The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-31
CAPT. L|PSCOMb
IS YOUNG At z
VETERAN OF sOUTHSTDE POLICE
SQUAD CELEBRATES ami
VF-RsARY TODAY.

VERSARY TODAY.
Maintaining the activity Of on
eightsen-year-old boy. Captain James
A. Laspcomb. the grand old man OF
the South Richmond police force, will
today celebrate his seventy-second
birthday.
Captain Hpscomb Ia 9 native of the
Southside and save for the four years
spent in the Confederate army his
life has been spent among the peo-
Pile here Before the outbreak Of the
War Between the States he was pre-
pairing himself for a course in medi-
cine. but at the first tap OF the drum
he laid aside his books and enlisted
in the Fourth Virginia regiment. 10
fight for the Southern cause.
He was made corporal OF one OF
the squads and for four years he en-
dured the hardships of the gray-c!ad
soldier. During this period he was
ever ready and came out of the army
| with splendid war record. :,
After the surrender of General
| Lee at Appomattox courthouse Cap
| tain Hpscomb came back to his home
penniless young man. as most OF
/ the soldiers did. and cast about for
means OF earning livelihood. In
short while he was made city en-
gineer, q position In which he served
for q number of years. He was at
EDWARDS made chief Of police OF
Manchester. In which capacity he
served for forty years. He Is now
police station.
He 10 still as active as in his youth
ful days and goes about his duties
IN q careful manner that charac-
erized every position he has ever
illed. He u held In the highest es-
TEEN by his fellow-members of the
police force an well as every one who
knows him personally.
Declaration is Filed.
The declaration In the $4,000 dam
age suit Of e. l.. Slaughter, against
II. r. Chewing, and the Virginia
Railway and Power company was died
'esterday In Hastings court. part II,
by Attorneys Charles L. Page, and
John A. Lamb, counsel for the plain
tiff.
The plaintiy charges both the street
car company and Chewing with neg
ligence which caused him to fall into
an excavation at Cowardin avenue
and Hull street last August Mr.
Slaughter. who is partly blind, Chains
L II
Off at a certain corner from which
point he could easily find his way
home. The conductor Is said to have
put him off at the wrong place which
caused him to walk into the excava-
ZION, sustaining permanent internal
INJURIES about the body. He also
charges that the excavation was left
without rails, barbados or guards.
yolaski Case Heard.
Argument on instructions in the
damage suit of lack volaski against
he Virginia Railway and Power COM
nany will begin this morning before
Judge Ernest II. Wells, in Hastings
court. part III. Tho examination OF
he twenty witnesses summoned to
testify in the case was not completed
until almost O'Clock yesterday after
noon, which was too late to proceed
further into the case.
The plaintiff alleged that while In
he act Of crossing the street car
racks near Fourteenth and Broad
streets he was hit and injured by an
east bound car. He Is asking dam
ages OF $4,000.
Masons Elect Officers.
OfYicers have been elected as fol-
,ows by Manchester Lodge Of Masons:
w. T. Wilmouth, worshipful master;
3. e. Linton. senior warden; Lin
wood r. Holt, Junior warden: Charles
A. watkins, treasurer: John r. Rob
ertson, secretary; b. E, Robertson.
senior deason: Railey p. Shiflett. jun
'or deacon; ]. A. williams. tiler. REV.
W. c. Sale ard +. II. Fisher, chap
aims: Sergeant j. G. Saunders and
Captain Alexander s. Wright. stew
ards.
VIII Be Given Ride.
Tomorrow all Of the little orphans
in Bethany home. near Bon Air. viii
be given an automobile ride to Rich
mond and other points. Ten ma
chimes have been contributed for the
purpose.
After the automobile ride the
children will be served lunch and
will then be the guests Of the Victoria
theater.
ships Wrong Box.
+. H. Spear yesterday reported TO
the Southside police that a tool box
belonging to him had been stolen
from pccatur-Street Methodist
church, Ninth and Decatur streets.
where he is conducting some work.
Ii was afterwards learned THAI an
exprcssman had mistaken 1t for AN
other box and had shipped 1t South.
Mrs. Garnett. 30 Midlothian turn