The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20

GOOD JOKE ON CYCLONE G:
Story Circulatcs That Squire Geo

q Az a result OF the action OF the county
hoard OF supervisors at their special
Il nneetine last Tuesday, Mr.. w. c. TODD.
fE administrator for his father, the late
trea surer Of the county, ". j. TOGO.
& i'd over to the present treasurer, Mt.
Henry c.. Hechler, s2l0ss.26. being the
amount left in bank to the credit OF
I4cnrico countySat the death of the treas
" urer.
money is tho total OF various sums
deposited in the State Bank, Richmond
bank, American National Bank and the
q merchants Bank 1t bears no relation ilt
iii Ia the shortage Of tho late treasurer.
& hut is simply the amount OF his nanh
deposits to the credit Of the county
An Interesting Case.
rhe case against the negro John Mere
II aim charged with criminal assault on
Mrs A; T.. Blake, and who was brought
y direct from the pest house to the county
III Ali by Constable George r. CroWder,
u WIS continued over till April 18th. The
\ a. s. has created considerable discussion
I'm county circles.
The pension board OF Henrico county
81 viii meet Thursday at the courthouse
for the consideration Of pension claims
The Hon. Fl. st. John Coa!tcr IS INC
chairman Of the board, which desires
~
before them at the meeting.
Quit County Rather Than Work,
8 Squire Myer Angle had number OF
small cases UP for hearing at ms court
Yesterday. Willie Willis, charged with
beating his way on the Chesapeake and
Ohio, was given twcnty-four hours to
jr.et TO work, or else begone from the
rn,,nty Of Ilcnrico Willie said he was
H going to take immediate steps looking to
tic sllakn. OF IIcnrico dust from MS
feet forever.
5 Joe Courtney was UP for Hagrancy. nno
was fined $3.50 as a suspicious character
and put under sixty days securt:.
Wilnet Friend and Lillian Washington.
*dpskst bellies, We're fined $40 cach ana
costs for trespass!ug, making n grand
total OF s6s9 thu; each would have TO
pay to the countys funds.
Whcreuron the Squire adjourned his
court TIL this morning
Squire Not Married.
they are telling a good one on Con-
stable Samuel ct ais. at the courthouse.
1t was a hoax, pure and simple, but ono
which, has the famous Cyclone sun mys-
flied and which kept the others gossip
ing till late hour last night.
5 Yesterday a rlnor that genial Squire
George ". Thomas had been married at
an early hour in the morning circulated
the rounds. and created SO profound a.
sensa ton that the story Of tho 'Squre's
marriage was printCd in one of the after
noon papers. %eveItAelsss. the rumoT
was the result Of practical Joke, gotten
up on Cyclone Samuel by Charles w.
Thomas, son of the alleged bridegroom.
and was utterly without foundation IN
fact
The secret was most nobly kept TIL
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. when
Mr.. Goldng was let on. and later Con-
stable Crowder and others, all of whom
agreed to keep the mystI.ied constable In
the dark.
5s Ii g true, as was, published, that Squire
Thomas was attred in q spring suit,
md that he wore flowers III his button
hole. The 'SQuires smile may have been
4non-commttal; It was so indeed when he
told a reporter that he was at a mar
ringe. but wah not one OF the happy pair.
His smile was truly latltdinous, but at
Gthe thought Of the surprised constable,
who was at the time out buying him
3',nagElGccnt" present.