The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-27
NORFOLK Is COMING, TOO
4 SLIDE 10 DEATH WHEKE II MAD
BEEN TAhEs MANY TIMES.
NC. Eiam TO Take Charge Of The Pilot
and j. A. Pugh ketires-1njured
While Docking Vessel.


NORFOLK. VA. Nov. 2s.-Speciai.-The
indications all point to the visit of
large number Of Norfolkians TO Richmond
Thursday.
The authorities in the fire department
are greatly distressed by the death of
Foreman Grant. Sunday morning on slid
ing down the pole from the sleeping quar-
tiers TO the engine floor. He had made
this slide hundreds OF times. and when
found at the bottom of the descent there
were only two slight marks on his bod
Death probably resulted from heart
shock
lie was one Of the Oldest men in the
service and a brother OF Mr. Bud. Grant.
who fell dead while walking along Main
street one sunday morning IN August
MIR. Grant tficd TO take his own ire
several years ago, but there Is nothing
in the circumstances of his death sunday
morning 10 suggest any other thought
than that he was killed accidentally.
Ground has been broken In Iomis PARK
for the Consumers Brewery.
". {. ELAN.
Colonel W. c. Elan is to enter upon
his duties as managing editor OF the Pilot
next Monday. MT. James A. PuSn, VINO
has been with the paper for more than
a year as reporter. city. and news editor.
and managing editor will not remain
with the paper.
The Ianbert's Point electric line has
been opened for business, and il great
convenience.
Chief OF Police King has over two thou
sand dollars worth OF gambling para
phernalia, captured in raids on Two
houses Saturday night, which VIII be
burned on Court-House Square Among
the effects secured in the place OF
John Pervis. on Main street, is the daily
account OF receipts ana disbursements.
INJURED IN THE DOCK.
Robert Graves. Of Berkeley. employed ~
a carpenter in the navy-yard. while at
men engaged in dOCkir~ the Dolphin. lost
ms balance and rolled over the stones
a distance of thirty feet, sustaining Sc
rious injuries about the head and inter
naily. He was removed TO his home in
the yard ambulance, accompanied by the
surgeon Of the Dolphin.
}. f. McNair. OF Cheraw, ;. G.. and
W. n. Willard of North Carolina, are
IN the city prospecting for a site for a
knitting mil.
William Morris. of Norfolk formerly
connected with the Marine Hospital SER
vice here. but transferred 10 Louisville
year ago. while riding with his wife
on a bicycle in that city to-day fell to
the street, and Is reported dying from
heart trouble
A CURTAILED INCOME.
For a long time some of the justices Of
this city have reaped rich harvest from
bailing at the police station people ar
rested on petty charges. Justices Ash
burn and Gregory obtained the lions
share of the harvest, and last winter
and spring Sam Small made a vigorous
fight against the practice charging that
the fee Of one dollar eXacted WAS Illegal.
Justice Gregory was indicted IN order TO
provide Test case.
To-day he was tried and, az the re-
quest of the Commonwealth, acquitted
with the understanding that the court
would pass upon the law i'm the premises
Judge Hanckel decided that no justice
had tnc legal right 10 make any charge
whatever ror hailing prisoners arrested
upon "a warrant issued by himself and
that he could only charge twenty-five
cents for a bail bond when arrests were
made on warrants issued by other JUS
ices
This knocks a big hole in most profit
able business.