The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
CHASING
NEGROES
Chesterfield Constables After
a Gang of Them.
MINERAL. MAN NOT THE ONE
Young Boy Kicked Yesterday by Mule.
Arrangements for The Coming Pri-
mary Grand Jury Meets Again
To-Morro w-Churches.
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch, I

Manchester Bureau Ilfnes-Dispatch,
No 1902 Hull Street, !
Vigorous efforts are being made by the
constabulaly OF Chesterfield county to rout
from the woods of certain section of the
place, beginning at Marx Addition and
extending TO Centralia or thereabout.
gang OF negroes said to be responsible for
sundry awless acts recently reported,
Including the murderuus attempt TO rob
the house of a citizen and the assault
upon the three ladies on last Tuesday.
Officers have been scattered throughout
the neighborhood, and Squire Chatham,
who is directing the movements, said yes
terday that he was determined to put a
stop to the depredations of the outlaws
One of the constables stumbled across
three Of them in the woods the other
night, and when they refused to halt
fired several tines at them, but so far
us Is known without effect A yoans
man out recently picking blackberries
ran into big negro SPRAYED fun length
on the grass-the personincaton of lazl-
ness. He seemed to have fixed himself
there to stay. Over some sticks hanging
over his head he had stretched some I'm
to keep the sun and the rain OIL, wnlie
he lay basking below
AS stated before, it is the determinauon
of the officers to get rid Of this gang, II
they have to arrest every one. lheS
believe that one Of this NUMBER com
uitted or attempted to commit. the as
sault upon Mrs, Thompson TUESDAY allef
non Two negroes, supposed to be oil
the gang OF tramps, were arrested FRIDAY
night by Officer Grant. Ihey are Alpene
Baldwin and William Norwood, they are
not thought. however, to have any con-
necton with the assault.
NOT THE RIGHT ONE.
But scant success attends the efforts Oh
the officers to locate the assa!!ant or MIS-.
Thompson. and it now appears llKel! tnat
the criminal will never be apprehended
Charles Mcdonald, the man arrested at
Mineral the other day, and who was gen
orally believed to be the right one, turns
out after all not to be the man. Mrs
Thompson and Miss Thurston came down
from Centralia yesterday and took a look
at him, but declared positively that he
was not the proper person. Another
negro was arrested at I1mporia and was
brought TO the Manchester Jail last night.
The ladies will come down to Identify
him tomorrow.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
At . meeting of the chairmen Of the
Chesterfield and Powhatnn. held July
q. 70 3, il WIS ordered that PR nary
election be held in the city OF Manches-
ter and the counties of Chesterhed Pow
hatan and Goochland between the hours
of 6 A. NJ and p. NJ. on Thursday,
September "a 1908. to nominate candi-
date for the State Senate from the x
teenth Senatorial District. and every
candidate shall al least thirty (3o) days
prior to said election give notice in writ
ing of his candidacy to the respective
chairmen of the city and counties last
above named
And at the same time It was ordered
that on the same day September "a, 1908
and between the same hours. a primary
election shall be held in the city Of Man
chester and in the counties Of Chesterfield
and Powhatan to nominate a candidate
for the House of Delegates from 81 d
city and counties and at the same pri-
mary election In the county of Chester
field to nominate a candidate for the
House Of Delegates from said county
Candidates must give notice in writing
at least thirty (So) DAYS prior to sid
elections to the chairmen OF the sail
city and counties. except candidates to
REPRESENT Chesterfield alone who shall
only give,notice to the chairman of the
Chesterfield Committee.
Only qualified white Democratic voters
shall vote at said elections,
KICKED BY MULE.
A young boy about fourteen years OF