The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-14
NEGRO BREAKS JAIL,
BUT IS REC'AIPTURED ]
Herbert Green Escapes from
Chesterfield Prison, But is
Soon Gotten Back.
UT OVER EvANs's WILL
Action i'll Court to Determine
Rights of Widow in Handling
sProperty-Deaths.

Property-Deatlls.
Manchester Bureau. Ti,nes- Dispatch,
\ sst No. 11O2 Hull Street.
Herbert Green, negro, held In tho
Chesterfield county jail awaiting trial
on the charge of murder, escaped from
prison early yesterday morning, but
was intercepted ut Beach. on the Tide
water and Western Railroad. by c. II.
Dance, and turned over to Sheriff Gill,
by whom he was returned to Jail. Tho
agent at Beach had been advised by
telegraph Of the escape, and asked to
be on the lookout for the negro.
Green Is q. crippled nulatto. but said
to be a livery desperate character. He
is charged with the murder OF Caroline
Nash, q negro woman. who was shot
by him at Skinquarter about six months
ago, and who subsequently, died from
tho wound.
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in hot
pursuit Of the fugitive, but he had not
come here.
Mrs. Evans Enters Suit.
Mrs. Mary "A. Evans has entered suit
against the executors Of the will of
her husband, A. G. Evans for the pur-,
pose Of testing her right under that
document to sell or, give q. deed to
the property
AS conveyed by the>,will the estate
OF the late husband passes TO the wife
and through her. at death, to the ohll-.
dren.
Whether the property Is to BIO held
IN trust or to be rendered subject to
William I. Clopton will probably be
called to- pass on this point OF law
at the next session of the Corporation
Found Child Dead IN BED.
Mrs. C..J. Heath, OF NO. SIT FBhn
Street, discovered thet lifeless form Of
her four-nonths-old daughter, Alice
O,Nell, IN. its cradle yesterday morning.
deep cold. oontraetea s willie jeurn ae
With1ts mother to this city two weeks
ago. At midnight Mrs. Heath had
given the child medicine. The next
The funeral viii be held from the
home at o'clock this afternoon. Rev.
e. Q. Woodward officiating.
Many Deaths Rccently.
The funeral Of Julia Rose Cogbill
Mr.. Philip NJ Cogbill,. OF aChesterheld
hona this afternoon. Her death, which
WIS WIS due to pneumonia. occurred
The funeral OF Mr.. Thomas J.. sJewett
took place yesterday afternoon from
the Bainbridg e-Street Baptist Church
Mr.. Jewett died in Lynchburg Tuesday
body reached Manchester yesterday
The funeral OF MI. j ohm l. Henry
to ofar pl2So frg the ssoo v.r rs
Street, yesterday afternoon at o:c1oek
the Rev. c. o. Woodward officiating,
assisted by the Rev. J. "a Sullivan MI.
Henry = En-. died Wednesday mo,rning:
Lane. who diedgIat her home, in Oak
Grove Tuesday night, took place from
the house yesterday afternoon.
Personals and Briefs,
Manchester Lodge. Knights ofhoythi-
The he's annual M aS outing tat 81 the FIFTH
Street sundaytschoo1 .,lwilI ttstart Tor
West Point this morning. y, Ell 81 s.
Davis Council. Junior Order United
and nominated. officers last night
Henry Eunnally, q SOM OF E. p Nun
nally, of No. 7l1tBDecatur Street. was
fined s2.5o in the Police Court yester,
day, charged with throwing rocks at
a passenger train.
Indiana Johnson, the negro cook
charged with stealing clothes from the
home Of Mrs. 2. F: Nunna'lX, was SEN
morning by Mayor Maurice.
The strike OF negro laborers en-.
ployed at the @Redford brickyard hai
been declared Off. All hands have re-
turned to work.
Edward Sanders is critically I'll al
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Ella
Eggleston. No. 1873 Hull Street.
Miss Ezsfr Camden. Of Buckingham
county, Is the guest Of Captain and
Mrs. w. ]. F'oese at their home, No
ITO West Twelfth Street.
w. s. Thayer, Of Florida, Is visiting
8. r.. Brown. Of No. 1913 Bainbridge
Street. 8 q
Tho Eaglo baseball team. OF this
city, formerly known as the Manchester
Pets. will play the team at Laurel or
Its own diamond Saturday, after which
they Will be ready to meet any fast
amateur baseball aggregation in Man.
chester or its vicinity.