The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-30
lSSAUl CAS-
IN TIL COUNTY
Charles Dawson Arrested on a
Serious Charge Another
Delay in Bond Matter.

s. C.,nries Dawson, charged with ettetAPe-
sn9 TO assault Mrs. Ella -. 80 ILL.,, -, =
White woman living In Fulton, ana ~l.n
using hnuropcr language to her. was ar :.
4 ,.sat.a MONDAY night and placed in the
4 Hen-ico safl. he VIII shortly be gwen a
preliminary hearing before sq1lle =. e !.
s Martin. by whom the warrant WIS issued.
81 V-htIe h declines to make any state
Eaent with reference to the matteF, A. IS
i ,,,,tierstood that he denies the cnasSe
made against him. his WAC ana LIE. .i.s'
n.other-in-law visited him at the court
ho,,.a Yesterday, but neither OF them
5 sneak about tbs matter. Dawson was
Z e,,,nIoyrad as 2. mechanic and has two
,,I,,idren He has retained Mr.. James n.
Russell as his counsel -.
IRE story OF Dawson's attempted as
ss,lt is told by Mrs. Jordan IN the 1oi-
Lowing language: .,
IT was sitting in the front room
!. NV residence sewing. about 4:So
o.c1nck when Mr.. Dawson knocked at
the door. He inquired if my HUSBAND is1 wa ra+
: nj nome / answered. No, he Wall no.
be home until O'clock: = "a xa+ down
end began to talk about the weather. IN
e few minutes got up 70 iook az s ~. 10
bread Assa z 1 hs s. ana When passed
through my room on the way 70 70. LIE
kitchen he grabbed me by the waist; I
managed by hard struggle 20 ,o Lee ~. af
the bread. When returned he mace a
second attempt, "a -
picked Up poker s ana a ahe door and
left lsfs v ny hss saa NeS caloiiha Whe
Works sams n0ns n xaofs aa Happened Ii0fH
started In search ef-Dawson; aaV1sea
him to seek q constable and LET the law
take its course.
4 niartSn about o'clokk and taken to Jail
The Warrant charges him with attempt
ing assault and using Improper language
Dawson resides in Iienrico county ana
IS vel acquainted with the Jordans, be-
ing nsighbors at one time.
Mrs.. Jordan is small: deli ha e. wo man
married about three years She l l,. :: q
daughter Of the late w. J.. Whiteside,
who was weusknown and highly eS-
feened resident OF Seven Pines. Mn j..
LAC JORDAN her husband, bears a good
reputation as an honest working man
and citizen
Owing to a wreck on the Chesapeake
and Ohio between here and Lorraine,
Judge Wickham could not be at the Coun-
~ Court Of Henrico yesterday morning a.
the appointed time for the hearing OF
ffe bond issue, at this time the allah
sorbinE topic for discussion among the
citizens OF 71enrico. The hearing OF the
Question was set for yesterday at II A.
M. but the unavoidable delay Of the
iudg< postponed the case until to-day
MeesrH. Sands and Sands are coun-
sci for the petitioners. who ask Tor a
special election to BIO granted, when the
people Of the county may vote as TO
whether they will issue bonds in the
emount of SO, 600 for the betterment Of the
roads of the county. Major Courtney
Goes not wish for the county to be placed
under bond for the betterment of the
roads, and he will fight the petition with
q counter one from citizens living in Hen
lico, who are opposed TO the special cleo
ton, some thinking that the general cleo
tior will be sufficient time. while others
do not want the bonds to be issued at all.
In the clerks Office yesterday a
marriage license was issued to Miss
Martha c. Johnson. and Mr.. Eugene w.
Johnson. The bride Is only seventeen.
and the groom just nineteen. Miss
johnson is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs,
IA F. Johnson, living in Henrico. and is
very well known in the city. The groom
is an employee of the Richmond Traction
Company. and held in the highest es-
TEEN by his employers
Steamer Pocahontas, On which so many
Richmond people have spent pleasant
evening in sail down the beautiful
James to Dutch Gap. yesterday went
into the dry dock at Newport News. for
repairs, and in it's stead will be placed
the Cid Point Comfort. OF the N. Y. p.
and N. line. The Pocahontas will be out
OF the repair shop by the goth of May,
with three new boilers where there are
now two old ones.