The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-21
list OF PERSONS
ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
Is a Short One in the City of
Newport News.
READY TO INFLUENCE JURY
READY TO INFLUENCE JURY
An Injunction Stops the Contractor from,
Pulling Down the Hygeia Hotel.
Tournament at Buckroe
Bcach-Other News.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,


NEWPORT NEWS. VA, August 90
City Treasurer Curtis has just finished
compiling list Of persons in the vari-
Gus wards of the city who are eligible
10 vote through paying the property tax
TO the State OF 81 or more. The list
shows that there are only 5l9 persons
here thus qualified. OF these persons
cightytwo are negroes. In the First.
Fifth and Seventh Wards there are no
eligible negroes
Counsel for A. A. Moss, defendant in
the Harwood-Moss suit in the Elizabetr
City Circuit Court, this morning in
formed Judge Blackstone they had been
approached by citizen Of Hampton,
who claimed that for a certain sum he
would influence the jury that was about
TO sit in the case. This occurred upon
the day the case was called. No notice
was taken OF it except that the man
was warned by the sheriff. whether
any further action will be taken is not
known.
AN INJUNCTION.
The matter of awarding the Hygeia
Hotel. Old Point, and contents TO the
Berrill syndicate of Newport News,
which, according to Mr.. Dubreuil, of Bal
timore, was not the highest bidder. has
involved the Hampton Roads improve
ment Company in litigation, as pre-
ClCted. Mi. DupIeult IDS aiiiNSd "a oiii
Baltimore and has obtained an injunc-
ton restraining the syndicate and the
,uanacement from tearing down the
hotel until the question OF rightfui bid
der is settled.
The Buckroe tournament was pulled
Off to-day in great shape. a large
crowd witnessed the events and parucl-
pated in the dancing that followed. The
riding in some instances was exception
ally good.
THE INDIANA
The battleship Indiana. which has
been living at anchor in the harbor since
her arrival from Halifax Sunday night,
left her moorings at 10 O'CLOCK TINS
morning, and sailed for Annapolis she
will proceed leisuiely. and viii not ar
rive at her destination until tomorrow
Tier entire complement of midshipmen
will be landed at Annapolis, and she Will
remain there until another is provided
The middies enjoyed their stay here,
and derived much pleasure as we'll as
instruction from the experience.
City Committeeman j. L. Etzler was
fined $3.50 in the Police Court this morn
ing for assaulting his father-in-law. r.
]. Schofield Yesterday at the Fourth
Ward polling place. The scrap grew
out Of a quarrel over the conduct of the
primary at that point.
WIFE BEATER COMMENDED.
Archie McGregor. an ironworller at
the shipyard, was in the Police Court
this morning charged with assault and
battery upon his wife. The woman was
under the influence of liquor when she
secured the warrant. One OF her ears
was badly manglcd. McGregor testified
this morning that for the last seven
years his wife had been addicted to the
habit of drinking, and was now an
nabitual drunkard. When he returned
home last night and found his wife
drinking with another man, he beat her
as charged Mrs. McGregor denied that
she was an llabitual drunkard, but her
little eight-year-old girl testified that
mamma drank lots of beer" Mrs. Nc
Cirogor was se!verelft erepltmnnded by
the court. and her husband was COM
n,ended for beating her, this being pro-
badly the first time in Virginia history
that a man has been commended for
beating his wife.
1t is probable that there will be a di-
vorce as soon as one or the other of
the parties can get enough money to
bring action.