The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-14
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FLOODS JAIL
Much Water and Confusion at Man
chester Prison.
OTHER NEWS FROM sSOUTHsIDE
Virginia Democratic GLIB 10 Meet Tc-NightI
to Arrange for a Balquet-nlore
Cars Put On-Persona.s
and Briefs.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond. mines,

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 11O2 Hull Street.
Great sexcitement was occasional at the
Manchester jail last night by Mr. a. J..
Campbell, the man who was adjudged in
sane Tuesday morning by Drs Rucker
and Ingram Mr.. Campbell turned tie
water on in his cell and succee ded in
flooding the whole Jail before he could
& be stopped. Several Of the prisoners rem
3dered @efhclent service. Sergeant Ferg,l-
son secured rope and tied Mr.. Camp
bell to his cell His rawlings were pitiful
+ TO 'z near, and attracted a large crowd. The
water had to- be dipped out with bucks is.
and this took considerable time. Some
OF the prisoners escaped "a wetting by
climbing up near the ceiling
MT. Campbell was visited by some friends
yesterday and seemed to be more cx-
cited after that. His mind seems to dwell
on the subject of whiskey.
a strange coincidence is that in the
same cell a. Mr.. Campbell was confined
nearly two years ago. and later was sent
to the asylum. He also turned the water
on and caused some excitement.
WILL MEET TONIGHT.
The Virginia Democratic Club will ho,l
a meeting tonight in the rooms Of alr.
Willis z. Pulliam, in Leader building. to
arrange for holding a. banquet in the :.ear
future. Mr.. Pulliam is taking very ac-.
1--WE part in the club, and wants to see it
IN a good condition. The meeting will be
an important one and all members are
earnestly requested to attend.
The application for an injunction re-
stralnlng the Passenger and Power Com
spany from moving their present line at
Forest Hill Park and making loop
around their new pavilion will be before
Judge Hancock, of the Circuit Court, this
morning in the Hastings Court roOm
lIhose mostly concerned in the applica-
ton are Messrs. T. w. Wood and r. NJ.
Tompkins Messrs. d. L. Pulliam and G..
Y. Meredith are for the complainants,
and Mr.. Miles G. Martin will look out for
the company's interests
NEW CARS ON HULL. S rREET.
TIN, Richmond Passenger and Power
Company will put tvs cars on Hull Street
in few days to accommondaete the
morning and evening travel. At the pres
ent time the cars are very much crowded
early in the morning and between 500
and $50 o'clock at night. MIR c.. B.
Buchanan, supe rintendent of the two
lines over here, said to a Times repre-
senta tive that the reason for not having
the cars on before WAS the lack Of cars.
MIR. POLLARD STRUCK.
Mr.. NJ. D. Pollard, foreman of the hands
now at work laying the new track of CO.
wardin Avenue, was struck yesterday
morning and Knocked down by Crawley.
q negro whom he had a short time before
discharged.
Mr.. Pollard is one Of the valued en-
ployes of the Passenger and Fower Com
pany, and is universally liked. He had
discharged Crawley for neglect of duty,
and was stendirg near the works. when
Crawley came up and struck him without
warning Mr.. Pollard was very painfully
hurt He went to the police station at
once and swore out a warrant for his ar
rest Captain Lipscomb is at work on the
case and hopes to land him this evening.
Mayor Maurice swore in Mr.. Overton, a
srecial pclicemanrfor the Passenger and
Power Companyoa Forest Hill Park, yes
terday. HEREAFTER Mr.. Overtcn's author
ity will be in the city as well as the coun-
ty. This was done by request of the COM
pany, in order to stop the young boys of
til. city from jumping on and off the cars
while in motion. The negroes are very
rough on upper Hull Street. especially on
Saturday nights and the company have,
decided to protect the road and make il
more pleasant for a lady to ride on that
line after dark. Mr.. Ove1to has done
some shrewd detective work While at the
park. and is a man with a commanding
look and voice.
ORIGIN OF FIRE.
An investigation of the fire which oc-
CURED on Eighth Street Monday night is
being made. and some startling facts may
be brought to light. A young man IN
town says that when he reached the
scene of the fire, the doors were all clos
ed and two trunks were in the street.
No one was at home when the fire oc-
Cured. and when the Fire Department
arrived and made some inquiries they
got very little information from the ne
groes who were standing around Ihere
are several negro women who live on tins
street, and it is understood that several
of them have made threats to burn the
others out The matter will be. thorough
ly Investigated, and If the reports are
true some one will suffer.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF
N1essrs Morton Graves. r. NJ. Shipp anG
F. Duval left Yesterday for Dutch
Gap to spend a week hunting and fish
ing. They were well equipped for long
journey. and no doubt will be successful
in finding plenty of amusement.
{. Miss Annie Fitzgerald is indisposed at
her home on cambridge Street