The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-06
THE POLL BOOKS STOLEN.
A DEMAND FOR THOSE or THE GU
BERyA TORIAL ELECTION
Rv Colonel Brady Could Not 10 Granted.
Cases Before tho roter,burg Cir
cult Court.

PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. Especial
Colonel. J. ID. Brady. of counsel for MI
II. 4. Tnorp. In the taking Of deposiuohs
in the Thorp- McKenney congressional
contested election case. asked Mr.. kobei
Gillian, the clerk OF the courts. to-day 10
be allowed TO see and make copy OF inc
10 Il-books OF the gubernatorial eiecl'Vh VI
1875. Colonel Brady was informrd 'E
CLERK Gillian that the books had b' en-
stolen from his Office week aftsf the
election by some ore who got In through
one or the windows.
In the Mayors Court this morning
Isaiah Pelham, negro. cnarbeI WI"
nreaking into the residence OF hcN. ~ D.
Fristoe and stealing thcre'om sahuIy q"
ttcles. was sent on 10 the MUSINGS 'o"''
for trial. 49, Sal
Messrs Jonn Il. Evans ana MycI "di''
of the electoral board, nave beeh sein
,,oned 10 ALbedr as witnesses tei"e
,h,se nav creased in taking depositi1ns
N the Thorp-M kenney congressional oo''-
tested election ca-e.
THE CIRCUIT CoUhT
rho C,rcuit Court OF Petersburg opened
its winter term to-day, 5uote B. \. Kan
Geek presiding. The case ol Parrish
against Surry. Sussex and Southamp-
ton railway. was called, and the tilnt LOT
the al g1iment on the demurrer 20 the evil
dence was iixed tor February i3th. IN the
case Of tenants against )uh'op, inc
plaintln iicd an amended sUppleHcH'"l
bIII. containing twenty-th"ce printed
paees. and the case was continued. de-
,ree in vacation, was rendered by Judge
Hancock IN the suit Of James against
lanes. pending IN NottOway Circlt
Court. confirming several sales OF property
made nv MIR. William Is. Mcilwaine, OF
This city, In Ettrick. Chesterfield COUNT
Among the nonresident Law ycrs ~ at
Ter dance upon the irCuit Court are "aJo'
Robcr, stiles. Jackson Guy and W D.
remnant. of Richmond; MessTs' W d.
Powell and W. Samuel Goodwin, % EN-
pYoria, Grcensville county, anu NcsSi'' -
Turnbull and T.. +. Buford.
~ is expected that the case OF BeIl ana
Flannaran against the Supervisors OF
Powhatan county and the fafmVlie an"
Povhatan Railroad Company, "hiCh was
argued about two weeks ago, VIII be oe-
cided this week by the supreme Coui, Vi
Appeals This suit was brought 10 ueC'al
null and void certain bonds OF the COUNTY
amounting to $4,000. which the county ol
powhatan had subscribed 10 the Farm
Vile and Powhatan Railroad Company oy
virtue of an election Of the people au-
thoriZing the subscription to be Hadc'
Judge B. A.. Hancock has been holulhs
the Circuit Court of Accomac county loE
Judge Gunter
Yx-GoyKRSoR CAMERON TO sPGAh.
Ex-Governor William Z. Cameron VII!
deliver an address before y. +. Hlll camp
of Confederate Veterans on next Thurs
day night. His subject will be The con-
federate Scout" Al this meeting Com
rade Alex. Wilson will present 10 the
camp a list OF the members of Companies
A. Il, G, D. Il and * of the Twelfth Viz
g1nia Regiment. which left Petersburg FOR
Norfolk on the 18th of April 1861, together
with the names OF Company T., 4oriy-iirst
Regiment; McRae Rifle Guards. i;agland
Guards, Company y. Third Regiment;
company 4. Ninth Virginia Regiment, Pc
tersburg Cavalry. "Cockade city CaVal-
nv; Company X. Fifth Virginia CaValary,
~etersburg Artillery. and "COckade city
Mounted battery. 4nc names OF the mem
ters OF these different commands have
b, EN-. after much pains and trouble, Sc
cured by ComIade Wilson, 10y whom they
have been handsomely framed.
Major T.. l. DuHarry. superintendent OF
the Eastern Division of the Norfolk and
Western railroad. is very sick at his home
In Norfolk. II is feared he has pneu-
mCnia.