The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-13
GETS SIX MONTHS
FOR INFANTIClDE|
Ida Webster Sentenced for That
Period in Chesterfield.
NO CRIMINAL NEGLECT.
ycr,ic. of the ,comncr's Jury ON the
Killing of Robert Boysi-A Ncrvy
Trs,,np-Ncw-. Personal and
Brief, OF Manchester
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
No. llu2 Hull Street.

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Ida Webster tcolorede, who has been on
trial. charged with infantic:de in he
County Court of Chesterfield, WIS found
guilty yesterday. of involuntary man
slaughter and gwen six months in the
county jail
The trial has occupied two days, and at
its conclusion yesterday court adjourned
for the term.
Circuit Court OF Chesterfield will be in
session to-day, and viii probably adjourn
for the term.
VERDICT RENDERED
Coroner Loving concluded the inquest
over the killing OF Robert BOYD tcoloiea)
in the freight wreck ne;r C!optoh iasI
SATURDAY. night, in his Office last night
The verdict rendered py me .uss "as ~
she effect that Boyd came TO his death in
a railway accident not caused by TIE
criminal neglect on the part of any one,
as the switch unlocked ana could
have been turned by any person passing.
There were many witnesses examined
;,y the coroner. and a lengthy investigation
was held There was a large crowd gath
cred at DR. Loyfns's Office. as much III
fercst was taken in the verdict.
Merry TRAMP.
A tramp with a good nerve made a bold
haul at the home of Mr.. c. c. Gerry, No.
40S West Eleventh Street, Monday even
ing between six and seven O'Clock. While
Mr. and Mrs. Gary and their little son
were DOWN stairs some one entered their
house by "a Second-Story window, and re-
lieved them OF about 5000 worth of cloth
ting The tramp made his entrance by
climbing on the roof of an adjoining build
tow "a fl7.,y,
cow h. made no sound. and the fact that
he had been in was not known until an
bour or 50 later. Mrs. Gary. on going into
the room. found things considerably dis
arranged On Investigation, it was discov-
cred that AN overc5at, a suit of clothes and
one or two suits of undertaking had been
taken The tramp. after leaving the house,
entered a shed in the rear OF the yard,
where me removed his old clothing. which
me left behind. and dressed himself in Mr..
Garv's best, and proceeded a new man in
appearance
The case has been reported to The police
officers. but no arrest has been made
'SoTIRl: CR1rDLES FALL
Yesterday morning in a grocery store in
Swansboro. near Hull and Clorton Streets
while. two young men We're playing. they
accidentally knocked down Mr. Robert
4-ridile The. ma istrate OF that place, anC
for a time he was thought to be hurt By
striking his face against the floor. but II
vas seen after that he was ali right, ex,
cept being considerably Jared. Mr.. Grid,
de has only one leg. and that accounts
probably for the sudden fall He IS now al
right and at his office.
Mr. /; NJ Clarke of Swans5oro, is de-
1ained al his home by sickness.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
J. r. Gillian. treasurer of Chesterfield
county was in town yesterday on business
Mr.. Willie Simpson formerly of Man
chester but now residing in Baltimore. is
visiting friends in the city.
Mr. Joseph Cottrell. who has been Wis
ting his wife who is i'll at he home OF
Mr. B. A. Nunnally, has returned to
Washington. Mrs. Cottrell is much i'm
proved.
Wednesday evening services Of Central
Methodist Church were held in the
Sunday-school room of the new church,
corner Porter and Thirteenth Streets.
Rev r p Luml)kin preached
Prof. T. E. Crenshaw. who was at one
:,-ne assistant principal of the public
schools of Manchester. has been i'll with
typhoid fever at his new home, IN Cam
bridge. Nd, but is now reported much
better