The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-10
W. W B. \ Tucker. Of 4 Petersburg.
ln8NOrfOlk Police Court.
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There Are stu Some Persons II Nor.
Sss folk Who ii Not Know Tow They g
viii Fare If d Gun or Razor sS
Is Found 81, Them. 4

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NORFO DIX. VA, April o. Warner b.
tucker. OF Petersburg was IN the Police
Court this morning and was IS tried on
four warrants for larceny. IN each one
Eof the oas es he was Hnod 800 and costs,
ind, OF course, was returned to jail for
lack OF the sum OF $500 TO pay for re-
lease. The charges we're that OF steal
Ing q gold watch and chain from Mrs
u. L! Matthews, q pistol from Bernard
Johnson, money, s4.oo, from Mrs. 3. II L..
Rhlner, and d diamond ring from Mrs
Nettlc Rhodes. Hugh g. n Mil er, as q t.
torney, plended before Justice Taylor for
II low sentence on tho admission that tho
man Is q kleptomanlac. ~ II
FINED FOR CONCI1ALDD WEAPONS.
There are still some persons In n on ok
who do not know how they will fare ! &
caught carrying concealed weapons .$SA AT
least some such persons, usually negroes.
appear In the Police Court from time to
time Whenever they appear they. get.
ltheslmit. That limits frequently raised.
Recently Justice Taylor had Il fixed a
a fine OF 500 and costs for carrying q,
concealed wenpoil. But when twoinegroes
were before him this morning on that
charge no said 500 and thirty days In
jail In each case. fa3 TX az 55i tcSE$
aii Mayor 1siddick was mot hurt to-day
lie was not the victim OF anything moro
than the foolish or cruel rumor started
by some unknown person. that he was
thrown from his buggy and hurt IIe
said 3ho was as glad ms anybody thai II
Is canard. There was no foundation
for the canard. but II obtained great
currency md many cltHens were excited
by the story. Mayor Riddick is well and an
happy, he says, despite tho disa gree.
OF m ri Ipa1
ACTOR FINED TO r. PERI GRY. q,
Despite the efforts OF his partner. La
Belle Asia on the play bills and lillian
Nelson In private life, William Rodenbers
was convicted OF perjury In the Corpora
ton Court on appeal from the Police
Court, II in a trial Of the case this morn
ing. He was arrested on the charge Of
assaulting the woman In the Atlantic
Garden, and using a sausage grinder TO-
supplement his fists in administering the
corrections he thought she required. The
womans head was cut and her body.
bruised. s5 But despite tho proof he swore
in the Police Court that lie did not 5nt-
tack the actress. TIe was fined for per-
jury and appealed Ito the Corporation
Court with the result that he was res
manded to jail for three months and
was fined 500 and costs Rodenberg Is
already In jail under sentence OF Six
months FOR the attack on the actress
In8the trial she testified that she did not
know who struck her. Her stimony did
not save The man. 81 9i @s KS u s4 ,3s3i
II The x-master schooners Addie M Law
renee, Eleanor "A. Percy, and George w
Wells have sailed for New England after
taking on at Lamberts Point cargoes Of
coal amounting TO 14.74e tons as much as
ten big schooners would have carried a
few years ago.
p Dr.. William F, Fisher, pastor Of Fourth
Street Baptist Church. Portsmouth Will
resign on Sunday. DR. Fisher has been
selected as an evangelist BY the State Mis-
sion board and will assume the duties on
June 1st. These duties Will take him to-
all parts OF Virginia to preach.
4. a. L. Lum. a plumber. and his appren-
tice. Harry Manly. were hurt by a falling
chimney in a new building on YVilloughby
Avenue to-day Young Manly had an
arm broken. received a severe cut on
his head. and was otherwise hurt. Mr.
Lum was struck by the falling bricks
and was rendered unconscious for several
minutes II