Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
THE LIABILITY OF CITIES.
The supreme Court Reverses u Verdict Rem
dered in the Law and Equity Court of
Richmond Against the City The chesa-
peako & Ohio Wins Suit Longley, of
Washington. Mus. Serve Thirteen Years
For Murder Other Supreme Court
Cases An Important Charter.
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Richmond, Va. Dec. 13.-At 6:15
O'Clock this morning. In the penlten-
tiary yard, which was Illuminated by
the light of the moon and two dim
lanterns. William Woodson, the negro
convict paid the penalty for the muir
der of Ambrose Ferrebee. whom he
killed some time ago with a shoe knife
in the Davis shoe department. at the
penitentiary.
me condemned man slept but little
last night, and took only IL cup OF
coffee for his breakfast. He walked
the 200 yards from his cell to the GAL
lows, which he mounted seeminslv
without fear.
In response to the question whether
he had anything to say. Woodson re-
| Piled that he had not; that he had al
ready said enough.
The drop was nine feet and the
mans neck was broken death being
turned over to one of the medical coll
| leges.
| LEFT HIS RECORD.
| The man left letter to his mother
| telling her that he had been converted
and would meet her i'm heaven He also
left the following record of his Grim
inal career:
I'm Washington. ID. c., served six
months In Jail, being caught in the
act of picking the pocket of n Con-
gresham and obtaining n watch: also.
served six months in the worllhouse
for similar offence, and two one-half
year terms in the reformatory being
known there as John Lewis No. 566,
but called Dick Lewis.
I'm Allegheny. Pa, served thirty
days in jail for burglary in the day
time.
I'm Washington State, Seattle. was
known as William Hucllless No. 412,
and served three years for highway
robbery
IN Chicago, ILL.,, for thirteen
charges of burglary served one year
in Joliet Prison during 1856, and was
known as William Huckless, No. S,47S.
I'm Baltimore, Md, New York, Ohio.
Pennsylvania Richmond, Va. and
many other places T was known as
Little Bunk, or Bunkers, and also as
p. p. Bliss. While with racing horses
was called Old Man.
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
In the State Supreme Court today a
number of decisions We're handed
down. One bearing on the liability OF
cities for damages to citizens was that
of Leaker VS.. the City of Richmond,
in which the verdict of the Law and
Mr.. j. j. Leaker some time ago fell
over some building material at Fourth
and Leigh streets and broke one of his
arms. He sued the city. and In the
Law and Equity Court verdict for
1000 was rendered. City Attorney
Pollard contended that Mr.. Lealxer had
| often passed this point, knew the build
ing material was there, and that he
did not exercise the extraordinary care
he should have done.
The Supreme Court took the same
view OF the matter, and Mr.. Leaker
will not get damages. Messrs. c. V.
Meredith and Pollock & Fuller repre-
scented Mr.. Leaker
C. & o. WINS SUIT.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company won its suit against John w.
Rison. trustee, on an appeal from the
Circuit Court of Fluvanna.
This was n cause in which 1t was
claimed that the railway company had
diverted the water from the Rivanna
river into its canal. and the leaks
through an imperfect dam made 1t i'm
possible for Mr.. Rison TO run his MILL
The lower court gave Mr. Rison $3.50
damages. The lower court was revers-
ed. Leake & Leake, of Goochleud, ar
gued the case for the railway COM
Charlottesville and E. c. Moon, OF AL
bemarle, represented MIR. Rison.
AFFIRMED.
The judgment of the County Court
of Washington in the case OF Longley
vs.. the Commonwealth was affirmed.
Longley was convicted of murder in
the second degree and sentenced to
thirteen years. He will have to come
to the penitentlary and serve out his
term.
For the second time the court decid-
ed the case Of Bette j. Turnbun VS..
John Mann from the Hastings Court OF
Petersburg. This case involved an old
lien on the Jarrett's Hotel. At the last
trial of the case Judge John II. Ingram
sat for Judge Mullen. His Judgment