The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-19
STREET-FIGHT
IN MANCHESTER.
A White Man Was Badly Treated by
a Negro.
AN INVESTIGATION HELD.
Negro Woman Assauited-Mayor Maui
rice aud tho Crap shooters-Grand
Jury Finds True Bills-News,
Personal and Brief
AN INVESTIGATION HELD.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau Richmond Times.
l1l2 Hull Street, Beattie Block.
There was much excitement occasoned
by a lively fight in front of Harrison's
Drug Store on Hull Street last night
aoout O'Clock. The participants in the
trouble We're white boy, named Burrows,
OF Swansboro. and negro, named Bailey.
The fight lasted for several minutes before
any effort was made 10 separate the men.
Burrows, is said to have been right badly
used up, as the negro proved too much for
him Neither party was arrested.
The West-End Methodist Church has
decided TO give moonlight down the
James at an early date
AN INVESTIGATION.
AT the request Of Mr.. Fitzgerald and Mr..
Fisher. City Sergeant and Deputy, the
grand jury in session yesterday investi-
gated the matter OF prisoners escaping
from the city Jail. After hearing several
witnesses the jury reported 10 the court
that they saw no reason TO believe that
the prisoners had escaped through the
negligence OF the officers.
Mr.. A 3. Gwathmey. of New York, was
in Manchester yesterday afternoon, the
guest of Mr.. w ]. Carter. These gentle
men spent yesterday morning in Norfolk
on business.
Mary Johnson (colored) reported to the
police last night that her four-year-old
child was lost. The woman lives on the
Petersburg turnpike
NEGRO WOMAN ASSAULTED.
Rebecca Dabney. respectable colored
woman, living in Marx Addition was as
saulted Saturday night about 10
O'Clock. She was returning TO her home.
It IS said, from meeting which had been
held at the church. when she was over
taken by a negro man named Anvile
Quarles, who she claims assaulted her
She was taken to her home by friends
ar1 n. tho IN, he
neigtborhood sarted in search of the man.
Charles Dabney. the husband of the wo-
man, swore out a warrant for the arrest
of AWHILE Quarles Sunday morning. be-
fore Squire Cheatham, but Quarles has
not been found.
Squire Cheatham has sent several tele-
grams to surrounding towns, putting, the
authorities on the look out for the man.
Mayor Maurice extracted $3.50 from the
wicked before him yesterday morning all of
which will go towards street improve
1nent. Sunday night. about 10 O'Clock, while
Officer Wright was walking down the Street
he heard the bones rolling" in the build
ing on Fifth and Hull Streets and on en-
tering, found the fun had just begun. He
pulled the whole crowd, twelve in all.
Hardly had Wright gotten his crowd COM
fortab1y arranged. when Captain Smith
reported with ten. he having raided No.
10 West Eighth Street So yesterday morn
Ing the Mayor made twenty-five straight
passes. One negro after passing up his dol
lar said: Boss You done cleaned me-, and
the Mayor remarked well you wasn't
Very dirty when you first came in.
Little Edward Boiling Archer, the two
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs w w
Archer. of No. 11N5 Porter Street. died
Sunday afternoon at o'clock The fu-
neral took place from the house at .
O'Clock this afternoon.
frI1p
IN both cases before them. John Ross
(colored) charged with shooting with in
tent TO kill and James Bratson, charged
with assault. The cases Will be tried to-
day.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
Miss virgie Snellings is confined to her
room on account of sickness.
The Misses Crawford, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Snellings, left
yesterday for Louisa county, where they
viii visit relations.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Poole Of Roanoke. are
visiting their friend. Mrs. w II. Carroll,
OF 81. East Thirteenth Street.
Owing to the Indictment weather. the
Children shay exercises at West-End
Church was postponed until next Sunday
evening at O'clock
Mr. j. f. Baugh, who has been report
ed missing is supposed to be in Rocky
Mount N c., as he left Manchester for
that place last week. He was for several
months employed there. and was at home
on a visit two weeks ago.
At the meeting Of the Sunbeam Society,
held at Clopton-Street Baptist Church on
Sunday afternoon, the following officers
were elected:
President. Miss Mary B, Hancock; Vice
President Miss Maggie kahl; Secretary
Julian Pitt: Treasurer Miss Imogene
Gregory; Organst. Miss Blanch kahl: AS
sistant OrGanist, Miss Maude Clements.
Committee on Members: Misses Myrtle
Russell. Oracle Morris and Matte Norveli.
Committee on Programme: Mesdames.
J. NJ. Gregory T. a. Parke, Geo. p. Reanls,
Mary Burke and ". t Pitt.
Miss Rosa TURNKEY, chorister.