The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-07
REGISTERED
ILLEGALLY
Grand Jury at Norfolk Look
Ing Into the Matter.
SUMMON MANY WITNESSES
Burning Cotton from Ger
man Ship-An Ascending Chlna-
man Arrested by His Brother.
Lived With Bullet in Brain.
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NORFOLK, VA, Oct. s.-Great inter-
est centers about the grand jury inves-
tigation OF alleged illegal registration In
the Second Ward. Some fifty witnesses
were examined by the jury. Several
Boarding house keepers have been sum-
moned to testify to what they know OF
their boardera.
The grand Jury returned no indictments
but recommended that the Commons
wealth's attorney probe the matter furth-
or. The anti-admlnistraton element
against whom the crusade Is directed,
have asked that warrants be Issued for
the alleged illegally registered voters.
j. p. Corprew and T. J. Ward were
Tonight arrested for having illegally
registered.
Six other warrants are yet to be served.
It is understood that others Will follow.
Mayor Riddlck and City Engineer w.
4. Brooke left tonight for Baltimore, to
attend the League Of American Munlci-
palities Convention.
The deccnniel Of tho passionate at Park
Avenue Baptist Church, OF the Rev. DR..
J. J. Hall, will DO commemorated by the
church on large scale.
Jue Fun, Chinaman, arrived here to-
day from Springfield Mass. in search
Of his brother, Jue Knd, who skipped his
bond, leaving Fun to pay $500. The alb
sconding Chinaman was found here and
arrested He was to have been deported.
The steamship Erica, which put In here
last night with her cargo of AGO bales
of cotton ablaze, was allowed to come UP
to the city and discharge to-day. The
FIRE has not yet buckled her plates and
the dangerous cargo is being rapidly dis
charged.
IMPROPER SIGNALS.
The investigation Of the wreck at Boone
on the Southern Railway, is In progress
to-day. No decision has been reached
but the train crews contend that an I'M
proper signal caused the accident
Mr.. Andrew J. Lonick. who shot him
self with suicidal intent September 3d.
is dead. He lived over month with a
bullet In his brain. His remains will be
sent to Canada.
Governor Aycock. Of North Carolina,
will attend the Jamestown Exposition
mass meeting here He so notified the
committee to-day.
ADMIRAL HARRINGTON RETURNS
Rear Admiral P. F. Harrington. COM
manding this naval station. returned to
the navy-yard to-day, after a months
leave. 4 rear admiral's salute was fired
as his flag was hoisted aboard the
During the Admiral's absence the sta
ton has been commanded by Captain J..
e. Craig, captain OF the yard.
Two meetings Of the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad stockholders were to
have been held at the general offices in
this city to-day, one the regular annual
meeting OF the old parent road of the
Seaboard system and another a special
meeting. called by the request of stock
holders to the president. The latter
meeting was to have considered the
merger OF the road with the Seaboard
system.
With regard to the statement that the
small outstanding interest has in any
wise affected the merger OF the Seaboard
and Roanoke with the remainder Of the
seaboard system. an official Of the COM
pany stated to-day that the outstanding
interest, which is about twenty-five
shares. is too small to have had any such
effect