The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-12
MANN LAW
AFTER THEM.
ProprletorS Of Virginia Beach
Resorts Are Indicted.
VIOLATED SUNDAY LAW
Also Ran Slot Machines -Imprisonmon
Is Provided for Violatlon-Dissolu.
ton Of Street Railway Combine
Did Not Take Place.
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NORFOLK, VA. August 1.-THE resort
keepers at Virginia Beach are having
hard time with the Sunday liquor laws
and the laws against selling to minors.
Imprisonment which Is provided for oper-
ators OF slot machines may also be tho
portions OF some OF them. The grand fury
to-day Indicted Proprietor Campbell, of
the Gulf Stream Hotel. at,Virginia Beach.
and a. c. Weaver. OF the Raleigh. at vlr.
gnia Beach, both for violating tho Sum
day law. w. w. Jones' near Virginia
Beach. and a. c. Weaver. Of the Raleigh.
at the Beach, both for selling TO minors,
A. G. Weaver. OF .ie Raleigh for running
slot machines.
CASE FELL THROUGH.
II. L. Fowler. charged with embezzling
$50 from J. r. White, his partner. was
tried to-day, Counsel for the prosecution
sought to prove that rowler was known
In Jefferson. Tex. when ne lived there an
Goldberg, It was the intention. appa rent.
~. to Intimate that the change OF name
and residence were the result OF criminal
conduct. but the court would not permit
the Inference to be drawn.
JoAn hhlRnt. VINO ran away from Nor
folk because he has constitutional dread.
Of law SUITS. was brought back from Bal
t!moro to-day beld for tho grand jury, on
tho charge OF keeping 81 OF his firms
money. Flo skipped the ball furnished by
his lawyer
NEW STEAMER LINE.
The yir5!n:a-Carolina Inland Steam
boat Company has purchased the steamer
Guide. and put her on between this port
and Elizabeth City The concern will OPP
crate a regular tri-weckly schedule.
The formal dissolution Of tho hig street
railway combine OF the properties OF the
Williamses. of Richmond. and the
Browns. OF Baltimore, known as the Nor
folk and Portsmouth and New.
port News Company. was not con-
summated to-day according 10 announce
ment. The meeting at which the sepera-
tlon OF the system was to have taken
place was postponed one week.
LOST AN EYE.
Adeline Lindsay. negro woman en-
ployed at a bagglng factory. while pull
Ing down a pile OF bagging 1t fell and
forced knife which she was holding In
her hand into her eye. completely do
stroyng the sight.
Judge Portlock has refused bail to r.
Brown. the negro preacher who Is
charged with criminally assaultlng
small ,colored girl OF unsound mind.
Brown lie pastor OF flock OF Seventh
Day Adventists. and he went to Church.
land to preach. 1t was while he was
absent on this mission that the crime
was committed
Charles ormsby. the EARNED swim
mcr, is the recipient OF many cncomiums
for his gallant conduct at Ocean View.
when he brought In four brothers. the
Sessrs. Lumm, from Portsmouth who
had gotten beyond their depth.
A DIssENsIoN.
The Central Labor Union last night
refused to give out any Information re-
garding a most stormy session, but 1t de-
velops that the action OF the Labor-Day
Committee In selecting Ocean View rs
the place for the celebration caused dis
senson. Tho Norfolk Railway and Light
Company. the owner OF the View, is held
to be inimlcal to organized labor and
fight will be made to have the place OF
the celebration changed to Virginia
Beach The latter resort is owned by
the Vanderblts and the View by the
Williams syndicate, OF Richmond
LAUNCH CUT IN TWO.
A harbor collision. which was by
marvel unaccompanied by fatalities, oc-
Cured Just off the Norfolk ferry slip
ut 8:45 o'clock this morning. The navy
yard picket launch Daisy. while proceed
Ing to her slip on the Norfolk side OF tho
river, was struck and cut down by the
big ASKING steamer Pocomokc.
There were, fortunately, no ladies
aboard the Daisy when the collision oc-
Cured, but she was crowded with MEM
bers of tho naval post band and other
attaches OF the yard On the slip were
nifty or. sixty clerks waiting to
lake the launch to the yard,
An eyewitness states that he saw the
Iwo boats approaching each other at full
,necd. but he never dreamed Of danger
lntll he heard tho crash of the collision.
rho Daisy was struck sGunrely between
he pilot house and the funnel, just for
ward Of nmldships.
II"r crew and the passengers aboard
we're all able to escape injury by the
,row of the Pocomoke, which cut half
way through the Daisy, like a sharp
snife through bread
MARROW ESCAPE,
Those aboard her clambered aboard
he Pocomoke. whose deck they were
.ble to reach only by climbing upon the
ticket launch's pilot-house roof Pro-
essor Jesse Frice, bandmaster OF the
laval post band. eaped overheard when
he two boats met and was rescued from
he river by the Pocomokes Grew
Meantime the Daisy was held firmly
O the bow Of the larger steamer by tha
jagged spllnters of iron and wood, where
nc ''oS Wv 'Ni "''''"N ~
vain. The latter boat, however, re-
urned to starboard and shook her off
t was then seen that the hayward
aunch was filing at the bow. Her en-
ines were still reversed and working,
MT she slowly settled by the bow. and
With her flag still flying and her whistle
she sank beneath the waves la
he main channel There is .lot a Yes,
ige OF her to be seem
1t Is not stated who will be held as at
ault IN the case, but, as Is customary
\ such cases. an official investigation
rill be made. Preparations are now
making at the navy-yard to raise the