Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-20
News and Gossip in the Capital.
City Of Virginia.
TOUR OF lNsPEcTIoN
Miohaer May or. of tho Il. +. 81 P.HaN-
rond. instantly EiIicd-A Young
sinn Arrested for Abduction
chesapeake q ohio oiaoia,s VIII,
INSPECT En,ire System U. SCOUT.
(.4oud-upIulslIA o. IuIoeds)


Richmond. Va. February 1s.-Mich-
ael Mayo. a brakeman on the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad, was almost instantly kill
led last night. He was swinging from
{ the ladder on the side OF a car when
struck by a switch stand. He leaves q
s widow and four small children.
ARRESTED FOR ABDUCTION.
IT Holly Lowery, young white man of
R Manchester, some time ago, eloped with
i a foGrteen-yea old girl to North Caro-
lima. He has been arrested and brought
back to Manchester. This morning tie
4 girl testified that Lowery had not mar
Il ried her and he was committed to jail
b to await the action of the grand jury.
TOUR OF INSPECTION.
President George w. Stevens. General
+ Superintendent C. t.. Doyle, General
( Freight Agent e. D. Hotchlsiss, Freight
3 Traffic Manager f. NJ. Whitaker, of
Cincinnati; Travelling Freight Agent
M acmurdo, General Passenger Agent II.
w. Fuller. and Assistant General Pas
ssenger Agent John D. Potts comprise
the party of Chesapeake and Ohio Off
Il Gals now inspecting the entire system.
g The party left OH a special at o
y O'Clock this morning, composed of the
B private cars OF the president and gener-
sal superintendent.
They went west over the Richmond
4 division to Charlottesville, and will
probably reach Clifton Forge Tonight.
S The party will visit the various towns
on the system and will reach Louis
T vie and Cincinnati the latter part of
the week. They will return to ,Rich-
mond the early part Of next week.
Mt w. z. Marshall, who is one of
the contractors for the construction of
tne chesapeake and Ohio's new line the
Greenbrier road. is in the city. Mr..
a Marshall said that the work Is pro
crossing favoraby, but has been de-
&iayed by the recent heavy SHOWS.
UNITED STATES COURT.
The United States Circuit Court of
y l,ppeuis reconVened this morning at 10
Z o'clock. with Judges Golf, Simonton and
tWaddill on the bench. The proceedlnrs
{ were as follows. ~ p
Fs In. No. Sac. P. Frazier. commits
A sioner ct ais. petitioners VS.. Southern
a Loan and Trust Company, trustee in
b bnnkruDtcy of ID. W. c. Benbow. re-
spondent. On petition to review and
ssuperintend the decision of the District
= Court OF North Carolina, at Greensboro
the court announced its opinion. Opln
4 Ion prepared by Judge Paul The
4 orders Of the District Court brought up
for review. Reversed with costs n nj
remanded.
3;. No. S347-Frederick X. Neininger.
plaintiff In error, VS.. Receivers of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, in error,
10 the Circuit. Court of West Virginia,
j at wheeling. Argued by John A. How
4 ard and J, b. briggs for the plaintiff
IN error. and by Henry NJ Russell for
4 the defendant in error. and submItted
e. G. Duiiield, trustee, ct ais, appel
( lants. VS.. Asa A. Michaels. ct ais, ap-
& pellees. Appeal from the Circuit Court
B OF West Virginia. Argued by B. M.
& Amber and J. w. Lee for the appel
q liam p. Hubbard for appellees Pond
y ING the argument the court adjourned
+ until tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
James w. Lee, of Pittsburg, Pa; ].
-. Drlggs. Of Bridgeport. O., and WI
4 liam N. Miller, of Parkersburg, Pa,
we're admitted as attorneys OF this