Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-28
;EATH OF A LITTLE BOY.
r,ncr,I OF Victim, of Fire Ihis NJ
,ernoon-aa-on. Have a 'fossn"

r,rer,, OF Victim of Fire This AZ
observation-disclosures Have a ross" m
E,.,..-Ecs. Mir. Moore to Preach
an View tangled Religion To-Day.
1,or,ost,c infeiicity and rows caused the
.-rest Of sydney Moore tcs.!ored) las'
night on the charge of beating his VIE
Tho ,arnbas.ing which Moore Is alleged
10 have given his spouse caused ner 20
swear vengeance against him. she mace
complaint 10 Policeman Z. C. Jones, Nho
objected her 10 Magistrate George a S-aii
TO obtain warrant
Moore was arrested and carried TO lhe
police station. where ne resaieo MA gas
.rate Carr and Policeman Jones with the
story of his family troubles HIS wlte IS
alleged to have accused him OF iaA,hs d
purse containing some money oeionsins
10 her. She declared that he hao clueiiS
beaten her with his fists.
Moore was baiied in the sum OF SO Tor
nis appearance before Squire II. "a" 'oi :
dan TOMORROW morning
RrSI7sfE OPERATI.- :. TOMORROW.
THE Belle Isle Works. the Southern
railway shops. the Locomotive Works'
and many other plants which have been
closed down since Christmas eve. VIII re-
su.nc. operation tomorrow.
a large number Of wrecked cars have
arrived at rize Southern railway SHOPS
and are being repaired.
DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT.
A dance will be given in the Leader
Hail tomorrow night under --ae direction
of MessTs Clinton Naymack. James Pau
Zero. and Leroy Latham. Special music
viii be furnished and many couples have
been invited.
Another dance will be given under the
same management next Thursday eve
ming.
CHESTERFIELD CITIZENS INDIG-
NENT.
Mr.. Blankenship OF Chesterfield county.
who was in Manchester yesterday after
noon. said that Mir. James Heath. who
was asauted by four negroes. is in
.serious condition. Three Of Nj Heath.s
ribs were broken and he was badly mutt
lated.
Nothing has been heard of the high
waYn,cn since they attacked AR. Heath.
and ii is now believed that they have es-
caped from the county
An effort is being made to get several
bloodhounds 10 put On the trail OF the
negroes 1t Is thought that they are
some Of the thieves who did much steal
ing in the vicinity Of Granite
The Chesterfield citizens in the neigh
borhood of Mr. Heaths home are ind.g-
merit over the attack made On him and
declare that the negroes should be severe
~ punished.
IN THE MAYORS COURT.
Guy Burrus and Alexander Clary be-
ut nj T.
tackled him in tie street in Manchester.
Because Howard Moore interfered Bur
rus also fought him. It was evident that
Moore had something to do with causing
the trouble and Squire Jordan believed
the three fighters 10 be guilty. They
gere fined $50 each.
Robert Garrett. Robert Totty and
Thomas I5obeck. who were summoned to
appear in the court on the charge of
lighting in the street. were not tried. as
sarnett ard rotty failed to appear. Their
case was continued until Monday morn
ing.
walter @Toney was fined $3.50 for reck-
tess driving and running into the wagon
Of Georfe Jefferson. colored- Jefferson's
child MS thrown from the wagon and
badly injured
Benjamin Smith. the blacksmith. who
is charged with trying to extort $3.50
from T Z. Winfree, was sert on to the
grand jury pS SQtliS JOTQdll oiiitI
was bailed in the sum of $500. his bonds
men being Sidney Jackson and Cyrus
Jones. Mr. Winfree and Mr. A. D. Belts
were not put under bail. as was incor-
fectly reported.
Policeman Wright went to Petersburg
This afternoon to get Walter Smith. col
pred. who is wanted in Manchester on
The charge Of stealing an overcoat from
Mac Coles The negro was arrested in
the Cockade City.
CAPTAIN LIPSCoNIB INVITED.
Captain James A Lipscomb chief of
police of Manchester. has received let
ter from George Zegler, secretary OF
Linden Grove Liberal Order of Druids.
IF Wilmington. n. c.. which tells of the
harmony among the order in the Old
North State since the dissolution With
the Virginia and North Carolina juris-
Fiction
1t is reported that trouble was caused
IN the order in the defeat Of Ernest Wells
as the grand representative.
Captain Lipscomb was formerly a men,
Der of Mistletoe Grove. No. 8. of Manches-
ter. and withdrew to become member
Of Linden Grove. Of Wilmington He is
invited to attend the New Year celebra-
don in Wilmington next month, and will
sccept.
'lossUM FEAST LAST NIGHT.
The festival of ST. John the Evange-
INST. was celebrated by Manchester
Lodge. No. "a. A. f. and a. NJ. in Man
: chester last night a possum feast was
prepared and all who attended me
meeting enjoyed the affair.
sNorsh!pful Master r. P. Owen. Jr..
aent out a large number Of Invitations
The other officers of the lodge are:
T. Fl. Betty. Senior Warden.
J. II. Walden. Junior Warden.
w. W. Pool Treasurer.
r. E. Brown. Secretary
John R Robertson Senior Deacon