The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-13

between the local and Washington Office
going via the town
The business Of the company increaseu'
though hardly to an extent 10 DE cohslu-
cred a zeal competitor 10 the Ahan's'
which has done business here sihee Tvs
infancy. and consequently Mayor Down
ham instructed the commissioner OF the
revenue to collect from that concern
reasonable duty. citing the use OF the
streets, etc.
This, the company refused 10 plank
down. and on It's agent, the same gen
tleman, being arrested, appealed from the
decision OF the Mayor to the Uhlted states
Court, closing It's Office until the maIler
should be decided.
WHAT JUDGE BOND Held.
Judge Bond held that the law was I'M
constitutional; at least, that the Mayor
had no right TO lay a tax that CONNECTED
with the interstate law.
The company soon reopened us once
and has done an increasing Ousiilsss
since.
Some months ago the city Councils
took up the matter. laying specific tax
OF $50 upon telegraph Offices ana siV'
upon express companies. exclusive OF
other taxes they may be paying
When this ordinance went into erect
couple Of months ago neither OF the ex-
press nor telegraph companies hal pIahh-
ed down the cash. and Mr.. Lewis Mcheh-
zie Bell, the agent of the Ihileu oidtcS
Company. on refusing 20 do So was lii'iie-
diately brought before the Mayor ana
fined. and on refusing TO pay the hne'
was committed 10 the custody OF captain
Webster. chief Of police.
JUDGE HUGHES OPINION.
The others paid under protest ana Alr'
Bell at once sued out habeaS corpus pe-
fore the United States commissioner,
Judge Hughes heard the arguments OF
Corporation Attorney Brent anu NIl
John Morgan Johnson, for MT. ben anu
took the case under Amusement AT once.
In his decision Judge hughes sdl"'
have examined this case win care anu
though disposed 70 differ with Judges
BRADLEY and Rond in their views OF the
law. vet feel bound 20 defer 10 thelr ue-
cieIons respectively in the case OF LeIouI
VS.. Port. Of Mobile. in the United states
Supreme Court. and the Lnited cId'es -
James Webster, in this court. ne ~
toner must. therefore, be dlsch"i seN
from custody. 1900.
The city will doubtless appeal the cast
or try its luck with the express '"i'P
MES. .,
The refusal Of the Adams ana Ne9''' .
Union companies to pay TINS tax even =.
n involved a ike ouestion elsewhere. as
Mr.. Plat told several here, is not resa'u-
ed az being the same as with the others
as they would gladly use this as a means
of crowding the Postal and United states
companies entirely ont. the business Oh
the latter having made pretty holl0e"N''
inroads upon the old concerns patrohdse
while. on the other hand, II Is known 'I'aU
i'm nearly every other city Of importance
in this state such a tax Is lald anu Pd'u
without a grumble.
u Attn or Mr.. CALLTFLowKR'
Mr.. Pierre Jerome Callilower. a CON
nectiye Of the st. Asaphs race course
died here to-day. He had been uhleI
treatment for scirrhosis Of the liVer' De-
ing stricken when attending the races
He was very clever fellow his motheI
was with him when he died. lie VIII DC
buried in Washington.
KILLING or FIrEMAE WALKER.
The yellow envelope vas gwen In
cineer HAYDEN by the Pennsylvania COM
many on Saturday night Last week HAY
den was put on local engine that ran
backwards as we'll as forward, ana on MS
second day, while making an carry morn
ing trip, the engine running back"dfuS'
he ran into an open SWITCH a. INC 'ii'
OF Long Bridge. which resulted In the
engine being rolled down the bank, ana
tho killing Of his fireman. VIII Walker.
Engineer Hayden. before the coroner's
iury. declared that II he could have gotten
sand under the drivers he could nave
halted the train before IT reached the
fatal place Whereupon the jury held the
Pennsylvania company responsible LOT
the young mans death.