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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
.PAUPERS R EFT Use
TO GRO SIS RIVER.
Four Would Rather Work in
Washington Ward Than
Live in Ease Here.

DR. George Ben Johnston, dean OF
the radical staff Of the City Home
EIospital, presented to the Council
Committee on Relief of the Poor last
night, plans for the proposed operatln"
pavilion to be erected as a part of the
CITY Home Hospital. The plans were
approved and the medical staff d.
rected to secure bids for the con-
sideration OF the next meeting Of the
committee.
Dr.. NJ p. Rucker' physician 70 tna
moor in Washington Ward, discussed
with the committee the work amonS
the outdoor poor on the Southside, the
committee recommending TO the Coun-
Gil an ordinance naming a .dlspensat ~
in Washington Ward, for Issuance OF
drugs to INDECENT persons at nominal
prices, making the. seventh clty 8, Gl : =
pensary, each of which IS PAID sshoo =
per quarter. superintendent JONES % y
Maury Cemetery, who formerly nag
charge of the Manchester Almsnouse'
reported that all paupers III ms N
stitution had been transterred 70 the
care OF DR. Cabell, at the Richmond
City Home, save four, who lett tho
Institution rather than be moved 70
Richmond Final settlement was MADE
for the new automobile ambulance, the
company withdrawing It's hid Tor Ger
l.tain extras which members or the
| committee had understood We're 70
be thrown IN ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
EXPERTS ARE MANICURING
NEW MUTUAL BUILDING
Work High Above Ground on Swinging Scat
folds, While Crowds Below Marvel at Their
Nerve---Brighter Color Scheme Appears.

Standing on swinging scaffolds many
feet above the sheds that now sur
round the skyscraper, four men with
brushes and scrapers are shaving ana
manicuring the Mutual Building so
that the. entire structure Will soon
look as new as the three top stories
recently put up. Between showers
they move back and forth. first clean
ing tho stone and then smearing 1t
over with a preparation which not only
gives 1t the appearance of being new,
but preserves the masonry. Wien
showers fall they dodge into the near
est window and again creep out to
their high perches when the sun
comes out
Just as people were wondering why
the sheds were not removed from the
sidewalks below scaffolds hanging
from steel hooks appeared, lowering
around the coping above the twelfth
story, and the patter of small pieces
of plaster and stone let them know
the reason why. The workers quickly
let themselves down over tho terra
Gotta, but hit real work when they
came to the stone at the eighth story.
First 1t is scarped. then washed. and
last OF all the preparation put on.
Thissis done IN sections OF three or
four feet at the time extending about
one-third the way across the building.
BY o'clock yesterday afternoon
they had reached the third story, and
will probably be standing on the shed
before noon to-day. Then tho scat
folds will be again hauled to the build
ing's top and the second descent be-
gun. This will be continued around
the hugo building on Ninth Street and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26

in the court until 1t is all as clean as
new pin, then the sheds will be re-
moved and the Mutual Building VIII
look as though 1t was all put UP at
tho same time
Though It looks dangerous to the
man on the street who cranes his neck
to watch them. the men doing tho
cleaning are taking vastly less chances
with their lives than those who put
up tho steel. The hooks above arc
capable of holding much greater
weight, and the ropes deftly and Sc
curely thrown in scaffold bitches
around the boards that form their
footing, are of new and tested manila,
second only to steel cables In strength.
Besides. there Is at their backs
strong wooden bar TO catch them in
case they reel The men travel under
their own power. SO to speak. drop
ping as they like by means of blocks
and falls, which are handled with the
utmost care.
The steel man who walked the mar
row beams twelve stories above
ground. when a single slip would have
meant death. looks upon this as child's
play. Working on top few of them
when the 6 o'clock whistle blew. had
any better way OF returning TO the
roof than by sliding down brace.
They have all gone-these reckless
"roughnecks"-and have left the
simpler and easier job OF making the
building presentable to those who do
not care to take such chances. Yet
the man on the ground does not care
FOR the Job of either, and prefers in
spected elevators or even stairs when
II comes 10 getting up in tho air.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
OFFICERS WILL CAMP
MILITIA Commanders TO Receive In
struction Near Petersburg.

Under orders of the War Depart
men,. the officers of the Virginia IN
fantry have been ordered to attend
an instruction camp to be held near
the Country Club of Petersburg The
date is fixed tentatively for May "a TO
81. but this may undergo change OIL
a few days.
The instruction will be impaired ny
oaicers Of the United States Army
while the state officers will go equip
ned as privates, they being students
for the time being. The site was Sc
lected because of It's availability for
use as battle ground for demonstra-
tons
orders were issued yesterday by Ad-
nt-General w w. Sale to all the
infantry commissioned officers they
are to provide themselves with bed
ding and with other necessary articles
used In camp. They are to report al
once through regular military chan.
nels. stating whether or not they VIII
attend. All are expected to be present
unless prevented by illness, Upon
completion OF this duty they Will re-
rurn TO their home stations.
The officers included are those OF the
First. Second and Fourth Regiments OF
infantry and the, Richmond Light IN
fantry Blues Battalion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
.H0LO NEGRO FOR
ROBb|NC' FARMER
Admits That He Stole Watch.
but Denies Brutal Assault
Charge.

Eddie Baker colored, was arrested
last night by Bicycle Policemen Bolton
and Samuels on suspicion of being the
negro who last Saturday night waylaid
and robbed a Henrico county farmer.
Tho ALLEGED hold-up occurred some dis
lance out in the county. The two po-
lice officers soon got onto the case,
and trailed the alleged suspect to his
lair in the home of relative.
When interviewed in his cell last
night Baker confessed that he had
taken watch and several shirts from
some farmer whom he did not know
lie said, however. that he was drunk
AL the time and did not realize what
he was doing. Ills story was that he
was going to his home in the county
afoot and that he asked the farmer for
a lift The latter gave him a seat
beside him, and when the negro got out
from the wagon, he took the watch
which he said was lying on the floor OF
the wagon, and several shirts, gathering
lthem all together with his own bundle
He denied that he Intentionally robbed
the farmer. and said that he was will.
ing to make nay reparatlon that was
necessary.
| When he arrived home, the negro
| stated, he was covered with mud ianc
| he explained this by saying that be
| may have fallen out OF the wagon as
| he started to alight.
| The case will come up in the Police
| Court this morning. but the negro will
probably be turned oyer to the Hen,
| rico county authorities for trial,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
CENSUS WORkNON
NEAR LY FINISHED.
Those Not Enumerated by To-
Morrow Night Asked to
Notify Supervisor.


Rlchnoha peopie VINO s''t 'eet'
visited by the enumerator VIII please
keen all their clothes on unsil We'd
,.,aay rtgbt There Is no necessity
80, 80,
ior see'ins eAo'eeu
time, for the census takers have not
yet visited all tho blocks in the city.
The request made by Supervisor C.
,,,,,. ,,oor 10 ,ha, ,hosa who
i''us""as -'Aoe
have not been enumerated oy eiooh,
tomorrow aileilooh WIZ p.ease
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26

pinched like tho berry basket, the
boarder is pinched, too. That saucer
grows smaller. day by day, until il,
is only tiny blot in the distance.
The rich cream, which Is blue. may
cover a multitude of sins and bum
berries and all the while the boarding
house lady is swearing at the berry
man and tho appetite of her boarders.
Somewhere in the law there is a
section which provides that full meas
ure must be given. II the dealers wero
hailed 10 court they could produce the
baskets have them measured, and then
walk ont again, free as a bird, But
there Is no sense in respectable
berry basket pinching itself when the
luscious fruit has been delivered That
little basket is just as wise as IT'S
new owner for II gets comfortable
kimono-like, and how are you going U
catch the bad man who adopted ths
squeeze play? 50 there SOU are Tn,
boarding house lady and tie boarde:
Tget the double cross. hence this right
eous, UNSIGNED howl from one, wht
has been stunee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
GEBRELL IN CITY
WITH HIS LAWYER
Accused Clerk of School Board
Prepared to Defend
Himself.

Prepared to fight his case to The
last ditch, John N sebrell, sr, OF
CORTLAND, southampton county, against
whom have been preferred charges of
misfeasance and malfeasance in office,
came to Richmond last night He was
accompanied by his counsel, y. T.
Green. OF Norfolk.
Mr. Sebrell declined 10 make any
statement whatever for publication.
He merely said that the charges We're
false in toto. and that at the proper
time he would show them to be so.
The accused man, who is clerk Of
the District School Board OF Jerusa-
lem Magisterial District. did not seem
to be at all disturbed by the gravity
of the charges made against him.
He did not indicate what his
next move would be. In fact, 1t is
understood that the next action must
come from Division School Superintend
cnt w. w White. who has been per-
emptorily ordered by the state Board
of Education to take steps to have Mr..
Sebrells books audited employing ca
pert accountants If necessary.
State Bonrd May Settle.
In answer To the delegation of
southampton county citizens which ap.
peared before the state board last
Wednesday night that body indicated
that it would retain its appellate iu-
rtsdiction over the case, and said
formally hiatt woald hear any fur
Their complaint which comes before it
in case the plan outlined did not prove
successful in communicating settle
,nent.
1t was stated at the meeting that
Superintendent j. d. Eggleston. Jr., of
the Department of Public Instruction,
has no authority whatever over Mr.. Sc.
hrell, but must reach him, If at al,
through Mr.. White In view of this
Mr. sebrell.s presence in Richmond
with an attorney gives rise 10 conjec-
turc as TO the next step.
The specific charge against tho
school board clerk is that he has failed
to make proper settlements and that
he has declined to permit adequate cX-
animation OF his books. Large amounts
of public money are alleged to have
passed into his hands for which he
has not accounted. Attorney Robert
w Withers, of Suffolk, representing
the citizens of the district, delivered
a merciless arraignment of Mr.. Scbrol
before the State board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
WILL ARGUE DEBT
. CASE IN OCTOBER
Final Decision Likely This Year.
No More Testimony
Admitted.

on October IL the final argument in
the state debt litigation between Nlr-
einia and West Virginia viii be made
before the Supreme Court of the United
states. A decision may Therefore DC
expected by tho end of the year.
In the ruling made by the court
noint Counsel for the state had asked
that the argument take place during
the present term. while West virginia 5
LAWYERS wanted 1t postponed TO the
fall term. which was decided upon.
ON tie other hand. West virginia
had asked for the privilege Of taking
additional testimony on points no'
covered by the report of Special Mas
ter Charles f. Littlefeid, rms wa W.,
dence which viii! have a place IN the
tinal decision is now before u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
BURIED IN DEBRIS
James Jones, Employe New Post-Ofics
Bnilding, Rescued practically Unhurt.

James Jones, OF 1904 Ross street, COLI
ored laburcr employed in the post-ofiee
building, was buried in a pile of debris yes
terday morning. and was rescued only after
some difficulty. He was buried up to his
shoulders. A heavy iron girder hung over
him and threatened every moment to come
crashing down. 1t was supported by a
wooden beam, while other laborars went
about the rescue. Jones was eventually dug
out and was taken in charge by DR.. Davis
OF the city ambulance corps. who found that
no bones had peen broken and that he was
suffering only from bruises and Commissions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
ARMIES READY TO
FIRE FIRST Guns
Reds and Blues Start Campaign
To-Day to Get 1900 Mem
bers by Saturday.

Let me put you UP for the finest
and newest club in Richmond" will be
the appeal that Will be made to many
boy and many man in the city
to-day. This morning the Y. NJ. c. a.
workers start their campaign for 1900
members who must be secured in
four days, and all day long file of
folk Will be pouring into the new
Y NJ. C. a. building, inspecting it with
a view to joining it, 1t has been
described by a leading citizen as "the
finest clubhouse in the CITY," and its
conveniences and advantages from a
standpoint OF sound fellowship and
genuine benefit powerfully reinforce
that assertion.
The first gun of this strenuous cam
paign Will be fired at o'clock to-day.
when the teams that are trying to
rally new members to the flag will
meet for luncheon in the new build
ing. y preliminary effort has been
made to try TO report 500 members
day, and the returns will be made
public at lunch. Brief. businesslilfe,
boost talks Will be made by the lead
crs in the campaign.
Horace S, Wright, Napoleon of the
Reds, will map out for his men a war
fare that will know no Waterloo while
General Frank w. Duke, of the Blues
will whisper secrets to his allies that
Will make him the Alexander of the
campaign. The Reds and
the Blues are opponents. but the rival
ry Is friendly, both sides rejoicing
greatly when the surrender comes.
The Y. NJ. c. a, expects every Y NJ.
G. A. man to do his duty, and if that
is done soon the waiting list of men
who want TO get In and can't will look
like the bread line in New York. De-
spite tho fact that new building has
been erected, the membership of this
organization is inadequate, and the
hope of the campaigners is that by
Friday night 1000 Y. NJ c. A. members
will be on the roll
Systematic, persistent, determined,
Reds and the Blues are out to win,
and by tonight they WI have SAP
tered down many a waverlng line OF
the doubtful Thirteen hundred looks
big. but in the lexicon of the Y. NJ
c. A. worker there is no such wore
as funk"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
woman confcsses Arson.

Through the effortsto of an agent u
the Bureau of Insurance. Fannie jack
son, colored woman, has confessed
to the crime of arson. and Is IN .h'
county Jail of Caroline county. inc
woman, who is the widow OF sexton
of church at Chilesburs, heard that
a. new sexton was about to be employ
ed. and determined not TO stand for u
So she set fire to the house used as a
residence for this church official and
belonging TO the congregation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
T |NAL DECREE IN
FORD CASE TO-DAY
Compromise Reached, but Set
tlement Hats Until Mrs. Benet
Can Read Paper.
HER LAWYER APPROVED i
Property Involved Valued at
Quarter OF a Million Dollars
or More.

Although almost the entire day yes
+erdav was spent in conferences be-
tween the attorneys for interested par
ties. little real progress was made to-
ward a settlement of the Ford estate
in the Chancery Court. decree
| which is in the nature of compro-
mise. and which proposes the sale OF
tho various properties and the alVis-
ION of the estate, has been, drawn but
nj the last minute Mrs. Mary Benot
through her attorney. Richard Eve
,vn Byrd. demanded the right to Fea'.
the paper as amended. although 1t mao
already been approved By her counsel
aud the case was adjourned over by
Judge Grinnan to $3.50 O'Clock ti'ia
morning.
Resides Mr.. Byrd, who appeared rs
.o,,nsaI for Mrs. Benet, daughter OF
tho late Mr.. and Mrs. ~ j. Ford' the
,rincinal attorneys appearing in the
case are Judge a. l.. Holiday Tor
e,msrt n Ford. Robert IL Talley, for
tbe estate of Mrs. Florence b. Quincy,
Wyndham r. Meredith Tor lhe Miuom
or Y. W. Ford: Henry c. Reilly, for
rstel,a Madeline Ford daughter of B.
w Ford. and smith, Moncure & Cor
don representing certain creditors oi
" FORD. A number of other attor-
neys have interest in the case a'
renresentlne various creditors of the
parties In chief nearly all OF whom
have mortgaged their holdings.
Plan Compromise.
Proceedings which were recently
held in the Law and Equity Court as
a side issue to the main case served
to establish the Legitimacy OF Esteiie
Madeline Ford. as the child OF q. W.
Ford. which had been questioned oy
other interested parties who claithe"
that B. w Ford's Interest," In the es-
tate died with him since MS death
came before that of his mother, and lie
was without issue.
The establishment of the birth oil ms
child. however established not only
the right of the child to an interest IN
the estate, but also the right OF b
" Ford's creditors TO expect at leas'
martial payment on account. 1t i
said that the child will be allowed
500 600 as a compromise settlement.
The case was adjourned from time
IN time during the day yesterday q
allow the attorneys to confer, ana u
nally was adjourned to $50 O'Clock II
order that Judge Grinnan and severa
of the attorneys might attend the run
| eral OF Jackson Guy, a commissions
in chancery, which took place yester
! dav afternoon at 80 o'clock. AT 5;3
| o'clock the attorneys again assemble
in the court room. with draft OF Tn
proposed decree, amended to meet IN
views OF nearly all the parties 10 tn
case. 1t was then that Mr.. Byrd an
nounced that his client wished to rea'
the paper, and asked adjournment un
til this morning,
Judge Holiday also indicated tina
| he was not fully satisfied with som
| points in the paper. and was not pre-
pared to say that he would consent L
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
MAN WITH MANY NAMES
Rcuuisltion Ordered for westmorelnnd
County Individual.


The Governor has issued requisi-
tion on Governor Austin L. Crothers,
Of Maryland. for one William John
son. alias Bill Johnson, alias William
sisson, alias Bill sisson. William,
alias Bill is wanted in Westmoreland
county for grand larceny. He Is IN
custody in the jail at ia Plata charies
county, Md.
William, alias Bill, was indicted to-
gether with Daniel Johnson, alias Dan
Johnson, alias Daniel Sisson, alias Dan
sisson. William, alias Bill, and Dan
iel, alias Dan, are charged with grand
larceny
John w. Harvey, sheriff Of West
lnoreland county, was designated 10 90
to Maryland after Williams body.
The specific charge against William
alias Bill, and Daniel. alias Dan Is
of stealing s450 from one John Teri
pleman on May 10. 1909.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
JENSEN is PARDoNED
Richmond oIan Relieved of jail SEN
tencc by Governor.

Governor Mann yesterday issued a
conditional pardon to Fred Jensen
convicted last Friday in the Police
court of the city of Richmond for
theft. Jensen, it is stated porrowea
a graphophone While drunk and SOU
it. ~,
The convicted mans wife and chi.
dren called on the Governor to reques'
the pardon 1t appeared that 1t was
a first offense. and Police Justice
Crutchfield Endorsed the recommenaa-
ton for executive clemency. The sen
4tence given Jensen in court was thir-
ty days in jail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
Police Cont Cases.

George Brown. alias Red. white, CHARGED
.,t,h stealing SIS worth of tar paper from
tho Warren-Ehret Company. was sentenced
n ninety days in jail from the Ponce court
Tsn case against Harry Austin. coiored.
charged with shooting Dicey Burnett. col
e onsa vas continued to May I, and Austin
,a hailed in tho sum of $500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
some Handsome Fees.

One of the points of great Interest
10 the attorneys and court officials
is the selection of commissioners TO
sell the property of the estate, prepar-
atory to a. final division. AS the real
estate in Richmond Is estimated to be
worth about s25o,oo0, and as the com
missioners viii receive from q to !"
per cent. for effecting the sale, IT VIII
be seen that there will be some hand
some fees connected with the final
winding up of the property, outside OF
what may be paid to attorneys by the
various parties at interest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
BUNK IN AGAIN
Charged With Felony, But Bets Are
Mndc Tint She VIII EsCnpc.

Mnde That She VIII Escape.
Martha Ann Taylor, whom every
one will recognize as Bunk Stokes, has
fallen on evil times again. for last
night she was arrested on charge OF
stealing sci from the person OF James
Mills. Which constitutes a felony. The
bet are 100 to / that she will escape.
for Bunk has a knack of edging out
of nearly every difficulty she gets In.
George Hicks, colored. was arrested
on charge of stealing a watch from
William Green. The watch is valued
at $50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
Annenls for Hardy.

Many letters are being received by
Governor Mann asking him to extend
clemency TO Sam Hardy, who Is under
sentence of death in the electric chair
on May 20 for the murder of Tiber.uS
Gracious Jones In Nansemond county.
The conviction in Hardy's case was
recently affirmed by the supreme
Court.
The formal petition has not yet mr.
riYnd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
oual,Gcation. In Chancery.

.ordav in the Chancery Court as adj
oinistratrix OF the estate OF Mrs. mary
Eliza Davis. The estate Is Va4ueo -
William r. Johnston qualified as ex-
oo,,tnr of the will of Mrs. Jennie Nc,
PhaII Johnston. The estate Is valued
at $3.50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
mar Association Meeting.

Meeting CT the Richmond Bar As
so.iation Will be held In the assembly
hall of the Chamber Of Commerce to-
dav al noon for the purpose OF draw
ing ND suitable resolutions on the
death Of Jackson Guy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
,.,1,,,n, suIt IN T,rinI,

Trial began Yesterday In the Law
R Bel and Brother against the
conthern Railway Company. VIII
he continued this morning at ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
Visitor mt Capitol.

George e, Russell, treasurer OF
Charlotte county, was caller yester-
day at the office of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
Ar. Cary In. Richnnnl

Mr.. Cary In Richmond.
II. F..Cary. general passenger agent
of the Southern Railway, with head
quarters in Washington. spent yester-
day In the city inspecting the offices
here. He left for his home Office last
night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
Marriage Ilcense.

marriage license was issued yesterday
In the Hastings Court 10 stuart S. We!slger
and Mary l., Burgess,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
Disabilities Removed.

The Governor yesterday removed the
political disabilities OF r. Thomas
Brewer, Of Grayson county, who was
convicted in October, 1909, of unawT
full heating and wounding, He vas
given thirty days in Jail and a iine OF
$50
Rrcwor and his son, It appears, got
into q difficulty with two other parties.