The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-21
AN UNIQUE
PRISONER
Charged With Burglary. but
He is an Archaeological Also
OLD BANK CERTIFICATES
Among His Papers Was Pass Issued
to Louis Nusbaum to enter TIL, Con-
federate Lines During the
Civil War
OLD BANK CERTIFICATES
Especial to The rimes-D,spatch.)

NORFOLK, VA, April 2o.-E. A.
Martin. the old man who Is awaiting
trial here in Jail for various charges OF
burglary, Is m Archaeological. He takes
old records as we'll as jewelry. Ono OF
the papers among his effects was a pass
issued to Louis Nusbaum to enter the
Confederate lines during the civil war.
But the latest discovery OF the detectives
is a certificate of five shares OF stock In,
the Exchange Bank OF Virginia. dated
July Is, 1858. Tho names on the certih-
Gates arc c. w. Camp. cashier; w. II.
Sharp. president; George II. Richie. OK
Richmond, purchaser. The paper Is en-
dorsed with memorandum OF ono divi-
dcnd OF s25 In July, 1868. ana another OF
$40 tho next January. Tho bank had a
capital of s1.S00,0O0. and the portraits OF
Washington and Jackson are beautifully
engraved on tho excellent quality OF
paper. This Is relic OF the sort that
burglars usually have little use for. but
Martin seems to belong to tho classiflca-
ton OF hot stove artists.
Mrs Mary S. Goss. n widow. OF 1856
Church Street fell in the Lafayette Park
late yesterday and died In fifteen min
utes. Mrs. Goss and her friend, Mrs.
Blicl1. were walking through the grounds.
when Mrs. Goss suddenly complained OF
fantness and fell TO the ground. Three
physicians, Drs. McCurdie, Capehart and
Kight, who were In the park at the time,
came to the assistance OF the stricken
woman Mt once. but they could do moth
Ing to save her life. She was dead from
an affection of the heart. as The result
Of rheumatism She leaves n son and
daughter. The burial occurred in Elm
wood Cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. Goss
was forty-thrce years OF age.
The National Lumber Manufacturers,
Association, which was organized In st.
Louis several months ngo. will hold It's
first annual convention in Washington
this week. Tho body, composed of lum-
berflen from ni over the Union. VIII con-
vene to-day. with e. G. Fosburgh. OF this
city, in the chair 1t is reported that Mr..
Fosburgh will be reelected president to
serve out O. full term. Among others Mt
tending from this section are Captain
John l.. Roper and w. w. Whalcy. OF
this city, and r. ]. Camp. OF Franklin. ;
Moses Hamilton (colored). rcpnted to
be 102 years old. came TO this :lty from
Princess Anne county. to dispose OF his
produce While he is very old. yet he is
az alert as youngstcr, and 1t did not
take him long to find purchasers for his
truck. After selling out he bought suit
of clothes and drove back to his nome In
the county as happy as he was proud.
A singular accident on tho Norfolk and
Portsmouth Belt Line Railway was
caused by o. drawbridge being out OF
plumb. The rails were only slightly scpa-
rated and the engine passed over safely,
but tho cars were derailed and one OF
them ran up the Inclined overhead sup
ports of the bridge. 1t now stands on
end. The bridge Is closed in consequence
and traffic is blocked on the busy south
ern branch Of tho Elizabeth River,
through which passes all The canal traffic
| to the Carolina Sounds.