The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
WILL COMMENCE
WORK ON MONDAY
Gas Pipes TO be Laid in the Streets
of the City.
FRANK PRESTON IN JAIL.
Meeting of the Street Committee-Five
Tramps Arrested Last Night.
News, Personal aud Brief,
of Manchester.
FRANK PRESTON IN JAIL
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau, Rlchmono lines
No Ill., Hull Street, tBeattle blocN.
A largely attended meeting OF the Street
Committee was held last night IN the ONCE
OF the City Engineer.
The meeting was called for the purpose
of considering the plans submitted oy tiie
Manchester Light, Heat and Power com
pany for laying their gas pipes thloush
TIE several streets of the city Inc street.
work will be commenced Monday morn
ing, and the laying of the pipes Hi1iSileo do
soon as possible Tne committee approved
all the plans laid before 1t last night.
TRAIPS ARRESTED
Yesterday afternoon five tramps were
arrested near the southern end OF the
Free Bridge by officers Smith ana Jones.
and spent last night in the lookup.
Frank Preston, the supposed safe-olo"eE'
who was arrested Thursday night at crest
Hill Park and was held at the ponce sta-
ton in Manchester, was before tiie naS
Yesterday, and was sent to the city JAIL
where he will be held for ten days as
a srspicious character, there being no ON
err charges against him. Nhen questiohe"
nv the Court, Preston refused 10 answer,
and calmly remarked that he had nothing
IA saw that the authorities na0 nothing
against him. and all they could do would
be 10 hold him for fe" days. Alter ths
session of the Police Court. the prisoner
there and asked if he had anything to say,
he replied, What is the use, these people
have nothing against me? Why should l
tell them anything?" He said: Il don
pose as a saint, but there are many Things
8 man can be besides safe-ploWer
When asked if he was in Danvitle Ihurs-
DAY. he said: Yes. I came through there'
and then changed the subject and asked
if any of the other fellows he WAS "i'i
had been captured.
A SOUTHERN MAN.
Frank Preston, ne says, is only MS gwen
name. and he was born in Alabama. but
has lived many years in New York lie IS
q rather good-lookis1g man, clean shaFeh'
has blue eyes, dark brown hair. Is I'VE
feet. seven inches tall and weighs zIo
pounds.
The arrest of Preston Thursday night and
the scattering OF the four supposed burglars
IN the woods around Forest Hill. caused
the greatest excitement in that usually
quiet neighborhood that the residents nave
ever Known Through the whole night ana
until after O'Clock yesterday morning
search for the three men who were sup
posed to be in hiding somewhere In the
dense underbrush. was kept up, put ne
/ clue to them was discovered.
All bridges and entrances to Richmond
were guarded during the night and
strict watch was kept yesterday.
The authorities in the surrounding towns
have been notified and put on the lookout
for the men.
So far, nothing has been heard from Mr.
Arthur L. Beville, who has been missing
from his home since last Saturday. Moth
ing is known of his actions on Saturday
and his relatives are exceedingly uneasy
concerning him.
Mr. Frank P. Brent, Secretary of the
State Board of Education, paid q. visit
to the City Public School Thursday. He
made several short talks to the children
which they enjoyed. Mr.. Brent was shown
over the building by Mr.. D. L. iPullian
and Mr.. W. w. Pool, members OF the loca
School Board The schools will close or
the 18th of June.
Mr.. A. L. Archer, who has been i'll al
his home on Perry Street. is slowly I'M
proving
Mrs. H. H Cottrell has returned to hei
home after visit to her daughter in
Connecticut.
Hastings. Court was in session yester
| day for the transaction of chancery bust
ness.