Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-30
Granted By Judge Barham, OF
the Corporation Court.
EQUIPPED FOR lis CAREER
"u' rye Hamos s'Rocd to the Application
Petitioner In Bankruptcy in Caseof
Empire Establishment, Tenn,
porary Re celvcr Appointed.

Yesterday afternoon just before clos
ING court, Judge T. j. Barham granted
Sae charter for the NEWPORT Club of
~SeWpCft News, the first organization
OIL the kind to be formed on the Virginia
peninsula in the time when the mem
ory OF man runneth not to the contrary.
The application for the charter was
made through Attorney r. q. Bickford,
the incorporators being the four ot1i1ers
VI The organization, Messrs. II. 6. Bick-
ford, president; W. y. Post vice pres
ldent; w. H. Landon, treasurer: j. c.
Hakcr, secretary, and the chairman Of
me BOARD OF Governors, Mr.. w. q.
burgess.
1t had formerly been proposed to have
ele application signed by all Of the
Charter members Of the club. but upon
reflection, it was t:ccided to have only
flVe nalneS-thc lowest number permits
sible
The objects and aims of the club nave
been set out so extensively in the papers
that allusion to the sections of the char
Ter Bearing on these points is not neces-
Safy.
The possession Of this document
equips the new>sclub for its career in
the social world, and it will be but 4
short time now before the institution
is in opera tion.
CASE IN BANKRUPTCY.
Mr.. Jerome Cohen, Of the Empire
gents furnishing establishment, has
tiled a petition in bankruptcy before
Commissioner Locke. through attorneys
placed Al; s5.556ss: assets $4,000
Attorney Z. c. Mitchell has Been APP
pointed temporary receiver pending the
consumnlation Of the proceedings.
TIKI. SUNHMERVll!-E CASE
T. D. Sommerwell, Who is wanted
here to answer the charge OF chec!
Washing. beating 4 board bill ana even
forgery, accordili. 10 the police. Was
brought back TO this city Yesterday
by Constable Saunders Shield. Who
went over TO Norfolk after The prisoner
last night.
Sommerwell was arrested in Norfolk
on warrant sent Their. from this city.
but when the man Was taken into Gus
tndy it was found that ne was wanted,
there also for check flashing and Cnis:
kiser requested Chief NarWoGd to e.
him be tried oyer there first AS he hai
d dead sure" case against the prison
er.
When the case vas brought in court,
the landlady VINO charged that he gave
her worthless check for board. re-
fused TO prosec!te. There was another
warrant against him, It is said. and
Chat vas settled privately. SO Chief
l>iser notified the police here that they
had better send for So:nmerwell.
Constable Shield went to Norfolk
Tuesday night and had no trouble in
getting his man yesterday.
Somerwell is a small man. with nont-
Cd features, black hair and ia tller dark
skin. He was dressed yesterday in
a neat brown suit. Wore a black felt
hat and his shoes We're neatly polished.
When he was brought TO the station.
he answered the usual questions asked
by the station keeper. He is Il close Oh
server and nothing said CT done by tbs.
officers in the room escaped his auen-
ton. lie spent most OF the time While
waiting TO he nut back Tor Il hearing
picking his teeth with = tocthpick. He
had nothing whatever to say further
than 20 give his name. age and octu-
patton. He said lie wa: a dealer IN
merchandise.
The lolice are .,t the opinion that they
will get strong evidence against the
prisoner. Mrs. Elemm charges him
with beating a board hill. J. J. Jack
son charges that he forged two drafts
and secured money on them There is
also another warrant against him, for
check flashing, it is said.
J. z. Ash. Of Gloucester Point. is also
anxious to secure Sommerwells con
vlctlon. He was here several days ago.
having learned that the man had been
apprehended and asked the police To
notify him when the prisoner was tried
He says that he had shipped n,eFctan-
disc 10 the firm Of Swain & Sonmer-
we'll and that he had received nothing
but worthless checks for it, IIe claims
that ne was done" for about $50
1t is understood that Sommerwe!l cx-
plains the alleged check flashing trans
action in this way: 4 friend in Salem
va: promised him some money ana
said that he wouiG deposit it in a Sa-
lem bank to his credit on a certain day
Alter that day SommerWeN says he
drew checks on the bank covering the
amount and there was no money there
70 meet them. as his friend had reg
lectcd to make the deposit
Ihe police believe that they have an
important prisoner and will obtain a
mass OF evidence against him.