The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-05
HEAR ARGUMENT
FOR new TRIAL
Negro Lawyer Will Speak for One
Of His Race To-Morrow
THE CONFINEMENT OF DAVIS
improper Use Of Mats John French
Gets Himself in Trouble BY Writing
to Sergeant saunders-News
from the Southslde.
THE CONFINEMENT OF DAVIS
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

Manchester Burenu, Richmond Times,
No. 1Oa Hull Street
Argument will be heard by Judge JOHN
H ingram, OF the Corporation CouEe
OF Manchester, Tomorrow morning at II
o'clock. on q motion for a new trial TOT
Ernest Davis, the negro convicted OF muir
der in the first degree j. X. Pol!aro
(colored) Is defending the negro inant
and it is said he Is doing so gratuitously.
In the three days trial last week he
made good fight for his client
In the meantime Davis Is confined see
cureiy in the city Jail. and the knowledge
of the sentence is telling OF him. Before
the trial he was f,,l of cheer. and laugh
eG at the downcast looks Of tie others.
Now he spends almost siecpless nights.
with restless DAYS, eagerly watching FOE
his attorney. ana. praying for some ray
OF light. Should the motion for a new
trial be refused by Judge Ingram. the
negro will very probably hang for his
crime in the yard OF the jail.
TAKEN ILL.
Mr.. Edward Turner. foreman OF tho
Wortendyke Manufacturing Company. OF
Richmond. residing in Manchester was
taken suddenly ill yesterday afternoon
while at his work, and had to have the.
ambulance summoned to temporarily re-
neve him He was later taken to his
home, on Fifth and Stockton Streets,
and the flfaf4yf phyElciau Gated In MS
condition was very critical last evening.
INTERESTING LETTER.
Recently released, from the city jail.
having served q sentence of sixty GAYS
FOR an attack on the home OF Ser
eeant J. c. Saunders. John French has
y-rltten letter to Mr.. Saunders. from
Baltimore, and. as q result. may be
!. kyx1.E Fov<fI To-
tiea who now have the letter. Language
,,saii in the letter is said to be very I'M
nropar. and "a marshal OF the un'eeu
States came over here F'riday ana
ba1 q talk with the SERGEANT.
Urt.nuntea by the attitude OF the citi-
zens or police, the gang OF thieves VINO
have been doing business IN the co"
Ii,a are vet operating; Mfr. John CARROLL.
IF S.-ansboro. being the lntast victim to
hc operated upon. a very fire milcn COW
was taken from his pen friday night by
some one and all trace OF the persons VINO
dill it completely covered up
Not day passes that some report IL
not made 10 the police that Z COW IS
.to1an II seems that the gang OF thieves
who are working along his hne. do not.
want ANYTHING else but cows. This was
evidenced when they broke into the stable
of Mr.. c. A. Pickett and stole the cow
PERSONALS AND BRTEFS.
Miss Emma Nfrlse. OF Port Norfolk. 10
visiting Miss Ethel Morrfsstss. OF Fit~
tcenth Street.
Nj. and Mrs. ". L. Staples left for
Washington this week to spend some
time. =,
rIr. 4. 3. Morriaettc. of swansboro. will
! move into his newly built store naxt We'd.
.estlay and have an opening day sale.
AR Howard Lowell. OF Porter Street,
city, who has been in Atlanta for sew
er;tl months, Is spending his vacation with
his parents.
Miss Bessie Clemens. Of Powhatan coun-
ty, is visiting Mrs. Jarvis. OF Swanseoro.
Mrs. Caroline Dunnavant IS reported to
be sick at her home. No. 61f Maury Street.
B. F. Hawks. watchman for tho
| American B-idge Company. was dned
SEQ by Mayor Maurice yesterday naoEn-
| In for being disorderly on the street
Hon. E. c.. Foxes was in the Mayor
Court yesterday. representing young
man for fighting.