Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-27
NEWPORT NEWS.
A Well Known Young Woman
Will Figure in Court.
Miss Lulu Pitts Again Before tho Public
Detached-Tho Proposed Pottery Plant
Big shipment of Coal Qualification
of City Sergeant.

Newport news. va, June 2b.-Ine
following is taken from the Evening
Times:
Miss Lulu Pitts has again sprung
into notoriety.
Miss Pitts has been giving the city
sensations at different periods for
some time past and they usually come
in an unexpected manner.
The following suit filed does not
show any connection with Miss Pitts
and it was only on investigation that
she appeared: Amanda l.. Post VS.
Garrett j. Post. suit in chancery for
absolute divorce.
1t develops that Miss Lulu Pitts and
her mother. Mrs. Lane. will be named
correspondents in the suit. which also
charges cruelty and failure to support
The bill has not yet been filed, but this
VIII be done this week
The bill will set forth that I'D to
about two and one-half years ago the
defendant was Il kind and considerat e
husband.
About that time he met the two CO.
respondents. named above. and has
since then been dissipated and cruel
III his manner TO the plaintiff. He de-
serted her about wo years ago and
since then has not contributed to her
support in any way whatever.
Mrs. Post has been conducting a
boarding house since her husband lief,
her and MIR. Post is now living in Crit
tenden, Nansemond county. Va Trou-
bic commenced in the family about
two years ago. which terminated in
Post being brought to the police court
and fined for striking his wife. Since
then he has lived away from her.
Recently. however. he threatened to
return to his wife and secure the Gus
tody of their children. and this forced
Mrs. Post to seek an absolute divorce.
Miss Lulu Pitts. one OF the core
spondents in this case, is we'll known
here through the notoriety she OBJ
tanned by running Off with an elderly
man and visiting number of the
larger cities throughout the country.
her trip finally terminating in New
Orleans through the arrest OF her
companion for robbery.
Miss Pitts was next heard of in the
hotels In Washington and Baltimore,
finally returning to this city about six
weeks ago.
Post was formerly employed at the
shipyard in this city. but left there
shortly after his experience in the
police court
DETACHED FROM LOCAL DUTY.
Lieutenant C. S. Stanworth. ordi-
nance inspector at the ship-yard, in
this city. has been detached from duty
mere anu OIuSItu 10 N1anllI- Lleutcn-
ant Stanworth will leave here June so
and sail from San Francisco July 10.
Commander p Garst. of the Norfolk
Navy-yar1., has also been detached
and Will accompany Lieutenant STAN
worth.
THE PROPOSED POTTERY
At last nights meeting of the Bust
ness Mems Association a communica-
ton was read from Mr.. c. b. circuit.
president of the Old Dominion Land
Company, in regard to the pottery
plant that is endeavoring to locate
here.
When Mr.. r. P. Orr was in New
York last week he called upon Mr..
Orcutt. and after explaining to him
the advantages to be derived by the
city from the plant. asked him IL his
company was willing to secure the To-
cation OF the plant here.
Mr.. Circuit was favorably impressed
with the scheme. but was not pre-
pared to say what his company would
be willing to do in the matter.
The letter last night from Mr.. Orr
contained nothing definite. but was
one of further inquiry. requesting de-
tails, etc.
a small town in Ohio is making an
effort to land the plant in that town
and unless the citizens of this place
wake lid and make a more determined
effort to bring the plant here. 1t is
more than likely that we will lose the
enterprise.
This would reflect very discreditably
upon Newport News. and would be a
step backward in the progress of the
city.
The small bonus OF $4,000 asked by
the company is a mere bagatelle and
should not stand in the way OF New
Port News for a minute.
BIG SHIPMENT OF COAL,
The British steamship Accomac
New York June 18th from Alexandria,
is expected here daily. The Accomac
will carry the first cargo OF coal under
the recent contract made with the Rus
sian government by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad
The contract calls for 100000 tons of
steam coal to be delivered to the Rus
sian government at I[ronstadt. 1t is
probably the largest single contract
ever made. Other ships will follow
rapidly in the train of the Accomac
British tramps will be used mainly for
transporting this enormous quantity of
coal.
STILL IN THE LEAD.
City Sergeant T.. w NIillstead quail
fed this morning before Judge Bar
ham in the Corporation Court for his
next term OF Office. to take effect July
/. Sergeant Mllstead led in his ma
jority in the primary, led his brother
officers elect in the general, and is
row the first one to qualify.