The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-12

Chief Of Police and City Engineer Cap
tain James A. Lipscomb submitted his re-
port for the expenditures for the month
of September and October. In September
the amount paid out for Improvements
was $3.50 &c. and for October s1,0t7.3L
The action Of the Finance Committee
in reimbursing the Street Committee for
the money expended for the hire of spe-
ella; hands to clean the streets was APP
proved.
\ Tho City Almshouse report for the
month showed that there were eleven
inmates, and that the expense Of keeping
the same was S145. Visits to the aims
house during the month Of October were
81. and outside poor received So. City
carts will not be confined to paved streets,
rs was the idea Of the Ordinance Com
mittee. There We're present Messrs. Nun
nally, Reams. Petit. Sampson. Cox, Griz-
zard. Owen, Bradley. Ferguson, Gill and
Wakefield
Whether this is the right name is a
question in the minds Of some. as the
negro is said to have several aliases.
He was worthless negro and a few
days before the crime quit the employ.
ment Of the contractor and made sew
eral attempts to get work on neighhor-
boring farms. At the home Of Butler,
Taylor. comfortable, though plain,
two-story, frame farm house. occupyin g
protected ground between two small
hills. which hide it from the main line
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
something over three miles below Dos
we'll. at night fall there sat In the main.
doorway the tired and worn husband
while within the room at his back lay
his wife upon whose arms and bosom
the blue and bruised marks Of the ne
gro's grasp still told Of her struggle
with her brute assalant.
Butler Taylor was waiting for news
from the days hunt for the negro, which
was being led by his brother, Thomas
Taylor, and HIS neighbor and friend.
Frank FINS, who on the day Of the as
sault was first to bring him word OF the.
crime while he worked in the field. He
was keenly disappointed that my hasty
arrival at his home was not to bring
him word that they had the brute.
All day he had been within call OF
his wife who is nervous and unstrung
and more so because at the expected
birth of a second child. While talked
with the husband Mrs. Taylor came to
the door, a rather stout. robust-looking
woman but evidently very nervous, as
when Mr.. Taylor would have left the
house TO OlTeCL lllC " tiAC Aithili hO<t0t
she begged that he not leave her.
Mrs. Taylor said the negro came to her
house four times within the hour before
he attempted to assault her and that the
18th time she met him In the main room
of the dwelling, which was the scene OF
the attempted crime. She fought like
mad and once getting free from the
hrute.s grasp threw open a trunk and
seized pistol but to find when she
nn,led the trigger with the muzzle ct
Tho neero's heart it was empty. The
negro's purpose was thwarted by this
and he ran, she following, hoping as she
en- anned the gun some chamber might
hold bullet which would bring him
down.
sTRAYED AWAY.
1,-bi1e Mrs. Walter Owen was shopping
a., 2r,ad Street in Richmond yesterday at
te-noon. leaving her horse and buggy stand
inc near the c,lrhing, the horse was either
stolen or wandered away, and though
search was instituted at once, and the
nolice called in to help solve the mystery
there was no trace Of the morse 1ounu
rhe theory Of the police of Richmond Is
that the animal was driven Oft There
va = in.the buggy a lot Of goods bought
IN the stores on. Broad Street, and to
make another purchase Mrs: Owens mad
gone into Kauffnans, and left the AMI
nal standing directly in front of the
store.
& Peculiarly sad was the death last night
about seven o'clock of Miss Lula Pace
young lady of Stanton, Virginia, al
the home Of her brother-in-law. Mr. D.
C. Smals. of Pocahontass Street, Manches-
ter. Miss Pace. young girl OF eighteen
years old, the very picture ofhealth, came
down to visit her sister about three
weeks ago, and had been here only a few
days when she was taken Ill. and not
withdrawing, the best medical aid she
gradually sank until last night, when.
death came.
Around the deathbed were the immedi
ate family. the parents in Staunton hav-s
Ing been telegraphed for. father and
mother. two brothers and two sisters
survive the young lady The remains
will he taken to Stauntou this morn
ing for burial.
s . POLICE TROUBLES.
Y. For reasons best known to a citizen ltv-
ing near Seventh and Perry Streets night
before last commenced to chastise his
better half. to the annoyance OF the neigh
borhood. The woman appeared in the
door bleeding, but didn't wish anything
done with her husband. and so the officers
had nothing to do but como away and
leave her.
Jim Kitchen was cut up Monday night
nv unknown persons, and the officers are
now on the trail of the guilty boys.
kitchen seems destined to evil luck. hay-
inc been tarred and feathered once by
his associates. One cut received ex-
tended from the back Of the neck down
In the shoulder and was quite serious.
MT. Bernard Robinson, an old AIanches-
IA how. returned to his home here yes
terday ming. after being in the Flon-
dyke regions for over four years. Mr..
Robertson went away from Manchester
has been letting his friends hear from