The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-01
FAMILY GOES
TO POORHOuSE
Trial of Hopgoods Took Place Yes.
terday.
HISTORY OF TIE CASE.
aIr. Robert Friend Succeeds Mr. j. r.
Chiidrcy, Deceased : Sent TO
the Grand Jury-Hcn-
rico News.

Magistrate George W. Thomas, OF Hen
rico. Yesterday afternoon tried the case OF
William Henry Hopgood. who with his
ma,e and TWO children. were arrested Weo-
geseay evening charged with Sasranes.
sThe wife and children were sent TO he
-,oo.house and Hopgoad was returned to
rhe JAN until further orders
The case as stated by the authorities. is
as follows:
Hopsuoa something over year ago.
was employed on the farm OF MI j..
j. Hawks. and finally, upon his re1usai Z. 70
>syork. was discharged, Mr. George L.
srribhs. sub-tenant OF Mr.. Hawks, then
took the family in, providing iof Ihean
Through the winter, expecting them 70 re
su-n 10 assist him an the work on the
farm when spring arrived. Hopgood. now
ever, when the time came tor MN 10
show his good faith. left.
INJURED THE PROPERTY.
His family, Ii is stated, began in the
meantime 10 tear boards oil the mousse,
and generally injure the properly, ana
MIR. Tibbs, getting tenant on May loth'
had them removed by the Henrico au-
thoriries They were not put in the street,
su, were allowed TO remain on the farm,
sheltered by q shed attached 10 the buiic-
1ngS.
Here they remained until last Saturday.
when Mr.. Tibbs, on passing the neiSnbor-
hood, was stoned by the cider siri, VINO
he says abused him He thcreupoa sWore
out a warrant for her arrest. and had the
family put entirely off the premises. Iney
repaired 10 the woods, back of Cakwood
Cemetery. where they were dlscoVeled
DIV Captain WhitiocL, Of the First Police
Station. and where Wednesday afternoon
iaey We're arrested as Migrants.
The authorities state that they offered
TO send Hopgood and family to the Coun-
ty Almshouse, but this proposition met
with decided opposition on the part OF
the Hopgoods. Then il was suggested
that the smaller of the children, girl
aged about four years. be sent there TO
be cared for, but the mother objected.
rhey also state that the family took
advantage Of their position TO beg and
became a public nuisance. they having
received several complaints from the sur
rounding neislborhood. a sum of money,
which they made up between themselves
for the destitute family, was discovered IN
the trunk when opened yesterday
They say they have done all possible to
a-neliorate the conditions OF the people.
but that the family constantly refused
either TO so to the poor-house or to work.
HopEood, when seen, stated that he had
been engaged to work for his tenant, but
that the latter set him OUT and with
out his knowledge. As they had no place
else 10 go. they camped out. Hopgood
IS a native OF rHarnville, but has lived
In Richmond since childhood. He says
that he has married daughter living
in this city, and that the older girl who
was arrested with him IS nineteen years
of age.
EENRICo ITEMS.
Clerk Waddiil, of Henrico County Court,
yesterday morning issued license to marry
10 Chris. c. Blankenship. son of c. c. and
Mary Z. Blankenship and well-known
iron-worller OF Henrico, TO Miss Mamie
W. Gas1ring. also Of Henrico.
Mr.. Frank Garger formerly Of Narina
District. now OF Louisa, is visiting in the
city
The case of Rennie Goode. the colored
girl charged with insanity, was continued
until to-aay.
The case of Charles Davis. john Root,
Samuel Williams and Ande Reed, white,
charged with Nagrancy, came up before
Squire Lewis yesterday morning, and was
continued for ten days. The boys were
arrested Wednesday afternoon by Consta-
BILE Branch.
Tom Taylor. charged with petty larceny,
was tried by Magistrate George w.
Thomas yesterday morning. and was sent
TO jail for thirty days.
a negro man named James Keene was
arrested late Wednesday afternoon by
Constable T. II. Samuel. Oh a warrant
sworn out by Mr.. Floyd Hawkes.,
charging keene with burglary. Keene
was discovered at 10 O'clock Tuesday night
in the residence OF Mr.. Hawkes., on
Thirty-second Street. The case was tried
yesterday afternoon at 8 O'clock and was
Sent on TO the grand jury.
The case of Bonnie Binn, white, charged
with stealing a lot Of tools from c. O.
Burch came UP before Squire Lewis yes
terday morning.
Mr.. Robert Friend. of Earina district,
Henrico county, was appointed yesterday
afternoon school trustee to succeed Mr.
jackson T. Childrey, deceased.