The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-11
THE NEWS IN
H.E'lIRICO COlIly TYl
Grand Jury Meets and Finds lndict-
ments.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM INJURY.
Shit For DAMAGES Instituted Sale
of Hcnrico Property Negro
arrested on Grave Charge
-Other News.

,rhe grand jury Of the Henrico County
Court met yesterday for the September
term and brought true bills of indictment
a nainst the following: William Ross,
housebreakins; j. ]. Lucas, feo-
mons assault; Napoleon Williams, felo-
rious assault; Dee Goodwin gra ID larceny;
t;z,,ian,n white house-brestr4ng; sydney
Jackson. felonious assault; Mary E. Smith,
arson. The Indictment against Joseph
NIayo: Oliver Lockwood and John Flynn,
charged with breaking into cars, of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac.
Railroad was dismissed.
AT THE COURTHOUSE.
Nat PRYOR was arrested Saturday night
near Fair Oaks by Constable Myer Angie,
of Henrico county. He was charged with
attempting to commit a criminal assault
on a negro girl named Rosa Brown, on
the night of September I'd.
Tbs trial will come up before Squire
Tiller in the near future.
Judge T. Ashby NViclham, of the County
Court, issued an order yesterday morning
for the release of James Lyons, who was
lodged in iail. charged with being drunk
and disorderly.
A portion of the estate of the late r.. NJ.
Parsons, in the lower end of Henrico
county and the upper end of Charles City
county, was sold este day morning at pu5-
lie auction at the courthouse by Pollard
& Bagby, real estate agents. The pro
perty was purchased as follows: Ninety
two acres more or less, about nine miles
southeast of Richmond, near Central Bap-
fist church, by ]. r. Parsons, for 500;
about forty acres, about ten miles east
of Richmond, on the south side OF Charles
City road, opposite Hughes store, by the
same, for S95; the tract OF land known as
..Morgan's,'' containing 500 acres, by Oliver
& Holmes, for $3.50. The purchasers OF
this latter piece of property contemplate
establishing several saw-mils there.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr.. James Lumsden, of Fulton, mar
rowly escaped serious injury Saturday
night by being struck with ball fired
from pistol by a negro man named j. j.
Lucas.
The accident was caused as follows: Will
liam Watkins, another negro man, owed
Lucas some money, but upon application
of the latter, refused to pay it. Words
ensued and finally Lucas drew pistol and
fired twice at his opponent. One OF the
bullets passed through the lapel of Wat
kins' coat, causing slight flesh wound.
The other took a different direction and
caused no little excitement.
It crashed through the galvanized coat
ing on the house of Mr.. Lumsden, then
itself in Mr.. Luinsdens arm.
a splinter from a chair which the bull
let hit, struck Mrs. Lumsden, who was
also in the room, and narrowly escaped
creating serious injury.
Constable MJer Angle, of Henr:co, got
wind of the affair." went to Fulton and
arrested Lucas. The trial came up be-
fore Squire Lewis in the Magistrates
Court yesterday morning and was sent on
to the grand Jury.
A suit for alleged SANDER was insti-
tutcd Yesterday evening in the Circuit
Court of Henrico. by Nathniel Walls
against j. p. Timberake. for $4,000 Mr..
Walls is the gentlemen who had the diff
Guilty with his wife and Morgan Goddin,
in iienrico county a few weeks since Mr.
Tlmberlake is a prominent citizen of New
Kent county, and foster father of Mrs.
Walls.
IN FULTON.
The work Of filling and grading the
new Fulton road, which extends from
Chlmborazo Spring to Fulton Street has
been suspended The only thing re-
naming to complete the road is the
bridge over Gillie's creek, and the gravel
ling of the road bed.
AS soon as the bridge is completed a
throughfare which the people of Fulton
have long needed will be opened I'D. This
pie in the eastern portion of the town.
About / o'clock yesterday morning some
one entered the premises of Mr. w j.
Mayo, No. Cos State Street, Fulton, and
carried away his pump.
Mr.. Mayo heard noise about that hour,
but thought it was a horse browsing
around
He says if the party who took the pump
will return it, he may have the Well.
BARTON HEIGHTS.
Mrs. Bingha-n and son are doing rice
ly-
The Barton Heights High School opened
yesterday with very large enrolment
Nh ]. NJ. Briggs. of Virginia Avenue is
much better after his recent sickness
Miss Florence Beveridga has returned
home from short visit to Roanoke.
Miss Kent. of saltvlle Va. is visiting
at the residence of Mayor Starritts
Miss Hattie Honeran has returned home
from an extended visit 10 Philadelphia
Miss Ala Goodloe returned home yester-
day evening, after an extended visit to the
country.
Mrs. w. NJ Luck, Of Virginia Avenue, is
expected home from Ocean Grove.
Miss Annie Laurie Pitt has returned
home from Fluvanna county
Miss Matte Taylor is slightly improv-
ing.
hr. JOnn NJ Jones ana son, of WASH
ington, D. c., returned home Sunday.
after a visit to his father, ". r. Jones.
OF Lamb Avenue
Miss Catherine Jones has returned from
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Vim. H. Reverdge leaves to-day
for the Charles City Circuit Court
Messrs. Cullen Pitt and John swarth-
out have returned home from New York.
Miss Cora Finnant of Manchester was
visiting sun Mrs. c l. Jones yesterday
,1I Yrs, Ha.wona. VINO has been visiting
Mr.. Albion Stagg IS making cons,5ar.-
bic improvements to his residence recent
ly purchased here.
Miss Elizabeth Hudgens. of Richmond .fs