Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-27
MIR. WELLS is FINED.
MAGISTRATE LARrs Requires HIM
TO PAY $50.
THE FIREWORKS CASE ENDED.
The Lakeside Fishermen Arreste"
and Their Hearing set for Monday
o,,.r ucprico Ncwn-Damase Done
BY the storm.

~. lake Wells. manager OF the Hl0"
oona Baseball club. who was afres''N
como DAVIS ago. charged with having e''''
o.ou,orls exhibition at Broad-sTeo'
p,rt y,,hout first having secuTeu
oo,se was given a hearing oeio'e MOS
49, y, farus at the county court
house yesterday and was hneo Nv =,
ye,ls who was represented ny MI L. -,
smith Jr. promptly paid the hne' "'''
49, renairlne TO the Office OF the t'e@-
go, roid the license fee OF s. lis en-
lire bin including nne. license ana 'oS'S'
aggregated Solo 49,. u,ore a
ron,her Of interested spectators u '"e
eo,.,.,oom and Mr. wells was the l''S'
,.,,ness placed on the stand. lie adnl''eo
har,or oiven the performance wi'hoU'
-, srst obtained license. but eN-
plained TO the court that he hao no nv,
lion Of defrauding the county out "a " %
lar Justly due 81. his failure 10 pay "'''-.'
,.oen due 10 a disagreement between mn
self and Commissioner Chhdrey d. ~ Wv
amount he should pay. -.
MR.. CHILDREY WAS AT THE fAi'.>'
Just before the performance was s'S Mr.
ON tho evening OF the 18Th Hla'""t q,
Childrev called Mr.. Nehs 20 on. aoiloct
~ nj and told him he desired TO cuii,J
- - I-pon being asked how mnCI
~ 49, vas Air. Chldrey Responded tIiIt
80 .toucht II ought to be 500. MT W.
,lo,',rrrd saving that his impression VIZ
49, e. was sufficient Mr.. Chhu'
- willing 10 accept 50. ana so nc MAJ
-, .,oagement with Mr.. Weils loI 1ii0 &C.
So. 80 cau m mis- office at the county couI
- on tho succeeding day, "len w
,notter would be adjusted. "i'io.o ',t
,,lained that he was busy durlhs t"1 20
81 nart of the next day, ana laileu ~
- the commissioner oihce' anu y"
afternoon Of that day he was ~ Coz
after which time IL was
him 10 pay the license ...,.,-,rs,
RECEIPTS AND DISBURshAlI'' o
Mr. Wells testified on oath that ne nau
rsid 10 the representative oil ram nv
fireworks man. $3.50 for the perloi i'l',iie
and ne had expected a hrst-Cldsa ~
lion for that money lie aunt. ~,
,ho chow as given at Broad-Street ram
.iU ,'erv moor one. but said he was as
- disappointed by the failure OF inc
nv IN materiaIize as was the auuleiIe,
~ eaid the receipts Of the evening III"
toon rothing like they were estimate" 10
- ~ tbe general public, and he preseht0u
s,otement of the receipts OF the hsnt'
-, co,nnlied by Mr.. Blair Meaniy, VIM |
counted the funds. and who was one Oh
those in charge Of the sale Oh tlCNo.9.
Also. a statement Of the sales IN inc ciey |
urior 10 the performance Inc slaleii''"'
was as follows.
Aliens ciear-store........ .'''''''''''F-'o ~
II. Edgar Shine. ...''.''''.'''''' 90 - -
Moses MyCr........ .......''.''''''''''' 80 - 90
...........si2s % |
The following was given by him as the
amount realized by him from the SAFE Oh
tickets at the grounds: ann
sold nv w. r. Walker..............''$ 20 %
Otto Nliller............ ......'''''''''' w. -
blair Meanly ........... ........''.'''' ~ ~
Emmett Taylor........ .....''.'''''' i0' ~
Total. ......'''''''' ''''''''''S 9os o.
City Sales........... ..'''''''''''''S ~ ~
., .........H 81. 263 90 :
The expenses of the show WERE as i"i
as ne could estimate, as follows:
pain. for fireworks $50; band, SZO' news
naner advertising. $23; printing, $40; II. L. /
cardozo for advertising work done, so;
hills. posters, etc, SIS; ucket-selers' elo'
notice SC: personal expenses OF W. ). Coh-
nor go. and bin posting, $25. Total, S'Ol /
This. witness said. left pront OF ohly I
bout $500 and Of this he got about $-oo /
lie could not give the exact amount ne
received. but swore TO the assertion thd'
he did not receive as much as SzoO'
MR.. WELLS CORROBoRATED.
Mr. Chlldrey took the stand and corro-
borated what Mr. Wells had testified TO- /
In so far as IL referred TO the conversation /
they had held. and several witnesses were /
then introduced who corroborated what /
had been testified TO as TO the receipts
MIR. Smith argued the case briefly, ana /
asked that his client be let off with the
payment OF costs. but Magistrate larus /
was unwilling for this, and he imposed a
fine of $50
OTHER COUNTY ITEMS
All the parties accused Of hauling seine
IN the lake az Lakeside Park have been
arrested. with the exception of Mr.. Lewis
Blunt and Mr.. l.. Fitzgerald. Messrs.
Thomas Savage and ]. Redmond gave
themselves up, and were admitted to BAN.
William Matthews was arrested and ball
ed as were John brown ana Lewis JACK
son Doth colored. The case Will come
up before Squire Larus Monday at II
o'clock.
The Henrico Republicans will hold mass
meetings next Wednesday for the purpose
OF selecting delegates to the convention,
which meets at the courthouse on the LIST.
This convention will. in turn, elect dele
rates 10 the nominating convention, TO be
held at Hanover Courthouse on September
lth
The storm OF Thursday evening did con-
siderable damage in Herrico. The wind
blew with cyclonic fury about Yellow
Tavern. and the porch OF Solomon's store.
Al the head of the Brooke road, was blown
away. 4 large tree was blown down in
The yard of Mr.. l.. Hill, who lives near
Yellow Tavern, narrowly missing the
house. Two large trees were blown down
n the yard Of MIR. John Harris, his corn
vas levolled with the ground. and MS top
wagon was blown over and wrecked.
Judge Wexford. in the County Court,
vas awarded an injunction in the suit Of
William NJ. MCGOWAN against T.. Holleran
md ais, enjoining Holleran from garni-
,heeing the wages due MCGOWAN as an
Employee OF the Richmond Locomotive
Works No bond was required. Mr.. VIII
lam ii. Beverage is counsel for Mr.. Nc
iowan.