The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
The BLACK PERIL
At PORT lNOUi TIL.
Mark Banks to Hang for Assault
ing Mrs. ]. 3. Connolly.
SUSPECT UNDER d j ARREST RES I.
The Joynes Brothers Fined For Assault
ing Thompson and Sent onto the
Grand JurY-New Hotel to AXE
Place Of the Burned Atlantic.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA. April 21.-Mark Banks
(oolored was, at Portsmouth to-day, con-
victed of assaulting DIrs. B. J.. Canady,
and was sentenced to be hanged May
3oth. Banks committed the crime last
Wednesday, was shortly afterward cap
tured and subsequently admitted his guilt.
He was indicted to-day by the grand. jury
and was subsequently convicted in the
Norfolk County Court, Judge Portlock
presiding. He will be hanged on the gal
lows upon which Neal Stanback was re-
Gently hanged for attempting the crime
which Banks committed.
CAME NEAR LYNCHING.
George Banks (colored). suspected OF
attempting to assault Miss JAMIE fifteen
year-old daughter Of Mr.. John Maher, near
Berlsley last Sunday night, will be accorded
a hearing tomorrow. He lies in Norfolk
county jail, where he, was conveyed after
he was captured yesterday, and subse-
quently taken from his captors by a mob,
who debated 1ynching, but finally re-
turned him to the officers Of the law.
The proof against the prisoner is not
considered complete, but his intended VIC
tim will be given an opportunity Of try
ing tomorrow to identify him as her as
sailant.
JONES BROS FINED AND SENT ON.
Napoleon Bonaparte Joynes, w. L..
Joynes, his brother, and Arthur Minter,
charged with assaulting Editor Thomp-
son, Foreman HURT and FRESHMAN
Wright. Of the Norfolk Dispatch. when
that paper was trough -housed" last week,
We're tried to-day In the Police Court.
w. L: JONES, who knocked or kicked out
one Of Pressman Wrights teeth and beat
III, of1 I,a1I P<,- -, \
judy in $500 bail and was fined s25 and
costs.
n. B. Joynes was convicted of assault
upon Editor Thompson aud was fined
SIS and costs. Both men appealed.
Judge Thomas r. Wilcox asked Justice
Taylor to reduce the fines of each to $40
but he refused.
Counsel Wilcox also offered NJ. Is.
Joynes as bondsman for his brother, but
the court refused to accept him and NJ
Hofheimer became bondsnaan. Minter, adj
mittedly present. could not be proved to
have committed an assault, was dis
charged.
THE BLOOD FLOWED.
The Joynes brothers said upon the stand
that E&B. Joynes resented the publtca>
ton W the Dispatch Of an article alleg-
ing that he kept a crap room in connec-
ton with his saloon and with his broth
er to keep others off went down to the
newspaper office There N. b. Joynes
said that he wanted an explanation of
the reason for printing the article and
before Editor Thompson answered struck
him The blood flowed and blinded the
editor who. as he swore to-day, went out
of the narrow office fearing to be knitted
and desiring to have a fair chance in the
street where he struck Joynes, who fol-
lowed him out
Mr. Andrew J. Tynes. car inspector for
the Southern Railway, run over by
train at Primers. Point recently, died yes
terday from his wounds.
NEW ATLANTIC HOTEL.
The Williams syndicate intend begin
ming tomorrow to erect npca the site OF
the burned Atlantic Hotel new hotel
and Office building to cost $500, 600. It will
he five stories hish and will take a. year
10 build.
Captain G.. w. Lyon. of the tug Edward
p. Avery. fell overheard to-day and was
dra gsed some distance under water be-
fore he was hauled out. 1t was long be-
fore he was rescued.
A DIRILECT.
CAPTAIN Miles. who has arrived here
reports that on April 18th he passed thirty
two miles southwest. half south, the
whole deck of a wooden vessel awasll with
nothing standing. The beams and hatch
Scombings We're visible. The wreck is IN
the path of the coastwise vessels and IS
reported as a dangerous obstruction. IL
is probably the remains of one of the coal
cbarges recently wrecked in that vicinity.
Captain Berry of the monitor Puritan.
which will go up the coast, will endeaFor
TO find and destroy IT.