The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-14
ARREST IN!
MANCHESTER
Alleged Fugitive from I'm Wash y 81
ington Taken in Charge.
DEATH OF MRS. CIV. STILL
Damaging Fire Early Sunday Morning
In Which There We're Several Mar 4
row Escapes-C ouncll Meeting
To-Night-Personal Notes. al
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,
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Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch
" F'8 N No. 1902 Hull street.
Detective Captain Totnlinson and DO
teotlve Pratt, OF the Metropolitan DO
partment, Washington, and Captain Lips
comb, Of Manchester, on Saturday Ut
rested William Dlggs, man wanted III
tho capital city for the theft Of $3.50 from
George Vgopsky. a citizen OF Whining
ton, Delaware. The arrest has been Kept
quiet Detective Pratt traced his man 10
Richmond and upon arriving mere ho
took Captain Ton1ii,son into his conn
dence As a result Il systematic search
Of the city was made Friday, but the fell
low wus not found. Saturday Manchester
was visited, with the result that Dlgss
wns unprecedented, through the assistance
( Of Captain Lipscolnb.
Quietly the officers placed the man upon,
a north bound train, and he was out or
Manchester beyond Richmond and over
the State border before the night had
passed. He Is now In Washington
Diggs, together with 20 man named
James Leftwich, 1t Is alleged druggcd
oVgopsky and lifted the money from his
person while he was under the Influence
Of tho drug.
HEAVY RAINS.
The heavy showers last night washed
the streets and sidewalks and kept people
Mt home. The several social functions
that took place had small attendance.
A great amount OF the real esta tie en-
brnced In the sidewalks found It's way
into James River. 3ls5
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
At the meeting OF tho City Council to-
night the Street Committee will present
Its resolution requesting the Council to
apportion tho funds appropriated to the
committee into four equal parts among
the four wards, Action may DO taken
upon the request at the meeting, or 1T
may 20 back to the committee to be de-
cded by that body.
II the matter comes up for discussion,
1t Is likely that fight will be precipi-
tated BY Councilman Wakefield. who Is
anxious to have the money distributed
among the wards pro IA ia, In accordance
with the amount Of taxation paid by each
ward. "a
Under this division It is likely that the
First Ward. in which the Southern shops
are located. would get the bulk of the
= 4 DEATH OF MRS. STILL.
died at the home. No. 112 West Fifth
Street, Sunday night about II O. clock,
aged rorty-three years. She leave no chill
dren. She was shrouded in her wedding
DRESS In which she was married some
years ago at James River Baptist Church,
county.
The funeral will be at o'clock this AZ
ternoon from Stockton-Street Church. ana
the interment will be In Maury Cemetery.
!. OFFICE RANSACKED.
During his absence from his office Sun
day night, and while he was IN attend
ance upon the services at Ftfth-Street.
Methodist Church, the desks. tables,
wardrobes clothing. and everything else
In Or. Brodnax's office were searched
upset and tempered With by some one
evidently in search of money.
Nothing was missing, and as the Doctor
had no funds stored away In his office.
the would-be thief departed empty hand
ed.
Flames, supposed to have been the work
of firobugs, destroyed the homo Of Mrs.
Lula Wright, No. 212 East Eleventh
Street, about o'clock, Sunday morn
The fire was discovered by 1nez. the
little daughter who awoke with SEN
sation OF smothoring. She aroused her
mother, who with the other children
made rush for an exit. Mrs, Wright was
overcome with the smoke and tainted, as
she reached the staircase leading down.
ana Iell down tne s.ops' messi >. 80 har
ue' hhl'es t.'u NIa,.na,, = ,r,a,d u,ro,
ana saved Mrs. 'u ,.a q it''''u' Wy
WIS us assisted a. NV .,.o =, ~, o,a Mrs.
WIG, Ing ,aain 1e 81, e e.u o,,nnat totnI sbo
Ml'sn. ,. .oan ,oa rains, honsa since
10, ,,as poen neo har hnshond 3Froe Wars ago.
wy, Wal ,,oa sii,ad IN railrond nccident.
NIo,srs 1ns 4 Slnyoy and Robert Jeter,
,na rdors lost nearly everything they pos
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'1 Tho house was owned by Mrs. Wright.