The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-03
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Indications That Harmony. Exists
NEGRO MURDERER ARRESTED.
Man Held Suspected Of Assault ID culpeper.
Increase Rates on Free Bridge-News,
Personal and Brief items
from Manchester.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.


No. HOP Hull Street:
There has been much talk of indie
pendent candidates for the Legislature,
in this district, in opposition to the
regular Democratic nominees, .Messrs.
Baker and Toney, but from the latest
reports from overtthe district, it seems
that there is little reason to believe that
| they will nlaterialize
PoWhatan is in line, and Will support
the nominees, and as far as Chesterfield
is concerned there is no proba bility OF
an independent
CHARGE COMPANY. MORE.
At recent executive session OF the
City Council a resolution was adopted,
| requesting the Manchester Free Bridge
| Commissioner to confer with the Rich
mo1d commissioners, in the matter of
increasing the charges against the Pas
senger and. Power Company, for the use
| OF the bridge. The Council thinks :he
| company should pay the two cities "a.
! least a third more than it is assessed at
| this time.
MURDERER ARRESTED.
William Henry Talliaferro, the des-
perate gorilla-lil1e negro. wanted in
! Richmond for the murder of Douglas Rus
| sell on Tenth and Byrd Streets, last
! Saturday night, was arrested here yes
! terday morning about O'Clock. and Civ
en- over to the Richmond officers. To oft1-
| Ger Alex. Wright, of the Manchester po-
| lice force, is due the credit for the appre-
tension of this criminal, as through his
! shrewd detective work he was located
! and captured Wright is g hard man
! to lose, when 1t comes to tracking III
| gtive. and if 4 negro wants to avoid the
I law he had better go further than the
! corporate limits OF Manchester.
1 Ta1Eaferro, was arrested as he emerged
| from q ciuMp of weeds in the rear Of q
house on Twentieth and Bainbrdge
| Streets occupied by colored woman,
! named Mary Ross. Since committing the
| murder he has been vibrating between
! this woman's home and place in Ches-
terrified county. Wright learned his ha-
! bits a, day or SO ago, and awaited his OPP
] portunity. Tuesday night. he knew he was
/ at the Ross woman's home, and COM
| municated that fact to the police IN
I! Richmond, and in short order Officers
! Wyatt. Bailey aNi Howell Of the Cap
ital City's blue coats, reported on this
| side.
About 5 o'clock the squad composed OF
! the above Richmond officers. Captain
Lipscomb. and officer Wright. made q
/ raid on the Ross residence. Tallaferro
made q break for the open and succeed
ed in reaching the backyard, but as he
| came out of the high weeds on a bound,
he found himself looking down the rec
! tangular muzzle of a 49, in the hands OF
Captain Lipscomb. This checked him.
| and without delay the irons were put on
the covering criminal.
Nr1RO SUSPECTED.
a negro, giving his name as VIII. Rus
sell, is helu, at The Sration-houSe here,
suspected OF being the negro wanted in
| Cuipeper county for assault committed
J on a white woman on September 18th. y
reward OF SloU is offered .-by the supervi-
| sors of the county and the Governor for
the apprehension of the, guilty man, and
! should Russell turn out to be the negro
wanted, j. L. Bondurant, OF this city,
will claim the amount.
Bondurant is not police officer, but,
| presuming upon the authority invested
| by his connection with the Fire Depart
ment, he arrested Russell Tuesday
evening on suspicion and turned him
over to the proper authorities.
| After having read a description Of the
negro wanted in Culpeper, and incidental
| ~ noted the $3.50 mentioned as a reward,
he came face to face with this negro
! Russell on the Free Bridge. who, in some
I particulars, meets the description of the
! fugitive. He let him pass at first, but
| as he came on towards Manchester, al
| lowing the negro suspected to keep his
| course towards Richmond, he was more
| ana more impressed with the luea Lndt
! he was allowing $50 in cash to escape
| his pocket, and turning, he overlook the
] negro and placed him under arrest.
| Russell came willingly, denying strong
| ly his implication in any crime, and says
| he has just arrived from Norfolk, where
| he has been working for twelve months.
| He is, from appearances. younger than
| the man described by the Culpeper au-
| thorites. and the scar is on his forehead,
I and not on his nose or cheek, as is said
| of the negro wanted.
| However. in spite of these differences,
| he will be held until his innocence is
(! clearly proven.
| PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
! Miss Salina A. Russell. of Swansboro
/! and Mr.. William Edward Higgins of
/! Richmond will be married on October
9th. at Clopton-street Baptist Church.
| Miss Russell is the daughter of Mr.
! Thaddens F. Russell.
| The Board of Fire Commissioners will
meet this evening in the Council
| Chamber.
| Jacob Schlimer was in the Police Court
yesterday for being drunk The Mayor
gave him time to get out of town.
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