The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-29
WON SUIT
FOR DAMAGES
Mrs. Laura Carr Was Award
ed $4,000 by Judge Waddill
SENT TO PENlTENTIARY
Negro Who Assaulted Four.Year- Old
Child Was Not Given Death Penalty
In ACKNOWLEDGMENT Es-
cape from Drowning.
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NORFOLK, VA, July 2s.-Judge Wad-
dill, of the United States District Court
awarded Mrs. Laura Carr $4,000. The suit
was libel on the ferry steamer City OF
Portsmouth for personal Injuries. she
sued for $4,000 on account of an accident
lii getting off the boat in June, 1907 Her
ankle was crushed between the float and
the steamer, and the fall which ensued
broke the end Of her spine. The plaintiff
alleged that she was permanently injured,
and the defendant contended that she
came home late at night from dinner
and was not as alert to the rules for the
safety of passengers as she might have
been The defendant will take an APP
peal.
John Edwards. colored. is on trial in
Portsmouth for criminal assault on a
old. George Washington Griggs, whose
punishment was fixed at eighteen years
In the penitentiary by the same court yes
terday for an assault on a four-year-old
white girl. asks for new trial. There
were threats Of lynching for both of these
negroes but the promise OF speedy trials
averted violence.
COLORED REFORM SCHOOL.
John Henry Smith. manager Of the Viz
g;nia Manual Labor Society, which has
q school In Hanover, was here to-day. lie
took the little negro boy, Lovely Young.
sent to the school by Judge Hanckel, OF
tho Corporation Court. lie expected to
get another incorrigtble boy, Willie
SPENCE. but while waiting Justice Taylor
had an application from that boys aunt
and allowed her to take the boy to train.
Smith says there are 11e pupils at the
school. or nineteen more than the state
provides for, but he is not willing to
refuse any children who can be benefited
by the training He was formerly min
lister to Liberia, and speaks interestingly
OF that country for the benefit OF thrifty
colored people. But he Is better satisfied
to work where he was born-'n Virginia.
There are 225 acres Of corn under cultiva-
ton by the boys OF the school and thirty
five acres of cucumbers. On the latter
crop there was an income OF $50 last
year.
United States Court by tho decision Of
Judge waddill this morning. She brought
a suit for $4,000 as the Administrative Of
her husband and for ...e loss of his life
by drowning. He was keeper on the
Norfolk and Western Railway bridge, and
was knocked OFF the bridge and drowned
by the collision OF the tug Helen. in pass
ing the draw of the Southern Branch.
The question was on the nature OF the
| case. The defense demurred that the
! case was not in admiralty. because the
L
/ to the bridge on the land. Judge Waddlll
| agreed that the case was not one OF libel.
| There Is similar suit pending In the
| civil court.
Miss Young, of Raleigh, N. c., who is a
| guest at one Of the Virginia Beach cot
tages, had q miraculous escape from
| drowning while bathing at the Beach last
| evening. Miss Young and her escort,
young gentlman from Petersburg, We're
| t,xy% l..c NJ havnOd their 6anth
| and the escort found himself unable to
| assist Miss Young. Messrs. Whitehurst
| and Fantone seeing the situation rushed
| at once to the drowning lady's assistance
| and brought her from the water uncon-
scious. Miss Young had not fully recov-
cred last night, and was to-day still SUI
| fering from her experience.
DIED WHILE ABROAD.
Information has been received here Of
| Mr.. Samuel a. Stevens. formerly proml-
nent citizen OF Norfolk. At the time OF
| his demise he was a resident Of Leomin-
| ster, Mass, in which place he held the
| position Of member OF the Water Board
| and president Of the Board Of Trade. He
was travelling abroad with friends.
The funeral Of DR.. Edwin q. Hank. Of
| the Tanners Creek section OF Norfolk
county, who was killed by his horse last
Saturday night. took place this morning
| at 10 o'clock from the Denbys Methodist
| Church, In the county. and was largely
| attended
| In swinging around in tho stream at the
navy yard, the United States monitor
Arkansas collided with the bow OF the
| receiving ship Richmond. No damage
was sustained by the receiving ship. al
though the force Of the blow. caused her
to drag her anchors. making 1t necessary
probably $500 damage, two boats being
wrecked by the collision.