Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-25
PETER sBURG.
An Interesting Case In Court-Two
Young Men Arrested.

Young Men Arrested.
PETERSBURG, VA, December "a
Especial Judge Il. a. Hancock, of the
Circuit Court, yesterday afternoon heard
the suit of the Appomattox Building,
Supply and Loan Company against c. w.
Lambert, which was entered in the Cir
cult Court OF Chesterfield last February,
but which was recently removed to the
Circuit Court of this city. The facts, as
set forth in the plaintiffs bill. are about
as follows: The Appomattox Building
Supply and Loan Company leased TO the
defendant. resident of Chesterfield coun-
ty, a certain parcel of land in Prince
George county. together with the brick
kHns thereon, upon the expressed condi-
tions that the kilns would be operated to
their full capacity In the manufacture OF
merchantable brick in any quantities re-
quirea by the plaintiffs up to 100000, the
plaintiffs agreeing to pay 10 Lambert q
stipulated price per thousand. The PLAIN
tiffs in their bill, charge that defendant
had not executed the contract in good
faith. and that by reason of such failure
they have been greatly damaged. Con
sequently the plaintiff company pet-
toned the Court for an injunction to re-
strain the defendant or his agent from
moving or interfering with the brick
then stored upon the land. The lnJuii~
ton was granted, and motion to as
solve il. made in the Chesterfield CIR
cult Court, which was signed by Mr. W.
Z. McRae as counsel for Lambert, was
denied. plea I'm abatement and de-
murrer to the bill. also filed by Mr.. NC
Rae. were overruled by the Court. Messrs.
p r. Davis and w. p. McRae were APP
pointed receivers TO manage the property
under the direction of the Court, and Mr..
NcRae thereupon withdrew as counsel
in the case and Mr. w. X. Mckinney
was employed by Mr.. Lambert. Mr.. Nc
Kenney subsequently asked the Court tor
and obtained an injunction TO restrain
Mr.. Davis. as trustee under q cer'aHl
deed of trust executed upon the pro-
perty in litigation, from forecloslng the
mortgage. Judge Hancock. on yesterday
dissolved the injunction. and ordered the
property TO be sold under the provisions
! of the deed In the mean while AT
Lambert had confessed judgment IN
| favor of Harwood Brothers, OF Rich
mond for $500. on which an eNecu-
| ton was issued after he had been served
with the injunction order; therelore'
| Judge Hancock ordered that ne appear III
court on January 9Th to show cause why
| ne should not be punished LOT contempt,
Nessrs. Walter Inge and j. a. Poole
]
| rested this afternoon upon warrants
sworn out by Chief-of-Police Perknson,
! charging them with the larceny OF 10
! pounds Of tobacco from the tobacco-lac-
! tory of Messrs. w. l.. NenaDle ~
! Inre I'D TO yesterday was trusted EN-
! ployee of the above concern, ana Poole
! Is a grocer doing business on haillaN
street. 1t is alleged that the TOBACCO
was taken-one lot on the night OF the
| DICT and another on the night or the "a
| instant-from the factory and earned III
a wagon to Poole's store; that Poole yes
terday morning hired John Cole coloteu
! farmer living in Dinwiddie. TO take ths
tobacco to West Hill Warehouse anu
! offer il for sale. The appearance Oh tne
| tohooco AT the warehouse created suspl-
| cion. and resulted in the arrests 49, a.
/ potb the accused were bailed Tor theit
| orrearance before the Mayor MONDAY
| morning. ,.,.ov,,iront
| Mr.. George A. Bowman, promlheh'
,,o,,np businessman, will leave to-mor,
row night for Augusta, Ga, where ne VII VIII
we'd Miss Sophia Morrison, CRACKER
heue on Tuesday next. Mr.. Bo"inal
viii be accompanied by his brother MI
r. /. Bowman. r,,,
me nay-car of the Atlantic-Coast Line
arrivad in the city to-day, when en-
ployees were paid OH ,.,.o,,os
Al the Catholic and Episcopal churche'
to-morrow the services will be OF uhusua
interest on account Of the elaborate mus
cal programmes. .s harvest
during the past week as result OF w
eaIe AT the warehouses OF about 4'VVOVO
nounds of tobacco within the past thi'
weeks.