The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-11
DAMAGES IN THE
BAY SHORE SUITS
The Railroad Company Does Not
Put Up Any Defense.
OTHER CASES INe1HE COURTS
The News Of the Port-The Battleshp
Texas Has Been Ordered to sea
Before Repairs Are Completed.
The Inflow Wrecked,
(snecial Dispatch to The Ti1nes)

NORFOLK, VA, December 10.-Ihe hrst
OF the Bay Shore sui.s was called III Vic
Court OF Law and Chancery to-day. IL
yas the suit Of George l.. stevenson
AGAINST the Bay Shore Electric railway
10, injuries received by himself and ms
wife. who were passengers on one u t.lo
GERS which collided in August. Mrs.
Stevenson was affected from nervous
shock. while he was SO seriously hu1t
thai it was necessary to stay in the nos
rita, for q. week or more. Inc conten-
ten OF the railway was that reasonable
n. IMAGES would be paid. Consequently No
witnesses were examined tor the DEFENSE
The statements of the plaintiffs were
rot contrad.cted except by cross-eHainl-
nation, and that was not done with huch
rlcor. Hence the cases soon went 10 the
1,:rv. with instructions to determine the
amount OF damages Within thirty
minutes the jury returned verdict foT
damages Of $1,000 for the husband and
sivn for the wife. No appeal was noted
81 that it is understood that the railway
company will pay the awards Other
cases pending for the same accident have
been settled.
OTHER COURT CASES.
Judge Prentis held a. session Of the
Norfolk County Circuit Court to-day to
try the suit of Edward j. Cannon against
the Berkeley Street Railway Company
to recover $3.50 and interest claimed on
broken contract Judge D. Tucker
Brooke and George G. Martin, represent
.ng the plaintiff. asked for a continuance.
a.; it was desired to hava Governor Frank
Brown. of Maryland. here to testify
Tl.pa Hunton, Jr., Of Richmond, and W.
H Venabe of Norfolk. representing the
railway company. opposed q. continuance,
but Judge Brooke5 motion prevailed.
The suit is brought on letter offering
t. contribute 500 to his business.
Judge Hanckel. in the Corporation
Court to-day. gave a verdict for the de-
fcrGant in the suit Of c. c. Gunter. who
susl Mrs e c. Diggs for the recovery
OF a machine sold TO that lady by an
asent Of the plaintiff on the instalment
plan. Mrs Diggs said that no time was
svecified in which she would have TO pay
for the machine, and there was nothing
in the contract in the case which gave
the plaintiff tfa right to recover the ma
ci.ine on dena md. Mrs Digs therefore
retaind the machine, and there is still no
srecifIed time in which it must be paid
fo-.
NEWS OF THE PORT.
TIL schooner Florence Shea. Captain
Willis. from New York to Norfolk. light.
fas arrived here in distress. She met the
recent gale while on her way down the
coast and lost considerable of her can
vas The heavy seas encountered also
opened some Of her seams and the
schooner was leaking rather badly when
she came into port. She is now repairing
rrenaratory to taking a cargo for the
North.
The batt1esffp Texas started from the
navy yard with the protected cruiser
Topeka to-day. The Topeka went to Old
Fcint in the Road and stopped there to
amait the Txas. which put hack Re
cause OF a defect in the indicator from
the engine room. The repairS OF the
main battery were not completed when
the order came for her to leave TO JON
the Dewey feet at once. Reuair mate
rails We're shfpDed. to be finished at sea
She will join the topeka Tomorrow and
ths two vessels will proceed South to-
scther
llr Observation-Disclosures opwvmfshrd'utao ialu
Tn the w~eck o fthe bark Olive Thur
low last Friday off Cane Lookout n c.,
her master Cartain Hayes. had his leg
b! oxen. the second mate had his bark
hl Oxen and the cook was killed The
cSrta in ard mate are being care1 for in
q hotel at Beaufort. n. C. The first
ms te Charles Florain and two sailors
arrived here ard were forwarded 70 Naw
York last evening on the Old Do,7in-
;Cn Steaner nv Chan'an Merritt Of the
SeaUens Friend Society