The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-23
4 CHILD DEAD
FROM EXPOSURE
lis Mother Sick and
Crazy From Starvatlon.1
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
A Boy Falls on the Sharp PaIings Of
an Iron Fence.
RECEIVES DANGEROUS INJURIES.
A German Takes Out Papers of Citi-
zensllip After Many Years of Resi-
dence-A Manchester Boy Is
Lost i'll the Streets of the
Cockade City-Academya
franklin Quaraatined.
A Boy Falls on the Sharp Paliugs Of
RECEIVES DANGEROUS INJURIES.
A German Takes Out Papers Of Citi-
zenship After Many Years of Resi-

fcIEhSBCtCCr, VIZ, Feb. 2.-Spec al.
4 three-year-old child was found dead to-
day in house on st. Mark street, and
It's mPther, Jane Top. (colored1, unable
TO get off the bed on which she lay.
"A colored woman sent some food to the
house this morning. and the boy who
carried it could get no response to his
knocks at the door, but entered the house
through window. When ne went up
stairs he saw the woman lying II bed,
and not seeing the child Went to look
for It.
Under the bed he found it, life,ess.
without any clothes at all on.
Inc boy told his people what he saw.
and this afternoon the police were noti-
fed.
DIED FROM EXPOSURE.
An inquest was held. ana the verdict
was that the child died from EXPOSURE.
rhe last time it was seen alive was
Tuesday morning. The examination of
nothing for several days. The mother
was nearly starved. and two women had
TO dress her before she was removed.
She was taken to Jail, and commission
of lunacy viii be held tomorrow.
IL Is believed that starvation has
brought on lunacy.
A FEARFUL INJURY.
Percy uanier. twelve years OF age. the
son of Mr.. j. A. Lanicr. was seriously
hurt this afternoon Els was walking on
the top of an iron fence near the Acade-
my OF Music, when his feet slipped AMI
he fell astride the fence. He was taken
TO the Home for the Sick. and attended
by Drs. Mcllwaine and Hargrave. His
injuries are exceedingly dangerous, but
he will probably recover
Mr.. John Dycke, a native OF Germany
VINO came to america twenty-three years
aSo at the age of fourteen, to-day applied
to the court for naturalization papers, and
ir a few days will be citizen of the
United States.
WANTED TO BE GBLTGING
Mr.. Dycke says his friends keep. after
him to vote for them. and being of an
obligins disposition. he wants to accom-
modate as many as he can
The remains OF John T. Hlavac. who
died a his home in Dinwiddie county last
Tuesday, were sent to Prague Hfinn. thi.
morning for burial. He was Bohemian
by birth, but had been living in Dinwtddia
for several years.
The little son of Mr.. Paul Bradshaw. OF
Manchester. who is with his mother In
Petersburg on q visit to relatives. got lest
this morning. This bright little fellow told
his name TO 4 lad.se on 5Eyfrnc stteet. VINO
took him up and cared for him. and said
he was visiting his aunt but did not know
where she lived. Inquiry soon brought the
information necessary. and the little boy
was taken to his mother.
I'LL WITH APPENDICITIS
Mr.. John G. Bagwell. Il son of Mr.. w.
IT. H. Bagwell. of Chesterfield county,
has been i'll for nearly three months with
appendicitis. When he was first taken
sick he was brought to the home OF his
aunt. Mrs A.. NJ. Ivey. near this city,
In order to be more convenient to ply
sicians. The family of the young man
has been opposed to any operation and
he has been growing gradually worse.
ETe was brought to the Home for the Sick
in Petersburg and an operation will be
performed to-day as the last resort TO
save his life.
SMALLPOX.
Smallpox has broken out at Franklin.
Va The Male Academy at that place
has been duarantined-
A large crowd was present. despite the
heavy rainfaH. to hear the address de-
liyered by Miss Lee Glencora Cook at
West-Street church last night.
Misses Pattie Moon and Della String
fellow. of Richmond. are visiting in Pc
tersburg.