The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-09
MICHELSOHN
NOT GUILTY
Acquitted on Charge OF Steal
ing a Check.
"A YOUNG BRIDE MISSING
Creditors of 3. Miller Will Meet To-
Steamboat Inspector Receives
Testimony on the Hamilton
Saginaw Disaster.
A YOUNG BRIDE MISSING
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Especial to The Times DiSpatcn)
NORFOLK, VA, May s--The trial OF
the Adolph MiChelsohn case IN the Corpo-
ration Court this morning resulted in q
verdict of not guilty. Judge ID. tucker
brooke, for the defense, made an inter-
$ustng argument to sustain his motion Tor
q dismissal of the case, because the evil
dence showed that the charge was based
r On the taking of worthless check for
q 500, which had been returned from the
bank marked payment stopped, and
which, therefore, was not negotiable, was
yalueless and could not be the basis OF
charge of grand larceny.
3D. Judge Hanckel overruled the motion,
and said In effect that while the question,
ns presented by Judge Brooke, is inter-
: esting and difficult, he would not change
his ruling because the check, though re-.
elected by the bank, Is still check. and
therefore the taking OF II is subject 10
indictment under the statute he gave
instructions to the Jury to that effect.
gtand the argument Of Attorney Mallett
for the prosecution was delivered Judge
Brooke made a successful argument to
show that Michelsohn should not be con-
victed Of stealing a check that was used
for kiting. The jury was out fifteen min
,,tes in finding verdict OF not guilty. =,
III The creditors Of Benjamin Miller Will
meet tomorrow morning at the office OF
Referee in Bankruptcy Groner. Miller
recently went into bankruptcy with liza.
h bilities OF over 100000 and very email
assets. Up to this afternoon seventy
nvc creditors had been summoned, and
= Mr.. Groner stated that II there was not
y enough room in his office the meeting
would be adjourned to the Federal build
SlnE. Miller's counsel is Edwin r. Baird,
FJr Miller was closely associated with
bankrupt Michelsohn, and endorsed many
4of the notes OF the latter.
Lambert's Point has big mystery on
her hands, which UP to to-day has not
Tho COnSid-
& erably stirred over the disappearance of
Mrs Bessie Scott and her friend. Miss
4 Maggie Madison. Mrs. Scott, who was
Miss Bessie Eicher, is said to be a bride
4fof two weeks.
n Last Tuesday night Mrs Scott and Miss
Madison left home. ostensiby to go to
z Newport News. Since that time no word
has come as to their whereabouts. Miss
Ficher. 1t is reported. was married at
Newport News to B. w. Scott, of Phil
adelphia, who is reported to have left for
his home shortly after the marriage.
Scott is not known here. It Is said that
Miss Madison and the young bride were
companions before Miss Echer's marriage
to Scott.
Supervising Inspector of Steamboats,
CAST has received the testimony of Cap
tain Tunnel, of, the steamship Saginaw:
Mate Morris Of the same vessel; several
of the members Of the Saginaw's crew,
Captain Boaz, Of the Old Dominion liner
-stlianllltOn, ana HpllbeTS Ol lile crew OIL
THAT vessel. which will be used at the In
vestigntion to place the blame for the
collision Off Winter Quarter Lightship.
when the Hamilton sunk the Saginaw.
Captain CAST says the investigation will
be held at Philadelphia, the collision hav-
Ing taken place In tho Fifth District.
I Captain CASTS district begins at Cape
Charles, and IL the collision had taken
place south of there the investigation
would have been here. The Hamilton.
after completing temporary repairs to her
Z how. which was damaged when she
rammed the Saginaw. sailed for New
a York and returned here again before go
1nE out OF commission for repairs. The
(; GLyandotte has taken the place of the
4 Hamilton.
The following is statement OF truck
shipments for April: Apples. baskets. 4,GO7:
berries crates, 9,Cvl cabbage, crates and
barrels. zoos; fish. fresh, barrels, 1876:
fele. barrels, 2s,o46 lettuce, baskets, 116s:
onions, barrels, l13; potatoes. sweet, bar
rels. 800; potatoes, irish. barrels. 34S4;
peas. baskets, PIG; radishes. barrels, 4,01O;
tadishes, baskets, 1926; spinach, barrels.
oo2.
The shipments Of l1ale and spinach from
2his port for the season October LIST to
May 1sO were: Kale. barrels. 253, b67; spi-
bach. barrels: 4SO,957. These two crops
doubtless brought over s125o,Ooo here.