The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
NEW. / ! !: ! / JURY
REQUESTED
No Compromise Between 4 I,y'l !! the
Government and owners.
.SCHMOELE AWARD AO AIN N
Judge Waddll Has Decided Ito Set
sAs!delthe Award e the First g Oor a \,
tr1lssfoners al the REQUEST OF
n Y u Il & G overnmerlt.5 ltl
Government


special 10 Inc
NORFOLK, yA., April s.-No conprloo-
mise has been effected by which the gov
ernment will take the land ! sought TO
condemn In Portsmouth for tho enlarge.
ment Of the navy yard. One J0f tho gems
tlemen familiar with what has been done
says there has been no attempt on tho
part OF tho owners OF tho schmoelo tract
to obtain compromise 1t was stated
by another citizen. who usually knows
such things. that he understood an M at It
tempt to compromise would be made
Judge 3yvaddill has decided that tho award
OF tho commissioners DO set aside. Mt the.
request of tho government. and has grant
ed the request for a Jury. But tho jury
hns not been summoned and will not 20
until the district attorney asks for It..
Meantime, nothing Is doing and the case
IS not now In court. q i a
The Consolidated Park Committee has
reported that the Boil property. extending
from Duke Street to Yarmouth Street.
through tho center OF Smiths Greek. Is
the most available. g. II. Bull has agreed
to sell to the city his property In Duke
street. with a rlparlan's rights. for s2l, 90O, Z
and to b,ilhhead the property along the
lines allowed by the Board OF ILarbor,
Commisslonerst to Yarmouth Street. The.
property contains two and ~ half acres
fronting II Duke Street and l5af = Yarmouth
Street ~ II w s#as "A .t Us 9s ti5E
CHRIST CHURCH TO BUILD.
A deed OF sale for Sc GOO, transferred to
the trustees of Christ Episcopal s Church,
Fleelnason4 and Cumberland Streets, five.
lots In Oney Road. at Stockleys Gardens,
tf,f
Church said that the plan rs to erect q
chapel and to- use tho property In the
future as the demands. Of the church re-
lquired a. trustee said that the idea Of
changing tho present location OF Christ
Church n to tho X site u acquired had been
talked about favorably by some and 3, With
much adverse feeling by, others There
Is no Episcopal Church In Client ct the;
present 3tine.n#lie said. land the congrc-
cation Of the Christ Church8wlll build IN
that section n chapel to continue under
Its direct control. Ills too early to say
what the future may bring forth From
Bwhnt8can be ascertnined on the outside.
tho idea seems to BIO that the congrega-
ton Of Christ Church will eventually build
: a magnificent church edlnce at he COR
sner Of Onley Road and Stockley Gardens
The chapel to be erected there no Hf>Syouid,
then be used as q lecture-room and parish
house. I. a .f5s $835a8it f5il
y
588Infthe trial Of u. Fl. DUFFY for felonious
cutting in the CORPORATE lion 81 Court this
morning, his wife and Robert M. 81 Baker.
the man who was attacked. appeared to-
Egether, They sat together In court ana
when the jury retired to- consider. the
verdict they left court-rpom toget =
Mrs Duffy wore large picture hat, a
light colorcd gown md is an attractive
and pretty woman The cause Of the trial
was the Mt Of jealous rage into which the
husband got8when he met Baker and MS
wife on the street toGetherson the evening
OF January 2lst, and &, attacked and ! cut
Baker in the back with, a .pocket-knlfe.
There was no denial Of the charges
Duffy admitted that he saw the man with
his wife and attacked him Immediately
The case was taken blythe Jury at noon
for consideration. After debating the case
for two hours the jury returned with 1, g
verdict of not guilty for the defendant.
Duffy vas discharged but his wife was
not there to congra tulate him.
RI 81 FROM FINLAND.
Alexa n dra lArhowe, n sailor from Tln-
land, was a prisoner In the Police Court
to-day charged with drunkenness
& Arhowe and a mate of his came ashore
last night from vessel In the harbor
and imbibed too freely The pair fell into
the hands OF the police and were locked
4up.3
The FInlander presented n Scomical ap-
spearance in court to-day. Ee spoke pro-
kan English and convulsed the court and
spectators With laughter:
II yoost come to toofl," said Arhowc,
.and drink from many places. Dot
stool yoost go to my head and ] & feels
like / was swimming. II was yoost
tho same as when am on the ocean,.
The FInlander and his mate were dis-
missed. but were admonished 70 keep SO
Der while in port. +,
nfty years OF tive! service |. at
sea Captain Thomas M. southgate, the
genial and popular commander OF the
Old Dominion Line steamer Hamilton,
has retired from that duty and accepted
a position withsthe company that Will not
be so arlnous. f5ti
n CAPTAIN Southgate has been in tho SER
vice Of tho Old Dominion Company for
sthirty-two years. and made q most pop
tular and efficient officer II ID
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