The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-16
THE FULTON RIOT
CASES DISMISSED
Accused Parties Discharged at
Request Of Commonwealth
Attorney.

r.o,nmonTealth's Attorney Richardson
IN tho Hastings Court yesterday, asked
the Jury to return verdict OF aeSl ui.'o'
jn the famous "Fulton riot case
After the evidence had been given, ana
without argument, the last OF the street
4 car strike ca scs was wiped of the DOCKS.
n was the famous "hold-up" case, IN
which the military took such pronall,en'
part, and in which Messrs. a. - 1oruan,
John I.amrney, e. Kane and T. j. Kane
were Interested, having been arrested on
the charge of throwing rocks at car.
y Judge Witt agreed with the Common
wealth's Attorney, and the jury returned 9.
a verdict OF mot guilty Messrs. L. y.
@Nendenburg and Robert II. Talley con-
Quoted the defense.
caorpa Kramer was dismissed of the
charge? OF cutting Joseph Scott Oh NO
vember It'll.
William Byrd, colored, was given eight
years In the penitcntiary for burglary. !,
Clerk Walter Christian yesterday issued
a marriage license to RUFUS Z. Bakcr anu
jamie ". Coleman.
LAW AND EQUITY. ~
Suit was brought by w. p. Field. ad-
ministrator against the Southern Railway
Company for $1,000. The bill alleges that
r C. Mcdowell was struck and killed by
an engine on Dock Street on August 2lst.
The suit was brought by Allan ana Allan.
Judgments were granted In favor or
S. w. robinson against V. NJ. Gwath-
rney for So, and against the Blooming
Lily Club for $50. Suits were brought by
the Mueller and Young Grain Company
against the Adams Grain Company and
w T. Selden for $3.50.
Judgment was given Amelia S. Gilbert
for 50, 800 for back pay on nlimony against
Victor 3. Gilbert. of this city. Mrs. Gill
bert got a divorce in New oYrk in 1855,
and alilony was granted. The case was
taken to higher court and Mr.. Gil
bert won, Then Mrs. Gilbert went to the
Supreme Court of the State and won
there, the aimony decree. which called
for S week, being upheld.
Mr.. Gilbert moved here several years
ago y cHASc :fz COURT.
Judge Grnnan, in the Chancery Court.
yesterday decided lien case of some
interest The question was as to the pr-
orty between purchaser Of real estate
who failed to put on record the decd
made to him by the special commission
ers of the court, and Judgment creditors
of the original owners of the property,
who, after the deed was made, dockcted
their judgments.
Subsequently, when the purchaser at
tempted TO make sale of the property.
these dockcted judgments were reported
by the litle examiner as liens against II,
and as constituting valid objections to the
title. The judgments amounted to some
5000 and counsel for the purchaser adj
vised him to contest the matter and file
bill in equity to clear the title.
Judge GrInnan overruled the objections
to the bill, holding that the docketod
judgments were not liens upon the proper
ty in the hands OF the purchaser.
The property involved Is the old Tyler
Mansion, on Grace Street, between Sixth
and Seventh Streets, purchased In the
Tyler partition suit by the AkcGill Catho.
Lie Union several years ago.
Resolutions In memory OF Judge Minor
were presented In lile City Circuit Court
by City Attorney II. r. Pollard, and or.
dered to be placed on the record.