The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21
DOES NOT LIVE N
THE FOURTH D ] B |: |. WARD |
Charges Made in Regard to Eli
gibility Of a Councilman.
SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK.
A Serious Railroad Wreck Was Mar
rowly Averted on the Seaboard Air
Line Near Por .mou,h-Attor-
neys Retained by Registrars.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA. Dec. n-Tbe e,,~Ih,,

NORFOLK, VA, Dec. 2o.-The e1ieibil-.
sity OIL a councilman IS attacked. James
W. Dunn. who recently fled a suit for
5000 damages against Samuel c. David
son for the attention of his wifes atrec-
tons, has submitted to President Prince,
of the select branch councils, mem
iorahdum which may result in that branch
declaring Davidson Ineligible to serve
IS councilman from the Fourth Ward,
and the result may be that questions in
future may arise as to the validity Of any
acts passed by the select branch OF
Councils. In which Davidson voted. In
testifying in the suit Davidson said that
he boards at the residence Of Mrs. Dunn.
which Is in the Third Ward. The ques-
don is can he represent one ward and
live in another.
The Seaboard Air Line passenger tram
was delayed fifty minutes and q lot of
school girls were very much frightened.
This morning as the passenger train APP
preached Portsmouth at clock. the en-
gineer saw a freight train standing on
the track in front. He was able to check
the speed Of his train so to avoid any
loss Of life, but the passenger engine
and the caooose Of the feight train were
wrecked by the collision. The signal SER
.'ice failed to work and caused the COLI
sion.
Attorneys Jeffries and Lawless were to-
day retained as counsel to defend J.
Frank Goldman and Edward Holland,
the registrars at the Huntersville Pre-
cinct, In Norfolk county. who are made
joint defendants with the Governor and
members Of the late Constitutional Con-
newton in this judicial district by An
thonyt 8. Primer in his suit recently
brought in the Federal Court here.
s. B. Carney. assistant postmaster, has
retired from the contest for postmaster.
IN the interest of Captain Nichols, the
Bowden candidate. Carney was sup
ported by Alvah Martin. " occupies
the same masterful relation to the county
Republican organization that George E.
bowden occupies to the city organization.
II Captain Nichols gets the office Mr..
Carney will continue in the same position.
II Mr.. Waddy or any one else be APP
pointed, Mr.. Carney will retire.
OUT OF POLITICS.
Colonel William Lamb says he thought
everybody in the State knew that he is
out of politics. He has not applied for
the collectors Office, doesn't intend to
apply. and is not sure that he would take
that or any other Office that might be
offered to him. He says that the news
paper stories in regard to him in con-
nectlOn WITH an ONCE are lnCllHeu 10 Ill
feet his business d1sadvantageously
Colonel Lamb has thoroughly recovered
mis- health. and looks stronger than he
has been for years.
General Edgar Allan was here this
morning to make some final arrange
nlents for the transfer of the books and
papers belonging to him to Richmond.
lie will practice. law there, as before he
took the office Of district attorney, with
his son the firm being Allan 6 Allan.
From hsre General Allan went to Wash
irgton, thence to go to Richmond after
the holidays. ze
At a meeting OF the Board Of Police
Commissioners this afternoon, P. H.
Kavanaugh, a patrol officer Of the police
force, was dismissed for violation Of
the rules Of the force.