Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-10
VERDICT FOR $4,000.
Mrs. Blanchard Given Damages
Against Street Railway.
4 Move Made to Place the West Norfolk
Lumber Company in Involuntary Bank
ruptcy-Big Suit Against Alexander Hof
heimer, Involving Valuable Property.

a verdict for $4,000 for the plantiff
was rendered by the jury in the dam
age suit of Mrs. Theresa Blanchard.
wife of Charles w. blanchard. against
the Norfolk Railway and Light Com
pany in the Court OF Chancery yester-
uay afternoon.
The trial of tho case occupied the en-
tire day. After the evidence was in the
attorneys in the case. Hugh O. Miller.
the defense. argued the matter at
length
AIRS. Blanchard sustained internal in
juries and Il fractured knee cap while
alighiinS from Il car on Front street.
Atlantic City ward.
Council for the railway company en-
tered a motion for Il new trial. The
suit was FOR $4,000.
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.
The creditors Of the West Norfolk
Lumber Company are seeking in two
courts 10 run the company TO the wall.
Inc company WAS EN- parra ssed by the
recent fire which destroyed its plant
at West Norfolk, and Il few days since
the Camp manufacturing Company. cf
FRANKLIN, and other creditors, made APP
plication before Judge Prentis. OF the
Circuit Court. for the appointment Of
receivers 10 take charge of the COM
rany's affairs. That application was
granted. and two receivers were ap-
pointed.
the company instituted involuntary
proceedings IN the United States Court
against the company.
Tie peNioners are r. w. Parsons.
w. :. Gnrfhs ana q w. Weatherly. of
West Mr. ok, all int. est n the c m :
rany. Their counsel is IVon ~ PAGE
The company's liabilities are various
- ~ no fr., A
ooo. The assets are quite heavy. and
probably none of the creditors will he
big losers. The company is represent
ed by Rossct Lambeth.
SUIT FOR 100000.
Through Attorneys L. j. Morris and
Loyal ~ Taylor. 7. Frank Bownell. of
New York. trustee. FOR the creditors Of
Henry Hofheimer, petitioner in bank
ruptcy proceedings now pending in the
United States Court for the southern
District of New York. brought an
equity suit against Alexander Hof-
heimer in the CITY Circuit Court yester-
day for 100000, the same being the
claims of the bankrupt's creditors
The suit is brought for the purpose
OF gaining possession of valuable prop
erty in this city and in Norfolk and
Princess Anne counties, which Henry
Hofheimcr is alleged to have fraudu-
lently transferred to his brother. Alex
ander Hofhcimer. for the purposc of
defrauding his creditors
IN" property attached in the suit is
n house and lot on High street Nor
folk; $50 acres OF land in Norfolk coun :
~. known as the Mallory tract and 100
acres of land on Little Creek. Princess;
Anne county. known as the Peters
tract.
The Hamburger Tobacco COMPANY OF
this city. creditor for so, 900. is neht
Ing the discharge of Henry Horheimcr
III bankrupicy. Ny. Morris representing
the local tobacco company. has appear
ed in the United States Court i'm Nov
York several times in the case. 1t was
nj the instance of the Hamburger To-
bacco Company that the suit against
Alexander Hofheimer was instituted
here.
Henry Eofheimer was formerly in the
WHOLESALE shoe business in Norfolk