The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-24
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times-Dispatch,
1920 Hull street,

Phone Madison l15
While at breakfast several days
a ngG tn th stree+ home at 1aos
Of F: H. F>itzgera Ids famiiy-Mrs Fitz-
gerald. Evelyn, Garland and Liza Fitz
gerall, Miss Cogbill and Mr. F'it1-
the poisonous effects of something in
the food. The entire six are out of
danger now. after being treated by two
physicians.
articles of food on the table led to
the conclusion that the poisoning was
due to some impunty in the meal used
in dish of batterbread The fact
the daughter. Marion. was the only
one to escape illness, and likewise the
only one who did not eat batterbread,
known that she paftook of every other
article on the table, and as the milk
and eggs used In making the batter
bread were In the makeup of other
dishes Of which Marion ate, suspicion
points to the meal. the only other in
gredient used In the batterbread, as
the harmful article.
Within fifteen minutes. the six peo-
pie were seized with the most violent
pains, which continued for several
hours. Drs. E. G. Hill and T. D.
Jones were sent for hurriedly and en-
clared teh danger mark to be passed
when they arrived. but the patients
were not allowed to leave their beds
until the following day. The batter
bread has been sent to chemist for
analysis.
Building New store.
Ground was broken yesterday for
the new furniture store OF Brown s:
Co, at the corner of Sixteenth and
Hull Streets. The building is to be
large, roomy and modern in every
brick, will front forty feet on Hull III
Street, and Will run back l3O feet on
Sixteenth.
Since the preliminary step has been
ing will be ready for occupation with
in the next six weeks, and a large
force Of builders will be kept on the
job. When eompleted, It will be an
mercantile district
To Hear Damage Suit.
When the Hastings Court Part II.
ten hearing Of the $4,000 damage suit
brought by Price against the Virginia
Railway and Power Company for in.
1uries received last summer when his
automobile was caught between tive
cars on West Seventh Street. The jury
will probably be kept at the court.
house all day by the hearing.
Judge Wells. Of the Hastings Court,
consideration of several small chan
Gerry cases
The regular session of the Oak
ing by Magistrate Cheatham in tho
Oak Grove courthouse. AS there are
no criminal cases to be tried. civil
matters will compose the entire docket.
court has been called by Magistrate
Cheatham for this afternoon at 8
against W. H. Ward. charged with
license. The extra session Is neces-
sary because no accommodation is
afforded by the Oak Grove courthouse
for the many women who are to tes-
ttfy In the hearing.
In Police Court.
The negro NlcGiles. charged with as
saulting Fred Hobson. colored was
Part IT., Yesterday y morning Menri nu.
IIobson. the mother Of Freddie, was
dismissed on the charge OF nssaulting
McGiles.
Julian Hobson. colored had to pay
S. and costs for assaulting Nellie
Staples, colored
a penalty Of SIS and costs was in
flicted on Willie Harris, coIored, on the
charge of threatening and abusing his
wife
Joseph Johns. coored, who ran a
smooth bunco game, was sent to Jail
by Justice Maurice for ninety days.
The specific charge against Johns was
the theft Of several chairs from the
residence OF Mrs w. RI. Owens. which
was accomplished by going to her door.
asking for chairs that needed mending
and then pawning the chairs and dis
appearing.
New Police Quarters.
It is now expected that the new
Police Court and police station on the
corner Of Fourteenth and Stockton
Streets. will be completed by March IS,
Just In time for the additional police
mon that have been promised the ward
from the thirty new men recently au-
sthoriaed by tho Council. There are
FLOORS and windows TO be swung. &C :
ment flooring to be finished and all the
plastering to be applied before the
lbuildlnE will be ready for occupation.