The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-02
John Johnson, Of Richmond, Ar
rested for Robbery.
THREE ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE
The Norfolk Police Take No Note OF
Such Cases-if They Die rs Case
for the Coroner. If Alive Case
for the Physicians.
for the Physicians.
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NORFOLK VA, Sept. Annie Bryan
(colo.ed) of 50 Lincoln Street, attempted
suicide this morning. She was appre-
nonsiye that she would be arrested, and
for fear OF tho humiliation of the arrest
and trial. she took dose of iaLdanum
The dose might have been effective had
not the police discovered the wonIans
condition and summoned Drs. Phillips
and Speight, who used a. stomach pump
10 relieve the woman and SAVE her lie
She was not arrested. Chief Nelines says
that he has changed the practice OF ar
rested persons who attempt suicide be-
cause there is no stated law against that
ofrense. He says that the police used 10
b. put to a great deal of annoyance and
trouble by attempted suicides, chiefly by
negroes.
The police would bring suicides TO the
station-house and apply the renleaies..
NO ARRESTS NOW
Chief yellines says he stopped all that
because if tho suicide be dead 1t IS a case
for tho Coroner. and IL not dead, 1t Is
case for the physicians. In either event
III. nolice department has nothing TO 90
with the subject Of attempted suiclde, Pc
cause the Virginia law does not coilsiuel
it crime. ,.;,7,
ono of q negro woman, Annie Earrls OF
o King street who jumped oVerboatd az
,Ia Norfolk and Western Railway wharf
between and 9 o'clock this morning.
She was pulled out of deep water altef
She had sunk and was revived. IL is sald
that She was under the influence of liquor
Minnie Lewis, a white woman, whose
right name Is said to be Kate Murray, OF
Portsmouth, took laudanum last night
She was sent to the Retreat for the Sick,
whele She died this morning. The police
merely take cognizance of these cases as
a matter Of general information. The de-
paliment makes no effort TO arrest SUI
cides before or after taking.
WORK FOR THE ASTORS.
John Johnson, Of Richmond, negro.
is held here for robbery. William Darcy,
Of portsmouth white. and Frank Pace,
ooored. Of Norfolk, are held in bond as
witnesses Darcy says he lives in New
York, having been a resident there for
twenty-nine years. He proposed to come
to Portsmouth TO see his mother. He
says he took steerage passage by the
Old Dominion steamer Jamestown, with
about $40 In his pocket and that he
bought drinks from Johnson and when
he looked Tor his money after he got
sober. it was not in bis pocket. but as
he believes In Johlson's S. He says, more
over. that the loss was what he de-
served for mixing with the negroes.
johnson denies his guilt and dcclares
that he has been employed by the Asiors
in New York. and has a good charaC -er
and vacation. lie was on his way to-
Richmond by Petersburg. but tried TO
leave the steamer at Old Point Comfort.
and was arrested. He was examined
by Commissioner Riddleberger III the
United States Court this morning and
held for the November grand jury on a
bond Of $500 DeArcy, among other
losses, dropped a set of teeth, he doesn't
know whore. II eslnilcs in a tootlllcss and
sad we, however, in recounung lbs expert
ences, and says he VIII know better here
after. Johnson says his master OWNS a
mouse and lot In Richmond and he was
going there TO stay a month.
CALL TO REPUBLICANS
Harry * Wolcott. chairman of the
Republican District Committee has is
sued a call 10 the Republicans of the
Second District to meet in convention
October 7th in Newport News to choose
a nominee for Congress. The delegates
are to be elected in the cities and conn
ties according 10 the presidential vote,
one for every 200 votes.