Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-09
MRS. kEARNs ILLEGALLY DETAINED.
Judge Fartbing Decides She Is Not In
observation-disclosures on the Atlanta.

sane-Entertafnmento on the Auahth'
fcorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
WuIIANtsBuRo. VA, June SIN the
Comfy Court to-day before Judge Far
thing the case of Mrs. Caroline III: ktarns,
on a writ of hdbeds corpus, which had been
heard in vacation before his Honor, was
decided in favor of the petitioner. Inc
Court held that the petitioner, MIS- CARO-
line III. Kearns. is not insane and should be
discharged.
SUSPENDED.
Al request of counsel for respondent the
order of discharge was suspended for
thirty days to allow counsel to prepare
petition for writ of error, and petitioner
In the mean time was admitted to bail IN
the sum of 300, number OF citizens
offering to become responsible for the
party until the expiration or time granted
bv the Court, When the case was called
the courtroom began Immediately to I'LL
with an eager crowd, who gave his Honor
the strictest attention during the delivery
of his opinion.
BAIL GIVEN.
After the decision was rendered Mrs.
Kearns, in company with en- asylum at
tendant, entered the omnibus in which she
was driven to tho courtroom, and re-
turned to the asylum. In the afternoon
her bail-bond was signed and accepted by
the Court. She is now boarding here In a
private family.
AEAvAL ENTERTAINMENT.
On Saturday the officers of the United
States man-of-war Atlanta gave q very
pretty entertainment on board the cruiser,
which in company with the Newark and
Boston are now anchored in York river
pfaf
were DR.. and Mrs, L. q. Booth, of Carriers
Grove, in whose honor the entertainment
was given for courtesies extended the Off
GERS of the squadron; Miss Nina Talia-
ferro, of Gloucester; Miss Irwin, of Mo-
bile: Miss Lucky Booth, of James
| City; Miss Stryker. of York; Mr..
Tazewen Taylor, of Norfolk; Mr..
| Samuel Cumming. of Hampton, and
Mr.. John S. wilkins. of Richmond.
The visitors were treated royalty" by
| the officers of the feet. who appeared in
| full-dress uniform and extended every
courtesy in their power TO make their visit
| pleasant. A dance on the spacious deck OF
| the Atlanta continued from 8 to z. NJ.
| and handsome dinner was served. The
punch was served in costly bowl
presented TO the ship, along with
a beautiful silver service, by the citizens
of Atlanta, Ga. Among the chape-
rons was Mrs. Worthington, the wife
| of the chief engineer of the Atlanta. Cap
tain Samuel Mercer, of the marine corps;
now stationed on the Atlanta, accompanied
DIR. Booths family home, and he is now
a guest at the hospitable mansion at Car
| teT's Grove. The presence of three splen-
| did war-ships-the Newark. Boston, and
Atlanta-has made things quite lively
around old Yorktown. The officers OF
these ships are all polite and courteous
and take great pleasure In showing visitors
over their vessels.
THE LAST MEETING.
The Philomathean Literary Society OF
William and Mary held its last meeting
! this session Saturday night, to which the
public were invited. IL has been the Gus
| tom of the college societies during the SEES
sion TO have public debates, when the
| halls are always filled with visitors, many
of the young ladies of our town being
| among the number. At this meeting there
was a spirited contest for two medals
which were awarded as follows: Improve.
ment in debate to j. II. Kemp, of Page
county, improvement in defamation TO
A. D. Foster, of Mathews county. The
| medals will be delivered at the approach
| ing final celebration of the society.
INDICTED.
| special grand Jury To-Day lnulcIeu
| Samuel Merryweather (colored) for bur
| glary. The grand jury had it's attention
| also called to the mysterious death of the
| Young Swede Johnson, or Jansen, but took
no action in regard to the matter.
The post-office at Oak Tree, in York
county, was robbed Thursday night and
| 80. 20 in money taken. Nothing else be-
| longing to the Government was carried off
| The party, a ngro named Abe James, has
been caught and is now IN the York jail.
! The robbery was at once reported to the
department at Washington by the post
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