The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-30
Verdict Against Endorser of
Note of His.
A NEGRO PREACHER HELD
The Charge Of Criminal Assault is
Brought Against Rev. r. Brown.
The Mann Law Being
Enforced.
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NORFOLK, July 29.--A suit growing
here in April, was settled in the Court of
Law and Chancery here this afternoon.
Frank Jacobs obtained verdict against
r. kanter, the endorser on note of
p. j. Morris, the dsbarred attorney,
now of New York, on which Morris at
for $3.50 Morris failed to pay and Iianter
resisted payment on various pleas, the
chief of which Is that the note Is not ne
gotiable. The contradictory testimony
involves the veraclty of the witnesses as to
disputed statement that the words, "or
order" on the face of the note were
erased so ms to render the note non-ne-
gotiable. That was the question for the
Jury to decide, and there has been testl.
mony on that subject for two days. One
set Of witnesses contends that pen
erasure was through those negotiable
words when the note was given The other
set says the mark was not there ut that
time, but was put there afterward
They debated the question from IL
o'clock noon to 3 o'clock, and declared
that Jacobs should have his money, with
interest from the date of discount. judge
D. Tucker Brooke was the attorney for
the plaintiff.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
r. Brown Is held at the Norfolk county
jail, charged with crimnally assaulting
Nora Burke. The case was continued un-
til August 9Th. Brown is negro preach
er, and, It Is alleged, visited the house
OF Mrs. Margaret Burke, a white woman
of Pughtown, and in her absence crimi-
nally assaulted her daughter, Nora, a
fceble-minded girl about twenty years
Of age. The alleged deed was committed
on June oath, but Brown made his es-
cape and was not captured till Monday.
The girl, after identifying her assail-
ant, became irrational and was unable
to give any further statements. The
case was continued until the mother
thinks the girl may be rational.
REMOVING ENGINES.
For many years the question of remov-
ing the engines and machinery from the
old United States receiving ship Franklin
has been considered, but no decision was
reached until recently, when the Navy
Department ordered the work done. The
engines boilers and other machinery
have been in the ship for many years,
and while not used for n quarter OF a
century or more, machinists have al
ways been employed to keep the working
parts In order. Many parts of the old
etg.ne may be used again, and by Its
removal much greater room. which is
badly needed, will be secured. An OPEN
Ing has been made In the roof OF the old
eighty-gun llne-of-hattle fighter. and the
120-ton derrick built at the navy yard
la alongside ready to lift out engines and
boilers, which will be taken to the yard
and stored
George w. Wallace, formerly an en-
gIneer of the electric lighting plant Of the
Old Dominion Dock, was in the Police
Court this morning charged with stealing.
The trial was postponed for the defense.
The man Is a skilled mechanic, ana was
trusted employe OF the company till
he was suspected and watched He IS
accused OF taking $50 worth of copper
and selling 1t for $3.50.
VIOLATED MANN LAW.
Tim Murphy was fined for running a
place for the sale of liquor on Sunday
and with selling liquor without license.
The two fines aggregated slU and COSTS
and there was jail sentence of sixty
DAYS added In one case and three months
| In the other case. The blind tiger was
kept in the second story Of Main Street
| saloon. but according to the testimony
| for the defense there were three cases
of beer, with which the owners intended
to go fishing, The police are Watching
these places closely, and there is a
determination to enforce the provisions
| Of the law.
| INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT.
| Fred Hall, f. W. Meads, John Ward
and Frank salvine were injured as the
| result of collision between an Ocean
| View electric car and cart In front OF
| f. w. Meads store, No. BOB Church
Street to-day. The car was In charge OF
| Conducto, Odds and Motorman William
| son. The colored driver OF the cart was
badly hurt also.
Colonel J. Hull Davidson, Of the Ocean
View Hotel, was to-day fined $40 and costs
IN the County Court Of Norfolk county
for selling liquor on Sunday, June l4th
| at Ocean View The case was appealed
In fnlng the accused, Judge PortlocF
| said that under the Mann law 1t Is no'
a criminal net to keep n bar-room oper
| on Sunday. The new law, under whlcl
the vigorous crusade Is being MADE
| against the liquor dealers. declares thai
| they must not sell liquors on sunday
The court imposed a fine that was speci-
| fled by the old law, because the clause
against keeping saloons open on sunday
| he said, was not usurped by the new law
| II the defendant had been tried under tht
new law the penalty would hrva been
fine. imprisonment and loss OF license,
| A plan is afoot to convert Fort Fisher
scene OF the famous battle between thu
| Confederate and Federal forces, Januar!
18th, 14th and 18th, 1865, into nationa
reservation and the matter Is expected t.
come up at the approaching meeting O
Fort Fisher veterans at the old fort nea
Wilmington, on August 18th Colone
William Lamb, of Norfolk, who, as com
mander of the fort. won great fame, Il
scheduled to deliver an address at tn
reunion