The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-06
South richmond Bureau,
The Timcs-Dispatch,
1903 Hull street


1903 Hull Street.
y peculiar condition OF affairs de-
vcloped yesterday. when it was
found that the jaIler of ChestcroeId
county had given away the diminu,ive
nrisoner named Edwin Hale for a
Christmas present
Edwin Hale, who is about ton years
old, is one OF the two colorcd hoys
t'leo several weeks ago by Magistrate
Jacob. of the Oak Grove court on tho
eharse of attempting to poison the
Randall family with Paris green an
thelr broth. Instead of sending the
lnfantile criminals to the reformatory.
The magistrate offered 10 let them GO
free if any one could be found WHO
was willing TO take them and be re-
sponsible for their good behavior
The Thomas boy was taken by a
farmer of Chesterfield. hut IT looked
ior time as ii Hale was going To
be sent to the rcformatory until he
reached tho age of twenty-one In dc
FAULT OF finding a guardian for him.
an account OF the predicament. pub
lished in the papers, touched the heart
of Mrs, G. Cioodloe. of Verdon. Va and
she began a correspondence with Mag
istrate Cheatham with the view of
taking young Hale into her home.
But when Mr.. Goodloe arrived in
South Richmond yesterday morning.
after having come all the way from
Ncrdon. in Orange county. for the pur-
pose of taking the little chan back
with him to SIrs. Goodloe. he was
greeted by the announcement that the
boy had been given by tho jaiIer
Christmas morning to Mrs. Green of
Chesterfield county
Nothing in the affair was legally
wrong, according to Squire Cheathnm,
as the jailer had been told by the court
that 1t WAS desired to find a good home
Tor the little boy, and the jailcr did
IT, Consequently there is nothing that
can be done by the authorities to take
the Christmas present back again and
send it to Mrs. Goodloe
3oth boys had pleasant faces, and 1t
was the general opinion after tho trial
that they did not realize tho deadly
power of the drug they used IN the
food
More Land Acquired.
The city has just acquired more land
adjoining the Washington Ward Hign
School that is to become n part Of the
school lot
The deed turning over the property
10 the city of Richmond was recorded
Yesterday in the office of the clerk OF
the Hastings Court, Part . The lot.
described rs fronting sixty-slX feet on
l,
between Tenth and Eleventh Streets,
was made over to the city for the re-
enumeration of sl,32o
The former owners Of the plot were
Miss Annie NJ. Branch and Miss Fannie
NJ Newbill.
In Oak Grove Court.
Several cases postponed from la ST
court day will be heard III the Oak
Grove Courthouse this morning be
fore Magistrate Cheatham.
David Jones. formerly of Roanoke.
but now living in Richmond. Is to APP
pear to answer the charge of being
drunk and disorderly on the Peters
burg car Jones was released on bond
of s16. and when last seen was loudly
asserting that he would not come to
be tried. Tho result remains to he
seen after the case is called this morn
ing.
John Baugh. the redoubtable colored
middleweight champion, is to be on
hand to answer the charge of handling
his respected mother-in-law bit too
roushly.
1t Is reported that John will pro-
duce as evidence in his favor tho flat
iron with which his mother law
precipitated the conflict. Although