The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-25
SUIT OYER LAND
in MALONE LAKE
That Governor Montague Granted
on Land Warrants.
SALOON. KEEPERS ARRESTED
Stole Eight Hundred Dollars Worth of the
Hotel Linen-lMr. Van Wyek's Bequest
Not Immediately Available for the
Carnegie Library Site.
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)


Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)
ID NORFOLK, VA, Jan. Civilian Sorrt
by suit seeks to set aside the grant by
Governor Tyler, under which Ada a.
Foreman was presumed to acquire title
to about two acres of land IN Mahone's
Lake, Norfolk. Sorri alleges that the
land is owned by him. Governor Monta-
que recently granted certain land near
the Sorri property upon 6, land warrant
similar to that under which Governor
Tyler made the Foreman grant. 1t IS
anticipated tina q. decision in the pres
ent suit will practically settle several
similar cases. The grants pretend to con-
vey waste land. Those who hold it say
it is their riparian property
The Norfolk county grand jury to-day
indicted thirteen Western Branch Saloon
keepers, charged with selling liquor on
Sunday, November 9th. William l1llot-
son was the complainant in each case.
THE LIBRARY SITE.
The Request of the late Mr.. Van Wyck
of some $4,000 with which Norfolk might
buy a site for the library Mr.. Carnesle
Offers not being Immediately aNaliapie
the library trustees will try to secure a
site by popular subscription, a portion OF
which may be repaid when MT. van
NNyck's bequest is cashed.
The subscription plan, it is popularly
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talk of locating the library on the cor
ner of Butte and Yarmouth Streets, in
residential quarter remote from the bus1-
ness district and where the only line OF
cars passing it runs down town only
STOLE HOTEL LINEN.
Mary Davis and Rellecca Merchant, two
colored chambernlaids, employed at the
Monticello Hotel, who are suspected OF
appropriating something like $500 worth of
IcII
was found stored in their home, were
arraigned for trial to-day in the Police
Court, but on motion of their attorney
the hearing was postponed until January
2Sth.
A vANDERER.
Robert Nickson (colored) was sent on
to tho graund jury to-day by Police Jus
tice Taylor on q grave charge. MI y. Z.
Minter, of No. 90 Calvert Street, hearing
a noise in his house last night searched
tho premises with pistol in hand and
found Nickson The intruder said he
wandered into the home and was try
ing to get out when detected, and other
fairy tales of about the same weight
and quality. These the grand jury Will
assay.
CAPE HENRY LINE
Mr.. J. Edward Cole, general counsel
for the Norfolk and Cape Henry Railway,
said this morning that 1t has been de-
cided to electrify the road, which it was
first proposed should use steam loconlo-
tives. There is no intention, however,
he said, to use lighter rails or build
lighter road or equipment, but only to
use electricity, instead Of steam, as a
motor.
He said that the road is being graded,
so that its completion will be hurried
as fast as possible and that track laying
will begin sext week. The route is al
most an air line to Cape Henry from Nor
folk and is but six miles long.
AN INVENTOR ARRESTED.
Mr. Edward J. Kelly, inventor OF the
Kelly lightning electric car. was arrest
ed to-day, charged with assault upon
Mr. 4Adolph L. Siebert, electrician of the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company.
He was Immediately released on L'all, TO
! appear tomorrow for trial. The row,
according to Mr. Kelly's statement. arose
| over the publication yesterday in a local
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