The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
Manchester Negro Given Ten.
Years at Newport News,
HE STOLE TWENTY COATS
An Old Offender Who Had Already
Served Two Terms IN the Penten-
tiary-This Sentence Means
Commitment for Life.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, March To-
Charles Smith, alias John Brown, the
negro overcoat thief. was given five years
IN THE penitcntlaryl on each Of. two
charges OF burglary in the Corporation
Court to-day Tho man had confessed TO-
stealing about twenty coats. but he was
only prosecuted OH two charges on &C.
count of the fact hat tho prisoner has al
ready served two terms in the penltentl-.
airy and to 30 there this time means to
stay there for life. Tho negro did not
seem TO be especially concerned about
his prospects lie is an old hand ut tho
business, and tho bars have no terrors
for him. The prisoner says that no was
born in Manchester, and that his mother
died when he was very young. Ills ia
Their, he says, was drowned in Manches-
ter about a year ago. He was sent up
for four years from Norfolk for larceny
and for two years from Alexandria for
felonious assault. 'fs
A negro named Thomas Alimms was
given one year In the penitcntiary BY the
jury for felonious assault.
Cleveland Mccullough and Clarence
Ashburn, two notorious small boys of the
city, were ordered to be sent to the re-
formatory by Justice Brown In the Police
Court to-day. Tho boys, with sam
Thomas. another incorrigible youngster,
stole a lot OF tools from the plant Of the
D. S, Jones Lumber and Manufacturing
Company. They were picked up by De-
tcctive Payne and all the tools recovered,
Sam Thomas was turned over to his pd-
rents to be placed in Catholic school.
SLOTERDYK IN PORT.
The Dutch steamship Sloterdyk, which
sailed from Rotterdam thjrty-one days
ago for this port, arrived late this after
noon. ! When the vessel was seen coming
In she was taken for the Soestdyk, which
has been out from Rotterdam only sew
enteen days and the uneasiness on ac-
count Of the Sloterdyk was greatly In
creased, Bad weather delayed the Slot
erdyk. causing her to take just twice the
usual time to make the trip.
In the Corporation Court to-day August
Imbert entered suit against the Western
Union Telegraph Company for 500 stat
utory damages for delay in the delivery
/ of a MESA sc. #
The five negroes who were indicted for
robbinG and assaulting the three Ger
man sailors will be tried one day this
week, il the sailors are well enough to
leave the hospital and appear~in court TO
testify.
CLEVER AMATEURS.
alabama" Augustus Thomas famous
play. was presented at the Academy OF
Music tonight by Il clever amateur or
Eanizatlon TO a packed house. The per-
Torrance was for the benefit OF the fund
which is being raised by the Confederate
organizations for the entertaining Of the
Grand Camp of Virginia, when 1t holds
Its annual reunion here In September.
The amateurs are planning to put on the
production In Richmond and other cities
In the near future.
The monthly members meeting OF the
Young Mems Christian Association was
held last night.
Rev. w. L. Powell. pastor Of the Twen-
Ety-fourth- Street Christian Church.. has
accepted a call from the Church of Christ
Greenvile. N. C. He has notified his
congregation that he will preach his fare
we'll sermon about April LIST.