Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-16
FIGHT AND COWHIDE,
ANNIE BRohpNox, coLoEED, At
TRACKS JEFFERSON MANN.
BUSINESS MEN TO : MIGHT.
Railroad wreck Victim Know" IN
unnc,,c.tcr-,IudSc CIopton Bn.'s
propcrt,-Camr,aint over Inndc-
ouate strcct-Car Service.

Negroes in Manchester were in high
,,i,c,1 al. excitement last night when -Annle
Rroaanax cowhidcd Jefferson Mann, on
Hall street near Fourteenth
Mr. Mann was walking down iao'I
street. when he received the lamhast!nE
.,hat he viii long remember without
warning. the negro woman attacked MN
and landed several heavy blows on ms
todr The injured man ran TWO or ttis'
squares before he go; out OF Teach oA
the Infatuated woman
IIrncreGs Of negroes were following the
woman as She continued to st.llse ZIG
nan over the head with her 'fa"hiGe'
The negro woman felt agsrieVIo oNsa
,he manner In which Mr. Mann mad as
she alleges. treated her daughter. and
awaited herself OF the opportunity 10
tt;ack him in the street
Policeman a. S Wright has summoned
ho+b me woman and the man to appear
before Mayor Maurice this morning
The cowhidins Of Mr.. Mann created
such excitement last night
A fight between TWO young men also
,ce,,r-ed IN one Of the saloons IN Man
saester last night. No arrests Eere hiaoe-
KNOWN IN MANCHESTER.
%a,ys was received IN Manchester yes
srdav of the death Of Mr.. 9. NJ hlTpS'
gho was killed in railroad wreck Eea,
Ehite Sulphur Springs. ". Va me deao
nan was a cousin Of Mrs. j. w. iSaTfeSt'
Manchester. and was wei known mere
Mr.. Kirby liveo in Richmond Tor some
s,ne with one Ct his brothers. lie mao
lson emrIoyo5 as an engineer on the
rhesapeake and Ohio railway for num-
ter of years Fireman S, NJ heyser was
ilso Killed in the wreck
Mr.. Kirby was The brother Of Mr.. Frank
i-frt1y vino was well known in kIchmol-H
sind Manchester
AN ENJOYABLE DANCE,
Notwithstanding the inclemency OF 'n'
weather. several couples ATTENDED me
dance In the Leader Hall last night
RFsny persons from Richmond Were u! es-
cnf qnd the music was better than usual
aiessrs Clinton Waymack. Leroy La
.ha.n, and James Paulero. the managers,
are arranging for a grand New Years )
42ve dance which promises TO be the most
enjoyable dance given.
SALE OF a STORE.
MIR A. l. Adamson. the real estate
agent viii sell. Thursday afternoon. AT
a o'clock. one of the best stores and most
valuable tote on I3ull street. The store Is
No 1908 Hull street.
Mcssrs Augustine Royal & Co. are
also advertising = lot OF valuable property
for sale.
WANT NEW STREET-CARS
Complaint has been made on account OF
The inadequate service fGrnlshed by me
Passenger and Power Company on It's
I4ull and Perry street lines. also OF the
which are run along, these lines II is
said that some of the cars We're among the
tfrst to be used in Manchester. They are
srnall--not much larger than the mule
cars now running over Mayo's bridge
ana are crowded morning and evening ny
women and mcn who work in Richmond
who want to see a few new cars placed
on the Manchester lines as well as IN
Richmond The Manchester patrons OF
The Passenger and Power Company claim
that they should lie given better service
and larger cars. and il is thought that
.he ordnance offered in the City Assem-
bly, by AR a L. Sampson for better
schedule will tend 10 bring about an I'M
rrovement in the street-car service IN
Manchester.