Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
BURGLARY --B|GAN|Y.
TWO CHARGES AGAINST NEWPORT
NEWS MAN, ONE wITHDRAwS.
THE. COAL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
only Few Dealer. Of Newport new,
Change of Hotel Manasers-May
Get Shoe Factory.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, september
S0.-(Special) Miss Lizzie Fox, OF Ha-
gerstown, Md, who has been living here
as the wife of Charles Clifton, the young
man who was arrested for the HagerS-
town authorities on the charge OF bur-
glary. will leave tomorrow for her
home to await the granting Of divorce
to the man of her choice from his 1lll-
nois wife. It was expected that Clifton
would go back to Hagerstown to face
a burglary charge, and that the young
woman would remain here, as she stout
ly maintained that her people had treat
ed her cruelty, did not want her, and that
she would not return nome.
The conditions are reversed. The Ha-
gerstown authorities could not procure
sufficient evidence against the young
man to warrant the issuance of requisi
ton papers. and they decided not to
prosecute. This convinced Clifton and
his companion that her parents were In
some way responsible for the arrest.
Instead of Clifton going back the girl
will so back, having decided to do SO
after calm reflection. The abandonment
of the burglary charge left the couple
within the jurisdiction Of the local au-
thorities to answer the charge of Illicit
Capitalization. They admitted that they
had been living together man and
wife, hoping that the divorce would
soon be granted so they could marry
Their case excited much sympathy
They were fined s27.75 eacf-the mini
mum-and the wonlans fine was remit
ted. Clifton must serve Jail term in
default.
COAL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED.
The coal supply of the city is practi-
cally exhausted Only several dealers
have any anthracite at all and that only
a few tons, which they hold for IS ton,
but there Is really no coal on the mar
ket. Coke is scarce and high. The peo-
pie are slowly awakening to the serious
ness of the situation, and efforts are be-
ing made to get hard coal elsewhere in
small quantities to tide over the winter.
WILL MANAGE NEW HOTEL.
1t is reported that George F. Adams.
who tonight retired as manager of Hotel
Warwick will assume the managership
of the palatial hotel recently built at
Sewell's Point, near the proposed expo
sition site and directly opposite Old
Point Comfort. The hotel will be opened
for the first time in few months. It is
also reported that Mr.. Adams has been
offered the mana cement of the Chamber
lin Hotel at Old Point
MAY GET BATTLESHIP.
General Superintendent VA. Post, of
the Newport News Ship-Buildins and
Dry-Dock Company, went to Washing
ton tonight to be present tomorrow to
represent his company at the opening OF
the bids at the Navy Department for the
new battle-ship to be a sister of the one
building by the government at Brook
lyn.
PROPOSITION FOR NEW INDUSTRY
Mr. " NJ Fleming. one of the directors
of the Eagle Shoe Factory, to-day made
a proposition to the businessmen of the
city looking to the transfer OF his plant
to Newport News He will bring s36 eco
of bona fde assets if the businessmen
will raise $4,000 to make up the capital
of 100000 The proposition was favor
ably received. and a committee was APP
pointed TO visit fredericksburg and look
the plant over.