The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-14

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$3.50 and 8 O'Clock. Ten members have
applied for medical and physical exam
nations Saturday, night. Those desir-
Ing examination should apply 81 once.
Eighteen men attended the vocal music
class last night in the lecture room.
Rev. W.. w. Hamilton will address the
mems meeting next Sunday In the Y.
n. @. A. hall.
Police Court Yesterday.
In the police court yesterday Melvin
Cobbs. colored. was sent on to che
grand jury, charged with q namelsss
crime. He was given bail on his own
recognizsnoe In the sum Of $500. John
Clemonts was fned S2.50 for raising q
disturbance near she market house.
Arthur JemisoA and j. T. Norman,
charged with being In JAmison's saloon
on Sunday. were dismissed. Nick Saun-
ders. colored, charged with swearing,
was dismissed. GABRIEL Coles was fined
S2.5o for dieorderlY conduct. The base
against some white men, charged with
raising q row on Earnest avenue WAS
continued until this morning.
Tho installation of Officers.
The Friendship Fire Company held O
regular meeting last night at the Esst
Roanoke engine house and installed the
following officers for the ensuing term:
President, j. O. Graves; first vice.
president, Joe Kizer; second vice-pres-
ident, Frank Quinn; secretary, Ii. e.
Moore; financial secretary, Pat Mo
Donald; foreman, Lynch Gardner;
assistant foreman. A. N. Butler; cap.
tain, j. w. Stinnett; lieutenant, G. s.
Powell; nozzlemen, Pat Minnihan, J..
b. Scherer and Ohio Moore; clubmen,
VIM. McDermots, j. G. Graves and
Morris Monahsn. A committee was also
appointed to make the necessary Or.
engagements for holding a fair and re-.
port at the next meeting. The fair
will probably be held in April.
Hastings Court.
In The hustings court yesterday morn
Ing the case Of Pink Barber, oolored,
charged with the robbery of $45 from
the person of r. A. Lawhorn on the
night before Christ mas, WAS called and
disposed of. Barber made q great
many Of conflicting atstements and
tried to show that $40 of the money
found in his possession was tent him
by his wife from Bran we'll, w. Va.
The jury found him guilty az charged
In the Indictment and sentenced him to
seven years in the ~penitentiary. In
the afternoon she courts attention was
taken up in the trial of w. H. Dodd,
who was indicted or the charge of rob.
bling the safe in Ostcgni's Salem avenue
store ofS133 on the 5sn day OF December,
The jury did not think the evidence
suhclentiy strong 10 convics Dodd. He
was accordingly acquitted of the charge.
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An Attempted Outrage.
On last Saturday Msck Lse, q negro
hack driver, went to Bent Mou ntnin to
bring q good looking colored woman
named Ellen Burger, to this CITY.
Upon reaching Lockett'a saloon, about
four miles aonth OF the city, Lee tried
to induce the woman to drink with
him, but she refused. When nearing
the city 1t is alleged that Lee drove
OIL the main thoroughfare and told the
that he was irving down to his
cousins house, whore they would stop
awhile. bus instead OF going to any
ones house he drove in the direction
OF the woods. When they had reached
q loaely spot where they could not be-
observed, it Is alleged that the brute
attempted to outrage the woman. She
made her escape, owing to his drunken
condition. Lee was arrested yesterday
morning by Officer Nicholas and locked
up He will BIO given an opportunity to
explain this morning in police court.
Assessments.
A bill hao been introduced IN the
house OF delegates by Captain Berkeley
extending the time for correcting or.
roneous assessments in this city to Nav
l.. City Solicitor Glasgow, who was In
Richmond when the bill was introduced.
Immediately transmitted q copy to the
city authorities, asking what D elton he
hould take, II any, in regard to it, and
giving his opinion that it YVES o danger
GUS measure. ss it would fill the courts
with cases, and probably cause the loss
OF considerable revenue. a TIMES rep.
rasentative learned yesterday that the
matter was informally considered bv
members of Council and city officials.
and 1t was not deemed necessary TO take
any action toward opposing the measure.
Such bills are frequently passed and
ohcers OF the city say i. is nothing
more than equity to all parties. It is
understood, however. that the city
solicitor is vsry much opposed to the
bill. -
ANON THE CHUR0HEs.
The Pastors Conference Elect Omcers-