Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-13
GREAT BRIDGE FIGHT,
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION AR
RANGE MONUMENT FOR ITS SITE.
WADDILL WEARS ROBE.
During the. Session of Court He Adj
ministers Mild Rebuke to Nor
folk Lnwyer-,Ian Punish
Beating His Daughter.
NORFOLK,

NORFOLK, VA, November 12.-(Spe-
cial)-Great Bridge Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, to-day COM
pleted arrangements for the unvciling on
Friday. November 14th, of the monument
recently erected by the chapter on the
banks of the Albemarle and Chesapeake
canal, to mark the ste Of the battle Of
Great Bridge, which was the first fight
fought between the Americans and Eng
fish on Virginia soil during the Revolu-
tionary war, and which is said to have
been the first victory won by the Cont
mental troops. Miss Mary Elizabeth Nash,
great-granddaugh of the hero of the
battle, VIII unvel the monument.
JUDGE WADDILL IN a ROBE.
Judge Waddil is the first United States
judge to appear in robe in Virginia.
To-day he opened the fall term OF the
United States District Court in this garb.
The grand jury returned not a true
bill against Elmer Sturgis, charged with
rea ding his sweetheart's letters on the
way from the post-offce to her home.
Not true biil'' was also found in the
case of r. L. Finley, alias Hobo, of New
port News, charged with playing coun-
terfeit nickles in slot machines. Finley
contracted the smallpox after his COM
m;tment to the Norfolk Jail many months
ago, and had a long seige at the pest
ishment had been sufficient, and dis
charged him.
ASSAULTED HIS DAUGHTER.
w. NJ. Whtehurst. a resident of Bran
bleton avenue, about 40 years of age, was
before Police Justice Taylor this morning
upon a warrant in which II. B. Reynolds,
charged him with cruelty asault.ng his
own daughter. Miss E. V. Whitehurst.
a girl about Is years of age and apparent
" in very delicate health. Reynolds.
when the case was called, asked to be
allowed to withdraw the warrant. He had
ormer1y been a close friend of the White
hurst family. and though feeling that
,Vhitehurst should be prosecuted for as
aulting his daughter, decided that he
you'd much prefer not to be the one to
prosecute the parent.
Commemorative Attorney Tilton pro-
ested against this, and was sustained.
sixty days in Jail was the punishment
5iven the parent.
CALLED THE LAWYER DOWN.
A scene almost unprecedented in the
history of the United States Court in this
ity occurred this morning when Judge
Vadd.H administered a call down" TO
attorney Thorp. The judge had just de-
ivered solemn charge to the grand jury.
cling the jurors what constituted Of
enses against the government, what evil
,ence they must consider and that they
'ould only hear the evidence of the gov
rnment's witnesses. The room was
rowded. Congressman Thorp is the
ounsel for some of the local butchers
:ho are charged with a conspiracy to
efraud the government in the matter of
lids on meat and vegetables for the Nor
ok navyyard. He wanted the court to
instruct the jurors that, If they had
nowledge of their own, for or against
ny of the cases to be considered, they
hould equally consider said knowledee
nplicstirg Or e8cuipating the parties ac-
used. The objection to the motion was
he suggestion that the judge should alter
is charge. Judge Waddill appeared to
e angry. He smiled, however. as he told
he attorney that the time and place for
lis argument were highly inappropriate e.
nj Mr.. Thorp sat down.