The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
COMMISSIONS OF
REAL ESTATE MEN
The Chancery Court to Decide What
They Shall Be.
REBATE ON THE PUBLICATIONS.
The Bar Association Recommends
Thatit Shall Inurc to the Fund and
Not 10 the Real Estate Dealers
No Decision Yet,

The question Of what commissions snail
De paid real estate agents upon court
Fales came up yesterday morning IN the
Chancory Court. Judges j. &. Lamb and
H.. &. Minor sitting.
scbe5nlo was recommended by the
Bar Association az q meeting some weeks
ago. and the real estate men prepared
and submitted counter proposition.
which was pronounced By a number Of
LAWYERS 10 De- very fair and reasonable
Roth schedules were yesterday submitted
10 Judges Lamb and Minor.
There were present from the
real estate dealers Mcssrs. y. w.
Bowe. H. Seldom Taylor, and J. Thomp-
son Brown. Mcssrs. Roosevelt PAGE and
Isaac Digs. Of the Bar Associations
committee. and Judges George J.. Chris
tIan. w. J. Loake and Messrs. NJ. =.
Howard. II. q. Buchanan, a. w. Patter-
son. John Pickrcl. George +. Haw,
Judge John II. Ingram. ii. w. Anderson
and others.
AS TO REBATES.
The discussion of the relative merits OF
the two schedules Of commissions occu-
pied some time. and finally resulted in
bringing out another feature Of the case.
The Bar Association had also recommend
ed that an EFFORT bee made 10 get the news
papers TO agree that the rebate now al.
lowed on court NAht.I NlrNiAltiAAH HAitAAA 80 ~
the fund and not to the real estate agents.
This fact was alluded 10 by Mr. Page and
was highly endorsed by him and also by
ar Diggs.
Judge Leake also spoke Of this matter,
but said that he understood the news
papers bad declined TO allow this rebate
10 any other but the real estate men.
How would it do" asked Judge Lamb.
"to give out AN this court advertisement
10 the lowest bidder
This view OF the question received some
consideration and seemed to De iavorably
received.
REASONABLE RATES.
There were remarks by Judge Chris
tian and Mr. Pickren who stated that
they considered the rate offered by the
real estate men very reasonable. and by
Messrs Patterson. Leake, Digs and
others.
After consulting with Judge Minor,
Judge Lamb said:
I've will take this matter under ad-
visement. Az you know, this court has
absolute power In fixing the commissions
on court sales. and the real estate men
can accept the rates or not. Just as they
see ft. II they do not accept them others
will. In some cases the commissioners
have performed the work Of the real es-
schedule or The other, or neither
TWO YEARS FOR BOSHER.
FInore Bosher was tried in the Hust-
incs Court yesterday on the charge
Of breaking into the place of Sam stern
and stealing numerous articles. He plead
guilty and was given two years in the
peniteuuary
A remarkable circumstance about his
case was that though he plead guilty
and tho Commonwealth Attorney asked
them 10 give him two years, they failed
10 agree.
Judge witt Immediately discharged
them. ompanelled another jury and the
verdict requested was brought in.
VIM. j. Johnson, charged with breaking
into the residence of nj. Frank A. Bliley
was found not guilty, II being shown that
be was drunk and did not know what he
was doing.
In the Circuit Court a judgment was
rendered for Sl1770 in the case of A. Won
y. Rosenogk against the city of Rich
mond Alr. ROseneck's horse was injured
and carriage broken near Franklin and
Belvidere streets I'm 1884, and he asked
for $500 damages The main witness for
the city. the gate-keeper AT Belvidere and
Franklin. has recently died.
Judgment for so was rendered IN the
case of w. =. Morgan against Emmett
Duvall and w. Bottoms.
A marriage license was issued by the
clerk Of the Hastings Court 20 John 5.
Etheridge of Norfolk county, and Flora
Is. R0dgerson.