The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10

A RUNAWAY \.
Was Shaken / Up. but Not Not
Much Hurt.
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Mr., r !, !, Plan.
Would introduce Some important and
Interesting Changes In County
School System Lunatlcs
Give 7 trouble.
r. I'LL CHE RS PLAN.

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While on his way to the Westhampton
car yesterday morning, Judge T. Ashby
Wickham. OF the Henrico County Court.
was badly shaken up and perhaps mar,
rowly escaped more serious injury at
the hands OF d runaway horse attached
to the buggy in which he was seated.
Fl Just how the thing happened could not
be learned. THE Judge lives In Tuckahoe
District. some little distance from the
city, and is wont to catch the train
Richmond, when It is necessary
for him to come to town. The regular
term Of the court was to begin yes erday
and, Of course, Judge Wickham had to
be there. Owing to slight wreck on
the road, the train was several hours
late, and tho Judge attempted to drive
to the Wcsthampton line terminus there
i to catch car to Richmond. While on
the way the runaway accident occurred.
4 "A brief letter BY special delivery inform
ed MIR. s. p. Waddill. clerk Of the
court, Of the cause for the Judges delay
and Of the necessitySof postponing the
opening of court until To-day. Judge
4Wickham merely said that he had been
e Shaken up" somewhat, and that he cx-
pected to be out to-day.
Plans now maturing in the head OF
some of the school trustees of the coun-S
ty will in fall probability result In some
radical and important changes in the
Henrico system. 5i.
h One OF the chief movers in the new
scheme is Mr.. r. n. Il Pitcher, Of Varina
Mr.. n Pitchers plan Is to secure con-
3solidation Of schools In the county and
q resulting reduction In the number Of
them. He Is now quietly working up the
matter. and declares that 1t will doubtless
go through. N
In the opinion OF Mr.. Pitcher, the great
6 thing needed inSs Henrico is this consoll-
Bdation-the bringing together Of a mum
Der Of small schools and the establish
ing In their stead OF some one large and
well equipped one. 10 do this. OF course,
each school would have to be made to
cover a wider radius Of territory, but this
condition, Mr.. Pitcher believes, could be
easily met by the adoption Of the method
followed in Indiana. The children could
meet at certain point and large wagons
could be sent around to gather them up
and bring them TO school in the morning.
In the afternoon they could be taken
home. The teams and drivers could easily
be made to support themselves. A farm
or two could be leased and hay. or what
ever was best adapted to the soil, could
Z be raised and marketed. 4
F4 This Is the fSCheneT ADOPTED IN E1nuldIltL,
and such an one, Mr.. Pitcher believes,
would be good for Henrico. It has
proved highly successful in the West. ~
Two negro lunatcs-brothers named
Johnson-ca used Deputy Sheriff Mann
and an assistant some little worriment
on Saturday. The two men were being
taken to the train, where they were to be
met by the agent Of the Petersburg
asylum. Up to the time they left the
Jail they were perfectly quiet, but when
they reached the street the trouble be-
gan. On a Clay Street car the negroes
became so disorderly that the conductor
made tho deputy and his wards get d own
and out. The prisoners made several at
tempts to gain their liberty, and kicked
up no end OF a racket. They were finally
bundled into a wagon and taken to the
station by main force
A deed was flied in the county court
Yesterday BY w. j. Westwood, substi-
tuted trustee, conveying to the Virginia
Trust Company a lot Of seventy acres.
with improvements, two and q half miles
west OF the city. formerly owned by J -,
Mosby. The consideration was 81, 500. &