Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-20
THE CITY BY THE SEA
GIVEN TWO YEARS IN THE ~
rrxr,,RY FOR FORGERY.
HIS FAITH BADLY SHAKEN
A spiritunIist in the Police
Very scepticnI Justice-s""
-, po,uInr Young Lndy-other
Mention.
Mention.

| NORFOLK. VA. october 19.-tSpeciai')
| Lewis Moody, a well-connecteu Sou"e
man Of Atlanta, was tried In the 'oipo-
ration Court here to-day and given TWO
years in the Denitentiary for forgery
to which he pleaded guilty. Moody PASS
ed n large number Of worthless cheeks
on Norfolk merchants. Frank II. smith,
his alleged accompIice, will not be triea
at this term One Of the indictments
against Moody was quashed.
Alexander Anderson, a horseshoer, mas
had his faith in spirituallsm shaken. lie
consulted DR.. Schlesinger. the spiritualist'
who has made demonstrations In thls
CITY which have been described as Won
derfll AS a result, the Doctor ap-
neared in the Police Court to-day 10 an
swer 10 the charge OF obtaining none!
under false pretences, preferred against
him by Anderson. The spiritualst want
ed TO give an exhibition for the peheh'
OF the Court and spectators, but justice
TomIin positively refused 10 permit H. eN-
pressing total disbelief in Schleslnser
powers He dismissed the case Oi'S
Of the spiritualist's witnesses tes,liieu
that he had talked with Henry Naru
Beecher. James g. Shadbolt, VINO c'aiiiS
TO have been defrauded by the spiritnalist'
has shown the local post-ofiice authori-
ties a postal-card from Schlesinger ad-
vising him TO 20 to Danville, where ne
would find a lucrative position. lie thlnAS
this constitutes the offence or using the
mail for fraudulent purposes.
In the United States Court Judge wac
dill is hearing the case OF the tug same
against the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany's steamer Hampton Roads. Inc
two steamers met at the mouth OF hamp-
ron creek. and the swell OF the Old Do
minion's boat Is alleged 90 have cap5zed
the tug. Two thousand dollars damages
are claimed. The case Will consume
some time yet
Miss Adelaide NJ. Rogers, eldest oaush-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore +. Rogers
and one OF the loyeliest characters among
Virginia's society women, died suIuehly
at the home OF her parents, No. ia Butte
erect. this morning at 7:15 o'clock she
had been visiting in New York ana re-
turned TO Norfolk yesterday. She was
tal,en IN on the'way here. She was short
" 10 have been married. and her pan
hearers will be the men VINO were 10 nave
beeu the ushers at her wedding
4 slight case Of smallpox developed on
cast Main street to-day, and the patent
George Eley (colored) was removed 20 'he
nest-house as soon as possible. Al \
meeting Of the Board of Health THIS
afternoon vaccination was advised.
4 party Of Delawareans, members Oh
the state LEGISLATURE and friends 20 the
number of seventy-ive, are here on Il
iaunt. They were greeted in an address
of welcome delivered by Hon. c. Brooks
Johnston. Mayor OF the city; Hon. I. f.
clark. Speaker Of the Delaware House.
responding. The party were shown the
citv this morning They were gwen q
tueboat trip around the harbor to the
naNv-vard. This afternoon they took III
Rerllev Tonight they were we.coned
al the Business-Men's Association. To-
morrow they go 10 Old POINT, ana on
Saturday they return home. governor
Tunnel did not come.