The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-06
GREEDY P'[NS|0N.E.R|
LODGED IN JAIL ALL
Drew Three Pensions and Was.
Applicant for Fourth.
sEcoNDDIs1RIcTc MMITTEE.
SECOND DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
Met to Arrange Details of the Congress
sionaI Primary Boy Falls Four
Stories and Badly Hurt-Geotc
Hopkins Fined in Court.
Dispatch to The .Ttmes.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA, August 5.-William
Balm is lodged In Jail here as q pension
forger. He was arrested to-day at Sol
diers' Home. Hampton
He is charged by Pension Examiner
Ticher who is here from Washington, with
drawing three or more pensions as Balm
and as William Roman, and with ap-
plying for another pension as Christopher
Briest, a dead soldier of New York. He
was committed to prison here in default
of $500 bail by United States Commits
sioner Bowden.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING. &
The Democratic committee of the Se-
cond Congressional District met this
morning at the Monticello Hotel. The
members of, the committee present were:
Captain J. M. Curtis, Of Newport News;
George w. Jones. of Berklay: DR.. George
Butts. of Nansemond; Captain w. w.
Dey. Of Norfolk. was represented by John
Whitehead
The three candidates for the nomina-
ton to Congress-Joseph Lawless. Harry
L Maynard and DR.. ]. F. Bryant-were
on hand.
DR.. Bryant offered MS resignation as
member of the committee. This had
been declined by the committee before.
Or. Ffyant. William U. Sehrell twas
elected member of the committee to fill
the vacancy. and Captain w. w. Dey
was elected chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Whitehead, the COM
mttee adopted a resolution that in case
the poll books cannot be found. the
County and CITY Committees shall pre-
pare a form of oath for voters.
On motion Of Mr.. Curtis, the qualfica-
ton Of a voter at lie primary shall be
that he shall have voted the regular
Democratic ticket at the last gubernato-
rial election and shall pledge himself to
vote for the nominee of the primary
election.
FELL FOUR STORIES.
Albert Pottleys young son. Albert had
an awful fall at noon to-day. He was in
one Of the small Offices over the store of
unable to leave by the door. he went to
the fire escape to attempt to go from
that into the adjoining room by the rear.
lie missed his hold or his footing and fell
to the alley, a distance of four stories.
Assistance came Immediately, and the boy
was sent to ST. Vincent's Hospital. His
left leg is broken at the thigh and his
body is fearfully bruised, but the physi-
clans hope that youth and a strong con-
George G. Hopkins of Richmond. did
not appear in the Police Court this morn
ing, but he was fined S and costs for dis
orderly conduct. The evidence was that
he had been at Ocean View. and early
this morning he was out with mCtormen
and conductors of the Ocean View line.
At 2 o'clock this morning he was ar
rested with W. F. Jones, ". H. Brinkley,
j. A. Garner and J. NJ. Learn. The testi-
~ {1s 4
McClanahan, was that they were sus-
rected of highway robbery. They heard
shouts Of "NTurder!' "Fre!'' "Police!"
and found these men all on Princess Anne
Avenue at Church Street under suspicious
conditions. Hopkins they thought. had
been drinking. and he thought he was
being robbed by men who We're pretending
to show him the way to the city or to
show him the town. All of the men were
fined $40 and costs for disorderly conduct
Where Hopkins is nobody seemed to know
AZ court. but he will have to pay a fine.
MAYNARD'S REASONS.
In speaking of the failure of the candi-
dates to divide time and to speak yester-
day at Princess Anne Courthouse Mr..
Harry L. Maynard said he thought he
offered a fair division of time but that
the two other candidates We're combined
against him They did not write separ-
ate letters. but joint letters. He said
further that he was anxious to speak to
the people Of Princess Anne because there
were several pertinent things he wished
to say to them and he is much disap-
pointed that he did not get the chance.
The Democrats of the Fifth Ward.
formerly Brambleton, have determined
to- give the three candidates for Con-
gress an opportunity to speak to the
people of this city. The meeting will be
held in the open air on Friday night at
Park and Brambleton Avenues to the
music of brass band and the ilumi-
nation of fireworks. The prominent men,
bers of the organization declare that the
crowd will be large and the candidates
will be compelled to speak