The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-28
HEART TRAGEDIES
IN POLICE COURT
Three Pathetic Cases Before
Justice crutchfieId.
MARRIED FOLKS DISAGREE
Strange Story OF Expected Marriase-Mrs.
Darlington Rhodes and Mrs. Charles
10th Say They We're
faltreated.

Three cases in which patllos predonl-
rated were heard by Justice Crutchneid
in the Police Court yesterday Two OF
the cases were the old stories OF heaft
tragedies between husband and vie; tue
third was the strange story tod py 1t
young woman who had come here. sile
said, expecting her sweetheart to marry
her. only 10 be disappointed. IN his de-
Tense against the charge technically ina
OF threatening to Kill her, the man sald
he had never asked her to marry him.
Miss Dora Arthur, of Franklin juno
ton near DanviIlc, was the complain
ant in this last case, the defendant being
Dudley Young. Charles 10th and car
rington J. Rhodes the latter a son OF
fireman in the local department. were the
defendants against their respective wi.es
in the other two cases. Mrs. Loths
mother appeared for her daughter in the
former case.
Three years or so ago it was when
Charles 10th met Miss Newton. the
pretty daughter OF Mrs j. w B. New
ton. There was q love affair, Which
was opposed by the parents. and about
two years ago this eliminated IN an
elopen7ent For a time everything went
well with the young couple, and then
their troubles began.
THEIR TROUBLES.
This state of affairs grew steadily
worse and at length there came little
one Of the union. Then the young Wlie
went to work in q factory. Things went
from bad to worse, and one dread time
the family lived for Il day without heat
or fuel with two biscuits for their food
4 week ago 10th who had been drink
ing, went to the house where ms WIG
and child were and demanded to see
them Tie went into the house and there
followed recriminationS. Inns ieft 20 d
warrant for Loth's arrest, and yesterday
he was placed under bond of 500 for SIX
months.
ACCUSED HER HUSBAND.
Little Mrs Elvina Rhodes looked as It
she might have stepped from page OF
Dickens IN court yesterday she alleged
that her husband had Knocked her
down in the street on one occasion, at an
other time had thrown a brick at her.
hitting her mother. and had two or three
times threatened to shoot her. she said
her husband had tried TO drive her away
from home. bu1 that she wouldn't SO.
Family he paskcCt up his clothes ana
went 10 his mothers while she went to
her Unccs home.
Thus far the DEFENSE has put in no evil
deuce This will ali come cut IL fur-
Their hearing to-day.
MISS ARTHUR's CHARGE
In the case brought by Miss Arthur
AGAINST 1OInS IiiSIc Wei sumo 80 'ihAi-c'
devclopments The specific charge against
Young was that he had threatened to Kill
Miss Arthur. unless she would live with
him as his wife. This all occurred at the
home of Mrs. Jane Lamb, No I'll East
Main Street. and she appeared in court
as a witness.
Mrs Jane Lamb partially corronorateo
this, and told howafterit had happened she
had turned Young away, refusing to
board him further. ANA then Young TOOK
the stand lie said he had never written
to the girl proposing marriage, that IS,
Willingly. but that he had sent her money
| in payment for some things in his posses
sion which he was to sell.
While or the stand he handed to the
| Judge half a dozen or so letters written
! to him by the young woman. She sd
! mitted having written two Of these, but
| others. ii apparently tho same hand
| writing, she denied having written. This
! was signed ~ orr devoted wife
Then Miss Arthur returned to the stand.
| Under pressing questions she sid that
she had lived in Richmond once before
t for three or four weeks and kept board
! irG-house Young boarding with hcr, Sha
! did not know the number or the Ecuse
fEurthel. admissions on her part and tho
/ necessity OF clearing Mrs. Lamb Of
| nsfn,iation; made against her cor'Deiled
Justice Crutchfiold to let the case SO ever
until Tuesday OF next week