The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-18
Southern Richmond Bureau,
The Times Dispatch,
1920 Hull Street,
Phone Madison /

Phone Madison us.
The jury Of Chesterfield county Cir
cut Court yesterday afternoon brought
in a verdict OF five years in the pcni-
Tertiary in the case of the negro, Moses
Davis. charged with making an attack
recently on prominent young white
woman of Chester. While it was gem
orally known that Davis is unsOund
mentally, this feature was not intro
duced into the case. 1t is thought.
however, that 1t had some weight with
the jury, because of the comparative
light sentence.
Mr.. thinner. of Petersburg "a member
OF tile Legislature. acted as counsel
for Davis, While the states end was
upheld by Commemorative Attorney
Gregory.
: Criminal and civil cases have been
dockcted TO February 20. and it is
th,9ught that this term Of the court
VIII then move his court TO Petersburg
for the regular February term.
Arrested for Theft.
zoe Pollard colored, was yesterday
on warrant charging him with steal
ing SIS from Albert Cheatham, colored.
which sum was held in trust By the
latter for two colored societies of the
Southsidc MN
The Richmond Beneficiary Company
IS the heaviest loser With s25 missing
while the other So belonged to the
Loving Union Club. Ball was obtained
By Pollard. and a hearing Wa. be given
him this morning before Justice
Maurice in the Police Court Part IL.
Caused Much i1Ncitement.
sarah Mann, an aged negro woman
Of 81 West Fifteenth street. was the
innocent cause OF much excitement
along Hull Street yesterday afternoon.
when call for the police patrol was
enormously sent In for her.
The old woman is held in great es-
TEEN by the residents Of the neigh
borhood. both white and coiored. so
considerable surprise was manifested
Yesterday when the patrol was seen
passed arou that she was too drunk
for management. The idle. curious
crowd was disappointed. however. as
the patrol departed empty.
Sarah, 1t seems, had been walking
and while passing the corner of Co
wardn Avenue and Perry street She
was seized with vertigo and fell 10
head in the fall Some ono telephoned
to the Third Police Station that there
was an unmanageablc negro woman
drunk at that corner. and an officer
was dispatched forthwith.
by some confusion over the telephone
the patrol was summoned instead OF
the ambulance. and this blot cast upon
Sarahs otherwise spotlcss record.
Repairing Free Bridge.
y force OF laborcrS has been at wort.
, Ior the last two days repairing weak
boards in the Free Bridge, and re-
placing the planks ripped up by the
wheels Of the two trolley cars which
jumped the track on that bridge Mon
day night.
The repairing and strengthening OF
TINS structure is particularly important
for the reason, us soon as the work
commences on the new stone bridge
Mayo's bridge will he closed. and all
the traffic between tho two banks OF
the river thrown over the Free !ridgc.
Recent examination by City Engineer
Boiling showed the bridge 10 he in bad
condition. and every effort will he made
TO strengthen and brace 1t.
Fobcrt Ford Convicted.
In the oak Grove court yestcrda y
| morning Magistrate l. ". chcathnn,
imposed penalty OF three months
| road labor on Robert Ford. colored
| charged at the time of his arrest with
! housebreaking. II developed from the
tangle of evidence In court yesterday
| however, that Ford was hoardcr in
| Clara Hart's house, into which he was
| supposed 10 have forced All unlawful
I; entrance. lis misdeneanor was found
| TO consist OF having entered another
room and in the attempt to carry of
| some coal belonging 10 Il fellow lodgrr
had become mixed with the whole
household.
Magistrate Cheatham to The letter oil
inquiry 70 the police OF Blucheld. W.
Va. as 10 whether Ford was wanted
The case against ". H. Ward
charged with peddling in The south
side without license. was continued
until next Friday nj ihe request OF
| Wards counsel.
Many minor civil cases also came
before the court En-
Term Begins Monday
The regular February term OF the
Hastings Court. Part H. Will begin
Monday morning with Judge r. II.
Wells presid nE. Many cases. both OF
civil and criminal nature will be on
the docket, and the prospects arc for
& long session
Urged for Appointments
There appears Ia be much agitation
among the residents Of Oak Grove in
favor Of the selection OF a. T. Tray
Tor 10 succeed Oificcr Watts as special
county officer for Oak Grove lie has
numerous friends and supporters who
arc working hard FOR his success, and
his chances look good. There are many
opponents that he Will have TO down
before no can assume the duties March
!, end these are working equally as
hard for he Office.