The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-24

Gould May Be the Purchaser, OF.
Possibly Williams Syndicate.
HAS. TWENTY MILES OF TRACK.
The Trial Of the Street Car Strikers-A
Joke on the Plumbers-Summer
Ducks Scarce-Mayor Riddick
an Ornithologist.
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Especial Dispatch to The T1mes.)
NORFOLK VA, July 23.-Tha Old
Dominion Street Railway, of Portsmouth.
is sold. The purchaser and the price
are only guessed by the public. One
surmise is that the Gould interest has
purchased 1t. another is that the Will
liams syndicate Of Richmond and Bal
timore is the purchaser.
The Old Dominion Is good property.
It operates system of tracks covering
the city thoroughly, and it reaches to
Port Norfolk, Park View, Prentis Place,
Piedmont Heights, Scottsville and Gil
merton. loop to the navy yard is
also operated. It has twenty miles of
track. and is bonded for upwards OF
three hundred thousand dollars. Horace
G. Williams, Of Philadelphia, IS presi-
dent, and prominent Philadelphia capt.
talsts are interested.
The deal has been executed by Judge
L. r. Watts. attorney for the Seaboard
Air Line Railway, but when applied to
he declined to state to whom the road
is sold and at what price. A suit was
pending between the Old Dominion Rail-
way and the Norfolk. Portsmouth and
Newport News Railway, as to the use
Of High Street by the latter. The sale
may stop that suit and permit the lat
ter to operate a track already laid, but
not used on High Street
TRIAL OF STRIKERS.
The trial of the street car strikers
A. c. worrell. G. W. Nicholson and Geo.
Wyand-began in the Corporation Court
this morning before Judge Hanckel
The case Of A. c. Worrell was begun
first The charge is the result of the
destruction of property resulting from
the riots which occurred here In March.
The tracks were INSTRUCTED and cars
were wrecked. The incident of the case
was a motion by the attorney for the
defense, J. F. Duncan. to discharge the
Jury on the ground that they were not
voters under the new Constitution.
Judge Hanckel listened to short pre-
fatory argument from the attorneys and
overruled the motion. The trial con-
tinued through the day.
JOKE ON THE PLUMERS.
There was excitement among the strtk.
ing plumbers here this morning. A dele
CATION arrived In the city from Allie
ghany, Pa, to arrange for large party
of excursonists, which is to camp at
Sewell's Point next week.
One of the wags of the party pretended
that it was composed of non-union plum
bers. here to take the places of the
striking plumbers. The joke was skill
fully planned and so deceptively worke3
that the journeymen plumbers were
ready to find carriages and pay the visi-
tors good wages just to drive about town
sightseeing.
After the situation became serious. anf-
the visitors had all the fun they dared,
they betrayed their identity to the crest
fallen pickets. and demanded the usual
reward.
SUMMER DUCK.
Before the people of the city were awake
yesterday morning. Mayor Ridick. who Is
equally expert in fishing and hunting.
was out at the lakes in Princess Anne
county, fishing. He caught a string of
fish. but what he reserved for breakfast
this morning as the greater delicacy was
a GUNNER duck. of which he brought back
a fine specimen. Speaking of the rarity
of the native birds here, Mayor Riddcl1.
who is an ornithologist, says that ne
heard the call Of the "Chuck Wills Wild
ow.' formerly numerous In this county.
but almost extinct now. The birds are
81 shy that Audubon. the naturalist, was
three weeks In constant pursuit. employ
Ing all Of his art and wonderful resources
to obtain a specimen Ter his book on the
''Rirds of America" The persistent little
English sparrow has driven nearly all of
the native birds from the county, and
that is why. says Mayor Riddck, the
farmers crops suffer so much from the
various pests the birds used to feed en-
AMI exterminate.
VICIOUS NEGRO WOMAN.
Roxie Gattling "a negro. objected to
some Of the rules OF the Jail where she
was confined. and assaulted Martha Wood
another inmate. She exercised her
strength and combative skill also on the
keepers. While in court this morning on
.hat charge she was obstreperous and
sa ssy. After receiving a sentence of
twelve months on account of her conduct
in Jail. she attempted to assault witness
IS in court. For this and general cussed-
nc. 8, Judge Taylor inflicted another SEN
terco OF six months and gave the jailer
directions to put her in the dungeon, de-
spite the injury to hear health that she
complained of. if necessary to keep her
In order.
TO DISSOLVE TRUST
At a meeting OF the directors Of the Re-
frigerating, Storage and Ice Company
this afternoon committee was appointed
to suggest a plan by which the trust can
dissolve into the original companies from
which it was formed. This committee is
to adjust the assets and liabilities and
prepare the way for the dissolution.
It is stated that the assets are unin-
paired. and the inability Of the combine
to meet its obligations is due to internal
dissentions among number Of capitalists
ans. one of whom is able to finance the
concern.
Another small lien was filed this morn