Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-19
PETERSBURG.
SUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF EoRFoLK-
NEGRO F0RGER.
Eow he Raised and Failed TO Haise
Money supper to the Fire
Department.


Correspondence OF the Richmond Dspa chl
DECEMBER is, 1885.
II !. md, rstood that Mr. W. j. Malone,
Who va. fined $40 and costs IN Norfolk this
week on the CT arge OF selling diseased
PORK. los engaged counsel IL bring suit for
Grmagcs agaiu.t the city Of Norfolk Tor de-
laua,ion Of character and injury to bu'i-
mess. TIE amount " damages claimed j.
not stated. Mr.. Mqlonc earnestly protests
ilai lc Gid not have any diseased hogs
.nrcL'ei,d Tor market, and, furiicrmorr,
lat be would not do such thing - the
f,iIiWtnt Of tie pubic health ani D..
uadr. II j. said that the published state
h cni. about the slaughter Of diseased h1C.
no The - ipmfnts Of The meat TO tai' mar
lci ~ sale M, yCry seriously injured Nj.
Na'orc's ru.ipc.s IN Petersburg, and.
moicoycr. that il has Injured the fresh pOI6
lfadc generally.
A rcero namcd Walter jasper. with scy.
,rl, abqscy, Nas arrested IN tbi. ely las
cyeniu. on the charge 81 forgery. Jispe'
j. resident Of Prince George county. lie
obtained chLck from Mr. James VI. Wi.
liam. for so Tor Gotten he cliimrl to have
raiSod End delivered, and the check was
ca.hCd Il one OF the banking houses In Thu
city. The check it.cli was all right, but II
WIS obtained under false representations.
subsequently jasper presented two other
checks puTpnIting 10 be signed by Mr..
Willams and endorsed 10y Mr.. J. w. Bnt-
lcrWoIth. which were such evident forge.
.ic- that the bank refused to cash them,
nd caused the arrest oi the negro.
MIR. Il. NJ. Dohic, another wcll-kuOVn
merchant Of this ciIy, visited the Jail this
morning and Identified Jasper aS the man
Nbo recently tIicd 10 obtain money icom
djn on forged cck.
Mr.. Theodore CroWder, chairman Of the
Council Committee on Fire Department,
.ayc the officer, and private, OF the De-
uar.mcnt fine supper at the SIXth-WTd
oueIrr.hoUse lest hight in honor vi their
dcnning OF the handsome new badge, r.
emily rec, iytd. and TO be worn on all occa-
tons by lie lircmn. Thc1cca.ion wa, one
4 much cujoymcu, and interest.
The sales Of loose tobacco AZ tn" ware.
house. this week. Notwithstanding the In
cl,iGcut weather and the bad condition 0i
be roads. exceeded 100 lots. The exports
Of Manufactured tobacco 80 lar thi, month
aggregates over 327.GO0 pounds, or $1,000
pounds in excess Of the total exports
during Npy,mtar.
joseph =. Evans ,colorclD. who va, the
LCcpoudcut Republican cln lidatc for Con.
.rc,- IN tn, district against Colonel Jane,
-. Brady tN0yoar' 1g1, was taken into Gus
tcGv to-day on the charge OF Iunacy-the
-tcl- for his arrest being taken by his son.
Evans calculated too confidently on the
support 81 TIE people u hi race IN the Dis
tud. and bis defeat Wa 4 great dl>Jppoint-
monl to HIM. lie wa supported by such
leaders - Ex-Governor Cameron. Con
grc-,mau-clcci Game, and Others, and ie.
,i1ucd his position ~ lcttcrcarricr and
mortoagcd h, littIc property to enter and
aid in prosecuting his canvass. u has been
evident for some time TINT hi. mind IA.
been falling. aud the hind-bclrlrd citizens
of Petersburg have assisted him in his
monetary troubles. The ease Is very ,ad
one. ROBIN ADAIG.