The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-01
iShipyards Not Affected by
Labor Troubles Here.
THE TRIAL OF w. N. NA GLE;
Ne Shot Basket and Trems, Who We're
NJ Boarders in His House-Nagles
$1,000 Life Insurance Policy
Found In Baskets Pocket. NJ
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NEWS VA, April S0--ro-
Il morrow morning nll Of the union carp9nn-
\, tors Ii, the city, except those employed at
IL tho shipyard. WIN 60 out on strike. The
n carpenters demanded an increase Of TWEEN
" iy.five cents per day in their wages, and
the contractors refused to consider the
4 demand, so the strike was ordered. ~
y 10 10 clock yo-morrow morning there VIII
& Be meeting Of the Carpenters Union
\ 1t the Central Labor Union Hall for the
4 purpose OF making all arrangements 1 1or
" conducting the strike and carrying the
tight through tola finish. 81
The carpenters held a meeting last night
\ Is receive the report Of O committee APP
pointed to call upon the contractors and
a make an effort to nrbltrate the trouble
Sy1he committee reported that tho 5contrac-
tiers had refused to hold q meeting to
4 consider the matter, and would not take
" notice Of the demands of he union The
committee Recommended that the strike
"A Be ord cred and that the meeting to-mor-,
row morning be held. "A & i
Y fter considerable discussion the report
ana Recommendation of the committee
was adopted In full. and q committee wa
H nprointed to conduct the strike S
About two hundred men will be aftccted
d BY this action and ittis probable that all
II of the contra ctors In the city VIII be moro
1for less affected by it.& !.
.5sSl Both the plumbers and the painters Of
the city have made demands for hlgner
wa yes, ard this bosses have refused TO
" notice the demands. The unions u nel 1,
Il meetings last night, but did not take inai
action II is probable that poth 81 INC
h ,i,,ions viii order strikes. The plumbers
N ana painters employed Mt the shipyatlrru
will not be affected NJ joy
TRIAL. OF NAGLE.
rhe trial Of w. NJ Nagle.fwho shot and
n ~ & serio usly wounded Bessie L. Basket
several days ago, and who also slightly
wounded a man named Tremp IS SET lol
4 to-uorrow In the Police Court. Nasle Is
istill Sin Jail, mo effort having peeh. l'iuue
10 secure ball for him. and he has y re-
8tn,ned Attorney G. G. Mitchell to defend
rim. Basket Is at tho hospital and 10
nfiil q d critical condition. One OF the
balls entered his liver, and although ne
mas been holding his own rernarkaply,
itSi. still feared that he will not recover.
2i Trenp, tho man who was Wouiluo'uA ~
Ettc hand, cannot be located ny me Nv
b hnrities. and 1t Is not known whether OF.
~ No will 3be on hand to testify to-mor-i
row He would have been arrested ana
Sroid ns a witness II he had not disap-
%I,eared on the night that one OF the ponce
K Rer geants went to his house to LOOK ZOE i
83him. 80, +
II Tremp's disappearance Is accounted lot
nv the police by the 1act lhht liiei Q nt'' .
VI been rumors that there will be sensatlon-
I'D ar developments when the case o. N ~ 6ae
Ms taken up In the Police Court. a. sf,oV9
X life Insurance policy belonging 70 Magic
N rn1 made payable to his wife was found
81 ~ IA sket's pocket when the young man
i was taken to the hospital.
az 1t Is said that Basket, Fremp and MIS-
" Naele were examining the policy IN me
kitchen Just before the shooting occurred
4 Mrs. Nagle declares that the policy had
4 nethine to do witt. the trouble. and that
the Quarrel which resulted IN theI shoot-
N ing started because Basket ana Iremp
used profane language at the supper Ia
bic Both Basket and 'Tremp were poard-
ers at the Magic home. Magic. although
ne will have but little to say about the
VI shooting, still holds to his assertion mat
he shot in self-defense. ~
STEAMER DISABLED.
III II is understood that the lumber steam
ar Francis II. tLeggitt, which returned to
Il the shipyards yesterday to have her steer
Ing gear, which was disabled IN q utorm
aSoft Hatteras, repaired. will discharge
about 700 tons of her cargo before pro
\ ceedins on her voyage to San Francisco
The weSk, OF putting up the structural
iron for tho new'public building has boen
commenced, and a number OF columns
+ have already been raised in place. Nearly
all OF the marble for the building IS al
ready here. and there should be no delay
on account OF the material.
The month of May will be record
Ii breaker In the shipment OF cattle from
this port. 1t Is said that there VIII DC
ships to load cargoes OF cat
q tie here during tn month.