The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-20
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
Negro Who Caused Some Excite
mcnt in City to Be Sent to
Asylum.
NuNNALLY TO SUCCEED JONES
Young Man Missing and Charged
With Taking Moncy-Per-
sonals and Briefs.
NUNNALLY TO SUCCEED JONES

Manchester Bureau. fimes Dispatch,
No. HOP Hull Street.
Bud" Morris. the negro whose actions
for the last two or three days have
caused considerable excitement in Man
chester and Chesterfield county, will be
sent to tho asylum in Petersburg, the
unacy commission which met yesterday
afternoon having decided that no was
insane.
Bud is perhaps the best-Known ne
gro in the city. He has always been re-
garded as partially an idiot. but was
thought to be harmless. He was faith
full worker and for n number of years
served as a butler In the homes of sew
eral prominent citizens of the city.
Negroes were afraid of him because he
once worked in the Medical College in
Richmond. and told them of having seen
so many bodies on tho dssecting table.
The negro entered several houses near
Forest Hill and in Manchester. and
though leaving without stealing anything,
frightened many ladies. 1t Is thought
by those who know him best that he
had been drinking for day or so and
was unconscious of what he was doing.
lie will be taken to the asylum in
Petersburg this week, and may remain
there for life. The negro owns several
houses in the city and has no relatives.
Nunnally the Man.
Mr.. Waverly Nunnaly is to be the
member from the First Ward in the
Assembly to succeed Mr.. Carter c.
Jones. who resigned at the last meet
ing. Mr.. Nunnnlly has served several
years in the lower branch of the Coun-
Gil and is one OF the best known citi-
zens of Manchester.
Mr 1,yt1l 1oo,, Il. r.,
Florida. where he will be trainmaster
for tho Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
He was yardmaster here.
Young Man Missing.
The police Of the city are looking for
George Bohannon, a nineteen year-old
boy. who is charged by Garnett Gard
ner, of No. 301 Hull Street. with steal
ing S122. Mr.. Gardner came TO tho
Police Station yesterday morning and
told tlse officers that he had been
robbed OF the sum mentioned. He said
that he had in his trunk five $40 notes
and s22 in small change. He roomed.
he said with Bohanan, who was ,
mysteriously missing from the home.
Tho police started an investigation
at once, but had found no clue at an
early hour this morning. If Bohanan
took the money he made his escape
without giving any one an idea Of the
direction he took.
For New City Hall.
Members OF tho Ordinance Committee
OF the City Council are reported to be
favortby inclined toward the resolution
offered by Mr.. Brown. OF the First Ward.
calling for the appropriation of $4,000 for
tho erection of new City Hall.
Assemblyman Brown first proposed an
of $4,000 but an amend
mont by Mr.. c. G. Jones. of tho same
ward. increasing tho appropriation $1,000.
was adopted.
The Council now meets In the Old build
ing at Tenth and Hull Streets. The up
per story, besides being used for a hall
for the Council Is occupied by Commits
soncr of Revenue 8. r. Owen. Tho bot
tom floor Is occupied by the fire depart
ment. In the rear Is the office Of the
city Treasurer, the CITY Auditor and tho
City Delinquent Tax Collector
II is not yet decided, however, whether
or not the fire department building or tho
market building, the one In which the
Superintendent of Water Works has an
office and tho Police Court Is held, Will
be torn down and on the site erected the
new City Hall. Either place would be
satisfactory, One is to the north and
the other to the south Of the Corporation
Court building.
Barber Missing.
William Coon, a young white man
who came to the city some weeks ass
ana found employment With G. r,
ChallSey, the barber, on upper Hull
street, suddenly disappeared Wednes-