The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
Petersburg Business Men and RiCbmOrd
Bankers Buy ihe Asylum Line.
A GOOD TEAM lA The COCKADE CITY.
General Battle again Discusses the Court
of Inquiry in Regard 10 stuart and
Opinion ofthe
Harris Verdict.

! the Petersburg street railway, Win
/ its property ami franchises. Was sold
II was knocked out TO H.. {. White, oi
New York. Frederick Giilen, of Brook
! iyn. y. s.. LLOYD Nash. on West ROM,
! conn. and others, for 5000.
These gentlemen bought the road m
/ for the honi-hoidcrs. tlfty thousand dol
| lars of bon0s We're issued ON this road.
/ and the bonds are held principally in
! New Iork ana Connecticut. A majority
I OF the Asylum road bonds are hCid ~
| parues mere in Petersburg.
! The Asylum road mas been IN operation
! since November lnSS, and the street raii-
/ way since september li, 1888. The SAFE
/ of both roads is subject TO confirmation
/ Dy the Hustugs Court OF Petersburg.
THE PETERSEN RG TEAM.
Tho players signed for the Petersburg
| baseball ioam are as follows.
| william Armstrong, pitcher. lfc lives
| in Columbus. o., and was with MiWau-
! kec last season. He was iarmol ont hy
| Manager rwltcneil. for little more ex-
| pcf.ence saying that with this he would
| De dll right Tor fast company. lie d.
/ twenty-five years OF age tive feet eleven
/ inches. and weighs Is pounds.
| Frank kiison. of liOpkinsvlilc. Mich,
| who pitched for a semi-protcssional team
I ana won nearly every game Doe pitched.
| lie defeated Milwaukee. allowing them
! only four scattering Lits. te Is very
| speedy "a hard hitter. and a magnificent
| fielder. weight. ll5 pounds. twenty-five
years of age. six leet in height.
Thomas Name "a Durkisn. ind., is twcn-
/ ty-iIve years of age. height SIX feet:
/ weight lsN pounds. sac was with Wheel
ins last season. he is an all-round play
er ana can play any position 100 the team.
/ He pitched the majority of the games
/ Tor his team. winning a large pcrcen-
tage. lie has tremendous speed, quick
/ curves. and good. level head. tie had
iiatterns offerings from Washington big
league. but refused TO 90 with Breen. lie
Will be the main-Stay I'm the pitching
! department OF the Petersburg team.
". NJ. CongaltOn, of Guelpt, Canada, IS
ieft-paw. lie was with the Toronto
league last season. lie has good speed,
nls curves and VIII be "a valuable man.
He Is twcnty-One years OF age, iive feet
ten ana one-half inches in height, ana
weighs lG5 pounds
William Quarles. OF Petersburg, Va,
who everybody knows, says he is IN first
class condition, and good results are eX-
pcctcd from his work.
a GOOD FIELDER.
J. T.. Breen. OF sandusky Ohio, Is
tNenty-iOur years OF age and > feet ~
inches in height, ana weighs lfS pounds
iie ls a nrst-ciass neider, d level-hea1e1
man. ana has tn confidence OF the base
bail public OF this city lie IS manager
or The team ana has luu charge.
August Dundon, short step. resides iI
Columbus. ONO, he played part OF
last season with Columbus, OF Ohio, In
the Interstate League. but would TOT
play regularly last season o. account oi
the gCcd position be- held. lie was IN
grcaf demand last season, and We CON
slider 0ur7tlFes lucky iu getting him.
He is fast ON his feet. covers Il good
deal Of ground. and ls u natural hitter.
i1e iatted a0l in the Interstate League
last season. tie is tWenty-tnree years
of age. feet inches m height. ana
weighs 100 pounds. A great future is
predicted TOR THIS player
Michael McCarn, OF clinton, ohio, viii
play left field. He played last season
in OHIO. he Is sure fielder, hard nit
ter, batting $50 ia the league he played.
He has strong arm and covers con-
siderable ground he Is , feet II inches
in height and weighs l,O pounds.
B. h. Dennis, centre nelder, OF Column
bus. ONO. is q swift nelder. good hitter.
and e strong thrOwer. lie Is a fast
base runner lie was with Mary svlIe.
Ohio in lsl5. and has made an excellent
record FOR himself, fielding W2, batting
e3. hc is % feet lO inches ana weighs
1850 pounds ana is twenty-five years
OF age.
THE CATCHER
Robert quinn. catcher. OF Columbus.
OHIO ls twen-y-four years of age. feet
Z inches in height and weighs 100 pounds.
he has played 100 several minor leagues,
and last season caught TOR the Column
bus I'm the Interstate League. tie easily
led the league IN catching and base
running. ana batted 80, lie is nne
hack-stop, quick ON mis- feet, and Cd very
accurate thrOWer. He is IN the game
AN the time
j. G. Powers. first baseman. Is d native
OF Canada. twenty-five years OF age,
feet 1lis inches M height. and weighs
ISL pounds He played last year i'm
Michigan and canada with the champion
GuelpI team OF fne Canadian team. ile
led all the catcncrs anG first hasemen
and hatted $50. lie is a fast nelder, mas
Il strong arm. ts hard hitter, ana VIII
do part OF the catching
Charles Snolta, OF Grand Rapids, Mich,
viii play second base. lac played lt~l
season with the Lansing team. IN The |
Michigan state League. lie lS iast
fielder, covering Il great deal of ground |
lie is "a good. reliable hitter ana a. very
fast base runner. Last season was his /
first season as professional! AMI he ls /
sure 10 make his mark. ht is twenty |
four years Of age, feet DOB inches in !
height. a.d weighs 1GJ pounds. lle ls /
"a hard worker ami always in me game |
Breen considers him the equal oi ladden |
Old Reliable Keller is with the team
IHE HARRIS VERDICT.
The verdict OF the jury in the case O,
R. H. Harms mas been freely discussed
on the streets to-day. anu there are Vac
ri0us opinions on me subject some !
express the opinion mat hes should have
been found guilty OF murder IN the hrst !
degree, others tnat be- should have been |
sent 10 the penltentlary FOR more imam |
TWO years, which Was me verdict on
the jury. while there are others who |
think he should have been acquitted. |
Counsel Tor the NtitN'F NlA ilJN argue |
a motion to-day for new trial, as they |
expacted 10 do. They have not YET |
fully determined what action they viii |
take
GENERAL. BATTLES VIEWS.
I'm am interview to-day with General G. !
4 Paftle in reference 10 the court OF in \
otlirv TO Investigate the Gettysburg dis |
sster. about which so much has been |
said he stated.
.It has been shown cOnciusiveiy that !
a court OF inquiry was held al Culpeper |
iu the fall Of 1863 OF which General Ma |
hone was president for the purpose ol |
inquiring into the conduct OF General /
Jones and others.
..Ne don't know what was intended 10 /
he th. limit Of the inquiry. but we know /
that on the 10th OF September 1863, Gen /
eral Stuart through his assistant adiu- |
fant-general. sent a letter 10 General /
Robinson. IN which be- said The court /
OF inquiry requested By Brigadier-Genera !
" n. Jones ana others 10 investigate |
the circumstances connected with the cap- |
tlira OF certain wagons in Pennsylvania /
is sfili In session I'm the vicinity Of Orange !
courthouse awaiting your testimony aud |
We also know that Generals Stuart. Rob 1
inson. and Jones were witnesses before |
the court.
..'rhree-fourlhs OF the evidence hefO.e
the court was given by General Stuart,
and more than half OF his ter- imony re- |
lated 10 his own operations in Pennsyl- |
yania. General Jones also had much To
saN. Jones unioaded before the court on
STUART and when the court gof after
stuart he told on Longstreet We cOuil /
uot strike from the record what Jones
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