The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-13
MAJ. WRIGHT INDICTED.
Tho EI-Treasursr Of Suffolk Examined
by a Special Grand Jury.
WILL CONTINUE THEIR HEARING TO-DAY,
The Government Geologist on an Elk.
ploring Tour = Alleged Robbers
Death ofMiss Cowper After Short
Illness-Court Procecdings.

Suffolk, Va, May u Especially. -Major
c. w. Wright. ex-treasurer of the town
OF Suffolk, has been virtually indicted
on account of alleged shortages while
occupying the office, which was vacated
In July, 1895. The grand jury had a
lengthy session this afternoon in de-
Hberating on the charges, and about
Z o'clock adjourned until 10 a. m. to-
morrow. The following witnesses were
examined touching the matter: Mayor
X. L. Brewer. Jr.. DR.. A. w. Eley and
q. ). p. Holland. of the committee ap-
pointed by the Council last December
20 investigate the accounts; S. p. Van
derslice and Lee Britt, the experts who
Were employed by the Council Com
mittee.
The jury after q laborious session. adj
9ournea about the hour named without
!having their data in the proper shane
The Commemorative Attorney. NOT con.
STRUNG 1t to be proper for him TO ap-
pear before the body, asked the foreman
10 submit written statement ON
Whlch ne would draw an Indictment
~ comes from good authority that true
Oil VIII be found Tomorrow
II being a special grand Jury. ONLY
nine members We're summoned. seven
81 which We're present, as follows: F.
r. Elienor, foreman; Josiah Wilkins. T
~. Lancaster, b. f. Archer. Georga ~
Parker, John q. Yeates and ] HnIidav
Parker.
GOVERNMENT GEoLoGIsT TN
SOffOLk.-Mr Frank Burns NJ
ashington, D. c., member of the
Cnited States Geological SURVEY ar-
Iaveo In Suffolk to-day, and will re-.
man In this section for several vveeixo
ne expects to explore old mari beds In
and oshn In search Of shells, fossils
~ o.heI material, which Will be of
ss,,. W me survey In determining the
sVeTai strata, age of the earth etc
Mr; burns says the soil of this sactinn
ehd as far up as Petersburg. is of r,,,nh
uloPe recent formation than that In ~
mountainous districts The ocean We
c<ded at later period
ALEEGHSD ROBBERS Apple
,s S Notwithstanding to get the good
m oia MAO been stolen and secreted two
Ia.s, men VINO gave names as Fred
washington and Charlie Malane ~
!asn night arrested by Sergeant 49,
ana locked up. The dry goods and -
store Oh Ballard & Smith was hnrgin"
lAed some time Sunday night or earl
yesteTday morning, the entrance beine
eHected through a rear window
humDer OF shoes. clothing and otbe,
aIcies olsappeared. The AUTHORITIES
were INFORMED and the mater ken, n,,Is.
While playing around the praJ IIse,
yesterday Mike Urquhart and ErnesI
Altman found some OF the shoes whict
haq been hid under a warehouse To-
night Sergeant Ames thought that ,h.
thieves would return and kept watch
Between and 9 o'clock Wasbinetn,
and Malane appeared on the soane anf
were taken into custody. They viii hav.
e hearing tomorrow morning in Mavor,'
Court. 1t will be In evidence that WASH
ington attempted to sell ome OF RI.
shoes recovered
MISS CoWPBR'S DEATH-A5ls
Fannie D. Cowpe- died this mornin,
after short illness. She had been unwei
since Friday. but her condition was M
considered critical until a few hour
before dissolution. The funeral seryIc
Will be held at p. m. Tomorrow i,
st. Paufs p. e. Church, concludin
which the interment will occur In Ceda
Hill.
PLANNING MILL BURNDD.-A pri
vate telegram from Capron, Southland
ton county, conveys information of III
burning this afternoon of G. w. Truit
q Co.'S planning mill and box factory