The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-14
.fRE Bird Bill
STRONG URGED D
Res solutions Favor'ing Il Adopted
10 Manch ster.
B sIKfss MEMS MEETING .:I|::7I G
those Of the Association for the Next Year
Elected School Beard Meeting.
Duunavant Sent
On.
RESOLUTIONS Fayorings Il Adopted.
BUSINESS MEMS i: MEETING j EiI:3' II /:

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times
B HOS Hull Street.
The Business Mems Association Of:
Manchester held an adj ourned meeting
last night in theirsroom in the Leader
building, elected officers fo1'5 the ensuing
term and adopted a resolution in regard
to the passage of the bill now pending
before the Senate for. the erection of a
free bridge across James River, near
n1ayo.s, appointing on this committee
Mr.. L. n. Wells, DR.. W. p Mathews
and Mr.. D. L. Pulliam to appear before
the Senate committee and advocate the
passage of the bill.
Mr.. Toney asked that the name Of Mr..
H C. F3eattie be added to the committee:
and it was so ordered.
Under. the head Of the report Of the
Executive Committee, several names
were added for membership and endorsed
by the committee, among them being the
name of The Times. Mr.. Wells then pre-
scented the following resolution, which.
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it is deemed we'll for this as
ISOLATION to give expression to the opin-s
ion Of this body as to the propriety of
enacting the bill now before the General
Assembly, granting a charter to the cities
of Manchester and Richmond for the
erection Of a free bridge across the
James River, OH or near the location OF
Mayo's Bridge; be it
Resolved, first, That it is the Judgment
of this association that the granting of
said charter and the erection of the said
bridge would be to the best interests of.
said cities; would DIE promotive. Of great
convenience to all their citizens and
would tend to build up the manufacture
ing interests thereof; and that this asso-t
citation heartily approves Of the said
measure.
Second, That q committee Of three be
appointed to be present at the meeting
of the committee of the General Assem-
bly, before Which the said bill granting
the said charter is or may be heard. and
urge the enactment of the same meas
ure.
SPOKE FOR THE BILL.
Mr. Wells made a strong plea for the
resolution, saying it meant more to the
citizens of Manchester, and to the lower
part of Richmond, than anything done
for years past. It was the thing needed
for the upbuilding of the lower end of
this city, which now offered many adj
yantages to manufacturers. Mr.. Toney,
ceptance of;thet resolution, briefly stating
the case, and citing many instances which
had come under his observation, where a
free bridge across James River. a the
site of Mayo's, would be of interest to
the citizens here, and in Richmond, and
said he felt certain that the charter would
be granted.
The election Of officers was gone intca
and the following were chosen: president,
NIr r, m lvipa-nrpSi,1ant Mr..
A. j.. Adamson; treasurer, w. H. Wash
ington; secretary. Clarence Walden; ser
geant-at-arm w. f. Gill; collector, Geo
d. Cole. Thc executive committee were
all re elected. Mr.: H. c. Be att e, on molten
OF Or. Mathews. being retained on the
committee. making an addition to the
number. All minor committees; were
ordered to be appointed by the executive
committed
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
The called meeting Of the Manchester
stnool Board last night was held, behind
closed doors. The purport Of the meeting
was to hear the report Of the special
committee, who have engaged the SER
vices of Mr.. A. w. Patterson, of Rich
nlund, to advise wlaa t action to take in
tho matter Of recovering a part, if s not
the whole, of the money alleged to have
been taken by the former clerk of the
board, f. II. Fitzgerald. When re.
porter for The Times called atEthe meet
irs last night he was told that it was
al executive session and nothing could
he printed as yet Mr.. Pulliam, who
l., not< a. member of the board, but the
superintendent OF the schools, was seen
afterwards. but declined to be inter
Viewed. He said, however, that i was
purely matter of business with the
hoard, and they did not think the action
taken should be made public as yet.
DUNNAVANT IS SENT ON.
With a charge Of highway robbery
hanging over his. head, w. II. Dunna-
want, a young man of the First Ward,
will have to face a jury next Monday
in the Hastings Court. BY the confess
sion of Ernest Farmer. a man who says
he saw Dunnavant when he robbed Mr..
w. S. Blackburn of $23 on Saturday
night last, the case was sent on. when it
came before the Mayor yesterday morn
ing AR. Blackburn was in court with a
terribly bruised eye, and claiming to
on the night named, while on his way
home from the saloon of Mr.. Davis, at
Third and Hull Streets.
In court yesterday Farmer, who has
heretofore been a friend of Dunnavant
and was his witness in the examination
of the case when it came before the
Mayor for the first time, said he saw
Dunnavant strike MIR. Blackburn and
knock him down. Then he claims that
5Dunnayant called to him to 1'go through
him. while he (Dunnavant) held him
down. This, he says, he would not do
Farmer was severely cross-examined by
Mr.. II. NJ. Smith, who appeared for the
accused. He stuck to his statement,
however, and made a valuable witness
for the Commonwealth tn. Farmer testt-s
fed to having gone to Richmond with
Dunnavant and William Daniels after
the incident and to having taken some
oysters at the barroom of Giroiami, and
that Dunnavant gave Joe, a man in the
place. Sc to keep for him. Farmer was
the only witness examined and the case
was sent on to the grand jury. The
Commonwealth had learned that David
Maddrea, a brother-in-lawsofD unnayant,
had attempted to inumidate witness
for the State. A warran was issued for
3Maddrea's arrest. and he will be tried
this morning sc Ingram will hear
application for bail to-day. The case has
. ifractad tf,e a ttentions Of the citizens