The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-24
CASE WAS
DISMISSED.
u. S. Court Had No JurIsdlC-
ton in the Matter.
THE GRAND JURY MEETS
THE GRAND JURY MEETS
began its Investigation and is Now
About Half Through--Politcal Meet
ing Held Yesterday-lr Mayors
Court-Personal News.


ct ais. motion for receiver for the
southslde Land Improvement Company,
has been dismissed, Judge Waddill de-
claring that tho court had no Jurisdic-
ton In the matter.
Considerable interest has been mani
tested In this case and the latest de-
velopments will attract general atten-
ton. 1t will be recalled that the pro-
ceedings were first brought in the Cor
poration Court of Manchester and wcfc
then withdrawn and taken to the United
States Court. Since this latter tribunal
has declared that 1t has no Jurisdiction
the case has been taken to the Cor.
poration Court again. The matter was
brought up there yesterday. Judge In
gram issued a decree setting the hearing
of the motion for a receiver for the
3D. of September.
The attorney for the Southside Land
Improvement Company is Mr.. David L.
Pullinm.
THE GRAND JURY.
The grand jury got to work yester-
day on Its investigation Of the Taylor
shooting and the other alleged unlawful
acts and conditions growing out Of the
street car strike. At nightfall the work
was perhaps half done. It will take al
least another day. and possibly more,
for its completion.
The grand Jury is following substan-
TALLY along the line Of inquiry adopted
by the coroner's jury. All the witnesses
which appeared before that body have
been summoned. Among those which
we're examined yesterday In reference
to the Taylor shooting and other mat
tiers are the following:
E. II. Wells. T. "A. Park. James Adams,
a. L. Adamson John ]. Boyle. r. P.
8 Smith, r., T. CLANCY, Charles Euker.
Floyd e. Bass. A. A. Avis. o. w. Pond,
Harvey Dowdy. X. B. Owen. John
O'Brien, c. A. Raines, ]. y. Owen. W. A.
Moore, Archer Williamson. ]. Il. Crate.
E. L. Bolton. S. Kahn. R. B. Taylor
Il. L. Patram. B. w Month H. NJ. owen
William Hobeck, William T. Gillian, A.
D. shotwcll. Russell Crosby, James T.
Morris, Henry Walton. Tom Bass, NJ. J.
Moore. G. II. Burrows.
There seems to be no reason for
change in the belief that the jury Will
fall to bring In any indictments in the
Taylor matter. Several persons who have
been heard to express themselves are OF
the opinion that there Is no ground for
action In this direction. Judge 1ngrams
charge to the jury has settled any con.
troversy with reference to the law In
the matter. There are about thirty sol.
ders who have yet to appear before the
SEARCHING FOR NEGRO.
A sharp lookout is still being kept
throughout the county for the negro man
who attempted to commit criminal as
sauIt upon Mrs. Thompson at or near
Ccntrala on Tuesday last Up to this
time. however. no positive trace OF him
has been discovered, and 1t appears ex-
ceedingy likely that the fellow will never
be brought to justice. Still the search
Will not be abandoned for some time. in
the hope that something may yet turn
up.
It Is generally felt that the suspects
held in the police station OF Richmond
1nti one of the young ladies robbed by
The man can pass upon their Identified
lion will be found to have nothing to do
with the case. They do not fit the de-
Ecription as well was at first UNDER
stood. Captain Lipscomb believes that
tho assnant Of Mrs Thompson was a
tramp negro. and that he has either kept
in the Chesterfield woods or has quietly
slipped out and made the best OF his
way from this section.
ARRANGING FOR PRIMARY.
A political meeting In connection with
the coming primary e:ection was held
yesterday but the results of 1t could not
be ascertaned last night. Mr.. a. NJ
Howard, chairman Of the Powhatan
Committee: Mr.. r. 1. French. chairman
OF Manchester. and Mr.. P. " Cogbill
chairman of Chesterfield, and several
other gentlemen. including one or two
from Goochland. held a conference yes
terday and discussed matters pertaining
to the primary--the date, etc. None OF
the gentlemen mentioned could be reach
ed yesterday afternoon.
THE MAYORS COURT.
IN the Mayors Cour, yesterday the
chief matter OF interest was the trial
OF two Richmond men charged with boz
Ing disorderly. The men were Willie
Johnson and Ralph Bell, and they were
given sixty days EACH
Mayor Maurice is determined to put
an end to the disorderly conduct In Man
chester of suspicious characters who
drift over there from Richmond, and he
Is beginning to give such persons Ions
Jail terms.
a violation of the city ordinances, was
dismissed.
The Mayor yesterday cleared the court
Of q. lot OF small boys, who have per-
sisted In lettering about the place. He
warned them that If they are caught In
the room again he Will have all of them
arrested and locked up,
DELIGHTFUL DANCE,
The dance given Wednesday night at
Drewry's Mansion by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles e. Friend proved q. most delight
full affair. At late hour refreshments
and kept up until the early hours OF the
morning. Among those present were the
following:
Misses Maude Smith, of Arkansas; Zir-a
bee. of Pennsylvania Maude Petteson.
Minnie Weisiger Elizabeth Hyde Susie
Sampson Ellen Brodnax. Polly Nudge,
Edith Hyde, Bessie Wesiger. Florence
McRae, Julia McRae and Messrs. w. G.
Pulliam, Royal Turpin, Graham Welsh
ger, Clifton Robertson, Frank Sampson,
Edmonds. Robert Braxton, Patteson.
Thomas Turpin, Lacy Fendey. Philip
Carlton, Travis Epes, Thomas Fendley.
Gustavus Goolsby, Henry Elicit and
others.
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Emma Steward, formerly of Man
chester, passed through the city yester-
day on her way to visit some friends
Mrs. A. =. Grimes, wife of Conductor
A r. Grimes, who has been very i'll for
several weeks, will he taken to a Rich
mond hospital in few days to under