The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
JUDGE ] |! MAY
RE I |: LICENSE |.
Rule issued Against Mr.. Krouse,
Of Lakeside.
THE INQUEST is AT AN END :I| D

ury Reaches Verdict in r. E. & r. Ac.
cident Case Magistrate Made Man
Pull of His shoes-The c.
anG o. Buys Property.
"A rule viii be issued to-day by Judge
T. Ashby Wickham. of the Henrico Coun-
ty Court, sunmoning Mr.. j. Sandy
Krouse, proprietor OF the restaurant at
tho Lakeside Park, to appear before
court and show cause why his license
should not be revoked. The action is
based upon the warrants recently sworn
out against Mr.. Krouse. charging him
with selling whiskey on Sunday. and with
permitting the operation OF a slot ma
chine In his place
It will be remembered that he peaded
guilty OF the charge when arraigned boz
fore Squire George w. Thomas. and was
7 fined heavily.
The action OF Judge wickham in fol-
lowing up the fines in the Magistrates
Court with the rule indicates plainly that
the Henrico authorities are as much bent
upon breaking up the sale OF whiskey on
8 Sunday as are the Richmond officers.
The inquest over the remains of Thomas
s. 3. Smith. the engineer on the Richmond,
z Fred ksburg and Potomac Railroad
who was killed short while ago at
Acca, came to an end yesterday after
consuming more than a week. The evil
dence was volunuous. Several other wit
nesses were to be examined. but the jury
& believing that they could throw no addi-
tional light upon the matter, deemed
1t wise to wind up the case. The YER
dict rendered is as follows:
'.The jurors sworn to inquire when,
Row. and by what means the said
Thomas B. Smith came to his death.
upon their oath do say that he came
to his death on July 6. 1902, by running
into an obstruction on the main line put
there by party or parties unknown to
the jG. "
The paper. is signed by Squire James
T. Lewis, acting coroner, and by the FOL
lowing members of the jury: G.. w:
Felthaus doreman); ". F. O'Keefe,
James 7 O:Keefe J. J. O'Keefe, Mar
tin Mara, and Robert E. Jackson.
,sy deed Of bargain and sale filed yes
ferday in the clerks Office of the County
Court, Jessie A. Davie and her husband.
T. P. Davie. conveyed to the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway two lots OF land IN
aierrico near Bosher's Dam, 2-1oo and
e: IA acres respectively. The considera-
ton was $13, 600.
MI. and Mrs Davie. in consideration OF
5 tho sum aforesaid, also release to the
{ Chesapeake and Ohio all claims OF every
fort growing out Of damage or IN
I5c ,fy,cr
pr otherwise; all claims growing out OF
the diversion by the railway OF water
from James River through the feeder
: tanal and all riparian rights incident to
The ownership Of the plot Of twenty-three
tcres. so far as the same may involve the
j F1awing off by the chesapeake and Ohio
tf water through the feeder canal The
railway, on its part agrees to give Mr..
Ind Mrs. Davie right to landing On
s. tanes River above Boshers Dam and
tight to ingress and egress over the q Ia
tcres.
"A negro man named Sam Turner was
Eied yesterday before Squire George W.
Thomas, charged with carrying concealed
Weapons and firing pistol on the public
highway. He was fined $50 and costs and
lent to jail for thirty days, and required
10 give security In the sum of 500 to
lecr the peace for twelve months.
Turner is said to have created consid-
irable disturbance in Fulton yesterday.
he attempted to steal ride on a negro
: EXCURSION train and when forced off got
INT into the road and fired OFF his gun.
tie was captured by Special Detective
Duke and some others, and though he re-
listed arrest, was brought to the court
louise. In the event that he takes an ap-
Zeal, the two other charges of Jumping
Ia train and resisting the officers in the
I,,$1y hv-n1,
tssinst him.
Willie Fisher, the negro arrested Mon
Law charged with robbing Andrew Fields
lLardwell Taylor. of about SEQ belonging
10 Mr. William Kellum. farmer of
ind Hardwell Taylor OF about s2o belong
1t II o'clock before Squire George w.
thomas
Fisher is supposed to be professional
lighwayman. who has recently been do
hg considerable work on the outskirts
IL the city, and his capture is regarded
Is an important one. It is said that he
tould catch negro farm hands on the
tays home from Richmond markets.
s thither they had been sent by their
Employers, and would force them to give
10 their days earnings. Since the mans
5 trrest a little negro boy has appeared
1t the courthouse with the statement
S. hat he too had been one of Fishers
s ,Ictims but the highwayman had threat
he'd TO kill him If he told. and he had
teen afraid to do SO until the man was
iafe In Jail.
In the case Of the Kellum hands Fisher
beloved the men to the farm and when
hey went to sleep in the barn. rifed
heir pockets. He was detected by his
footprints. The two negroes recognized
+ he tracks and at once laid the deed at
he door of Fisher. for whom a warrant
fas sworn out. When he was arrested
Squire Thomas made him pull of his
hoes and turn them over to an officer,
rno went to this farm with them. They
lifted the marks exactly.
Rev. N. c. Brown. tcolored>. pastor of
Inc Pilgrim Baptist Church. was tried
n the County Court yesterday morning
IN the charge Of larceny of church funds
md was discharged. This was an ap-
Zeal from Magistrate J. T. Lewis, who