Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-04
THE COURT-MA
TIE GENERAL IMPRESSION ABOUT
The VAN VRANkiN CASE.
A Probable New Trial for "oo"""'"-A
ccssIvc Rains on the Eastern shore
md In the Cotton Section.
tcorrespondcncc of the Richmond Dispatch.l

NoRyoIK. August 3.--Captain j. ,. Brad
ford IA nresident Of the court-martial to
assemble az the navv-yard tomorrow
morning 10 try Pay-Clo.k James ;. van
yranken on the charge of robbing the
general storchousc Of metal, FIRST
lieutenant George ID. Benson. OF the
marine corps. is the judge advocate. Lieu
tenant Benson was judge advocate OF the
late court OF inquiry. The general impress
CON ia Van yranken will be convicted and
| receive a short term. and he President VIII
mitigate IL to a few months on snlpo0ard
and dismissal from the service. friends OF
| the accused lust from Washington state
| that the Secretary VIII inquire into the
| facts concerning the discharge or en-
ployfs in the siorehOUse who t"stihed III
! behalf Of Van Nranken. and that other en-
| plovcs in the yard VINO VOlupteered 10
| testify for the defendant hayc now asked
to be excused.
BACK FROM TRAScr.
Commodore Weaver. OF The yard. has
gone 10 New York 10 meet his daughter
whC arrived Yesterday from iiayro. France.
where she has been completing her educa-
I ton.
detached from the marine barracks ana
will he ordered 10 command the marine
guard on the United States Steamer Baiti-
| more. relieving Captain Henry II. Coston,
who is at his home IN Port 'mOuth on SICK
| leave. Lieutenant Fisher viii leave tor the
! South Pacific on the lst OF September.
wOODw ARDS CASE.
An effort will be made tomorrow by
counsel OF the young man Woodward,
| who WAS convicted OF robblng Frank " VI
| Iams. Jr.. of $3.50. toObtain a new trial IN
| consequence o. Cook, who was an accom-
| plice. being discharged by a justice.
| Woodward j. from Washington, where he
! has respectable and wealthy connections.
| A coiored man named sam. johnson was
arrested by Detective Pitt last night who
is wanted in Durham, n. G.. tor burglary.
| Rain has fallen daily III this section for
! three or four weeks and AT times very hard,
greatly interfering with outdoor indus.
| trial operations. During the month OF
| July there was an excess or ram mere on
| q inches over any of the twelve months
previous.
| PERSONAL.
Lieutenant John A. Lojcune, OF the
marine barracks. returned from Nythe-
vile. Va. TO-DAY. where lie spent a month.
Mrs. G. W. Burr and daughter, Mss
Stella Burr. OF Richmond. are visiting the
family of Mr. Charles 4. Barry, clerk OF tho
United States Court. at their beautiful
homo IN Berkeley.
The factors here are informed Of dam
| aging rams IN the cotton section. Up 20
the first of August SOL bales OF cotton
have been received i'll Norfolk.
The negro John HOskins, arrested on
the charge of committing murder IN ny
mouth, n. c.. has been discharged.
The force Of machinists here from Hlch-
| moud with Chef-Enginecr Brooks con-
time boring the forcshaft of the battle
snip Texas.
Rev. Il. W. Forsyth. of Trinity church.
Portsmouth, sailed ON the Scryia Saturday
for Liverpool and the continent Of Europe.
The funeral of Mrs. X. {. Marshall took
place Yesterday afternoon from st. John :
| fpiscOpal church. ana the funeral OF Mrs.
John L. Mahoney, who dropped dead N
Ihomasville, Ga, took place Yesterday
morning from -. Pauls Catholic church.
FELL FROM THE ROOF,
Arthur Payne and Fred. Harrington fell
| from the roof Of the Boston Stcams hi y
! Companv's warehouse to-day and were
| badly hurt.
George Cooke, one Of the men engaged
| in the highway robbery Of Frank Williams.
Of Roanoke and acquitted by justice, has
| been rc-aIrested.
A girl named Annie Love was arrested
| here TO-DAY for robbery committed IN
| Wilmington. Del.
DR.. William p. Campbell. formerly ed
! tor and proprietor Of the Portsmouth
Times and Suffolk Herdld, d.cd in Fred
esick, Md, to-day.