The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

Lights for February Make Good Bill
Young Wllkerson Escapes From Reform
atory-0 Other Personal Notes
From Manchester.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 110a Hull Street.
Believing in his sanity and fearing to
again face the authorities of the VIII
llamsburg asylum, j. b. SDunnavant maze
an effectuaI dash for liberty from q street.
car yesterday afternoon while being taken
to Richmond by Sergeant Ferguson and
| Cirard Sweeney, who came for him.
| The escape from the car was daring
| ore, and demonstrated that the man was
ret the lunatic that he is reported to be-
W lille in charge of the two men Dunna-
vant asked permission to go to the plat
form and spit. The permission was readi-
! ~ granted. In moment the guard
Hooked to see his prisoner running across
! a field as if his life depended upon the
fort The car was stopped as soon as
possible and the officers gave chase Dun
naYant had q good start on them, how
ever, and kept it, going from McDonoush
Street out to Perry and up this street to
| = enth, when he turned out and sight OIL
| lin was lost. Search was commenced
| for the prisoner and kept up for some
! tllne.1 me ponce Weie ~ " Sti
] tie lookout for him, but at a late hour
4 last night nothing was heard from him.
This is the fourth time that DunnaFane
/ Eas been free since the burning of the
| asylum, and each time he has been cap
/ tUred In Manchester and taken PACK 10
! the institution. When before the Mayor
| "Wednesday morning he pleaded for his
! liberty, declaring that he was not and
/ never had been insane.
/ FINANCE COMMITTEE
/ .nhe Finance Committee met last night,
With Messrs. Bradley, Pool, L. NJ. Nun
/ Tally and WaverIy Nunna1ly in atten-
dance. All bills for the past month, ap-
proved by the different committees. We're
ordered to be paid. The new light at the
corner of Fourteenth and Perry Streets
c,st the city s3.6S for the time 1t has
/ been there The total amount of the
l bill for February was s2S6.64. This is sub
/ ject to deduction by the Mayor for the
/ number of lights that have not been
burning at night all the time.
| Judge Clopton said as to the matter OF
/ whether the new road coming into the
i city would have to pay taxes. that after
! having consulted Judge Haner, OF the
! electric line, he would like for the mat
ter to be laid over until the next meeting.
| It is hard to reach a basis of taxation
/ for the line, only four squares OF 1t being
1 ir the city, and the road not yet COM
/ pleted. At tho next meeting of the COM
! nlittee they will ask to be relieved OF
] laying any tax to the city until tneir
/ lire is completed. 1t is understood that
the road will come through the city. GER
/ tainly as far as Seventh and Ferry
/ Streets, if not through TO Richmond
TRY TO RECOVER.
4 The first step taken by the committee
1 aDpointed from the Manchester School
l Beard. looking to ztecovr
/ not the whole OF the money taken from
/ the board by the former clerk, +. II. fltz-
/ gerald, was yesterday when the services
/ of Mr. A W. Patterson, OF R1chmond'
was retained by them to advise the
/ heard as to what steps to take, an.
/. can be taken At the last meeting CT
| The board the members thought 1t pest
to secure a lawyer and see whether they
! could get a part Of the money pach.
Just what this man will advise the board
t.. do is now purely matter OF sulpo-
sition.
MIR. UTz FOR BOARD.
I R1r. John Z. Utz, now the efficient pre-
/ sident of the City Council, will make the
run for the Board of Aldermen from the
Fourth Ward. Mr. Utz is one OF the
best men in the Council. In 1880, MI. utz,
l offered resolution in the Council DONG
away with temporary Improvements ana
making them permanent. He was also
1 the father of the resolution reducing the
rate of taxation twenty-five cents, and has
been connectedswith some OF the best work
of the bodv. Candidates for this position
4 from this ward now are Messrs. Barrett
and I5tz. and for the Council Messrs
I Bradley, for reelection, Walter ferguson
and Mr.. Jones.
MIR. HANCOCK AT HOME.
Mr. s. r. Hancock, the well known old
Gentleman from this city, who was so
badly hurt some time ago by falling from
= car at the corner Of Seventh and Main
. Streets. in Richmond, and VINO tor the
mast three months has been at the Vir-
81 rinia Hospital, returned to his nome mere
8 wednesday much improved. 1t VIII De re
membered that Mr.. Hancock sustaiileu d
severe brlise on the thigh, and OWING u
his extreme old age, he has had a hslra
time Of it. While over eighty years, Mr..
4 I4ancock has been very active, with a
/ constitution of iron, and this a.one mas
pulled him through his trying PERIOD.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Nj Augustine Royal has just returned
| from Goochland county, where ne mas
: Eeen conducting a very extensive ssiIe
ci personal property. The sale was az
i Maidens, in that county, and drew lafse
4 crowds at each time.
Mr.. J. S. Wakefield will be candidate
8 for reelection to the City Council from
!, The First Ward. Mr.. Wakefield has made
8 a splendid man for the position, one OIL
2 the best and at all times he mas the III
$ terest of his ward at heart.
The little child of Judge Ingram is now
lreported to be cut Of danger and i'm
proving as fast as could be expected.
: Guard King, of the STATE Reta..'ntns',-
was in the city last night looking for
Eddie Wilkerson, Manchester boy VINO
ESCAPED from that place yesterday after
noon about o'clock. The boy mad aot
rsacled the city last night at late
hour. Wilkerson was sent to the insti-
) tuition about six month ago from here
s and is seventeen years old, but rather
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