Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-08
UP AT THE BIG HtLL.
/. Il. HulcHER ELECTED A POLICE
MAN M PLACE or cHAs. KELLY
rasroi.wagon Driver 10 BE Censared and
fined-coancis Meets c-Nieht-News
Of the several Courts.

The Police Board held quite an inter-
essiag session last evening. There were
present Mayor Taylor and Messrs Figg,
Bosher. Welnbrunn, IAube. Welsh. and
Jacob. The matter OF eiecting police
man 20 an Tho unexpired term OF Charles
w. Kelly, deceased, was taken up. There
were about one hundred and fifty appii-
cants for the position. but Mr.. L. II.
Huicher. OF Jackson Ward, was elected
on the flrst ballot
The Committee on Police Patrol sub
United a report concerning the recent
collision on Main street between the pa
troll wagon and electrician No. 2, in
which the nrsi-named conveyance was I'm
3ured TO the extent Of sS.s. The paper
stated that fun investigation OF the ac-
cldent had been made and recommended
that Gideon T. Roach. driver Of the pa
trol wagon, be severely censured and fined
So This was adopted. and Mr.. Roach
was summoned TO appear before the
board at its next regular meeting 70 re-
ceive his punishment.
THE CHARGES DISMISSED.
Tho charges against Policeman J. II.
Tyler by Charles Kahn, the baseball
player were considered by the board ana
dismissed. They were In effect that the
officer had used threatening language to
Mr.. Kahn.
Patrol-Drivers G. T. Roach and George
1zaacs and Substitute~Driyer John n.
Drake were reelected TO serve for one
year from January LIST. Fred. w. frank
lin was chosen 10 iii the position OF
substitute, made vacant by the election OF
C. L. Clarkson to the police force.
Mr.. Joseph W. Laube, OF the Commit
tee on the Third Police Station, reported
that he had appeared before the Board
OF Fire Commissioners and had offered
that body the hearty corporation or the
Police Board In their efforts to obtain
the removal OF the police station from tie
quarters now occupied as such In the
Third District, that the Fire Department
may have the occupancy of the entire
building. Mr.. Laube also reported that
ne had communicated with the City Coun-
Gil In regard 20 the dog nuisance and pc
;itioned for the adoption of the ordinance
for the abatement of the same.
THE COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
President Rolfe q. Glover, Of the Com
mon Council, has called meeting Of
that body for o'clock tonight, for the
consideration of unfinished busine 10. The
object OF this Is TO dispose OF such regu-
lar matters as should get TO the Board
OF Aldermen at Its regular session on
Tuesday evening. The board will upon
the latter occasion consider the ordinance
revoking the franchise Of the Southern
Bell Telephone Company In this city.
Both meetings will be important
CITY-HAIsL COURT NEWS.
In the Law and Equity Court yesterday
five bills Of exemption were filed by the
DEFENDANTS counsel in the case Of James
Sweeney against John Kelly. Judgment
was entered against Sylvanus Blanchard
in favor of Sydney r. Dunn for sl2S.25.
Suits were Instituted by the Thomas Man
ufacturing Company against Talbot d
Sons for $52692 and by ID. II. Kulp
against /. Bluford for $l5S.3S. The court
adjourned for the term. The next ses-
sion viii begin next Monday.
Only three cases were tried in the
Hastings Court yesterday. Johanna
Wahl was fined so for keeping her bar
room open on Sunday. Elem Roy had
two charges OF petit larceny against her,
and she was found guilty on both, and
sent to Jail for sixty days in one case
and fifteon days in the other.
NJ. w. Mann instituted suit against w.
NJ. Hall for 5000 damages, and Rudolph
Kastleberg against Alfred j. Gary and
Samuel Reynolds for $23l.6i.