The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-13
Alleged Case of kidnapping Quickly
Settled.
OTHER ITEMsFROm MANCHESTER
Downtown Merchant Breaks Up Things
Killing OF Deer in Chesterfield.
Council Meeting Tonight.
Personal and Brief.
inf Breaks lin Things.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times, !

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cor,,nro,nise was reached yesterday
.,.o,,inr, in the alleged Kidnapping case
which exercised the peaceful citizens IN
40 morning. The case was that against
\ II. Dolling, for Kidnapping a niue
child belonging TO William Branch + our
years ago Ida Phillips, a pretty Houhs
,ro1nan. and half sister to the "lle o.
Mr. DoilinC. gave birth TO this chlid III
,he al,nshouse of this city. Alter a lc"
months she went TO North oaloli"a
where She worked and suppor'co liei
child for some time. sixteen iiioii,ii IS
.be married William Branch, OF Dur-
ham. N c., and resided there uilt"
Wool, when she died, after lingering
Illness The husband brought the re-
mains 10 this city for burial. ana Witt
rora Mr. Branch and the 10y stopped a.
7be home of Mr.. DollinS. MI boi.i'5
asked Mr.. Branch TO give him the S'iti
md Mir Branch replied that he coul" NO.
70 back to his home without ihe 1ilv'iiV'
or child. and positively refused. ii'AH lii:'
some business 10 attend TO IN t.lcliiI'ot,"
Mr. Branch went over there. iie1i ~
returned, The child had been hidden, ana
no one would tell him where the niue ~
low was. Becoming angry he s"ols ous
:, warrant before Manor Maurice against
1rr DollinC. who was arrested IN Ilc
afternoon and baileG. Dolling consented
10 give the child up. This was CONE al
The prosecution was stopped.
WAS BREAKING Up THINGS
J. j. skinner was arrested yesterday
cve.rinc by Officer Wright lol ciealIIe
a disturbance on lower Hull Street. lie
started in 10 breaking UP every thing IN
sight and succeeded pretty Wei in de-
1nolishir:, things III his store. When
taken to the station house. he was. not
completely cured of the habit of break
ing ard proceeded To try the iron bars
Of the cell.
The entertainment given last night at
Stockton Street Baptist Church for the
BAPTIST Orphanage at Salem was a sue
cess from every standpoint. This church
viii give to the orphans a nice box for
Christmas. ana any contribution from
outsiders viii be appreciated IL the
members.
ELY-LAFFOON.
Mr. Dudley ELY and Miss Mans Laif',oa
left yesterday morning for WASHINGTON
where they viii he married. NJ Ely IS
wel-knowr young man Of the CITY.
and a valued employe OF TIE Richmond
Passenger and Power Co. Miss l-af1oon IS
an exceedingly pretty young lady. an6t
has manr fricIGs IN the city. There
was no opposition to the union. bur the
Young couple decided they had rather ne
united i'll WashiuStori. The" VIII make
this city their futile home, after visit
Ing Northern cities.
SHOT A WOIF IN CHESTEEFlELr.
Mr. Bcuary CT Chesterfield county
shot and killed a wolt lasE Week while
in :. blind for dnci:. The animal was Il
small one. Yet it took three discharges
from a shotgun 10 stop his noise Inc
skin ~Iii DC stuffed arG sent to Richmond
for exhibition This was the first one o.
tie animals seen in the county for sew
e:al Years.
HENRY II. DORSETT.
Mr. Henry II. Dorset. a highly respect.
able citizen OF this city, died al his home,
oil East Thirteenth Street, yesterday
ut O'CLOCK after IN illness Of only 4
week. He was an Englishman by birth,
but had been u resident o. this city for
Tie past eleven year&. H. leaves three
chldrer-A!r- c. II. Dorset, Mrs. 4. G.
Holt. ana Mrs W l.. Adanson. n! OF
1l.Is city. Thc deceased WAS SeNe2tE-oEc
Years Ola buC had been i'll good health
up TO the recent illness. The funeral
will pe from I'ifth-S Street Methodist
church this evening al 80. con-
Quoted - the Rev. ir. Drisco'. The ia
lcrmcnt Will be made in Maury Cemetery
REMAINS SENT AWAY.
Annie the nine-year-cld chilli Of Mr.
and Mrs II. ID. HudEcns. died at the
home of the parents "Wednesday night at
o'clock, after an Illness of only two
weeks of typhoid feva:. The remains
will be sent to Arvonta this morn
ing and be inferred in the family buTyins7
grounds The little child was the pride
of tho household and at the school. The
stricken parents have the sympathy of
The entire community in their trouble
At LEADER HALL
The programme to be rendered to-
night at Leader Hall by the
knights of Pythias has been carefully
arranged by Mr.. w. J. Morrissetre, and
promises to be the best vet given. The
programme is given in full below; IN
Strumcnial selections. CARRIER and How
lett: sole r. f. Smith: Test Of Love"
Helen Roberts; quartette. Once on
Time, Misses a. NJ. Tyler, Mozelle
Gregory, and Messrs. Ed. Burton and
1iaryie Harding: selection, CARRIER and
Hewlett: comic selection. George w. b.
Crawford; dramatic selection, Robert S
Rives; tahleauX, tenttng. director. Miss
Agnes Ely; the same under the direction
of e. X. Sampson. Mr.. Morrissette has
spent much time over the programme
and deserves much credit FOR it. The
proceeds will so for the benefit Of the
Saunders and Richardson funds.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The funeral OF the little child of Mr.
and Mrs! &. p. Johnson was from the
house yesterday evening at $50 o'clock
lntermcnt was in MauIy Cemetery.
Mr.. liarvie Sampson is confined to his
home on Decatur Street on account of
Sickness.
Mr.. p q. Cleaton. an employe OF the
Passenger and Power Company. is con-
fined TO his room with a sore foot
Miss Bessie Alsop, who has been visit
ing friends in Petersburg for the past
month. has returned to her home in this
city
Mr.. Spencer Hancock. who is now at
the hospital in Richmond. is reported 30
be improving Very fast
The bazaar at Leader Hall last night
was We'll attended.
The Chautouqua Will meet tonight at
TIE house of DR.. w p Mathews. on
Twelfth Street. A beautiful programme
has been arranged. Dr. Mathews will
he the leader.
New South Council No. S. Jr O. L. A.
NJ. will hold an interesting meeting to-
night at their hall. Several candidates
will be initiated.
Mr.. Lithgow was not so we'll yesterday
He is in critical condition