Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-26
NEW ISSUE OF BONDS.
MIR. Brown Wins His Transfer Case
The DcIinquent-Land Matter.

A deed OF trust from the Tredegar Iron
Company to the Virginia Trust Company
was recovered in the Chancery Court
yesterday. The purpose Of the iced Is to
secure the issue of $4,000 bonds to take
up an old issue of bonds secured by a
deed filed IN the year 1879.
In the City Circuit Court, the case
James NJ. Moore's Administrative against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany occupied the judge and jury all
day. A verdict was returned in favor OF
the defendant. This is the case in which
damages were claimed for the killing OF
James NJ. Moore on "a railroad trestle du-
ring a fog.
WINS THE WI ANSFER CASE.
The suit Of o. Raymond Brown against
the Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany, in which the plaintiff petitioned
that the defendant company should be
compelled to issue a transfer tina. would
enable him to travel over their system
from Brookland Park Boulevard over the
Clay-street line until he reached his des-
tination was decided in favor OF the
plaintiff.
Judge Wexford issued mandamus, but
suspended judgment for forty-hve days
i'm order that counsel for the company
might have an opportunity to appeal II
an appeal is taken, bond must be fur-
nished In the sum Of $500.
The following have been confirmed by
Judge Wexford as trustees of Patrick
Henry Council, Junior order of United
American Mechanics: r. S. Whitlow.
Jr., r. A. Tyree, and ]. w. Jordon.
In the Law and Equity Court, the case
Of Hattie f. McCorlsy against Joseph
Hartley, which was set for trial, was
postponed. as Mr.. Hill Carter, one OF
the counsel in the case, was unable TO
attend, through the serious illness OF MS
son.
Several DEGREES In chancery were hand
ed down in this court.
WOULD NOT GIVE A DEED.
Clerk Christian who has not by any
means been edited with the operations OF
the syndicates formed to acquire the pro-
perty Of unwary tax delinquents, dlsap-
pointed the representatives OF the Roa-
noke syndicate yesterday by refusing to
issue a title to a certain piece OF pro-
perty under these conditions:
William X. Brown owns a tract of land
in Jackson Ward, which was returned de-
linduent and sold TO the Commonwealth
by the Treasurer of the city for the de-
linauent tax theron for the year 1888,
and application was filed by the Roanoke
syndicate for the purchase of the land,
and copies were duly issued and served.
The four months required by law had ex-
pired upon that application, but before
their expiration the same syndicate APP
piled for the same property in the same
name, for the sale TO the Commonwealth
for the year 1892, and copies OF the Sc
cond application were duly Issued and
served. but the four months allowed by
law will not expire until some time In
March next. The syndicate yesterday
rendered to the Clerk Of the Hastings
Court the amount Of taxes and cost and
demanded of him a deed. The Clerk
however, refused to accept the tender,
and refused to execute the deed upon
the ground that Brown has four months
from the service of the last copies, issued
upon the second application filed.
TWO YEARS FOR BOWSER.
Charles l.. Bowser colored) was tried
IN the Hastings Court, and given TWO
wears In the penitentiary. Bowser made
a malicious assault upon Edward Weems,
a white boy, stabbing him in the back:
A marriage license was issued by the
Clerk of this court to Samuel ii. NC
caleb and Eleanor T. Hall.