Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-02


3ison c. Houston. large builder. and
AIRS. r c. Plunckett. whose husband
= q clerk in the railway mail service.
arc believed 70 hc the principal heirs
% the fortune OF the late Charles Hill
Eho died In san Francisco last June.
Saving $4,000 In cash and large
quantity OF real estate. II addition
% the Richmond heirs. several OF
.nci- relatives in North Carolina and
Virginia have Joined Thorn IN their
srht 10 recover rleir fortune. and pro
-eedinEs have bccn instituted by
Ncssrs Isaac DISCS and Sands and
sands Two 90 the attorneys wiA e.
80 san Francisco within -hc next zen
Savs % look after thc Interests oi
.hetr clients. whom thry hclsevc 10 De
ne principal heirs.
Elu died without leaving q VIII and
NJ estate is in the hands 90 tle public
adm tr is-ratur Cf san Francisco Ccun-
v The man IS believed 10 have
1vcd in the West under ll assumed
sane having left Richmond iu 1855
sraccnunr 81 personal Gifncllty- he
le-tied in rhe West and made "a Tor
unc when living il Ricnu1nd Hiu
rz- known as samuel : Bath. and
n Main street JUS opposite where
.hc jefferson Hotel nov Is Becoming
involved iu trouble he sold bis LARGE
interest here and with a friend. went
20 California James Pea. formerly
- Richmond but nov OF Newport
Scws pert 20 California With Bath.
ana & is from him th.t the North
Carolina and Virginia heirs have Sc
.ured the principal information which
FstiE1es them that The man who died
ras really the former resident ol
Richmond Much evidence has been
secured About this clam
Whether or not the special grand
M. NJ invest eating the municipal
corruption. VIII md further lndiCt-
uents The facts that have been
s-uuEht before The BODY viii Pc made
public II is the purpose OF enc grand
fury 20 make = fun report Ct It's In
FeErf cations. accompanied By the
EerrnEruphic report ~ the testimony
aiken y is kpCvn rhaz many ~ the
riHastions asked BY The rrsud Jurors
rere searching "a their charactfr and
Z most places the replies are said not
q have been satisfactory II S. thought
III The witnesses would not answer
he questions asked them CareEor-cal-
y The inquiry vii be continued IN
Q August uutil the members - the
ury are satisfied that they have got
- 70 The bottom 81 al the reports
rrourhr 10 their attention % supposed
hooked Transaction CITY contracts
md the granting % street railway
rHuchiEes were the subjects ~ inquiry
0dsv NJ G q Crouch a paint
tealer. NJ Miles ~ Martin counsel
or the PsssenEe- and Power Com
. L. a. rrr H~rr Tla- l.# 30
Underground system Er Minor. -
.eivinE teller Of the Merchants Ma
sonsl Bank; City Sergeant John r
rpps were the principal witnesses
manned M King ex-alderman
Ender Indictment. had uU- by noon 20
lay engaged counsel 70 take the plac'
4 Br Wsn5enburg u is probahl'
Rat M. Wyndsn r Meredith sFiu b
etained
The registrars appointed By a.
invention 70 cCnCuC- the rempCrar-
81 str-zriou % voters ia THIS city havl
oven some attention 10 their labor
fnd viii hold = conference with Cit.
Attorney Pollard and Judge s. =
Witt in the Hastings COurr room 81
t'clock ao-rorrCw afternoon 70 la
SIT future plans for their Work an
10 discover what preliminary srTaDgs
neuts are necessary 70 be made.
not unlikely that some city ord
tanceE relating % TIE selection &
Gaces for the concuct q the reglstrs
3on and other matters n con1ectio
herewith NAY be found uecessary-
while uLtu the conference is hel
tofhtrg definite Viii be determine
fpon. yer Il IS likely that the ne
--e1strstlon VIII begin 20 this cit
bout September 18th and last INT
October lst Mem bers think tf
seveuty-1ve days allowed under III
ordinance Vii BE- aEspie tlzne II -
ss-les aud that in that length q I'm
ar Who are entitled 20 register ma
&c 50
AL members are required ~ crisli'
~ fc-,-or~ow 5nt this Qualncaisl
>c-eisag in simply rotlfyiDg the cleI
" the County or Corporation Court (
thelY inteaf5on 20 serve. When n
members enter Epou their acfnal q
Les they are required 20 take ~
subGcrl5e the usnal ozfn ~ ono
81 those app0enteo FOR kichuoEc CT
ave indicated skeis purpose 70 ssrs
M r F8woo1 Tragic, proprietor (
rragie's Cut Rate Drug store. "
seriously y not dangerously in1utt
Ira a runaway accident fo1s itorn.I
near HIS home On Chestnut h11 -
Trade r. a great acmire7 ~ a
horses and recently purchased . %
n spirited blacks. He and Nrs- IT
lie had 3us. .z1ren their seats 81 ths
Trap thfs racrnfng when TIE hors
flashed on a. 8 mad pace Mr. Irar
WAS unable 70 restrain there anc AT
,-oinr . short way they raa into a ~
~. Tragic VAS hnrSed against
sree wffh great force anc AIM
sr.alped. The wound xas q horril