The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-23
NEWS + RON
SOU'T Inside.
Sent OH to the Grand Jtlry---l,lie.
Nu1llber6ofa Cases Breaks
. tic Record.
Fo2 SWEET CHARlTY's SAKE K!
Lawn Party to be Given fol
Miss Matte Woods Case
Postponed.
Manchester Bureau, Times Dis.patchl

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z Manchester Bureau, Times-Dispatcill
No. 11O2 Hull Street
LIN the Oak Grove Court to-day Squire
BChoatham sent three cases on to the
grand Jury. 1hey are Phil Turner, for
highway robbery and shooting John
EDarden and Belle Blango, for the MUIR
der OF William Tency, on the scaboard
Air Line tracks, and John Williams, for
breaking into the section house at Gems
.tralia and robbing it or many articles
Other cases were continued over until
next Wednesday. Al
Squire Chcatham held court all day.,
and after the proceedings was COM
pletely exhausted. The docket Is a re-
cord breaker. Crime has followc crime
until tho Manchester Jail is u filled to
Overlooking, nccessitating the removal of
many Of the prisoners to tho Chesterfield
jail. II ID; /. ~
Judge Gregory Is pushing the prosecu-a
and his efforts will@probablY result in q
material decrease Of crime In the flu
sture. INN s3
Habeas Corpus Proceed ings.
The case of F1ggleston versus johnson
In the habeas corpus edings for the
custody Of the (thirteen-ycar-old dnugh-s
q ter Of Mr. Eggleston, u Is postponed until
the September termEof court which viii
convene on the third Monday Of that
month m III :s ElS. .s,s ,,ssj
Before court convenes the child will
have reached here8 fourteentlittyea ear, "a
which age she lis IA lowed y to select her
own guardian, subject to the sapproval o +,
the court $ ~ Y. a jf 8
6ES Mr.. Eggleston wants the child in order
to send her to school, as {the$people with
whom she $hls been staying have 4 been.
allowing her{to work in Il factory Mrs.
$Johnson's claim / is tina v she has had
charge Of the child since the latter's 9ln-
fancy. Tho case; presents some delicate
problems
5g5 IN Charity's Name. .:#
v a lawn party will be given to-1,,ghtSatE
THE gcorner8of$ Seventh and Perry Streets
The party is given foi, charity, It's object
being to aid Miss M attie3I tWoorls,I who
Il has been neutrality-suspicious. for some
time II Is hoped that all who can will
attend and help in this worthy cause. 4,
Personals and Briefs.
p The new sweeper was given It's first
trial last night, and was accounted a.
complete success, " fii58R 3s
G. Mrs. .. o. y G oode who has been I'LL
\ for some time with appendicitis, is now
on the road to recovery 5;5g
Mrs. G. w. Smart formerly Of Man
chester, is now In Jetersville, Amelia
FOR the sumne II. iis5 !5{ .ss,5 II
~ Mr.. w: Fl. Blount Is Isl at his home
OH Tenth Street. IA III a ,sf85 az ,,8
a}4 Deputy Sergeant Martin has gona to-
Petersburg to attend the funeral Of his
sister, Mrs. Matte "a. Marks. q ||S
5E hIrs II n r $ CIree5 remains critically ILL.
Mr.. Henry Levy, who has been very
Ill with Typhoid fever, has good chances
OF recovery. ~
Mrs j. & w. Craze, who has been quite
Ill. Is improving. TIA 3 y. IL
An cxcursion@t to West Point will be-
given OH July 26th by Ashury Methodist
Church Sunday school. II ISL
Alderman ] ohm Moore is impr owing.
1.-THE trial#of James G lass, for non stlpv 4
port fSfamily,t.was post ponedo,'nti y to-
.day, 50 that Mrs. elias nnay ne pres