The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03
FAILED TO
GO THROUGH.
Mercer of&Norfolk Afternoon.
Papers Was Not Effected.
DID NOT PUT UP THE CASH
p. S. Baum, a Wel-known Butcher,
Heavily Fined and Sent TO jail for
3 Attempting TO Shoot
Rival Butcher, .j
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III N ORTOLK, VA, May 2--The Public
Ledger publishes statement Of the ne
gotiations for the purchase Of Its plant
by the Dispatch, which failed. The state
nlent is to the effect that a REPRESENTA-
tive OF the latter paper began negotiations
with the former In February, and finally
failed to comply with the terms on April
goth. and that. therefore, the consolidar
ton OF the two afternoon papers Is not
accomplished. Tho charter issued on the
las OF March, was merely in anticipation
Of the consolidation, and was Issued at
that time because Of the expirn ton OF the
law under which charter could 70 grant
cd by tho Corporation Court. Charters
now must be granted by the State Cor
poration Commissioners M the Ledger
makes no explanation Of the failure, but
tho obvious presumption is that tho neces-
sary money for the purchase Of the Itcdg-
or was not subscribed by the syndicate
which proposed to buy There Is an ac-
campaigning statement, made on the
street, that tho condition Of the money
and stock market In New York during the
recent depression there has made the pro
noter's business exceedingly dull. It Is
difficult to obtain capital for any other
than thealegitinidte demands Of trade
ID, IS. Baum, d prominent butcher, was
fired $780, sentenced to jail for thirty days,
I put under bpnd Of 900 to keep the peace,
ana sent on to stfe grand Jury on the
charge Of an attempt to shoot Samuel
Marx, another butcher. by Justice Taylor,
OF the Police Court, this morning. The
men were business rivals. Baum alleged
that Marx was getting business that Baum
should have, and that Marx had threat
el.ed his life. When the men met In the
market yesterday Baum drew his pistol
and snapped it three times at his rival.
The rival says that, being the man before.
the gum he ran. The gun mean time did
not explode and the parties obtained cross
warrants for assault. 1.-The charges against
Marx were dismissed and those against
Baum were appealed to,f tho CORPORATION
Court. AS both men. arc We'll known IN
the city, as contractors for meat and other
supplies to vessels In the harbor, the
quarrel and the attempt to shoot have
caused a great sensation. The heavy SEN
tcnce Is due to Baum's own statements
in the court. He said he carried tho pls-
tol for protection and because he had
heard that Marx had made threats against
his life, INT g$l
EIanckel, Of the Corporation Court, this
morning with the other prisoners who
have been found guilty. This was at the
request Fof tho prisoner who seems to
prefer to remaih here In, jail rather the
60 to the pententtary4 to begin serving
the sentence OF thf'ee years 'on THE convlc-
|stlon for fabducting young Myrtle Joyner
He has been deferrlng me sentence on
one and another plea for several months
1.-THE plea; this morning was that he wished
the sentence pronounced In the presence
Of his attorney. Judge Hanckel Is will.
Ing to hnmor the man, because he Is
merely prolonging his own term Of i'm.
prisonment BY staying In jail. He vii
not get any credit on the term In the pen
itenliary by staying In the jail here
Lewis Is we'll known In Richmond because
OF the active part he took in the affair:
OF one Of the Methodist churches there
TIe was tried ons charges,sh there
but they failed cot dconyictione.after thu
conviction OF abductlng the little 5Joyne
girl. He was tried last',for false pretens'
| in selling q restaurant that did not be
long to him. There were three or NOR
hung jures in his various cases.
1.-The Rev. W. r, Hnight, who has beef
| temporary pastor OF Calvary Baptis
Church, PORTSMOUTH, for two years. vii
resign to- morrow. Mr. Haight succeeded
| the Rev W. Fl. Saunders as pastor 0
Calvary Church, and during his. pastoral
the church has thrivcd. kft4 II n