The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-20
WOMAN SAID TO
HAVE USED POISON.
Laura Taylor Arrested in Rich.
mond BY Officer Grant.
OLD NEGRO MAN THE. VICTIM.
N. c. c. Early HAS Returned From the Hos
pi.al-ltems Of Interest From
Chesterfield and
Manchester.
OLD NEGRO MAN THE VICTIM.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond lines

11O5 Hull Street.
Officer Grant was forced, ior =tiie San
ar dirty. to disturb 4 dance last night anu
TAX. from the midst Of the merry throlis
enc Laura TAYLOR (colored), who is Wa1teo
I,y the authorities of Chesterfield tor the
.,i,e~ad noisoninc of Henderson Smith, an
Md negro man living near, Clopton. Inc:
deed is said to have been committed OH
rho Sth when Laura was dong SONS
cooking for the old man; and, wishing 10
look out for his life insurance, IS allegeo
to haye placed rough on rats IN ms
tread. Dr.. Merchant was inc SUI e,a,,s
., inc +. usl. arlne of her supposed plans'
fer he pulled Smith through and told him
the nature of his illness.
Smith came before Squire Cheatnaih
~ sterday afternoon and swore out Wal
rant for the arrest OF Laura. Cllce,
Grant was assigned to the case. ana
With the aid of the Richmond police he
found his prisoner in 4 dacnS hail at tue
corner Of Twenty-tirst and Main Streets,
where she was tripping the light fan
tastic Suspicion points very strongly to
the woman.
Willie Jefferson (coloreD was seriously
shot Tuesday night by another negro,
Curnal Thomas. The shooting occurred
il, the section house of the Seaboard
Air Line. AS result of it, Jefferson IS
now under the care Of a doctor, with q
small piece of lead in his abdomen.
Thomas has left for parts unknown
The police were notified of the fight and
went to the scene but found no one but
the shot negro 1t is learned that a quar-
rel ensued over a, game of craps, ana &c
volvers got into play in short time.
Thomas is described as being of ginger
cake color, about five feet six lnches, aho
Weighing about 100 pounds.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
It was stated few days ago that Mr..
J. r. FIournoy was a candidate for the
Council from the First Ward It should
have been W. r. Flornoy. The error is
corrected with pleasure.
Miss Grace Gregory, of CE1se CITY, IS
visiting Miss Isabelle White, on West
Eleventh Street.
Miss Lena Warwick. OF Garfield, who
has been the guest Of Miss Nina Owen.
Of Porter Street, has returned to her
home.
Airs. B. D. Baber, who has been so i'll
Tor the past week Is reported to be much
better to-day.
Mr.. E. L. Farley. the druggist OF the
city has been discharged from the hos
pital. in Richmond, where. FOR the past
month. he has been confined. The friends
OF the popular young man are glad to
see him out.
Henderson Lodge, I. Q. Q. f., will meet
tonight i'm their hall. Patrick Henry
lLOuSe. III HlCllIliOIu Will SGIiu lIlclI
itiating team over to give a II eXempllfica-
ton Of degree work.
The City Central Committee will meet
tonight in the Mayors Courtroom for
the purpose of hearing from the Commit
tee on Plans, who were appointed at the
last meeting. when the date of the pri-
mary was set. The report of this COM
lnittec will be of much interest TO the
candidates low in the field for the diff
a. S,,..,- 4, 1,-il1
tell them tho amount expected OF them
as fee TO- getting in the Democratic
primary
a silver Tea will he given tonight by
the ladies of Clopton-Street Baptist
Church at cers1ey's Hall. in Swansboro.
\ silver offering will be taken at the
door and refreshments served after the
program re which, by the way, will be
| one of ire best Of the season. The must
cal part CT it will be good and treat
! for any u5c 10 see.
The Chautauaua will meet tomorrow
night With D. w. P. Mathews. The
subject for the evening will be 'Ameri-
| can D:n'or c, The circle is gaining
| in numbers ane prominence every week
the be., pc, rlc OF the city being mem
| bers. TEere is {. meeting every friday
:.:sht, when sCn,a subject is discussed
| Icy a ch:sc 1e; Ger for the occasion, there
| by promoting the needs OF socie'y DIS
| we'll as col oatlon
Mr.. J. Fl. Brown is very i'll at his home,
| Sixth and Decatur Streets Mr. Brown
| is one OF the best mon of the Fire De
! partment, and the fire yesterday was the
| first one he has missed for some time
lis condition was though TO be slightly
| better last night.
The hose reel of the Fire Department,
| which has for some time been under re-
| r,irs will he brought to the station Sat
! l.rday and be i'll better condition than ii
| has for some time.
| The Manchester School Board will meet
! one week from tonight and hear from
| he committee appointed to look into the
| advisability of bringing action to re-
! cover a part, if not the whole, of the
| rloney alleged to have been taken by the
| former clerk of the board, L. II. Eitz-
| gerald.
| Mr. Tom Slaughter, who met with an
| accident at the Southern shops last week,
! IS row improving as fast as could DC eN-