The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-22
THE MASSEY-PIL0T SUIT.
BOTH SIDES AHE PREPARING FOR a
BIG FIGHT.
A Lively Scene In tho Norfolk Police Court
The Portsmouth Baptist Associs-
tion-Persorsls.

NORFOLK. VA. June Especial
Massey-Piiot libel suit will be called III
The city Circuit Court next Monday ana
tred. The Sheriff IL now summoning a
iurv but some doubt that one can DE
secI,red here has been expressed. Both
slices are preparing for a big ngnt. Every
mail and express IL Is cidlmei, N psihs-
ing IN dispositions for the faiot psop..;
and a large number OF Witnesses WAL
also be present. :.
would seem that their will be 10 DELAY III
getting down to work when the tridi -
A day or two will probably be con-
sum4d IN skirmishing before the oauue
opens in earnest. Hon. John ;. Wise, OF
fliot's counsel. will reach the ely 10
morrow, and spend Sunday at virginia
Beach.
LIVELY SCENE IN The POLICE COURT.
There was a lively scene in the Police
Court THIS morning IN winch MI w. 1.
GREGORY, the Mayors clerk, ana betectAfss
Richardson were the principals. vi. a..
the Norfolk dailies said editcfldhy tl,as
morning that Police Justice burroushs
was reputed to have stated 10 the ueeeS-
tive that he could not c0nViS, Pri s9n,s.,
upon his testimony, and That ms SNlo'nsSc
must be substatia ted by some otner ON,
Ger or reputable witness before ne cVuiu
take I'D cases in which Richardson aione
figured as q witness nth. Az
Justice Burroughs emphaticaliy dis-
claimed having made amy such sea wn
rnent ana Richardson charged Mr.
Gregory. who Is also clerk OF the fohce
Court. with having carried the stoi "
the paper. Mr.. Gregory denied dolile enISi
and tise detective retorted mat ne .ou's
prove il. The clerk seized an Ilns'anu,
and Richardson brought his ciuD rto
view. whereupon Justice burroughs ON
mandei order and instructed them 70
and some other place in which 10 as
cuss their differences.
No charges have been preferred az ans
Richardson before the Board OF Ponce
Commissioners In a way that the VouS
feels justified in taking cosiAzahce OF.
NEwsY MOTIFS.
An excursion was given 10 Old Poiht
and the Capes tonight for the dement, Oh
the Girls Home. IL was largely pa'ion-
lied a.. 1,,-e,
Rev. EldrIdge b. Hatcher OF the firse
Rantist church, son OF DIT w. T.. idlch-
er OF Richmond, is one Of the lecturers
of the Southern Biblical Assembly Wtich
convenes at Asheville. y. c., july ioth 10
August 18th. inclusive.
The district union meeting OF me bVWci
district of the Portsmouth Bapust Asso-
citation will be held with ~. johns zap
fist church. Princess Anne county fIl-
day before the NTH Sunday IN TINS nloi'In.
The Gospel Tent meetings conducted py
Kew. James w lf-t. dIf ldi H'Af
There were 100 conversions sunday, anu
some 200 since the services began, eight
days ago.
ACCIDENT TO AN EXCURSION TRAIN
This morning a cylnder-heaG or tne
engine that brought the Chesapeake anu
Ohio train from Virginia Beach was
blown out at Lynnhayen station, fright
ening badly a large number OF passen-
gers returning from last nights german.
No one was hurt.
Mrs. Jones wife OF Conductor Frank
Jones. Of the Seaboard Air Line, died last
night at her home I'm Portsmouth.
At an early hour this morning me
residence Of Rev. H. n. Quisenberry, IN
berkeley. was very nearly destroyed Dy
fire. the work of an incendiary, VINO
used kerosene oil. About the same time
Mrs. L. {. Jones occupying a house
near by, discovered a negro setting nre
10 her house. She gave an alarm, Dut
he escaped. AZ.
The closing exercises of all the pubic
free schools took place to-day.
Judge Hanckel today ordered gen
eral index made Of the deed-books In the
clerks office and appointed Hubbard *
Hubbard indeXers, at salary or >Vo
each.