The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02
MAYOR TAYLOR
SIGNED BUDGET
Grand Jury Meets Next Monday
Case of Miller Against c. &
0. With the Jury.

Mayor Taylor signed the appropriation
ordinance yesterday afternoon. He read
| every item in the bill, which appropriates
| 81, 100, 97i.92. When he reached the police
| contingent fund no uttered an exclamation
OF pleasure, and said:
[ IF that item had been omitted from
the appropriation, I would have vetoed
j the whole thing
The appropriation referred to amounts
to $500, and is used for police special
work, sucn as detrayins expenses of Of
/ licers who are sent out of the city and
| for rewards for arrest of criminals.
| The same amount is appropriated an
| nuaily, and is sciuom used III its en-
tirety.
Inc budget had been previously signed
! by President Turpin, of the Board Of
| Alderman. and President Ebel, of the
Common Council.
! CITY Clerk b. T. August did some rapid
work in engrossins the bill. and as
& result nc time was lost in completing
| the matter.
The grand jury will have before it next
| Monday the charges against young Allen.
| the alleged embezzler, VINO IS ciaISett
! with having mlsapproprlated funds
| amounting. to $2,50o from the firm OF r.
| S. Dalton and Company. the indictment
! will be & ltre: one, and will embrace the
| various counts IT. one general charge
There are fifteen separate onenses. unuer
/ any ore. or all, of which, the accused
| light lie tried. But The. Jaw a.iows su4.,
| inoIctment to cover them all, as they
/ wire con lLi:ted within SIX months.
The jury in the suit of J. c.. AIiler's
| administrator against. the Chesapeake
! and Ohio RAILWAY company 10. ,.v.uol
were unable to agree at 7:3o O'Clock last
night, and were adjourned over TO ~
| o clock this morning..
| Miller was killed while coupling cars IN
| the benny street SatdS IN october, 1873
/ NIillie Hildebranu entered suit in the
| Circuit Court yesterday afternoon against
/ the Traction Company for $4,000 for M
| juries sustained.
| Jane IT, Cox brought suit in the Law
! and EQUITY Court yesterday afternoon
+! against j. w. SInithdeai for 5000. Inc
! plaintiff alleges that she fell over sisE
! in front OIL the Smilhdeai building dut-
| ing the Carnival last fall, and badly
| hurt herself.
The .1icense book Tor the year will be
I placed in the Office of the City &uditor
! To-Day, and Will remain open 10 the puo-
| lie for ten days. Then the Finance CON-
J ;,littee will hold an open meeting TO near
objections after which the matter VIII
/! be reported TO Council. The license fees
| will be payable after April 10 in the OF
! flee of the City Collector.
Dog licenses continue to come in. The
! rush has passed, however. and IL is be-
| lieyed by the treasurer that about all the
I dogs have been looked alter that are
! valued bv their owners. The dog catch
ers will be ont in few days, when the
| tramp dogs and those who have been
| overlooked by their owners will be taken
7 up.
4 Major Howard and his men of the
Secret Service Department are putting
| in good work on the gambling dens. Sew
| Jne wo.sL have been Dr. ket. UP. and
tireless energy is being displayed by the
detectives to get evidence against all OF
them. including the "gilded dens'' that
are said to exist on Broad Street.
| A list of the places under suspicion has
been placed in the hands of Justice
| Crutchteld by Commemorative Attorney
Richardson. The police find it exceed
ingly diff cult to get eviderce against these
places. The law does not permit them
to go into the places. and they cannot
force themselves in
Emma Rhone. 80. 515 lakewood
| Avenue, Raleigh. y. c.. has written
Chief Howard a letter asking for the
| address of George Andrews tcolored IN
, this city.
| No tangible clues have been secured by
the detectives in the Mills assault case.
They are lending every effort to unravel
this mystery. and hayeTa man under sus-
picion. Mr.. Mills condition is reported as
improving.
| Mr.. John Glaseman. of No. 1907 Brook
| Road, who was struck by a Traction car
a few weeks ago. Is stil suffering from
his injuries