The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-22
South Iuchmond Bureau,
The Time D!S patch,
1920 liull street.

Tnonc Madison 20.
Look oui. boys, I'm going TO shoot,
haven't killed a man in n long tine,'
said Fred Crowdcr crstwhile motor
man OF the Virginia Railway and Pas
senser Company. yesterday shortly al
ter noon as lie flourished a long, blue
pistol before a crowd OF young men
on lower Hun street, between Second
and Third Streets.
The boys looked out" all except
Louis Higgins. who sprang upon Crow
dei. wrested his gun from his hand.
and smashed him over the head with
The butt Of The pistol About this
time officer Mike Moore arrived on the
scene and took the pair into custody.
and the ambulance call was sent in for
Crowder The long cash in his scalp
was treated by Or. Harshbargcr, OF
sent home after. furnishing bail for
his appearance in the Police Court.
'ai, H.! This mornipg
Higgins also VIII have to appear to
streets. but there are TWO warrants
gainst Crowder, one for lighting on
Inc street. and another sworn out by
Higgins, accusing .Crowder OF assault
! Crowdcr carried was empty with the
exception OF a blank shell that E1ig-
gins claims was fired at him in the
Scuifle .S
To Re Branch Office.
The actual consolidation OF the
Manchester post Office and the Rich
mond post Office will be erected some
| time before July l. is the statement OF
| tile department IN Washington Accu-
mutation of pressing business is the
reason advanced by the Post Office De
partment In washington FOR the fail
ure TO effect the consolidation on
Aiarch 1. which was the date first set
! for the actual union or the Two offices
| Before July the announcement Of the
| head Of the Manchester Office, which
| will then be = station Of the Richmond
| office will be made public. as We'll as
! the remuneration To be paid the In
! tuinbent. There is some discussion az
! 70 Whether the position Will pay $1,000
/ S2,io0 or $eToo
1 Although there has been a postal
| regulation passed to the effect that as
/ sistant posimastcrs or first class offices
! Will hereafter come undcr the civil ser
4 vice system, this does not apply TO the
/ Postmaster Thomas smith He vii
! change his title July from postmaster
! OF the Manchester Office 20 assistant
/ postmaster / Richmond.
post-oiiicc Hours To-Day.
/ iTashingion's Birthday VIII be OBJ
I served in thc Manchester post Off c,
to-day. The following hours hay,
hccn announced for the office: TIL,
lnoncy order, registry and stamp win
dows VIII DC open between the hour:
livery window Will be open 70 III,
public during the same hours Tier,
viii BE one delivery to-day by III,
carriers, ana one collection from liz
mail boxes.
! 1907 Gcss one Year.
Tlic Jury Of the Hastings Court, PR
/ ] J.. Yesterday found Fred Coleman
colored, gutlty of shooting David III
ION. coiored, and sentenced him 10 on,
year in the pcnltcntiary, Owing ia IN,
tender years OF tho risoncr-four,nc,
Is his agc-it IS probable that Judl.,
Wells VIII send him TO the rcforma
tors instead OF the state prison
lolemon would nave Jared harde
except for sxtcnIa ting circumstances
4 Il wns brought OFT III the testimon
that Hilton, Who IS a big negro
Weighing ESQ pounds, had knocke,
''"ienlan down once before the latte
shoi, and the shot had been fred /,
sac himself from further rough treat
mcnt Hilton is a. brother Of the con
Yicl Jessie Hilton. VINO recently Gu
MS throat after an unsuccessful q I
| 'pnrt 70 escape from the penitcntiary
The following. compose the llustin s;
! Court Jury. 8
John g. Hinton. II. G.. Grcaor,
i. y Jones. l.. ~ Chandler. |,
FRANKLIN y T. Holt Clarence Pau
Alex Iiudd. .Nrthur Garrett. r. + Mar
snail, u II Turner, sr.. and l. I
+ Ferris
Work on Turnpike.
those unfortunatcs who have bco
forced TO use the pctcrshnrr. rurnni K
n recently viii he glad 10 hear tia
the force OF laborers yestordav no
sumed work on that portion bctwec