Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-14
TOWN OF SUFFOLK.
Jury Gives Verdict for $4,000
Damages in the Pool Case.
Railroad Appealed to the state Supreme
Court of Appeals-Young Lady Shoots
Hcrsolf whilo Trying to Fro at Sup.
posed Burglar.
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Suffolk. Va, April 13-F'irefnan Will
liam j. Pools life was worth $1,000. ac-
cording to the verdict returned ut z
o'clock this evening by a Nansemond
Circuit Court Jury. 1t was the end Of
three days trial and five hours
argument. An appeal will be taken by
the railroad.
When court opened this morning ar
gument was continued on the instruc-
tons. The plaintiffs counsel did not
get SO. many in number as the other
side. The pleas OF the attorneys were
necessarily long and exhaustive. The
five lawyers averaged an hour each.
The speeches were delivered in the fol-
lowing order: J. u. Burgess. u. e. Hol-
land. George S. Bernard. w. II. Mann,
r. B. Davis.
ABOUT EXPERT WITNESSES
The last speaker took occasion to
arraign expert testimony on general
principles He said expert witnesses
were dangerous and usually testified in
favor of the person or corporation that
hired them. He predicted that courts
would not countenance expert testi-
mony ten years from to-day.
GOES TO SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. Bernard for the defense noted an
appeal to the Supreme Court after
Judge Prentis had refused to set aside
the verdict.
Rev. e. T. Dadman, q Petersburg
Methodist preacher, who Is adminlStra-
tor of Pools estate, brought the suit.
Pool. who was fireman; Engineer w. A.
Clayton and Brakeman William Wells
were killed at Lake Kllby June last
year by wreck that occurred at 9:05
p. m.
A similar suit of willis Wells. admin
istrator of the brakeman's estate. was
this afternoon continued till a special
term in June.
SAVED BY A CORSET.
The life Of Miss Anna Chalmers. &c
years old. prominent society woman
OF Sm1thfield. was saved yesterday af-
ternoon by corset steel. That was
what Dr. John S. Marshall, one of her
physicians, told me tonight. He says
the condition of Miss Chalmers is much
better tonight. The 32-calibre pistol
ball which went In three inches has not
been extracted, but DR.. Marshall says
It, Is causing no especial pain at pres-
emit
TWO SHOOTING WOMEN.
The accident is the result Of an at
tack by Miss Chalmers and Mrs. w. C.
Ames, Il near neighbour, on n person who
my thOut5HL " u IL DuTSIdT. MIS-. AUlGS
pegan nrllg on him with a shot gun
and the fusiliade was soon Joined in by
Miss Chalmers with a pistol The man,
who was MIR. Wilson. an innocent resi-
dent was not hurt. He was soon out of
reach. The ladies had heard so much of
@onoeries they feared an attack when
Mr.. Wilson was crossing the lot.
AS the ladies were walking together
Miss Chalmers weapon was DISCHARGED
when she tried to break" It,
Inc injured young woman lives on
Mason street. She is u daughter of the
late John Chalmers
BICYCLE AND THIEF FOUND.
AS the result OF little one time ad.
in the Virginian-Plots Portsmouth
page April IL, a stolen bicycle was this
afternoon recovered and the alleged
, Iniet arrested. MIR. w. a. Conway, who
hVes at SOB Queen street Portsmouth.
mad his wheel lost Tuesday. Among
those who read the adj. was Ben Rrvant
IN Norfolk. Zen Kept his eyes omen and
this morning he saw a wheel which
looked like the missing bike. The mum
Der confirmed his suspicion.
Sergeant Ames got the particu,ors
and soon he had the alleged thief who
was a coiored boy. Walter Strother.
aged about 20 years, who said he lived
at 2f9 Queen street, Norfolk. Sergeant
Ames this afternoon took the wheel
anu eiIel 10 portsmouth.
Ben Moore. n salesman is OUT some
tning like $40 on the wheel. He Maid
for 1t 1850 and got back $3.50 which
sergeant 'Ames took from Strother
HOLLAND OFFICIALLY BORN
People who live at Holland now live
IN Town The official birth honnnnef,
IN due form when the officials m1aii-
led before Judge Kilby. The town 10
rightly named. Two-thirds Of tho
Cohhcilmen are named Holland The
new officers are: Isaac a. Iurn
mayor: w. Floyd Williams. seresant.
Ihomas e. Porter, r. l.. Dausbtrnv
and John f.. Solomon IT,. James ~
ana Job T. Holland. Councilmen.
PUBLIC DEBATE.
The annual public literary debate ~
agion College, n. c., took place ~
O'Clock this evening. It was thn nir.t
public match between the fTIo ".n.I M
Philogian societies. Among tbosa ,',, ,e
attended from Suffolk were Nj am ,J
MRS. willis j. Lee. Miss Jennie ITn,
land and Miss Bessie Holland.
PERSONAL.
Principal W. C. Morton. of suffo,,,
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