The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28
| WARRANT SERVED
ON GUS: B. FORD.
Charging Him with a PostoRce
Robbery.
LITTLE, GIRLS FOOT CRUSHED.
Mr.. Tinsley Meets With an Accident-Barn
Burned = Personal and Brief
Items from Man
chester.
LITTLE, GIRLS FOOT CRUSHED.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 1902 Hull Street.
Gus e. Ford, who was found badly.
wounded in the school-house at Chester
last Sunday AFTERNOON, and is now con-
fined in the county Jail at Chesterfield
Courthouse. is believed to be a celebrated
CROOK known as English Billy" who
has been implicated in several postoffice
robberies recently perpetrated in this
State. Deputy Marshal Sam Bendit and
PostofIice Inspector Bul!a were at Chess
terrified Courthouse to see Ford. and
while there fornaall!a served on him
warrant charging him with robbinS the
two months ago After Mr.. Bendit had
read the Warrant Ford, with his usual
smile. said: ..Your. honor. I plead not
guilty. I am a crook,a,bu not a postoftice
man.
It is said that a reward Of $500 is offered
for English BillX's'. arrest and the
officers. are seemingly confident that Ford
WOULD NOT SURRENDER HIM.
Mr.. Rendit went to the Courthouse with
the expectation of bringing Ford to Rich
~mond. but Mr. Wells, Commemorative
attorney. declined to turn him over to the
Federal authorities, and will hold him
until all charges against him are thor
oughly Investigated, and the case the
United States officers present IS made
clear He is being held by the Chester
field authorities upon the charge Of bur
gary, and will be given a preliminary
hearing on March 7ti1 He is rapidly re-
covering from his injuries, which are not
so serious as was first thought
Before placing Ford in his cell .yester-s
day his clothing was thoroughly searched,
md resulted in finding three costly rings
in his vest pockets. The rings are apparent
ly new, one of them being set with three
opais the other pearls, and the third a
plain gold band. No money was nouno on
him. but there is a strong belief thut
SON ewhere about the school-house, in
which he was founfShe secreted roll
SOLID HIS STOCK.
Mr.. I.andon p Jones. who has been
successful shoe merchant of this city 1ort
several wears. has sold out his stock to
Julius Meyers Sons, OF Richmond.
1t will be re moved by Mr. Meyer to
Richmond, where it will be sold. Mr.
Jones is undecided, but will probably
continue in the shoe business.
A barn belonging to Mr.. J. ". Berry
man, at Beach, was burned last Sunday
night A valuable cow and q considerable
amount of feed was lost, upon which
there was no insurance. The belief is
that the barn was set on fire.
KNEE-CAP FRACTURED.
Mr. Isaac Tinsley, of West Eighth
Street, met with a serious accident Tues
day night by stepping into hole which
had been dug on West Seventh Street
for placing q telephone or an electric
light pole Mr.. Tinsley's knee-cap was
fractured, and his physician says he will
be confined to his room for some time.
The little daughter of Mr., Alex. Robbs.
of Chesterfield, while playing on an Old
threshing machine yesterday afternoon.
badly crushed. DR.. Loving was sum-
moned and dressed the injury.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
The cemetery Committee will meet
this evening in the Council Chamber,
at o'clock.
The Finance Committee is called to
meet tomorrow evening at 1:50 o'clock.
A church social will be given at the
Presbyterian Church on tonight
by the Ladies' Aid Society. The society
will entertain its friends and have made
arrangements for n pleasant evening. The
members of the church and their friends
will be welcomed from to 1850 O'Clock.
The Higgins and Dancox farm, about
eight miles from here, on the Petersburg
Turnpike, was sold last week to northern
parties. The property sold at a good
price.
Some one entered the room of Mr. Robt.
Hawkins over the bakery of Mr.. Staples,
on Nineteenth and Hull Streets Wednes-
day night and entering his trunk, stole
a vest and trousers. This is the second
time this room has been robbed within
the last month.
Rev. j. w. kincheloe, of Richmond
College. conducted the service at Stock
ton-Street Baptist Church last night.
Mr. c. B. Price is improving.
Mrs. Purdy, mother of Mr.. ]. H. Purdy
is quite sick at the residence of her son.
in the county.
Rev. w. w. Sisk will begin a series of
protracted meetings at the Clopton-Street
Baptist Church.
Mr.; W. 3. carwile. of swansboro; who
has been detained on account of Illness.
is now able to be out.
Mr.. S. G. Nunnally is improving slowly.
Liberty Council No. -, Jr. 0. U. "A.
~, met Tuesday night IN regular session
and paid the recent death claims that
have ;been their misfortune to have from
treirf membership.
Mr. L. II. Clements, the well-known
Mr.. I. ]. Morrissett has opened a gro
Gerry and feed store in the town OF
MIR. Mosby Pulliam. who has suffered
for so long a time and who has under
gone a serious operation. has again re-
turned to Baltimore for treatment at the
Johns Hopkins HOSPITAL His many
friends are anxious for his recovery.
Indianola Tribe Red Men received sew
eral applications at their meeting Monday
night.
CHANGES IN BETH AHABA CHOIR