The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-01
News Of South Richmond

people 10 such point that they will right
the evil themselves. M
unsaniary troubles in the Southsldc the
OFFICER stated. Is the number OF old wells
hea!thy surroundings. II is estimated that
a, least hfty Of these old wells have been
hied by the health Officers and city water
supply installed 70 replace the old unhealthy
water source.
These wells fog2r .hc most common source
OF infection and disease, as they are FREE
quentiy poorly sheltered from conlamina ton
and only too often subject 10 foul dra n a &c.
\ few more OF the ho,heds OF disease re-
main, but the department hopes that they
may be wiped out before many months.
More than 100 new sewer connections have
replace the ancient and unsanitnry. dry clos
els. The officer stated that the number OF
was surprising for 400 we, remain 10 be re-
placed BY sewer connections. This work is
necessarily slow and eNpenslve as many OF
these abuses exist on the edge OF tho cor
poratc limits where il is costly 10 Introduce
city drainage. Before tho evil can be en-
tircly removed the department Will have to
ask for an appropriation from the Council.
and this II Is determined to do In the COM
ing budget.
1t is stated BY The health officer that the
number OF cases OF typhoid fever in wash
i ing Ward has been greatly reduced dur
good work OF the department..
Negro Badly Wounded.
Becoming engaged Il: dispute over somn
unknown question. Fred Coleman. color6d.
a..
iscshy part Of his leg as the two negroes
We're standing on the corner OF Sixteenth
and nm. stockton streets Had Hilton no, seen
Coieman draw his gun and turned TO run. /,
is said the thirty-two-calibro bullet would
have perhaps inflicted fatal wound Hill
ton was rushed 10 his home ana i. physi-
clan summoned. Or. Vaughan who attend
ed The wounded man, said that the wound
would probably not result fatally.
Officer Waymack. who is tho night officer
in charge Of the Washington Ward police
s saaa vas apnrissd OF the shooting
OF Coleman He succeeded in rounding up
the ~ negro on the corner Of Fifteenth and
the shot was fired. Coleman was taken TO
| the police station and locked UP. lie vii! be
given hearing this morning before Justice
Maurice in Police Court, Part ..
Coleman claimed last night In the police
station that Hilton had attacked him and
Knocked him down before he drew his gun
and that the shot had hcen fired in self de.
Tense Hilton tells different version Of tho
scrape.
| With the completion Of the brick work on
the new police station and Police Court
which slHoo was appropriated by the Coun
| ell. but little remains to be done before tn.
remodelcd structure Will be ready for or-
cupation.
! The present quarters of tho police and the
court nave long been inadequate; and tho
i,nhI nm WI, anst ne new station .vonsd
! husinsm by the South Richmond police ~
rcmodclins the old Manchester cts. jail,
1
| OF iail construction. the city was ablo to
give the department what il so badly need
| cd for little cost. I}y having The iaI pen
and Police Court. Part .. all under the same
cover the handling of prisoners is facili-
| tated. There only remains the roof. tho pias
ter and some woodwork before tho building
can be nscd. and II is thought ihtt the de-
phrtmcnt Will enter its new quarters within
! the next fifteen DAYS, The pen whicii
Viii he Installed IN the corner OF tho new
| Police Court, Will have capacity Of twenty
and viii he sufficient for Tie needs Of the
n :. Ia Ia
Ninety Days Tor Vmgrnncy.
"Rnd" Williams col,s'cd Tar Heel
negro, arrested Monday afternoon by Officer
Moore. Was sent up for ninety DAYS ycstcr-
day morning n rolico Court. Part ?, on The
charge Of vagrancy. Williams, who was in
| rags and half starved. was al hrst thought
| to he the escaped kearncy, who has succeed
cd In Guiding the police since his sensational
departure from the Chesterfield county jai
| last SUNDAY morning, but Investigation PROV
cd this mistake,
! James McEiroy WAS given ninety days yes
tciday morning by Justice Maurice on the
| charge OF being drunk and disordcry
No sign has been seen or no trace dis.
] covered of the Two road conyicts who es.