The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-25
THE BACK TAXES
ON LIFE ESTATES
Cannot be Collected After the Death
of the Tenant.
RULING BY JUDGE LAMB.
Collector Of Delinquent Taxes Takes
Exception to tie lsuiin.-Olher
News from the Courts and
the City Hall.
RULING BY JUDGE LAMB.

Mr. T. c. Walford, collector of delin-
quent taxes, may be in contempt OF court,
or he may not.
In .; ruling by Judge Lamb, in reference
to certain amount OF delinquent taxes
on property secured by L. j. .Cheatwood
from Emmett Andrews. administrator
the court directed Mr.. Walford TO cancel
the taxes owed by the .'life-tenant and
which was over due when Mr. CheatWood
purchased the property
Mr.. Walford does not deem it his duty
to act in the premises, but points to the
Auditor as the proper official to whom the
order should be directed. and it is quite
probable that he may take an appeal on
the ruling OF the court
The statute provides that taxes due on
a life estate" cannot be collected after
the death of the tenant.
Mr.. Walford could not be seen yester-
day, and it is not known what action he
has determined to take.
PECULIAR REASON FOR SUIT
The suit OF Albert S. Harvey, admins
TRAITOR, to recover 5000 damages from c.
+. Sauer ct al, is on trial in the Law and
Equity Court The cause of action Is
based on the death of the plaintiff s in
FAINT child, which it is alleged was due TO
defective plum bling and the general I'M
sanitary condition of the building, No
Oil East Broad Street, in which the plain
tiff'S family resided. and which is owned
by the defendant. George Bryan appears
for the plaintiff, and Dawson and Seatou
for defendants.
y motion for judgment was filed in the
Law and Equity Court by Augustus
Chopin, administrator. against j. l.. Ro-
binson, for 500.
THE, KUGLER SYNDICATE
The hugler Syndicate, having two
branch stores in this city, have filed no
papers of assignment in the courts here
yet. The stores here We're closed yeSter-
day by order of Theodore loft of New
York. receiver, and will remain closed IN
til inventories are made and further in
structions received from the receiver.
A New York special received yesterday
says:
The Kugler Syndicate stores, embracing
five stores, one in New York two III
Richmond and one each in Roanoke. va.
and Codsboro, y. c.. ha. e been taken in
charge Of by Deputy Sheriff Rim, who
has appointed Theodore loft, of this city,
receiver.
The kusler Syndicate Company was in
corporated in New Jersey in March last.
with a capital stock of S150,00O. Three at
tachments were issued against the COM
pany, Ggsregating $3.50.
The report of the syndicates books for
January LIST showed assets $55,G1 and LA
biitieS, S29,50
Clerk c. o. Saville. who has been down
the country for two days, will return this
morning at Q o'clock.
The Police Commissioners met yester-
day afternoon, but transacted no bust
ness OF public Importance.
SICK FIREMEN.
The following members of the Fire De-
partment are suffering with the grip:
Messrs. Gullett and Taylor, of the Fire
Alarm Department: Gay. Epps, Rust and
Redwood, OF Engine Company, No /:
Haake. of No. .: Smith and Lee. OF No. g.
Crump. OF No. {; Crufton, of No. ); Cap
tain Shaw and Simpson, OF No. :: Nit
cheli, of No. S: Clark. of Truck Company,
No. /. Goodman. of No. .. Umlauf, OF No
s. Chief Fuller is still confined to his
room.
The case OF Elisha Cook (colored). was
set for trial in the Hastings Court yester-
day. but owing to the absence of wit
nesses, it was postponed TO next month.
Cook took appeal on six-monthS
sentence and twelve-ulonths' security. for
buying articles supposed to have been
stolen.
Justice Crutchfield has just received
most unique memento of the Spanish war
from his friend DR.. F. S. Hope. Of Ports
mouth. The gift is a miniature Turkish
scmitar, made from piece of solid brass
taken from the furnishings of the Span
ish cruiser Riena Mercedes. On one side
the blade bears the inscription Justice
john and on the other the legend From
the Spanish Cruiser Riena Mercedes
Sunk in Santiago Bay July 9Th, 1895"
The Mercedes was raised later and
brought TO Norfolk. where efforts to re-
pair her at the navy yard were made