Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-11
VAN VRANKEN'SCASE
THE NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL FOR HIS
TRIAL ORGANIZED.
A Plea That Was Not Admittcd-'Csrried
or . Horse--Other Items
of Interest.

rCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dspatch.l
NonroLx, August 1O.-The naval court
martial for the trial Of Pay-Clerk Van
vranken, charged with disposing OF Gov
eminent property for his own beneft, as
sembled at the navy-yard to-day at noon
and organized. Captain b. b. Bradford Is
president of the court and First-Lleu-
tenant g. ID. Benson ju1ge-advocate. Lieu
tenant l.. w. Il. Waller of the marine bar
racks, and Mr.. j. II. Hammond were as
signed a. counsel for the accused. AFTER
the charges and specifications were reau
the counsel for the prisoner entered pr"
of jurisdiction. claiming that the ue.".n
ment of Pay-lnspector BeiIows Iion' oIso
ward rendered Pay-Cierk Van Vranken also
detached and that he is no longer IN the ser,
vice and is subject to trial only IN the ni.ea
States civil courts. The room was cleaIeu
and the plea discussed at length. ana 1n9
court decided not 10 admit it and proceeucu
with the trial.
HE CARRIED OFF A HORSE.
A white man by the name OF ape Llegg,
man went to the stables of Mr.. L. Euwaiho,
near Smokytown, in the county, yes'1Jiuas
morning and carried off horse and ur9sS
to this city. Liverman was appre1enu.'
in tho afternoon by Constable hnueii,Vj
and this morning the case was eAa,i''n mo-
into before Justice Hooten, ana no Wv"
committed TO jail for trial NJ tne h'N'
criminal term Of the County Court; p.k
Rev. DIR. ID. w. Gwn, pastor OF inc .. ~, -
Avenue Baptist church. has accepttu VIZ
chair of psychology and higher Engi'sn a'
the Norfolk College for Young Ladies, III.
Gwin was formerly professor Ut A0'"
Rev. 6. S. Blackwell left this morning
for Gates county, N. c., 10 conduct lno0|
ing for Great-Swamp Baptist churcn'
MILITARY VISITORS.
The Washington Light Infantry VIII ar.
rive here next Sunday TO go into camp ~
Ocean View They will be accompanied
by the celebrated Marine Band; .,
A Young man, painter OF PORTSMOUTH
nv The name Of William Miller, had MS
right foot badly crushed this morning ny
Shining between a steamer and the brlige
aoat. He was taken to his home N car
rage and surgeon summoned. .,.
Rev. DIR. Charles J. Holt, rector OF 81;
Johns church, Tordham. n. T., occupleu
the pulpit in Trinity church. Portsmouth,
yesterday morning and evening; attrac,lns
large congregations. Mr. Holt WAS lot
merly rector Of Trinity church.
CAPTAIN John A. Mobiles died at his nome
in Berkley Saturday. He served CALAMITY
in a North Carolina regiment during the
war.
Ground will be broken this week for a
large furniture-factory in South horiolK'
DEATH OF POPULAR YOUNG MAN.
William b. Myers. n popular. young
businessman, died to-day at the home OF
his brother Hon. Barton Myers, after an
illness of just three weeks from typhoid
fever The deceased was twenty-four years
of age and unmarried. He took an active
interest in St. Luke's church and the Bro
therhood of ST. Andrew. lie was IN the
brick business and president of the Nor
folk Brick Company.
Chief Thomas Kevlll of the Fire Depart
ment, left for Springfield. Mass, this eve.
ming to attend the Convention of Chief
Engineers of the United States and Canada.
James $. Addison. the well-knOwn black
smith. was Frustrated by the excessive heat
to-day. :,
The whaling schooner G. b. Cornell
arrived here to-day from a cruise with $50
barrels of oil