The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
III. Peter Walton Terribly Beaten
BY . Crowd.
THE APPEARING E OF OFFICER
eut for His Arrival The Victim Might
Have Been killed-R Richmond Negro
Used His Pistol-other News
Of Manchester.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

( 4sltO history as one OIL &1he oaLR Hdppei.-
angs Of a city. AS 1t was, Mr.. Peter
) walton, a well known young man oil the
city. is in the hands of a physician with
a terribly bruised face the result OF
crowd OF negroes having assaulted him.
It seems from what could be learned OF
the origin OF the light that Mr.. Walton,
together with two other young men, was
at the corner of Cowardin Avenue and
Hull Street when a crowd Of negroes came
mp and began cur,sinE and abusing inc
white mon Not satisfied with this, they
sumped on the young men, and Mr. Wal
son suddenly found himself graphing
with several large negro men. each being
strong enough to handle an ordinary man.
The young man fought against them as
long as he could stand up. but tho NUM-
s,crs were too great for him and he was
forced against the wall of the store on tbs
eor1ler and his face beaten into a, hor-
ible bruise. When the officer arrived on
the scene Mr.. Nation was found N a
oeni-conscious condition. apparently more
dead than alive. The negroes who did the
york had gone. No trace Of them could
be found. What became of the two
friends who were with Mr.. Walton is not
known.
Mr.. Walton is doing as nicely as could
' be expected under the circumstances.
This corner of the street is fast becoming
ueman. who had heard of the brutal
assault last night said a policeman should
stay there all the time There is enough
for one man to do he said. ito watch
) this crowd of negroes and some few white
people who come out on the corner 20 make
q purchase. Something should be done
Tor the good people of this section, and
done Immediately"
NEGRO SHOOTS THROUGH HOUSE.
While the pecrle of Manchester wero
enjoying Easter Sunday, there came
Three distinct pistol shots, s,1d all was in
a furry. A number of negroes thought
TO have been gambling in q house on
Seventeenth Street. between Decatur and
Stockton Streets, had taken a Richmond
1tcgro into their fold. Things did not
run 10 suit the visitor. who drew his
trusty revolver and made three sky
Fights in the roof. It did not take the
police more than five minutes to reach
The scene and locate the shots. They
found nothing, however. The birds had
1iown. 1t was learned that the man who
did the shooting was Walter BluSh, 4
negro from Richmond. Walter evidently
went back to his home Immediately afte.
tie shooting, for nothing las been seen
Of him mere since
when the police entered the building
tlseS could find nothing except the rem
na1lts Of assame. There were fully two
hundred and fifty. people on the outside
70 HAVE FREE LIGHTS.
The contract OF the Richmond Passcn-
& ger and Power Company for lighting the
city free OF charge Tor five Years, With
additional twenty lights, will go into
effect to-day.
Since the offer was made to the Light
Committee and it was accepted there
has been n squabblc over what should be
done with the money to be saved there
by. Some clamor for better streets.
y-1ln 11,y.
and sincere, ask for better police pro-
lection. Siuce The recent rohherics there
has been a stronger feeling for the in
crease OF iii. force. and this may posi-
bly, DE done. The additional twenty
lights have not all been. placed into SER
vice as yet, the Light Committee not
having fixed The locations Several have
been put up, but by NO means all.
DEATH OF MRS. BROWN.
Mrs. Mary L. Brown, of Cripple Creek.
Col. died Sunday morning at The home
nf her brother, Mr.. IL. c. Bcattie. in the
Seth year Of her age. While the c,.l
was not a surprise TO the family. it VAS
no less a shock to tho entire community
where she was we'll known.
Mrs. Brown came here from s,e1 1lomc
an Christmas to visit her brother. Size
was taken sick in February and despite
I'll that loving hands and skilled Thysi
clans could do the end came yesterday
q widow and is survived by two children,
two sisters and two brothers. Her chill
dren are Mrs. Raine. OF Cripple Creek,
ana Ar. George Brown, Of I>ueblO, Col.
Mr.. IL. c. Beattie and MIR. r. 3. ". Bent
3ic. brothers. survive, and Mrs. Trapha-
pan. and Mrs. Mould, of Washington, are
her sisters.
Deceased was born in Canada and came
hero when quite Young. Her parents lived
nor for in
her death is that she was born on the
Say OF Christ's birthday and died on the
lay He arose
Her funeral was yesterday from the
house by Rev. Mr.. Van Houten. assisted
by Rev. Mr.. I'urnbull. 1ntcrlnent was in
11aury Cemetery.
The following were the pall-bearcrs:
Ncssrs. Augustine Royall II. d. Walker,
Sylvan Patch, John L. UIz. George +.
Gary. and George Carr.
SENT TO STAUNTC.:.
Mrs. Annie Harris, the young WOMAN
who was adjudgcd insane some time aSo
by the board Of lunacy. after an ineffectual
attempt at taking her life by jumping
In front of q moving, train, was yesterday
sent to the asylum at Staunton. Sergeant
Fisher wrote the authorities ut NiliE,rs
burg, and received the re.,lS that Their.
was no room there lie then thought it
bestseo send her to Staunton.
THE MAYORS COURT.
In the Police Court yesterday there were
three negroes and they were speedily
dealt with For fighting on tue street,
Eddie Branch and Joe French We're fined
$40 and s., respectively. French w'h
board on the city for twenty days On
( The charge Of being a suspicious charac ter
Albert Dickcrson was allowed to 80. with
the understanding that he would not
again get into the neighborhood OF Shot
wells tannery. He promised. Tho case
OF Garfield Cheatham will CONE mp tbs
morning. He is charged with sssr":ns
) Thomas Weber. a young man Of this city.
Tho assault was a brutal one. The neE.o
relying upon his strength. took a c,ir;ke
and struck the young man several times
: IN the face
ATTEMPTED HoLD-UP.
An inenectual attempt at highway rob-
( berry has been reported TO police head
quarters. Two respectable and reliable