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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
ON TOP Of DETECTIVE,
Burly Negro Resisted Arrest,
and Fought Officer
Hail.

Detective John Hall had a narrow es-
cape from being seriously injured by !, ne
gro prisoner at the corner, of Churc,
Hill avenue and Twentythird street yes
terday afternoon, and but for the time
ly arrival of assistance his condition
would now be serious. As it is he was hurt
about the neck
Mr.. Hall arrested a negro named Char
lie Walker, who was throwing rocks and
creating a disturbance on the street. He
was carrying him to the nearest patrol
box. when suddenly the man, who is
q burly brute, turned on him, and q
scufT1e ensued. in which Mr.. Hall was
thrown to the ground and was beaten
by the man, when mechanic, who was
coming down the street with a hammer
on his shoulder, ran to his help. and
bringing the hammer into play, soon put
the negro out of business.
The prisoner was then taken I to the
First Station and locked UP. The case will
be heard this morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
MRS. BREWSTER VERY ILL.
She Is Now at the General Hospital
at Newport News.

She Is Now at the General Hospital
at Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, December To-.
Especial. Mrs. Mary Brewster. OF Fort
Jefferson. ~ Y is at deaths door at thg
General Hospital. She arrived at Olt
Point Wednesday morning from New
York. and Intended to take the afternoon
train for Richmond to spend the holidays
with her daughters. Mrs J. F. DigGs
and Mrs. Il. x. Munseli. In the waiting
room of the station she suffered a stroke
OF paralysis. 1t was suggested that she
be removed to q Richmond hospital. and
she was put on the train. but physician
aboard said her condition was too seri-
Gus for delay and she was brought here
Mr.. and Mrs. Munsell and Mrs. Diggs
are here. Mrs. Brewster is about 20 years
OLD.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING HIS
MOTHER
Harry Brandenberger was arrested here
this afternoon on the charge OF cruelty
assauItins MS mother. who went tc his
place of business and entreated him to
change his way OF living and return home.
1t seems that he has not been near hir
home for several weeks. He struck his
mother several cruel blows. it Is charged.
when she spoke to him The father had
the boy arrested. The latter was bailed
out this evening IN the sum OF Sl.Ga.
The quarantine steamer Dagnar has
returned to Old Point from the Crampe'
yaro. where $1,000 was spend on fer for
repairs. She will be used by Surgeon
Brown OF the Marine Hospital Service.
Lewis Davis was last night s,ast7ed with
knife by William Dunlap. Davis will.
probably die. Both are colored
TO LOAD MUCH COAL.
4Advices were received here to-day that
the seven-naated schooner, Thomas Y
Lawson. had sailed from Boston for New
port News. and In future will take coal
from the Chesapeake and Ohio at this
port. This harbor Is the only one. ac-
cording to Captain Crowley. in which the
Lawson can load 10 what is believed 10
be her full capacity. 5000 tons. She loaded
5000 tons at Baltimore. An effort will he
made to crowd 5000 tons and more. K
possible, into her hold.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
RICHMOND.

resa- Watt exoneratec ard Policeman
fHad S25 ana rcprimanded for cir
@E in1Grlaus reports about fellow
r. 3i1 W. $, SRhIett. aa OH cii-
a throws himself into the watcr
~ cneeas IN ending his life--EN-
af Dc. y 7. Mclean raises nice
ecf"ts growing out of the new Con
M, C r. Wood, Young stock
r. charged with enntczzlement---' Jol-
tion of tie students of the Medical
c Of Eirsiris--Detective Hall as
n tef by bUrly prisoner--City Engi-
ter instructed TO advertise FOR bids FOR
rrv Dredging MANCHESTER:
,rra;nrao for services in the Balm
f-ssze-S Street church o-InorroN---Ar'Gyl-
-7eat sa1 new trial for Hilton continued
'r~7tt 10 5sy-TEo street-car accidents
Funeral cf Mrs. f. c. Walthal--
csrist-nas nterlainment-Men fight win
-st.a'r Fny}rs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
WANTED A WARRANT
FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Said He Had Hired Two Men to AS
sau1t Him-Rcvolvcr and Razor
on Him.

CHELSEA, MASS. December 81
said Charles l.. White, a. we'll to-do citi-
zen, tonight. at the Central Police Sta
ton. addressing Police Captain Grover.
White continued: He hired Tim McCar-
thy and John Farley to assault me the
other day, and I was assaulted by them
on Eastern avenue. Roosevelt was there
in his carriage and encouraged the men
while they were striking me-
Then the speaker rambled into long
string OF complaints against President
Roosevelt, and the color question. The
man was laboring under excitement. and
resisted arrest. He was overpowered. and
a loaded revolver and razor were found
on him. He is held for an examination
by physicians.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
Capta1n Webster on Japan.

The lecture delivered by Captain Harrie
Webster, of the United States navy. on
Japan and the Japanese, AT the First
Baptist church last night. proved one
of the most delightful as well as In
structive. events of the season.
Captain Wehster's talk was illustrated
with about seventy-five lantern-siide pic
lures taken by himself while In japan.
Much care had been taken in the selcc-
tor OF the pictures. which are proba bly,
the most complete ever shown in this
country.
Captain Webster passed over three years
in the waters Of that country On the
United States warship Yorktown. ard he
spent much time among the natives
studying their habits.
In addition to the lecture. a musical
programme was rendered. There was a
large crowd present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
tness had never seen him in Locust
AR. White. statement.


Mr.. White was next called. He said
that he was going home on a strset-car
ore night and met Baker. He was run
ming d own Forrest Bailey.
II said to him that I would believe
Bailey before I would believe him. That
caused Mr.. Baker to blacsmail me
On Tuesday in the court. witness SAID
he stopped Wyatt and asked him why
he was working up this thing against
witness. Wyatt said because witness was
fighting him. Witness then called WYATT
4 cur a liar, and a hlackmaiier. and q
t,lacksuard
1T YVES as quick as lightning" said Mr..
White. I'VE went together ana dont
know who struck first
The witness went on to say that he had
never had such n difficulty rs that al
legged against him.
iIe would rot deny that he had knocked
around rs a young man. If Wyatt name
was mentioned in the conversation with
Baker. he didn't know it
Mr. 2 II. Dunnirgtcn told me that
MIR Wyatt was talking about me- ana |
called him to account icr it.
want II say that I have no charges
against WITT and I make meme here
At this point a depression was made ny
members ni the board asking Mr.. Nmte
about a political incident not bearing on
WYATT had asked Mr.. White to look up
ina expiration OF the terms of two ofil-
Gals. as they had voted against wyatt,
and he tNyattl, proposed to work against
them.
Mr. White rad repeated this at the time
tu Il triei.i of Mr.. Wyatts, as ne sald
for Wyatt's sake. suggesting to nm 10
advise Wyatt not to proceed on TINS me
In relation TO this matter MI White
said he meant no harm. because he rather
thought we'll of Wyatt. and thought ne
had done well. and was glad to see nun
climbing the ladder of fame.
WAITS Statement.
Mr. WYATT was then called, and said:
II met Mr. Baker as he sald and he
told me about White abusing me and
spoke as ! understood, Of having seen
the fight in Molly Whites. | thought
the Molly White difficulty occurred re-
Gently / asked about White because ne
was abusing me.
He then rehearsed the difficulty in the
court. and said he certainly thought Mr..
White struck him first, as being police
officer he would have hestated to strike
White although he called me vile names.
The examination then branched off
again on irrevelant issues, after which
il closed
Mr.. Wyatt in leaving the stand. said
that he desired to make an apology 70
Mr.. White for ralsins up an Old matter.
as he believed at the time 1t was a recent
occurrence.
Mir. White. in a similar spirit:
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20

PHILADELPHIA, PA.f December ID
ycltairine LeCleyre. a noted anarchist.
and a. teacher Of languages, was nysterl-
ously shot and rnorta1ly wounded To-
day by Herman Helscher. a former pup'l.
The woman is dying in hospital. ana
Eelscller is in custody
Jnreuuited love is said to have prompted
the deed. When arrested Hescher's only
explana ton was as follows:
we were sweethearts, she and J. She
broke my heart and deserved to be
killed.
Miss LeCleyne is SO years of age, and
her assailant is a. The shoo,.ng occurred
or the street, in broad daylight. and was
witnessed by score Of persons.
Miss LeCleyre was standing at street
corner. awaiting q car. IIelscher. VINO
had disguised himself by means OF
false mustacne. approached her from the
rear. and accosted her Almost at the
same moment he drew a revolver from
his pocket, and pointed it at the woman,
who turned and attempted to rSn away.
She had gone only q few steps when
Helscher began firing upon her. After
discharging five shots at the fleeing Wo-
man three of which took effect. he re-
placed the pistol In his pocket, and started
to walk away. He made no attempt to
escape and was Immediately arrested.
Declines to Accuse Him.
Miss LeCleyne ran a short distance, and
then sank exhausted upon a doorstep.
She was carried into the house, and from
there removed to {, hospital. In her state
ment to o. magistrate she denied ac-
quaintance with Helscher, but when he
was brought before her minus the false
moustache she a. once recognized him.
She declined. however. TO accuse him
of having shot her. but asked the police
if he had admitted it. Neither would
she state the nature of her relations with
Helscher.
Two bullets took effect in the wonlans
right side. below the shoulder and another
embedded itself In the right side of the
chest. The physicians hold out no hope
for her recovery.
Miss LeCleyre has attained widespread
notcricty through her anarchistic utter
ances. and her intimacy with Emma Gold
man, and other anarchists. She is an
accomplished linguist and musician, and
has written much anarchistic literature.
HcIschcr nu Anarchist, Too.
HeIscher is a cisarmaker. He was born
in Russia. and came to this country
fourteen years ago. For 9. time he lived
in Boston. but during the last eight
years has resided here. He is an avowed
Anarchist.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
VERDICT AGAINST SHARKEI
FOR KILLING OF FISH.
Granddaughter in Second Degree.
Recommendations TO the Mercy of
xbe Court-scntcrccd Monday.

NEW YORK. December i9.-The jury
Il. tho case Of Thomas J. Shatkey. &C
apsed Of the murder of Nicholas Fish, the
.I~,srhff', in The second degree, and re-
commended that The mercy of the court
5e exercised Sharkey viii be sentenced
on Monday.
Fish was killed in September He met
two women on tho street and accom-
panied the,a TO q saloon. where they
were joined by Slarliey and another wo-
man The two men had a dispute du-
ring which Fish was pushed out into the
street, and the evidence for the prose
cution was 10 the effect that Sharkey
struck Fish, knocking him down. he died
a few hours later. at a hoSpita! TO which
he had been removed. and where he was
recognized as the wealthy New Yorker
Although he had suffered from different
diseases. the doctors testified that q blow
was The direct cause OF death.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
Handsome Jersey Killed.

A handsome jersey COW was found in
the gutter near the lumber yard OF
Messrs Woodward & Son. on south Sew
anth street. last night about II o'clock.
The animal had her front leg badly
broken.
The watctmar at Woodward's found the
COW lying in the gutter. He Immediately
summoned Agent Emmett Taylor. OF the
Society fer the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Animals. who deemed it necessary to
shoot the COW. After some little difficulty
the owner was ioca ated-Alr. James Jordan.
OF Powhatan county. 1t is said that the
COW had been stolen.
A conductor on the Manchester car
stated that the COW tried to get out OF
the way of wagon. and In doing SO she
rer. Into car which was going at full
speed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
FIVE YEARS IN PEN
~4I4Azs,ss
FOR EACH OF THEM.
Result Of joint Trial of Five En-
Members of st. Louix City Conn
ell Charged With BootIIlns.

ST. LOUIS. MO, December 1o.-The
joint trial OF five former members OF
the House OF Delegates. which began
Tuesday, ended tonight in a verdict cf
five years in the pententiary for each
man. The defendants. John y. Sheridan.
Charles J. Denny. Charles Gutke, Ed
mund Bersche. and T. f. Albright were
convicted on charges of bribery in con-
nection with the passage OF the subur-
ban street car bill, to accomplish which.
1t was charged, $4,000 had been placed
on deposit to be used as required.
The five defendants. after hearing ths
verdict fled motions for a new trial.
and each was released on bond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
She BROKE HIS HEART PLUM FOR VIRGINIA,
Hence She Deserved to Be Place on Appropriations Com
Killed, He Says. mtee of The House.
WOMAN ANARCHIST SHOT. Mr.. HAY MAY HAVE POSITION
VIII Give the State Influence
It Hasn't Hadi Years
SHE CowDEN GREAT bulls

Neither VIII She state the Nature of
Her Relations With Him-TraScdE
Enacted In Daylight Woman
Standing at Street Corner. When
Her Assnilnnt, Disguised by Means
of n False Moustnche. Approaches
mcdtntcIy Resins Firing Upon
Her--Hc Makes no Effort to Es-
cape.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20

officer Baker. Relation OF an An
cicnt Episode in the Career OF
Clerk Edgar White, which O1iiccs
N'SItt Understood I" Be nm oc-
currcncc of Recent Date = Mr.
Whites Frank Statement Tint, IL
His Younger Dn~.. He Was some
what Wild. Made n Good impress
Sion-Nyatt Apologies to White
who Accepts Promptly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
TRAGEDY IN ST. LOUIS.
j. w. Harringcr Stabbed to Death by
S. N, Morton,

ST. LOUIS. MO, Dec. 1a.-J. ". Bar
ringer, aged twenty-seven. a civil en-
Gineer. in the employ of the ST. Louis
Memphis and Southeastern Railway
was stabbed to death to-day by S. NJ
Morton, in the Granite Building. No
motive Is known for the deed Morton
who is also a civil engineer but at pres
ent out Of employment, was arrested
At the police station he made an un-
successful attempt to commit suicide by
poison.
army officer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
Place on Appropriations Com
mittee of The House.
Mr.. HAY MAY HAVE POSITION.
1t VIII Give the State an Influence
It Hasn't Had in Years.

He Has the Distinction OF Having
Hud More Measures Introduced in
the House Thnt Probably Any
Other Nan-Glnss Answers !'Ayc"
to Roll-CaIl, Isut There is No Glass
Eye in the House, according to II
Member on the FIoor-HEsh Cor
don Miller to Remain :ss Assistant
District-Attcrncy. TcmPornrily-
Matrimonial and Personal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
ELECTRIC COMPANIES SUED.
Proceedings Alleging Violations OF
Anti-'rrust Law.

NEW YORK December le-Dants
O'callagh. a lawyer OF this city, who
refuses to give the names OF his clients
instituted proceedings to-day against the
General Electric Company, and the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company, for alleged violations OF the
Sherman antitrust law. The petition
alleges that the General Electric and
Westinghouse companies entered into a
written agreement TO limit competition
regulate prices. make an Interchange.
of patents and licenses, and divide tina
territory in which each could sell goods
without competition from the other.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
WORK HAS COMMENCED.
Excavations for Catholic Cathedral
Now In Progress.

The excavations for the new Catholic
Cathedral were commenced Thursday. In
4 few weeks the site will be the scene
of great activity. It is hoped that the
foundation will shortly have been made.
and then the masons will be able TO
commence work.
The contract for excavating has been let
to Messrs. Phillips & Airport. who have
a large number OF men at work.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
MRS. MARY GoUCHER DEAD.
She Spent Munificenf Sums for Edu-
cation nuli in Charity.

BALTIMORE, MD, December 49,
Mrs. Mary Goucher, founder of the Wo-
mans College Of Baltimore, for young
women. died here today
In early life. Mrs. Goucher married DR..
John F. Gouc1er. a Methodist pastor of
this city, who is now the president Of
the college, and through whom she spent
munificent sums to endoW the college
and other schools. Mrs. Goucher was In
strumental in founding one hundred
schools in India, and her charities were
Wide-Spread.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
carroll Resigns Lender.h,p.

NEW YORK. December 19.-John F.
Carroll resigned the Tammany leadership
of the Twenty ninth Assembly District
tonight Private business was stated as
his i eason. Joseph F. MulT was
elected to succeed Mr.. Carroll.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
LEFT HIM TO sweat.
Terrible Suffering Of chaingang
Prisoner in Newport News.
IN sWEATBox SEVEN HOURS
Cou1dn,t stand when Taken Ont.
and is in Hospital.
TILE MAYOR WILL INVESTIGATE

Chief of Police Johnson Appears Be.
fore the Street Committee of the
Council. Which Direct, the Mayo,
to Look Into the AlieSedIy Crue,
Manner In Which ChninsanS Pri-
soners Are Trcnted-Thi> lis, Ac-
coriiinG to the Chief the Third
Time He Has Taken Men Out OF
the .sCofin Box, Who Were In
Terrible Condition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
TOBACCO CONVENTION
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Resolutions Providing for Organizu-
tion of the Tobacco-GrowinE
Interests of the State.

ROCKY MOUNT, n. c., December 10
AT the convention of tobacco growers.
held here to-day, resolutions We're adopt
ed providing that President Cunningham m
and ]. Bryan Grimes appoint u committee
of five, who shall supervise the orsani-
zation of the tobacco interests of the
State discouragins increased acreage,
which means ruinous prices. and p-ovid-
ing for 4 thorough organization Of to-
bacco growers throughout the State
The low prices Of tobacco following the
merger Of the American and Imperial
companies has aroused the tobacco men
here to action.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
HIS CHILDREN OBJECTED.
But ". II. yVinfree and Mr>. IT. w
Moorman Married All tho Same.

ROANOKE. VA. December 19.-lSpe
ciaI)-MiIas r. Winfree, q widower. and
Mrs T ". Moorman. Il widow. eloped to
Salem last night. where they were united
In marriage by the Rev DR.. Henry. of the
Salem Baptist church. The eiopement
was due to objections on the part of the
groom s children.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
TOWER PRESENTS HIS PAPERS
Kaiser Speaks OF ..Cordinl Rcln-
t.ors,, with This Country.

BERLIN, December l9.-Ambassador
Tower presented his credentials to En-
reror William a: the Palace to-day. All
ihe members Of The staff OF the embassy
were present.
The Emperor received the Ambassador
j2iclltofen and General knesebeck. and
talked anirnatedly with him for fifteen
or twenty minutes His Majesty said he
was convinced that the cordial reIaloGs
fetween Germany and the United States,
which had always existed. would con-
EuuA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
VANDERBILT's CONDITION.
Symptoms of Perltonitis Are Subsid-
ing. Says DR.. Flint.

NEW YORK. December 19.--Dr. Aus
tin Flint issued this bulletin on Cornelius
Vanderbilts condition at II 80 tonight:
.'rhe symptoms of peritonitis are sub
siding In other respects, Mr.. Vanderbilt
is holding his own.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
POE's WORKS.
second Instalment of the Richmond

SecOnI InstNImeEt OF inc hlc1lmOnU
Edition Nenrly Exhausted.
There is a very great demand for the
volumes Of the Richmond edition of Poe's
works, which are being distributed by the
Dispatch. The first edition OF several
thousand was soon exhausted. and it was
only with great difficulty that another
could be obtained. The present supply
has not been exhausted, but they Will
not last long at the rate at which they
are going. The set costs only two dol
@lars,ga
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
M5NfATURE ALMANAC.

December 90 1902
sH7 s.,......5.@@2 HIGH TIDE
s.--.--.sts54 Morning .........s:s IS
glgan rises u 81 Evening ....s...9:l1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
CARRYING WAR IN AFRICA,
CoIored Lawyer Retained to Op-
pose the Hayes Suits.

Giles Jackson, 4 colored lawyer of local
note. has been retained to conduct the
defence in the suits for damages brought
by James Fl. Hayes tcoloreD against the
members of the Constitutional Conven-
ton. Jackson promises to give Hayes a
warm time when the issue is joined
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
WAS NEARLY A HUNDRED.
Death of Tho%. J. Morris. Aged
Ninety-Eight Years.

ROANOKE, VA. December 19.-fSre-
clal.)-'Thomas J. Morris, father of ex-
Chief -of-Police VI. E. Morris. of this city,
diet. this morning at his homo at Palm
er's Springs Mecklenburs county, aged
?S years. Mr.. Morris was postmaster at
Duprees Store and Paluer'S Springs for
81 wears. He was well beloved by all who
| knew nirra. Besides his son. he leaves an
unmarried daughter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20
lie Did Not See 1t.

Witness said he did not see this diff
Guilty. but his grounds for the statement
was that he had responded to the rap
Of another policeman who had Informed
hin a difficulty had occurred and that he
fIsakcr) had seen White IN the alley in
an intoxicated condition.
He did not hear or see anything OF it
himself, except the condition of White
and others he WAS with. He told Wyatt
ne did not see why While spoke of him
as he did when he tWhte) had been
guilty OF immoral conduct. Wyatt was
certainly as good as White, because the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20

The following Virginians are registered
at Washington hotels:
r. q. Banks, Norfolk; v. D. Glover, ].
D. Jones, Cape Charles; John NJ. Camp
bell, Charlottesville; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Moore, Lexington; J. a. c. Keith. War
renton; James II. Grant, Richmond; D. G.
Adair, Richmond: c. H. White, Black
Rock; j. F. Walsh. Richmond: F. c.
Moon, Lynchburg; w. w. Browne and
wife and child. Lynchburg: George a.
Powell and wife, Richmond; r. H. Witt.
staunton: c.. r. Saunders. Richmond:
Phillip Nelson, Warrenton. ]. F. Barley.
Scottsburg; z. L.. Franklin, Richmond;
E,Ianway Baker. and wife. Westmoreland
county: c. j. Yates and wife, Fauquier
county; Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Yates. Vtr-