Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
MUDGE'S MISDEEDS.
rue ASCENDING LAWYER AlSo
~" CHARGED WITH 6loAMY.
MI. various Financial Embsrra''"'"
The Nasy-ysrd scandsi-ror"
months TAG Levy
,sooc,., telegram to the Dlspa'ch'l

fsnecIal telegram 70 the D'sp"'"'
ro,vo,x Va. September 2.-Ine nieh'
49, Mrdge continues the talk OF the
:" The following letter received by "
nrominont citizen Of Norfolk maAc' 'N'
wors, Of Mudge's offences bigany;
"J.oKsoSviLLE. FLA. Aug. 81, lssi'
..n.o, Sir: Yours just received, and IN
orlv bep TO cay that Mr.. Victor ID. L. Nudge
~, his wife here year or so ago, and was
afterwards heard OF IN New YORK. Ills
,v;fa ia living here and has commenced
s VII for divorce. II is before master now
for the taking Of testimony,
"Verv truly yours, N. A. HULL.
.C,srk of The Circuit Court Of Duval
county"
CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
He was faced with this information Mon
day. and yesterday morning he Is sa,u 10
have been called to account TOT trans
actions in Norfolk, the whole resulting III
his concluding to leave the CITY,, lie ran
in debt everywhere he could and borrowed
money right and lett.
HIS VICTIMS.
Some of his victims are: High,Con-
stable Pitt, depositors OF the home
Ssv;ngs Rank. illegal friend who endorsed
notes for him, and others who did the
same. amounting to all OF 800 one OF the
Ocean View clubs. OF which Nudge was
treasurer: his landlord, $50. The losses Oh
the merchants of the city cannot DO accu-
rately stated.
tire city of Portsmouth by the Couhcii
last night, with DR.. Charles l.. Culpeper as
president.
MORE CoURTs-MARTIAL.
II is thought the court-nartiallng OF
Pas. Assistant Engineer Robert W.. Gait
will certainly result in a court-martiai iof
Pav.Inspector Edward Bellows, who Cccu-
pies the same ground IN regard TO the van
Vranken robbery that Mr.. Gait does. ray
Inspector Bellows was detached ana
ordered to settle accounts and bis case VIII
be taken up by the department after the
forty DAYS allowed him TO settle accounts
are out.
THE TITLE CHANGED.
There are fifty delegates in attendance
on the Grand Lodge of Virginia lndepeh-
dent Order Of Good Templars, and al the
session Yesterday sustained the action OF
the extra session of the Grand Lodge III
severing connection with the worthy
Grand Lodge. and changed the name FROM
Independent Order of Good Ieinpiafs u
Good Templars of America.
A party of young men from hlchliioiu
are camping out on the camp properly IL
Atlantic City ward and are reported a.
| having good time.
| THE TAX LEVY.
| A levy of 81. IS on the 800 worth OF rea
and personal property and % cents on th'
~IOo for maintenance of the schools wa
| fixed by the Portsmouth Council las
| night.
| MIR. John II. Durham was elected po
| lice commissioner Of Portsmouth last night
| The floating elevator TO facilitate TN
grain business of the Norfolk and Western
railroad arrived last night from the Nortl
| in tow of tugs.
Mr.. Eugene jefferson, on Princess Ann
| avenue. is Frustrated from the effects o
several knife wounds received IN fight a
Ocean View. -,
MIR. w. b. Dunn. formerly of the Meher
rin-Valley railroad. has been appointed
| superintendeut of the shops OF the Allan
tic and Danvlle railroad IN place OF MI
FLYNN, who was recently killed on TIL
| road.
DESTROYED DY FIRE.
The store and warehouse of ". II. Snow
den. at Snowden station. ou the Noriol
and Southern railroad, was destroyed b
fire Yesterday morning. The stock wa
mostly burned The fire was incendiary