The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-09
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NOW ON \ TRIAL R IA
Number Of Witnesses Heard in the
Bon Ar Assault Case,
MAN SHOOTS HIS BROTHER.
Took Him for q Burglar and rircd
Wound Not. Bad One Burned
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Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
liz Hull Street, Beattie BLOCK.
The trial of David Perkins, CHARGED
With attempted assault upon Afs- MAJ NAL tAia
Colouiu near Bon Air, last week, Was
In progress a Chesterfield County Court
house yesterday. The grand july "ae
! irnua nnelled before which Perkins was
q ir,i,c3c., The trial was at once COM
menced CONFERENCE.-The Attorney Cog
bill prosecuting the case. Attorney W. =.
! Cox. OF Manchester, representing the DC
fence The jury before which perkins IS
being tried. was summoned from diNerent
sections OF the county. and IS one o.
splendid intelligence. The case was mol
concluded yesterday. The nearing Oh Tue
several witnesses took up the entire SEES
sion Mrs. Colquitt was put on stbe stand.
I Her Testimony was the simple. story! OIL
what occurred, showing no tendency. 70
color or exaSeratcj The occurrence M.
&. O. G, Whitworth. station agent 81 bor'
Air, Harris Moseley tcolored)- track
walker. and Taylor Booker Ccoloreu}. were
among the witnesses Introduced.
The general opinion is that. though the
assault was not violent, il was ldainiy
( an assault. which is enough, if not TO
hang the negro. 10 send him to the pen
itentiary for about eighteen years.
Perkins. himself will probably be put
Z on the stand to-day. and the case, II Is
thought, will certainly be concluded by
q evening.
SHOT HIS BROTHER.
a most horrible accident was mira cu-
lously escaped Hast night. Mr. J. y.
6 Bowen shot his brother. Mr. William
Bowen. thinking him u burglar.
Mr. J. N Bowen was at his home. near
the corner OF Seventeenth and Marx
streets. His brother came in the back
WY, something very unusual, and was
making an effort to open the rear WIZ
dow. Mr.. J. n. Bowen. nearing The noise.
thought some one was trying to enter
the house. Selling a pistol he ran quick
II out the back way, and came face to
face within a few feet of his brother,
whom he supposed the burglar. Not wait
ing to speak he threw the pistol almost
against his breast and fired. The wound
led man fell, and his brother saw his nor
rible mistake.
WHAT SAVED HIM.
Naturally, Mr.. Bowen had thrown his
8 aims Ut, to shield his person much as
possible when he realized what was TO
happen. The ball took effect in his right
: arm Just below. the elbow and took ITS
IS course through tie heSEE muscle towards;
the elbow. There was great relief TO all,
4 when tie iniury was found to be so slight
The injured man ras taken to DIR. IN
grams Office where the wound was
dressed The bali was located and Will be
removed to-day
SULPHURICS ACID.
T. ". Mann. OF No. 1,o6 buchanan
street. was seriously burned by su-phur1c
49,, 49,. n zf<1 r,n1-
AT work coupling tanks on the southern
yard He was between the cars and as
,l,c cars came together with a jar. there
was no cap on one of the tanks and the
acid was thrown out over the hailos' lace
rid neck Of Mann. His suffering was LEI
1-ii,le until taken 10 Weis:Eers drug STORE
where he was treated by Dr. Merchih'.
surgeon for the road Mann was , 49,, :
y:.r!s taken to his horne. He is :: Young
nan having been In the service Of the
road some time.
Yesterdays ARRESTS
I,n Staten and Emmeline Brown tcoi-
oref, were. arrested yesterday by captain
l.ir,scomh for disturbing the peace
49,, .o;n+1 ,neetinr of the committees
,rnointed 10 frame az ordinance govern
,nr tbe action of the Board OF fteaA'h'
met last night. The following gentie,iafen
were present: DR.. Ingram, MT. hraoies ;.
Mr.. ,Nunrally. Mr.. Pa,ra1n, MT Jones
and MIR. Rice. ,,,.,,,o
The ordinance framed was RECOMMENDS
cd TO the Council.
COACH JUMPED THE TRACK
The Cannon Ball train. due here IRON
S1,.fo,l, n, = q. clock p NJ, was ten min
,,tes late last evening. owing 10 an acc''
dent. On reaching Manchester the Iai'
,,rlled into a siding while No. 10 passah-
Z ger train, south-bound. passed. Pulins
on to the main track again. one OF ais
trucks of the rear coach jumped uhe
1rack. 1t was impossible TO repair ,iie
damage and the coach was cut loose from
,ne t1ain. the passengers undergoing the
slight inconvenience e1 transfer . ii's
themselves and their baggage to the iron,
coach The damage 10 the rear coach VII
lie repaired at tri1iinE cost
DEATH OF MRS. CRAIG.
Mrs. Lucy Craig. wife OF Mr.. A. r.
Craig died Sunday afternoon at the
residence Of her father. in Swansooro, a,
S I o'clock. after an illness OF seVeraI
weeks Mrs. Craig was only 90 years old
and had only peen married nineteen
months, and her death is peculiarly a
sad one She had been a member of the
church. but two weeks ago she seemed
10 take on a new spiritual life and was
made 10 rejoice and spend. few mos
happy days before her death. She leave:
a devoted husband. an aged 1ather ano
mother and several brothers and sisters
She was member Of Swansboro Lodge
OF Daughters of Liberty. which council
will attend the funeral services by a
committee, Her remains now lie II
The from: parlor. clothed i'll her brida'
dress thut she wore only a few months
ago.
Ths funeral services will be held al
west End church this afternoon
a. 3 o'clock. During the: service Only
Remembered viii be sung by Mr.. w
!. Alorrisest, request made by Mrs
Craig some months ago. The intermen,
will be in Maury cemetery.
REV. MR.. SPENCER RESIGNS.
After preaching splendid sermon tc
his congregation at Cowardin avenue
Christian church Sunday morning. Rev
7. A. Spencer rendered his resignation t
his church, the resignation to go into ef-
feet on the last Sunday IN this month
4 He stated that he would not reconsider
Nj hax 1,aey, for cay.