The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-30
CONF ULS0RY
PILOT AGE
Ship owners to Test Law in
U. S. Supreme Court.
BAD END TO ENTERPRISE
BAD END TO ENTERPRISE
The Office Furniture of Ten Million
Scheme Sold for Five Hundred
Debt-White Woman Sent to
Penitentiary for Two Years.
1snec,alto The Times-Dispatch.)1

Especial to The s-DlSpatchO
L NORFOLK, VA, June 29-2The compul-
sorry pilotage laws OF Virginia will be
tested in the United States Supreme
Court The Virginia Pilots Associate
Is a rich organization. The pilots have
the right under the charter to collect
plotage fees from vessels entering and
leaving this hurbor whether they render
a pilots service or not They have sued
several vessels recently whose masters
refused the services of an association
pilot and came and went on their own
knowledge Of the harbor.
In the Court OF Law and Chancery here
Judge Martin decided that the fees were
illegal He declined to require the vessels
to pay pilots for services their masters
do not need, and which tho pilots did
not render.
On appeal tho state Court Of Appeals
reversed that decision SO that tho pilots
having tho State decision withdrew to-
day two lbels against vessels for pilots
fees pending in the United States Dis
trict Court. But the attorneys for the
vessels assert that they will test the
compulsory pilotage law in the Supreme
Court.
They deny the power of the State to
grant such privileges to the pilots.
DISASTROUS ENDING.
The office furniture of the Hampton
Roads sshipbuildIng Company. capital
S1O,OO0,000, which proposed to build q
5000, 600 ship yard at Sewelrs Point, was
sold for a $500 Judgment to-day. Tho
debt was due the civil engineer who drew
the plans.
The hackers were promoter here and
a SPECTATOR in Cincinnati.
E WOMAN SENT TO PENITENTIARY.
For the first time In many years a
white woman was condemned here this
morning to tho penitcntiary In the Cor
poration Court. Ida Glrard, about fifty
years OF age and once a handsome wo-
man, with traces of beauty left In her
faded face now, was convicted of stealing
Sis from G. T. Engman. an engineer in
the navy, and was sentenced this morn
Ing by Judge A. r. Hanckel for n two
years term In the penltentiary.
She lived In house In Avon Street
and was convicted OF taking tho money
from tho man while he waa visiting he
house,
The marines from the receiving ship
Franklin passed through here this morn
ing going to Bremeton, Washington
State. There were scventy-five OF them
in the company. They went West over
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
SCHOONER GUARANTEED.
The schooner Henry Sutton was towed
IN tI6 AdDtd ny Viz NNI'bSt
Maple yesterday and left In charge Of the
quarantine department at Fishernlan,,s
Island.
1t is stated that she has four cases OF
smallpox aboard. She Is Il coastwise coal
carrier. and has crew of not more than
ten men. probably
The marine register shows that the
Sutton sailed from Bangor, Me-, June Sth,
bound to Philadelphia and Fernandino.
This would give her ample time to have
made her voyage. and sho Is evidently
on her return trip, She Is laying between
Thimble Light and Old Point. on the
Horseshoe side of the Roads. Norfolk is
not her port of destination.
JEALOUS LOVER ATTEMPTS SUI
eide.
Daniel Spence (colored) swallowed an
ounce OF laudanum yesterday afternoon.
With suicidal intent, Spence has best
girl named Ida Clark and attempted his
life because he saw her out walking with
another fellow. Aphyscan attended tho
man and by herioc treatment saved his
life,