The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-06
FIGHT IN COURT
FOR SEABOARD TAX ! <
City Of Petersburg to Resist Ac.
ton Of Board.
PHILLIPS IS ACQUITTED.
The Charge Against Him Of Stealing
JeweIry Not sustained-Narrow
Escape of Mr.. Perkins-Brief
Petersburg items.
Especial Dispatct to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
PETERSBURG, Va. August 5.-Peters-
burg viii probably carry into court the
recent order of the State Board of Pub
lie Works, which at a meeting in Rich
mond assessed the rolling stock of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Peters
burg and ordered the railroad company
to- pay the tax on personal property In
Richmond.
The Seaboard Air Line is operated I'M
der charter obtained by the city Of
Petersburg and it was with the under
legal office in Petersburg that the city
disposed Of the charter.
The company has kept the agreement
and last year paid taxes on personal
property amounting to s1,eo0 Representa-
tives of the city have requested the
Board Of Public Works to reopen the
matter and their refusal to do SO will
doubtless cause the matter to come be-
fore the courts.
PHILLIPS ACQUITTED.
George Phillips, charged with the theft
OF jewelry and money from Mrs. Jesse
P. Lambert. in this city, was acquitted
in the Mayors Court this morning. Mrs.
Lambert was the only witness. Mr., w.
B. McIwaire. who appeared for her statsd
that the warrant was sworn out under
misap prehension and that she was
satisfied Phillips had no intention Of
stealing the property. Mrs. Lambert
eaid she loaned Phillips the jewelry and
that the $50 was. also, in sense a Iona,
as she had given him the money to pur-
chase AN article for her.
United States engineers to-day began
an EXAMINATION of Appomattox River pre-
liminary to the work of diverting the
freshet water of the river from the main
channel. The engineers were occupied
to-day with sounding the river at vari-
GUS points and some temporary work
may be done at once to- get a greater
depth than the river now has. The
acual work on the diversion scheme
will not be begun for some months
DR.. PERKINS NARROW ESCAPE.
DR.. E. w Perkins, of Dinwiddie coun-
ty, had a narrow escape from lightning
yesterday. Being overtaken by storm
while On his way to see patient, he TOOK
refuge In a colo-ed hut. Lightning
struck the house and the physician was
badly shocked. The colored man was
burned and shocked and the morse.
which was tied by the door, instantly
killed.
Orders have come from Ettrick for fifty
transfers from Petersburg and their
number will be increased to about one
hundred before the time limit expires.
The Liter sburg and Manchester base
ball te I'M will play a game of ball at
Washington Street Park in this city
tomorrow afternoon.
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Petitions for street Improvement con-
tinue to come to the Common Council.
The property owners on upper Sycamore
Street desire that the Improvement on
that street be continued and the asphalt
pavement extended to Apollo Street.
A severe thunder storm. with heavy
downpour Of rain. swept over Petersburg
Yesterday evening. Hail fell in some
places near the city, damaging corn and
other crops.
Mrs. James H Bailey. Mrs. c. NJ. Brls-
ter and daughter, Mrs. ]. II. Bailey. Miss
Margaret Bailey, Miss Gertie Bailey. Miss
Nellie Henrahan and Miss Ethel Francis
left today to spend month at Bedford
City.