The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-18
Six Small Boys Are Arrested
for House-Brcak-
ing,
SCHOOLS WILL 4 OPEN 81 TO-DAY 4
Oak Grove Baptist Church Free
of Debt-Crap Shooters
Caught.
Nnnnhester B,,rcau. ritnes-pispatch.

teflng u NDlaClfSlnNl SnOp anu Stetll-
ing two shotguns, six small white boys
wero arrested yesterday afternoon by
OFFICER Waymnck. v They were bailed for
their appearance this morning. i laf l.f}S
* The names OF the boys. none Of whom
Is older than thirteen years. arc Man
ley Ferguson, Herbert Cox, Cirayson East,
Herbert Bass, Pat slnlms and Fred Jen-
kins.
9th. Officer Waymack has been working
on the case for some time and yes
terday Succeeded in getting confess
sion from two OF the boys. Tho other
four were implicated by Z, theaconfession.
Enrolment. Of Pupils.
The Manchester public schools will
open this morning and former pupils
will be enrolled to-day. The new p,,-
pills will apply at the school tomorrow
for enrolment and assignment to the
different grades.
Mr. r. L. Mcpherson, Of Williamsburg.
Va, will be the assistant principal this
session, he having been chosen by the
board to succeed Mr. Betty. who re-
signed some months ago. Save In this
Instance all Of the old teachers will again
be In their positions.
The high schools will be taught by
Principal Fitzgerald Assistant Principal
and Miss Rachael Lyons.
There will be about seven hundred
pupils enrolled to-day and just how many
new pupils will apply tomorrow is d
matter of conjecture at this time.
Last year there We're aboN 300 schol-
ars In the school and the conditions were
somewhat congested. 1t Is not expected
that there will be any decrease this year
In the enrolment.
Some time ago the City Council ap-
propriated $1,000 to the school board for
the purpose OF renting two rooms in
which to teach several of the pupils
who perhaps would be crowded out OF
the schools. Just where these rooms
will be found is not as yet known.
Motion for New Trial.
Attorneys Fl. NJ. Smith and Z. H: wells
Will this morning ask Judge William |,
Clopton, of the Corporation Court, of the
city to set aside the verdict Of the Jury
convicting Mrs. Estelle Smith Of volun-
tary manslaughter and fixLg her punish
ment at five years in the penitentiary.
The plea of the counsel for the woman
will be that the verdict is contrary to
the law and the evidence.
In the event that Judge Clopton over
rules the motion for a new trial on this
ground, Mrs, Smit.. will be sentenced.
Steps may be taken after this to secure
new trial. and the case may 20 to the
Supreme Court.
Since her incarcera tlon in the city TAIL
Mrs. Smith. the woman who was charged
with killing her child has been desperate
~ Ill, but has recovered greatly within
the past two or three weeks, and will
be able to stand the ordeal Of to-day
Her husband, Sheppard x. Smith, who
is charged with being an accessory to the
killing Of the child, will be tried by the
Jury In the court which convenes to-day.
He Is in jail and was allowed to attend
upon his wife during her illness.
Wipe Out the Debt.
Oak Grove Baptist Church will shortly
be free Of debt. Last Sunday night, the
congregation was asked by Kew j. A.
Sullivan, who has been rendered a call to
the church, to subscribe to the full
amount of the church's indebtedness
something over sijo. Almost 500 was
subscribed within fifteen minutes attest
ing the members desire to rid the church
1f debt, and put 1t upon u strong finan-
cal basis.
Rev. Mr.. Sullivan has not as yet ac-
ccptcd the call TO the church. He asked
the congregation for one months time in
which to consider the proposition, and II
al the expiration of this limit. he and
tho members of the church are satisfied.
ne will'agan become pastor of Oak Grove.
Mr., Sullivan way pastor of the church
several years ago and resigned to go to
Newport News. He Is n forceful speaker
and a man OF magnetic personality.
In Self-Defense,
Tho negro who seriously stabbed Ed
die White, another negro, Saturday
night, Is still missing It is thought
that he Is In hiding In Richmond
White. who was cut In five different
places was somewhat better yesterday.
1t Is not thought that the wounds viii
prove fatal.
Of the cutting It appears that Whites
assailant acted only In self-defcnsc, and
this plen will probably be the one he
viii make when he Tu~""
Even the friends of White say that he
was responsible for the difficulty Ills
assailanr, 1t seems, had some words
with him and left Gibbs HILL where a
negro don"" was In progr,ts White
r"'l+,. 70 the street and there
assaulted him.
-..e hooters Caught,
Sergeant y, $. Wrgh, and Officer Ed
Waymack had an exciting time with
several crap shooters late Saturday
night The officers received information
that there was q nice, 1riet. tlAnc In
progress IN house on Balnbriaee street,