The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-03
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTH5|DE
Man Charged With Beating and
Attempting to Strange Wife.
Mr.. Jones Dead.


Mr.. Jones Dead.
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch.
No. 1102 Hull Street.
j. r. Bartlam. living at No. III West
Fourteenth Street. was arrested by
Chief of Police Llpscomb about
o'clock on Saturday afternoon on the
charge of beating and attempting to
strangle his wife.
The warrant was sworn out By Mrs.
Bartlam, who alleged that her hus-
band had not only struck. but had
choked her. 1t is said that she gave ,
evidence OF having been roughly !,
handled when the police arrived at her
home.
Bartlam lntimated that boarder at
tile house was more or less responsible
for the trouble which followed. He
was In an Ill temper and made poor
impression on the Chief OF Police Bart
lam is said to have created n great dis
turbance upon reaching his home He
Will be tried in the Police Court to-
day.
Other Court Cases.
Thomas Clarke, negro wanted in
this city for non-support. gave him
self UP to the authorities Yesterday
afternoon. coming over from Richmond
in company with his attorney.
Abram Barnes, negro, was arrested
Yesterday on charge of drunkenness.
His case Will come up in the Police
Court to-day.
Charles Gibson, a white man. be-
came alternately disorderly and pcni-
tent yesterday, for which reasons he
Gibson had been taken suddenly and
violently drunk. He will appear be-
fore Mayor Maurice to-day.
Sudden Death of Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. John w. Jones, of No. 50I De-
catur Street, died unexpectedly at his
home at $50 O'Clock last night. He
! was about thirty-sevcn years old. and
\ is hS- n
/ Though Ill for several days past. Mr..
jones was not thought by his friends
day, night his condition became sud
denly worse. He was a lifelong resi-
dent OF Manchester
| Arrangements for the funeral have
not heen announced.
a Mnxterful Stroke.
According to testimony from those
most familiar with circumstances sur
rounding the case, few greater hits
were ever pulled off in this city than
that scored by Maria Raines on the
unhappy pate Of Mary Hill last Friday.
Apart from all direct damage done
said to have been of such force as to
have smashed all previous records for
hitting in Manchester It also landed
When Mayor Maurice inquired into
| the cause of the alteration. he could
learn nothing, and for once actions
| spoke louder than words.
| Maria stood to the left in front of
| the judgment seat Her arms We're
folded, and she spoke mo word to no
man"
To the right stood bloody Mary. with.
her Uranium draped In flannel and with
la hole in the posterior region of n
fractured cerebellum.
clined the scales Of justice in favor OF
Mary.
Maria was required to deposit s.
fine, after which she removed herself
L to her dOmfcile
Very Large Congregations.
Two very large congregations at
tended morning and afternoon services
in the Sunday -chool building of the
new Methodist Church. at Decatur and
4 Ninth Streets, yesterday.
The Rev. b. +. I1ipscomb. presiding
elder; offieiated at both hours, and
Owing to the fact that the new
II church building has not yet been COM
pleted. and that lights have not been
Installed in the Snnday-sch there
were no services at night.
Baptist Sundny-Schools.
The EMBELLISHMENTS School Association
of Richmond and Manchester will meet
{ with. the cambridge Street Baptist
Church school next Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. when the joint organiza-
lions will be addressed by eminent min
listers.
The meeting will be held in. the main
auditorium OF the cambridge Street
] Church and large attendance from
both cities is expected.
SlusEers Lose to Grnys.
One of the fastest games of the
season was pulled off in Manchester
! on Saturday afternoon between the
5 rival ball teams known as the Slug
! gers and the Grays. The Grays won
: by score of 4 to 3.
, The game was the last of series
of three, each team having won and
z lost alternately.
A large crowd witnessed the con-
j test.which was pulled Off on the Grays'
!. diamond. Many ladies We're present
!. with fans, not all of which We're palm
leaf.
:. Police Commissioners Tonight.
9 At a meeting of the Board of Police
!, Commissioners Tonight, the question
|,ordinance'' will again come under dis
cussion with regard to the muzzle-
, liability of CANNES.
1t was noticeable on the streets yes
lterday that, while some dogs wore
lmuzzles. others did not, yet no deaths
are so far registered among the bow
, vows.
! It is thought that the police com
], force how to proceed against any at
: tempted Infraction of the dog ordi-
!. nance.
! Many ours are still at large in the
. city.
Lawn Party To-NIorrow.
, a lawn party will be given to-mor-
I row night at the home of Mrs, Strader
: Twelfth and McDonough Streets, by
the ladies' of the Presbyterian Sunday
| school.
!. An attractive program has been ar
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