The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-06
POLITICS
!. QUIET NOW
col. j. r. Waddy Has Been
Confirmed by the Senate.
MAJ. BANKS TAKES OATH
Discussion Now Centres Around S. B,
Carney's Chances Of Holding on to
His Position as Assistant Post
master-Opposed WaddY.
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NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 5.-Republican
politics is quiet here now The confess
over the great office Is settled. Colonel
y r, Waddy was confirmed by tho SEN
ate yesterday and Major R. g. Banks got
his commission and took the oath OF Of
dee before Mayor ]. g. Riddick yester-
day afternoon There is still some
anxiety as to the appointment of an as
sdstant, on account of the fact that s.
3. Carney. the present assistant post
MASTER was opposed to the reappoint-
ment Of Colonel Waddy, because he
wanted tho office for himself. Colonel
waddy is supposed to have some in
fiuence In the appointment Of an assis.
tant, but he has declared he would not
say anything about the subject, to the
public at least, until no received his own
commission. Meantime the rumor Is
that Colonel Waddy could not get that.
TIL he had practically committed him
SELF to agree to the retention of Mr..
Carney. That was tho understanding,
too. of the members of the organization
who opposed the appointment OF Colonel
Waddy One Of the most influential Re.
publicans here said he had assurances
from Washington to the effect That the
arrangement was that Waddy couldn't
stay unless he was willing to have Car
ney stay with him. But nothing is GER
tain till it is settled, and that is not
settled yet.
Three boys were sent to the Laurel
Reformatory yesterday afternoon. Their
mother now Mrs. Fannie Lovitt, of Lam
bert's Point, asked Mayor Riddicz to as
sist her in sending the boys away, be-
cause they are unmanagcable. She was
O widow and these boys are the sons OF
a former husband, who died several years
ago. Her present husband lives In Tex
as, so that the care of the boys was
too much for the mother. The boys are
Clifford. Warren and Harry Stewart,
and their ages are ten, twelve and four
teen years Mayor Riddick was so af
fected by the Incident Of the separation
of the boys from their mother and the
condition Of the family that he made a
lot of purchases for the boys and gave
them and the mother his sympathy.
TRIED FOR MURDER.
The trial of Sam Waters and Minnie
I Harris for the murder of Charles r.
Hunter or j. L. Allen began in the Cor
Doration court this morning There was
q large number of negroes present, al
though none of them seemed to be
friendly or even sympathetic with the
accused.
waters was found guilty of murder
IN the first degree and Minnie Harris
was acquitted The Joint trial Of these
Two negroes consumed the entire day in
the Corporation Court, with the excep.
non OF a short recess for luncheon. The
jury was out half an hour and returned
aaYerdict at o'clock tonight. The wo.
man gave direct and conclusive testi-
mony against the man. and proved that
she was not an accomplice in the muir
der to the satisfaction of the jury.
Sam Waters Is large strong and
very black man. with thick lips. dat
nose and recedng forehead His face
IS 1orbidding, more, perhaps, from a lack
OF intelligence than from the criminal
cast lie seems about thirty years Of
age and he Is a laborer on the docks.
Minnie Harris Is delicate looking ycl-
low woman about twenty eight years
OF age and of a pleasant face. She
was dressed In a pink calico gown ana
check apron Walters wore the ovc..-
ais In which he worked and both Of them
have the appearance Of being in poverty.
The court assigned C. NJ. c. Doran ana
r.. L. Page, the latter a negro lawyer
TO maintain defense for the two ac.
cused.
The crime was committee on the stran-
ger. who had Just arrived here on that
nieht. There is no explanation as 10
now the dead man came into the rooms.
where these two negroes lived. or what
caused the blows that killed him excant
tne coniicting stories of the accused.
who charge the fatal blow with larr.
piece OF gas pipe on one another
: COMPANY MUST PAY
Osoornes Insurance policy must he
& Palo. In the suit of c. +. Osborne to re-
cover $500 on the policy of the Life In
surance Company OF Virginia, Judge Mar
Z IN, " the Court OF Law and Chancery
gave judgment for the fun amount thjs
morning. The policy was on the lifo ~
the ware. whom the defense contended
was either a suicide or was killed nv ho,
husband and the beneficiary of the mol.
Icy. The court did not endrose the CON,
clusion of the insurance company tina
IN either case the policy should not b,
paid. 'A'e ~
Osborne himself is the only witness TT,
was asleep. he says. when he was = wal
ened by pistol shot. He found his wifi
unconscious and dying. Flo says b
doesn't know whether she shot hersel
OF was shot by another person. ia
DOESN'T know whether she was dreamin
OF burglars and shot herself In an nj
.einpIeu ueicnse against burglars BY accl
dent. or how she came to her deatl
There the case rests. excpt that IN
coroner. physician. says that it woul
nave been impossible for the woman /
have wounded herself In that manner an
without leaving powder marks. Th
money on the policy will go to the attor
ney and creditors here.
DuNN-DAVIDSON CASE
James W, Dunn. longshoreman.
suing Samuel G. Davidson. a rich saioo
keeper. for $1,000 for the alienation
the directions Of his WIFE, The suit
n progress In the Court OF Law nm
thancery to-day, and some sensatlonf
SMdence has been introduced.
Rev. Jesse It. Whitley, OF the Virgin,
Methods Conference, and presiding eide
q of the Rappahannock district, Is Vim ~
family visiting e, w, Savage, In Hunter.
VIE. He leaves Tomorrow morning r.
Fredericksburs in the course OF his mir
q !Sterial work. ~
His family Will go from here tn nav,
ton. thence to Richmond, TO reside me-
manently ~
The trial was not concluded ,o-da,
Davidson IL member of the civ Con,
ell owns several saloons and has he.
prominent In politics and In the affa,
Of the city. All the evidence In this en-