi-
pai
Mr. JOHN MARRIED.
Ar /. John OF the firm of John &
Green doing business on Seventh street
ass carriage builders was missing an day
We3ncsdav and Alr. Green being much dis
tlfoei as 10 bic absence fearing he was
sick Doe phoned a his boarding place
ana was fold. That ar John had not been
seen since morning. All DAY be was miss
nr. That night Mr.. Green received a
telegram from Washington. appr.ang him
% lhe fact lhai Mr. John had been caught
iq tAat city. hy a wife The telegram
gave no particulars
Nr John r. about forty eight or ff,v
years old, Is "a most estimable gentlemen.
Not his most intimate friends had any
idea that he was thinking OF such a s,eD
Ills many friends wish him mgch happi
ness. Mr. John is considered 10 be very
We'll OF
Mr. WEsTNiORELAND DEAD
Air. Robert y. Westmore,and died Wed
resday nisht at O'Clock. aged hfty-foor.
al The residence OF his sister. ID west
Fourth street lie had been I'm the city
about one year. and during that time
has been sick. Tie funeral services Will
be conducted to-day from the grave In
Ma1ry cemetery by Rev j. A. Spencer.
leaving The house al T. NJ
Maufy Leroy. fhe little thvee-v ear.oiI
son OF Mr.. and Mrs j. u Traylor died
Yesterday morning az 4 O'Clock 0t The resi-
donce OF bis parents. No 2Jl Eigth street.
The funeral viii take place to-day at
o'clock r. NJ from the above number. In
tcrment 40 Maury cemetery.
BRlBF MEN1 .ON.
r. W. Roliu has returned from New
York.
DIT. A. r. smelling has gone 10 Boydton.
Va. where be VIII open drug store.
~ John OBrien accompanied him and
wilt assist The Doctor for a Few weeks.
Emmett Gregory n llog Bainb iage
street leaves for North Caro- Ina to-day.
Miss Mildred O-Del has returned 10
NOW York after visiting her sister, Mrs.
}. J.. Rotewon.
Mrs William owens leaves for New
York to-day
Cay Health Matters.