The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
CAPT W, ". DEY
is IN BAD n HEALTH A
NorfoIk's Political Leader Goes
to the Hot Springs.
BOY MARRIEs UNDER ACE.
BOY MARRIES UNDER ACE
His Father Keeps Him at Home Away
from His Bride. c. L. Mann,
Wanted for Many Misdemeaners,
Viii Be Brought Here.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA, September captain
w. w. Dey. commissioner Of revenue and
head of the Montague and reform faction
| and B. Gray Tunstall, president Of the
| Board of Street Sewer and Drain Com
rissioners, left here to-day for Hot
Springs, Va. Captain Dey's health has
been poor for several months. He was
| unable to attend to official or political
duties all summer. He Is chairman of
the District Democratic Committee but he
delegated that duty to Hon. John White
head. He expects to stay at the springs
month. Mr.. Tunstall will return home
within ten days
TO COME TO RICHMOND.
]. L. c. Mann was in the Police Court
again this morning on the seventh war
rant for stealing on false pretenSes. In
this case he had sold gold leaf worth 81
a package for S.. The gold leaf belonged
to c. B. Mitchell. and was sold to G. NJ.
Cleindurst of Newport News three pack
ages for SIS cash. In this case Mann, who
is prepossessing, nicely dressed little
man. about twenty-five years of age, and
who was continually caressing his face
with his right hand. as if he had just
been shaved, said that he was anxious to
go to Richmond, and therefore needed the
cash at once.
LIGHT SENTENCE.
Judge Taylor declared that as several
other similar charges had been preferred
against the prisoner he would infiict the
lightest punishment only for this offense.
namely: fifteen days in jail.
Mann went out of court after shaping
his attorney. J. F. Duncan. Familiarity on
the shoulder and saying THANK YOU in
the most bouyant and cheerful manner
possible 1t is difficult to realize from
his manner that he has any sane knowl
edge of what is In store for him. namely:
confinement in the penitentiary for the
various petty crimes he has committed.
He already has sentences for nearly two
years. with other cases pending.
HOWARD'S AGE QUESTIONED.
Howard Ferguson. a manly young fell
| low, got license late yesterday afternoon
to marry Goldie V DIETRICH. After some
difficulty they had the marriage cere-
mony performed by Rev c. E. Wood
son. of the Episcopal Church The diff
iculty was caused by the efforts of Fer
guson's father to prevent the match. The
father was in Brambleton Ward. near
the girls home, but by little ruse the
boy eluded the fathers espionage for
little while and was off to be married
to the waiting girl before the stern pa
rent missed him
Mr.. Ferguson caught his son afterward.
however. and taking him home. kept
him till this morning when they came to
the clerks office to see the record On the
record the boy, whom the father says
is but eighteen. appears as being twenty
two years of age. The clerks say that the
young groom swore that he has arrived
at that manly and independent estate.
The girl is seventeen and pretty. Father
ferguson took his son away without
disclosing what he intends to do, but tho
clerks at the office feel satisfied that the
marriage will stand.