The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-23
watts PLACED
UNDER ARREST
Jury Will Investigate Overton's
Death This Morn
ing
OTHER MANCHESTER NEWS
The Kahn License Tax Comes Up
Again-Attempted
Suicide.
OTHER MANCHESTER NEWS

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch
No. 1lO2 Hull Strect.j
Policeman P. L. Watts, Of Oak Grove,
the charge Of shooting and killing Walter
Overton, negro. Watts has retained
Mr.. e. H. Wells as his counsel.
The coroner's inquest takes place this
morning at 10 o'clock in the City Hall In
Richmond. Mr.. Watts will be present at
the Inquest but has been Instructed by his
attorney who owing to his having an
other case on hand at that time, will not
be present to have nothing to say. d
Mr.. Watts was in consultation with
Mr. West late last night. He was seen,
but his attorney declined to allow him
to talk concerning the case.
Mr.. Wells thinks his client has q good
case and that as 1t Is claimed Watts
did the shooting In the performance OF
his duty, there will be little difficulty In
clearing him. IA
Watts Suspended.
Watts was suspended from duty, pend
Ing an Investigation, by order OF Squire
Cheatham and arrested on warrant is-i
sued by the latter The warrant was
executed by Police Officer Jcrrall, who
now has the prisoner In custody. The
accused man will have his preliminary
hearing probably next Friday.
Watts will have been on the Chester
field county police force two years on
July st. He was for twenty-one years
previously policeman, having been ems
ployed as railroad detective for nine,
years in the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way. eleven years on the Norfolk and
Western, one year on the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway and one year on the Nor
folk and Western in Roanoke
In speaking OF the case last night Mr..
Watts said that he has used force In
making arrests only twice before and
then only with the club. He started HIS
police duties in Manchester two years
ago, when he was employed al a special
officer during the street car strike. After
that he was sworn in on the county police
force. He is regarded by Chief of- Police
Llpscomb as an able officer, with q clean
record and as a man especially faithful
In the performances OF his duties.
Kahn Case Again.
The Ordinance Committee met in ses-
sion last night to discuss and consider
the action Of Mayor Maurice in regard
to the butchers license issuod to Mr..
Kahn, OF Hull Street.
There was much %wrangllng over the
affair and the popular mayor was once
or twice severely arraigned for his ap-l
parent ignorance OF the town, Its people
and business s 1t appears that Mr.. Kahn
was issuing butchers licenses for naer-
chants who carry on y q meat business
| merely as an adjunct to their grocery
bsuness. The tax Tor this license is SO.
| It was stated that Mr.. Kahn is q regular
| butcher and that he should have been
taxed $25, the full amount for regular
butchers license. 4.l
The matter was decided by a motion
offered by Mr.. Bradley to the effect that
the City Attorney be Instructed to coll
lect the balance OF the tax from Mr..
| Kahn
The Mayor while on the floor stated
that the license taxes have been more
carefully looked after In the last two
years than in tho last forty
Mayor Maurice advised that an ordi-
nance regulating the importing and fu-i
| migating OF old rags be drawn up. as
| the recent case Of smallpox had been
traced to that source
Death Of MIR. Magruder.
VT, Magruder died at the home OF
his father, c. w. Magruder, No. $50
West Eleventh Street, at o clock yes
terday evening. ia5
The deceased is survived by his sister
and two brothers. Clarence and Floyd
Magruder. IA
The funeral will be from the house
probably o-morrow. Interment will be
in Maury Cemetery. III Fl
Mrs Annie F. Taylor, wife OF Mr..
John S. Taylor, died at their residence
in Chesterfield county Wednesday, at
8 P. NJ The deceased was fifty-eight
years OF age. She leaves her husband
and five children-Rev. G. T. Magruder.
Messrs. D. N. and 2. N. Magruder, Mrs.
y. r. Stanford and Miss Mollie ]. Ma
gruder.
The funeral took place yesterday ut Z
o'clock. the services being conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Tucker.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. Robert s. Robertson, Jr son OF
Mr.. r. s. Robertson, OF the Merchants
and Mechanics Banks, has received an
appointment to the Naval. Academy.
Mr.. T. w. I5ldredge, OF No 1907 Porter
Street, is no better.
Mr.. T. Marshall, OF No. ol2 West
Twelfth Street, continues ycry Ill,
Messrs. s. X. J.. D., and Thad
Worsham, OF Powhatan. are visiting their
brother, Mr. T. w. Worshan1, OF No. 1918
Hull Street.
Lewis Reid, a negro, attempted to COM
NIT suicide by jumping into the river. He
was rescued by some bystanders and
taken to the police station,
Worth $3,ooo,ooo; Brought
$125,ooo.