Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-06

THE LAW WILL TAKE ITS COURSE
IN PRINCESS ANNE.
WAS INDICTED ON YESTERDAY.
Trial Will Commence This Morning.
Charter Grnnted-siaximum Capital
S1x,OOO.OOO-A Big Land Deal
United States Court.

NORFOLK, VA, June Especial. jim
the Princess Anne County Court to-day
the grand jury returned true bills on two
counts OF attempted criminal assault
against Louis Schwartz. the white ped
der OF this city. who was arrested near
hempsviile last week, charged with that
offence against Mrs. James Carroway, OF
that place. The citizens of Princess
Anne are vastly interested in the outcome
OF the trial. but the promptness with
which Schwartzs case has been taken up
convnces them that he will, il found
guilty. be promptly punished, and, as a
result, no attempt has been made. nor Is
1t likely any will be made, to deal out
summary justice to the prisoner. A Sc
cond complainant against the prisoner is a
coiored girl, named Mary Jones. Schwartz
will be placed on trial tomorrow.
Judge Hanckel to-day granted charter
to the Washington Traction and Electric
Company, whose maximum authorized
capital is 100000. The minimum capt.
tai Is 100000. The principal offices of
the company are, according to its petit
ton for Incorporation, to be located In
Norfolk, and its objects are the manu-
facture OF and dealing IN railroad and
power supplies OF all kinds. The officers
are as follows: Samuel b. Lawrence
president; Henry NJ. Haviland, vice-presi-
dent George ID. Spencer treasurer; John
b. Summerheld, secretary, all of New
York. These, with J. w. Wilcox, of Nor
folk, constitute the directors.
The Board of Public Works, composed
of Governor Tyler. Treasurer n. w. IIar-
man, Jr. and Auditor OF Public-Accounts
Morton Marye, arrived from Richmond
to-day and went out Immediately on an
Atlantic and Danville special for an in
spection Of that railroad The board was
accompanied from Norfolk by General
Manager Haines and Superintendent
Hutchens, of the Atlantic and Danville
The trip Will extend all the way to Dan
vile.
"A deed has been recorded in the County
Clerks office by which the Tunis Lumber
Company transfers large tract of land
near Berkely TO the South Norfolk Land
Company, the consideration being 5000, 900
on which the war tax was 500. The com.
pany will put the land on the market
and develop it,
1t is announced that the Holand-Ameri.
can Steamship Company. which ope-
rates line of steamers between
New York and Amsterdam, Holland, have
leased a wharf on the Southern Branch
of the Elizabeth river. from which point
1t anticipates running a line of steamer:
to Amsterdam, beginning September list
The grand jury of the Corporation Cour
to-day returned a number of indictment.
covering wide range of serious crimes
including murder. house-breaking. shoot
ing, and highway robbery. w. Church
Lewis was indicted for fatally shooting
a negro. and David j. Hathaway was
presented for shooting Lewis some weeks
before. Horatio f. Solomon, who ha:
been quarantined in jail since January
! was indicted for murder
In the United States Court to-day nin'
| indictments were found. The most i'm
portant indictment is against Carlo and
| George Fose. for counterfeitng. This
case was removed here from Richmond