The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
The CIRCUIT
COURT CASES
Many interesting Matters viii
Be UP for a Hearing.
I. BACoN's COUNSEL HERE
Volunteer George Q. CIack's Mother
an viii r .ceive the Pension, that Would
Have Come to Her Son Had He
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PETERSBURG. VA, August 23.--Therc
will be many cases before the Circuit
Court. which begins next week. Among
them are those Of ]. II. Pettus. against
!. the Southern Railway and Development
Company, on defendants motion for
new trial
u. r. RUM against tho city OF Peters
burg, on plaintiffs motion for new trial.
John r. Miller against the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company. Action for
damages for putting guard with insane
person In car for colored people. Tho
company maintains that the insane per.
son was too boisterous to ride in n car
filled with passengers. and there was only
small boy In the colored apartment.
Russell Wallace Collin against the Viz
GINA Passenger and Power Company, for
$4,000 damages for the loss Of leg.
The case Of Theodore Glazier. convicted
in the Mayors Court of running a gamb-
ling house. Appeal on the ground that the
ordinance Is unconstitutional.
DOC BACON's COUNSEL.
Mr.. James r. Rahily. who has UNDER
taken the defense of Doc Bacon. the negro
condemned to hang on the charge OF at
tempted criminal assault, went to Rich
mond this afternoon to urge Governor
Montague to grant respite to Bacon In
order to give time to take an appeal Mr..
Rahily anticipated no trouble In con-
yincing the Governor OF the Justice OF the
respitc.
Mr.. c. A. Clark has been notified by
the Pension Commissioner that the claim
or his son, the late George c. Clark. has
been allowed E
Mr.. Clark died several weeks ago. but
his mother will receive the pension OF
s24 per month.
The health officers report shows that
there were sixty-one deaths in Petersburg
during tho past month: thirty white and
thlrty-one colored
Rate OF mortality, 1928 per thousand
per annum.
Captain James M. Gallagher the agent
OF the Old Dominion Steamship Company
York. where he attended the yacht races.
KNOW a GOOD THING.
Az G; Fields Ministries will be the
attraction at the Academy Of Music next
Thursday night. The advance sale OF
seats has already been very large. 4.
Mr.. John Watson. another young attor-
ney, has announced himself a candidate
for the Legislature. This makes four can
didates in the field, all OF whom are
young lawyers.
The city Central Democratic Committee
next utSuhy IllSl ISSSPSo Liz - y
port OF the subcommittee, appointed to
formulate plans and select a date for the
primary
The heat in petersburg for the past
week has been Intense. There have been
no serious prostrations, however
Mr.. Duncan Wright has shipped to
Baltimore by express four beautiful shet-
land ponies
a GOOD COMPANY. ...
Approaching the splendid work done by
the Cummings Stock Company during the
season. many patrons OF the Casino ha ~
prevailed upon Manager Hurst to give
the three final performances next week for
the benefit OF the individual members OF
the company as reward for their meri-
.torious efforts during the past six weeks.
The Red Men and D. OF P. will give a
picnic at Failing Creek. on the Richmond
and Petersburg Electric Railway. next
Wednesday,