The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-18
CONFERENCE.-The Attorney
TiltOn Writes to Governor.
SHE is a PLUCKY WOMAN o 4 N
Mrs. Fiemmng Successfully Routs q
Negro Footpad-Pretty Romance
# that Extended Half the Way
Around the World.
fsn.o,al 10 rho Tlmes-Dispatch.)


NJ NORFOLK, VA Sept. 17,-com rt'1y n !.
wealth's Attorney John g.. Triton has
written Governor Montague urging him
not to grant pardon to Joseph =. can
non, now, q fugitive from justice III
Canada. Mr.. Triton sets forth In very
strong Language the horrible crime can
non committed against his beautiful sui
wife. whom he conspired to defame ana
debauch, A pardon In the case would
the Governor is told, be distinct SHOCK
10 the entire city. and would have ten,
dency to undermine respect for law ana
order and bring the administrator "
Justice into dlsrepute
OPPOSITION LINE.
The Norfolk county truckers are great
" In enrnest In their efforts to operate
n competitive line OF steamships TO New
York for mutual protection. a co-ops-
ratiyo Zine now seems assured. acnr;;
kim, O millionaire trucker, is president
OF tho company organized to-day.
Mrs j. II. F'lemminE, one OF the mana
.omeat ladies In Portsmouth. was ut
tackled BY a negro footpad last night.
She pluckily hung on to him and knocked
the wind out OF him by skilfully plant
ed blow.
He escaped before the police arrived.
PRETTY ROMANCE.
"A pretty little romance. extending IN
It's setting halfway around tho worlu,
reached it's climax In Portsmouth on
Tuesday evening last. when tho Rev. Dr.
A,*E. owen, pastor Of South Street Bap-
fist Church, this city, united In marriage
Miss Huldn NJ Person and Mr. Alfred
w. Johnson OF tho United States naval
collier service.
Tho happy little story has been kept
quiet by the pastor and tho friends OF
the modest little girl bride. Sturdy Car
pcnter johnson has rcjolned his ship and
only his intimate friends and shlpmates
knew TINT the love that budded In far
away Germany two years ago had lounc
| fruition in Virginia. lsB
Miss Person Is q native Of Germany
| but when she was very young sho went
| to Sweden That Is why her accent wher
| she blushlngly begged not to have hel
| little romance printed was scandinavian
rather than Teutonic. vs.
She went to England about two years
| ago. and there she first met the lucky
| American who Is now her husband. II
was n case OF love on first sight. and al
| though Johnson'sS ship ploughcd many
seas far from his sweetheart and skirte
many coasts other than that OF England
| where she dwelt In faithfulness waiting
for him, he never forgot her.
when his promotion came, and It was
n weary while, he lost no time receiving
tho congrntuln lions Of his friends, 4wht
arc many, for he has winning way. In.
stead OF the usual Jubilee on such occa
sions, this happy fellow went to the tele
4 graph office and o cable was iwhiskee
under the water to the little German
maid across the seas.
She didn't keep her sailor lover walt
Ing long. Two months ago. while he wal
still here, Miss Person arrived IN Ports
mouth. After the two years OF the
separation, the couple were once NOR
/ reunited.
! The strenuous navy man was IN
4 hurry to be married. but the maid mad
/ him wait, as maidens will. Two lont
months passed, and then. the day havin'
been set, the ceremony was performed
at the corner of High and Ehlnghan
Streets, where Miss Person has mad'
her residence since her arrival hero.
FISHERMEN MISSING.
Mr.. Joseph Abbott, Of South Ports
mouth and Mr.. Charles Thomas, o
Berkeley, with whom he went fishing las
Monday. 1t Is feared, have met win SOM
accident.
Mr.. Abbott and Mr., Thomas went t
Back River fishing, and the boat the!
used was very small sail boat. IN
I storms that have prevailed along thu
/; coast leads the anxious wife to fear tina
the boat may have capsized IN the bay.