Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-11
COUPON COUNSEL.
n,oes MANN APPOINTED COUNSEL IN
ALL PETERSBURG CASES.
Another rostponement by the stase-ma'
sonic Oaicers EIectcd-An Aiieseo
Richmond Man Arrested.
corrc,ponaenee of tho Richmond pispatch.i

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The following is n copy o. an oraer ot
az Read Of Commissioners Of the sinking
fund naSscd AT a meeting Of the board
held In Richmond on the 7th OF June;
"on motion IL was resolved that Jndge
William ri. Mann. of the County Court oi
Eottoway. be appointed leading counsol "
Tepresent the Commonwealth IN an
coupon legislation in all the courts ot wv s
c,tv Of Petersburg, in which the law makes
Il tbe dutv of the Commonwcaith's Attor-
NOV 10 anpear. and that the sgid Judge
W;lbs,n II Mann and Mr.. J. M. Mullen,
Co,nynon yxealtb's attorney OF SAID city OF
Petersburg. be each FINISHED with COPY
NJ this resolution, and also with u copy OF
the law b. whose authority TINS action mas
been taken ,,.,,. .ho bod
boretofore been acting "a leading counsel
Cor the State in the coupon litigation here.
have each received copy OF the ABOVE
order and the fact was made known 10
Judoe Hancock when he opened the session
OF the Circuit Court this morning TO taAI
up the sixty-hve coupon cases set LOT Una
TO-DAY. The Judge read telegram ron
Judre Mann announcing his appointment
and stating that IL would De lhposSiO4o i'i
him 20 be in court to-day.
FuRrHER PosTPoNHwENT.
NJ Jomes Coopor. agent for the boAd-
holders was prcsent, and by his side sat
ur 4. l. Guieon. bis counsel The latter
nrotesfed against any further delay III the
tr,al of these cases and gave reasons why
,bev should be taken up 81 once. but INC
Court thought as Judge Mann nad petn
APPOINTED leading counsel IN 'he 'aao9
within a day or two. and as II was IN pos
HE for him 10 appear to-day, Jusilce re-
onired that there should be Drlet post
,i~nement. IL was therefore agreed that
continuance should be bad until rlday;
nc law referred 10 in the above order
;s an act passed by the General Assembly
a. IFS late session emitted an aSt uu-
tborzinc the Board of Slnklng-fuha Ooul-
missioners 10 employ counsol 40 &c! sain
cases" II authorizes the uoatd AZ theiI
discretion TO employ counsel IN all SUITS
now brought or that may hereaiter uy9
Lrourbt bet Ween the Commonwealth ana
the holders Of any of her securities IN any
nj the courts of the Commonwealth sai,i
counsel when employed 10 assist or leai
in the management of each case or set OF
cases as the Board Of Commissioners may
direct
DEATH or An AGED LADY.
Ms. Mary c. Rosebro, aged seyenty-slG
gear. mother of Rev. DR.. ). ". ho.epro'
,.s-tIr of the Tabb-Street Presbyterian
IIrrnb died nj a late hour last night after
Irief Illness. Her remains were to-day
cent TO Statewide. n. C., her former IoIie'
.or burial, and were accompanied by III
Eoselr0.
OFFICERS ILTCrEp.
4, the REGULAR meeting Of Petersburg
IL. 40 is Of MasOns held last nlght
the following officers were elected Tor lne
ensuing term: DR.. George Potts, master ;
=. :. Cook, senior warden w ls1 ~
treasurer: George W. Hall, secretary r.
NsFnerv senior deacon, and T.. ,.
Robinson, junior deacon. II.
David Iazewell. a negro. was last night
caught concealed IN the residence on
gentleman on Adams street. lie cla'meu
that he only went IN 10 get something 20
eat. but ms his entrance was maze III
manner not recogu zcd BY the law anu ~
he had twice been convicted OF larceny
Tho MAJOR committed him for trial for
housebreaking. r,
Cattein r. IL. Lassiter LEFT TO-DAY iol
uamn1en. Sidney. where he Is to Celvci
tbe address tomorrow before the literary
societies of the college. SeVeIh olhei
friends OF the institution also went up
to-day.
ARRESTED on SUSPICION.
A whlto man who gives his name as J- II
Walker was arrested 10y the police here To-
6ay on suspicion of having stolen morse
in his possession. The police were recently
notified that a valuable horse had peer
stolen from A. n. IoWherman, on the Val
lev pike road. near stanton, on the Ioli
OF Nav. 4 description was glyt II wnlch an
ewerod 10 that OF the horse found IN w
possession Of Walker The accus ca rehch
ed pet,rsburg Yesterday. and this morn
mo sold the horse Tor SO. tie wa
arrested in bank, whore he had gone u
have the check cashed. The prisoner wa
held for identification. lie Says that II
resi9ce in T. chm IA, on Sycamore stree
between Main and Cary, near tie resear
yoir. where he has family, ana that II
owns the horse, and came mo possession
of the animal some months 400 uN pui
chase. In hls pocket were 1ounu SpiI
pawn-tickets and note signed oy D. !
smith recommending him for employment
LARGE FUNERAL.
The funeral of James T. Morriss
whose sad death has been announced !
This correspondence. took place from th
Narket-Street Methodist Episcopal churc
tins afternoon, and was attended 10y yer
LARGE cOncourse of people. All OF IN
secret orders of the city Were largely repre-
sented. and many friends from dlstaut
were present. Carriage enough couin h'
be obtained In the city 10 accommodate
the friends 10 the cemetery Inc pIlhcll'
hurial-servlces were those o' tle hhl-h
Tcmplars at the church and of the MasoI
~ inc bAhNN.
MISS hill HoNoRED.
At the reception given last night at Il
residence of MIR. William f. Morrison
honor OF their Guest, Miss Lucy Lee Hill,
great many of our people called TO pr
their Notwithstanding them the old vet
rams of A. =. Hill Camp, who look up'
her as their especial Dro'.qe. The your
lady il great favorite ana bore herseii a a,
mirably. She is a beautiful blonde Of 4
purest type, and was most tasteiully dres
ed for the occasion.
The canvas which yelled the figure
the Confederate monument was torn IN
shreds as soon as drawn last evenln
Every one present seemed anxious TO 9
even o small portion of it as memento
the interesting occasion.
The decorations in the city IN honor
the unwilling have been in large measu
removed to-day. though some OF the me
prominent ones still remain IN position.
ROBIN ADAIR,
RANDOlPR-MACON COLLEGE.