The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-21
FORESTS EIRESWEPT
Nearly Thousand acres Of IiaHsemcnd
County Timber Land Burned Over.
FIRE BELIEVED TO Be INCEADIAhY
hfNn WHO Started II Given Ninety
Days III Jnil-rrin! oi the Wfi!Sin-
son Damage suit Against Suao!k
Light and water E"inranJ-H r.
Efcy WIFI Not Rum for council.

Light and water Company! r.
Eicy WIFI Not Rum Tor council.
Suffolk, Va. April 20. Especially
More than 500 acres Of timber lands in
Nansemond county nave been burned
over, and the fire Is still raging iierccly
driven before a stiff breeze. AND as yet
unchecked BY the feeble efforts TO ar
rest It's course. y iicnd started IT, Geo.
Caster is his name. Whether The deed
was prompted by a spirit Of revenge
against those who suffer from the
flames ravagcs or whether ii was n
utabollcal plot to distract the attention
OF residents while Caster or his allies
made raids for plumber is not known.
One thing seems to be settled-the fires
origin was hardly accidental--for IL was
alleged this afternoon that the torch hal
been applied in several places.
NINETY DAYS AND So.
Caster was arrested today. There
being no officer ut hand Robert Daugh-
trey, n resident Of that section. took him
in charge ana brought his body 10 s;uf-
folk Justice a. S. lIlcy tried him and
imposed Il sentence OF ninety days in Jail
and n fine OF sos If the fine be not
paid the time will be extended sixty days
more. Caster had 10 counsel, There
may have been other men allied In
starting the forest fires, but they haven't
been caught yet.
THAT 81, 500 DAMAGE, SUIT.
Nause1iold Srcuit Coutt' non. IL. It.
Prentis Judge, IS in the midst or Il $500
damage suit E. Wilkinson Of West
Point. Va, acted for five years as
, t. ~ IL. ? "iioik i.iSh ~"
tn a'eI company S, ahu 'lte ;f tnH tAulla
Won Oh ms oiilclnt connection me former
treasurer seeks to recover through legal
process the amount alleged TO be due rs
toi1, <. i"l stiN iccs iFi ,,
1l,i.eri.!s L"rnisleu Hslu money ioiiieu
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TILE PLAINTIFFS RESTS.
The case IS proceeding with speed
The plaintiff finished with his witnesses
to-day. The Jury WAS the same rs that
empaneled last week, whose names have
alreauy peen s.Neh ~ ine nilsihain'
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and Dr. ! ". T,nv rrhosc mn on Far
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Pa,timore \ Few Shares orr owned in
Suffolk ana west Point. Witnesses
Rosenheim IS counsel FOR ueicht's estate.
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,,.ad ,,,, y - ~ ,,,,;'iat 60. Gn,n
Gilman. He told me so to-day ana the
Doctor means what lie says Though
considerable pressure has been used to
induce DR.. Elcy to run again his dcci
sion is final
The people nra sorry, FOR in his with
draw:il the body will lose 81 faithful
member-sound in judgment, logical i'll
conclusions and conscientious in con-
victions--a man who has an opinion on
questions Of public policy and who IS not
afraid 70 speak II.
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:, n,,re where tharn is M financial re-
1n,,narotinn h,,t Iittle hnnor and n ioh1
7vhara the bnst Of then, create cnmities
ana aota Gonisns
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rave an oyster roast Yesterday after
noon IN honor ar Miss Retto Bowen. OF
Jackson n. G. 4 marty OF Young PEG
p,e want IN ,hn M Pheasant club
honra on1 Ioa !, e,no1 ti,ra rrhosa ,,rns
emf were: Misses Lime NOftloct. ffaticeS