The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-08
STRIKERS
lNFORMERS
Steamship Cos. Reported for
Working Men overtime.
DIR. WHlTEHEAD'S MISSION
DIR. WHlTEHEAD'S MISSION
Sylvester Ewell Declared Not Guilty Of
a Serious Charge-Plans Received
for the Dry Dock to Be Built at
the Norfolk Navy Yard.
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NORFOLK, VA, July 7.-Charges were
preferred against two more of the Old
Dominion Steamship Company's vessels
to-day. Five steamers were informed on
by tho striking marine engineers last
week. and they were fined $3.50 each for
not having two crews. Now the tug Ger
mania and the passenger steamer Acco-
mack are reported to the collector OF GUS
toms for working their men too many
hours. The fines in such cases are divided
with the informers. Another meeting be-
tween the steamship owners and the ma
rne engineers is pending tonight.
ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
sylvester Ewell, a negro, was arraigned
in the Corporation Court this morning on
the charge Of robbing and assauting the
German immigrant woman Anna Laub.
She came to this country several months
ago with her husband, who Is gardener
in Fresno, California but the infant she
carried in her arms had some contagious
disease, and, therefore, was not allowed
to enter the country. The mother and the
child went back to Germany, for the child
to recover and then returned to join her
husband and another little girl. who was
allowed to enter with the father. She
came here by the Old Dominion steamship
line and was at the station OF the South
ern Railway awaiting the train on which
she and her babe were to start for Cali
forna, when the alleged crimes were
committed by Sylvester Ewell. The wo-
man was detained hero as witness.
Meantime the city authorities and NJ. B.
Crcwe, Of tho Old Dominion Steamship
Company. have provided for her comfort
and safety, and Mr.. Crowell has had her
tickets extended, and notified her husband
why she is detained. Colonel William
Lamb the German consul, and w. a.
Ashley. of the Union Mission. are also
interested In the case to provide for the
woman's welfare.
Sylvester Ewell was declared not guilty.
The jury did not believe the Identification
OF the German immigrant woman Anna
Laub, who was passing through here to
California, and could not speak English,
was perfect. The other negroes about
town were interested in the trial. but
there was no excitement among the white
citizens, although manr Of them persist
that the negro is guilty.
DIR. WHITEHEAD'S MISSION.
Rev Paul Whitehead, D. D.. presiding
elder OF the Norfolk and Eastern Shore
District. is in Boston. Mass, attending
the final meeting Of the Hymn Book Com
mission OF the two great branches OF
Methodism in America, the NJ. E. Church
and the NJ E. Church, South. The object
| Of this commission to formulate a uni
| form song service for the two churches
WILL FORFEIT LIQUOR LICENSE.
Claude Caps. a saloon keeper, was
found guilty OF selling liquor to minor
| and was fined $50 and costs in the Cor
poration Court this morning. This is
the first case OF conviction in the Cor
poration Court under the recently enact
or la " n nd c}f nd Of
ficials declare that the ultimate conse-
quence will be the forfeiture OF the
license. The liquor sellers are much In
terested in the case, and some OF them
are manifesting trepidation. because OF
the prospects OF their being imposed on
by boys sent to catch them, by deceit
as to their ages. but there are others
court Of last resort. believing they can
overthrow 1t. Caps will appeal from
the decision II there Is move to deprive
him Of the license.
DESERTERs FROM THE NAVY.
The commander OF the training ship
Yankee. now in Hampton Roads. has re-
ported to the Chief of Police thirteen de-
sertions. with descriptions OF the desert
ers. They are young landsmen, and a
reward OF $40 each is offered for their
apprehension. The Prairie. recently ar
rived. reported twenty-four assertions
OF landsmen. Eighty-ni men are re-
ported to have deserted from the cruiser
Olympia. The Olympia recently left
Hampton Roads for Culebra Island. 1t
was on the trip to Hampton Roads that
a number of the signal boys, on account
OF alleged Ill treatment. ran up the signal
mad house." for which they were
severely disciplined
When the ship reached the Roads a
number of the boys Jumped" and al
| though the police were notified, few were
| captured
IDA GIRARD TO THE PENITEN-
TIARY.
| For the first time since 1879 white
woman was taken to the State peniten-
! tiary yesterday. Ida Girard was con-
| victed for robbing an engineer from a
| navy collier The woman was taken
along with a negro, who goes to serve
| a term for housebreaking.
| o. S, Embury, a carpenter, who was
overcome by the heat last Friday, died
at the Protestant Hospital yesterday.
This is the second death as the result OF
the fierce heat OF last week. c. y, Min
ter, chief sailmaker OF the navy-yard.
| was the first victim.
PLANS FOR DRY-DOCK.
| Plans for the new dry-dock to be built
at the navy-yard have been received,
They We're forwarded from Washington,
where bids for the construction will be
opened on July 25th. The plans call for
a dock of 5s6 feet in length, 40 feet 0 5-16
inches wide. having a depth over the sill
at mean high water of 81 feet. The dock
will be large enough to admit any ship
ahoat in the American navy, or any OF
the ships which are now under CONSTRUCT
| ton or contracted for.
CHARTERS FOR SALE,
One Of the attorneys at law here has
sent out circular letter offering to sell
a charter for social club. The circular
is sent to the saloon keepers, and It tells
them that because OF the Mann liquor
law it is difficult for them to get
| license, and that the one offered for sale
by the writer can be had for 500. This
| is one of the new features Of the Mann
law not known here before. The letter
is signed by an attorney who is we'll
known in one or two courts here.
Gabriel Smith, a dangerous lunatic,