The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-28
JlNl-CKOW CAR CASE
Argument Before the Judge All Day
Yesterday.

Especial Disptch to The Times2 49,
CHES FER IELD. y a.. NOV 81 l.-.i, lts
case of H. ". Hawkes. the ct
Line RAILROAD Company. which was pc
gun on yesterday has engaged me ., ~ ~
cult Court ali day. ard riuch a. - 49,,
over the instructions 70 the IA I'. co,,n.
poured INTO the ears OF inc Ju0be " 49,.
sci on both sides. 80,
II w. Hawkes.. who IS sung inc ra,,-
road company for $1,000 lot reauiii.is
him to get off the Ricnmond-S ound taS, ,
senger l,ain at Chester. after he had
paid his fare to Richmond. because tle
refused to sit in the Wnite peo!2le ; .eo..s.'
is no biacHer to-day than he was yes. eL-
who 20 in to hear the case in court and
to take glimpse of the pialntlit. seem
with one accord to agree that no con-
ductor could be blamed for TAXING MN m
for q white man and for declining 70
allow him to sit in the Jim Grow car
unless he had strong assurance that
Hawkes. was usually recognized as a col.
ored man. Hawkes. hiiiase!! Chains Ltli VIA
he. did positively tell Conductor Davies
that he was a acciored man, but &c ptaln
Davies in his testimony yesterday SAID
that heFdcynande of the lna:,Iln The PRS
ence of several Witnesses, can 81or.-1n e
purpCtse whether he was colored or not
and that he refused to state. II Is thought
the case will not take much more time
tomorrow before being disposed Of
finally.
The cases Of H ]. Rubin and =.
Biacl,er~ against the Richmond and Pc
teTsburs Electric Railway Company and
the Long Distance Telephone Company
of Virginia are scheduled for Tomorrow
in the Circuit Court These suits were
brought against the two companies to re-
cover damages for q store building ana
stock Of merchandise which We're destroy
ed by fire last winter during the heavy
sleet in tlle. month of February, the fire
having been occaSoned by q. telephone
wire entering Il. Blackel's house. which
had sagEed under the weight of the ice
on 1t and come in contact with the troll
ley wire of the Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway. and which had thus be-
come live. 1t seems to be a nice aues-
tionHwllc.1 company should be held liable
for the fire. or whether both should Zoe
considered responsible and each pay half
Of the damages. It is understood that q
COMPROMISE is being negotiated in the
cases. and the matteraAwiii probably be
settled out Of court In that every this
term of court Will probably be adjourned
tomorrow. A sreciai term of court will
be held in January, beginning about
the 1th.@
A petition is being circulated here ask
ing the County Court to change the
boundary lire between Bermuda and Dale
districts Of this county for sereral miles
near the village Of Chester. making the
present right of way of the Seahoard Air
Limo Railway from the Atlantic Coast
Line crossing on the north to Swift Creek
on the south. the boundary lire between
the districts, instead OF the present zig-
gag boundarysw'1i puts a #partof Ches-
ter in Dale District. aud therefore occa-
stoned much i,convenience to the resi-
dents of@Dale District in regard to voting
ard school #privii eyes Atanresents a good
many freeholders living virtually in t
village of Chester where there is a poll
ing place. have to travel five miles to
the Courthouse in order 70 vote. Judge
Clopton has exnresscl his willingness TO
rnalse the desired change if the requisite
number of signatures to the petition is
secured.