The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-13
.BAPT|STS GATHER
IN LARGE: |G|:' NUMBERS.
association Of Virginia convenes
in Norfolk To-Day.
.WAOD OIL! R Rec IHoRp
a uniqe and Interesting Scene in the
United States court-Judge Ap-
peared in Gown for First Time.
Alamo Begger on Streets.
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"A Uniqe and Interesting Scene in the
Especial Dispatch to The Tirles.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA, Nov. la-The Baptist
Association of Virginia meets here to-
morrow The members have begun TO
arrive, so that tonight there are several
hundred of the ue..sd>es mere. livery
Baptist church in Virginia is entitled to
one or more delegates, according to the
amount it subscribes 10 the general fund
OF the association. The body will con-
vene in the Freemason-Street Baptist
Church tomorrow at IL A. NJ. There
will be an address by Kew; :. W. WIG
man. of South Boston, who takes the
place of Rev. George W. Beale, OF
sHaathsviIle, detained at home by sick
ness in his family.
About 400 delegates have been provided
with homes among the members OF the
Baptist congregations and at the board
inE houses. Questions Of chief interest
viii relats to education and the Orphan n,
age. The meetings will continue TIL
Saturday, and many Of the ministers
will remain TO preach In the churches OF
the vicinity.
it's ,,:Al meeting tonight. While moth
Ing is given out for publication, still 1t
is safe tc predict that the report VIII
be very conservative. 1t Will douotleSS
recommend a federation OF all the
schools owned and controlled by the de-
nomination. that the commiss on shall
be duly Incorporated under the laws
Ct the State: that the various schools
shall have each a representative on the
commission. and that the commission
shall have an advisory relation to the
schools in the league.
It may go further and recommend that
tile commiss on put a man in the flesd
al once to raise enough money to dis
charge I'LL the debts on the schools for
girls owned by the denomination. The
debts amount to about $4,000. On lines
Ike these the report will probably pro-
coed. An effort will be made to get
the report before the General Association
Friday morning. Word was received to-
day that Dr.. E. w. Winfrey. the
preacher Of the annual sermon. cannot
come on account of the illness of his
son. It Is hoped that Rev. j. w. Wild
man. of South Boston. his alternate.
will be here. All the indications point
to a large and interesting meeting.
BEAT HIS DAUGHTER.
". NJ Whitehurst, Of Brambleton
Avenue, was sent to prison for sixty
daughter. Whitehurst went home last
night under tie influence Of liquor. His
little daughter, E. V. IThitehurst, about
twelve or fourteen years of age. chidEd
him for using money for drink when his
family needed it for food. He assaulted
and bsnt the girl and then struck II. 3.
Reynolds. a friend. who interfered to
protect the girl. Reynolds gave White
hurst beating and tlen had him ar
rested This morning Justice Taylor. OF
the Police Court, commended Reynolds
and said he had not whipped Whltehurst
enough. The girl is trail and sinai l8@4la
attracted much sympathy. Her face and
hands bore marks of the beating she had
received.
THE LAME BEGGAR.
Henry Boyce. of Petersburg. the man
who walks with clutches and has bat
one leg, was arraigned in the Police
Court again this morning. Yesterday
he said he had been robbed of $S9 to-
day he reduced the loss to SIS. Justice
Taylor put him under bond Of 500 and
demanded that he should hasten back TO
Petersburg CT anywhere. He has been
about town for several days protesting
to sell lead pencils but the ponce de-
UNIQUE SCENE:
a scene almost unprecedented in the his
tory OF the United States Court In this city
occurred this morning when Judge Wad-
dill administered a rebuke to Attorney
Thorpe. The Judge, for the first time in
the history of his term, attired in II
elegant silk gown Of his office. had just
delivered a solemn charge to the grand
fury telling the jurors what constituted
offenses against the government, what
evidence they must consider and that they
would only hear the evidence of the gov
ernment's witnesses.
Mr. Thorpe Is the counsel for some OF
the local butchers who are charged with
a conspiracy to defraud the government
in the matter ef bids for meat and vege-
IA tles for the Norfolk navy yard.
The attorney, who. it appeared. was
talking in interest Of his client though
he did not mention any names. wanted
the court to instruct the Jurors that il
they had knowledge of their own bearing
on any of the cases to be considered, that
they be not allowed to use said know
ledge in bringing in indictments.
HE ONLY SMILED.
Judge Waddill appeared to be angry,
though he hid his emotions under a smile
as he replied to Mr.. Thorp. His honor