The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-25
Mrs. william S. Doy Dies In.
Commissions from the Dose.
roRFoLK BANKS UNITE
\ A Brave Negro Prevents the Robbery
Of the Safe Of the Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Newport News
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NORFOLK VA, August 24.-Under the
Jaws Of Virginia Frank Prout sentenced
to two years Imprisonment for house.
breaking, will spend the remainder of his
days in the penitentary The offence OF
which he was convicted is his third con-
viction.
The deal for the consolidation of the
National Bank OF Commerce and the
City National Bank has now been con-
summated, and the final meeting to close
the negotiations was held this afternoon.
1t Is expected that the two banks VIII
be united In the Bank Of Commerce build
Ing In few days. Meantime preliminary
ARRANGEMENTS for the erection of the big
bank and office building at the northeast
corner of Main and Atlantic Streets, to
be occupied BY the consolidated bank, are
ir progress.
STRYCHNINE BY MISTAKE.
Mrs. DIN Dey, wife Of Mr.. William s.
Dey, died this morning at her home, NO.
800 North Park Avenue, Brambleton, as
the result Of mistake In taking dose
OF medicine. Mrs. Dey decided to take
dose of salts Just US she was sitting
down to breakfast. Earlier In the morn
Ing she had mixed strychnne to give TO
rats, and 1t is thought that she either
took some Of the strychnne through mis-
take, or that she mixed the salts with the
spoon with which she mad ml ;k sne
strychnine, and in all hour she died, de-
spite the best efforts Of Drs Mereoith
and Moncure to save her.
Mrs Dey was formerly Miss Olin Simp-
SON.. daughter of w. w. Simpson, q
wealthy Norfolk county trucker
a BRAVE NEGRO.
Five masked men invaded the forl
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Portsmouth and Newport News Company,
at 4 o'clock Sunday morning. with me
( Intention Of robhng the conductors sale
there. containing the Saturday receipts
of both the Portsmouth lines. They were
driven off by the heroic act of negro
employe. Robert Hill. who was shot twice
once In each leg, and beaten over the he"o
II with pistol butt. He Will recover.
There appears to be no clue to the
identity of the robbers, but bloodhounds
were yesterday set upon their trail ana
they were tracked to n nearby swamp
where the trail was lost.
The story, as tod by Superintendent
Jones. Is as follows:
~ Three of the men came first upon the
brennan. Jim Jones, colored, who was
seized, bound and gagged and thrown on
the ash pile They then entered the
Ebs rn REVIEWERS In hand. and found AS
sistant Fireman F. d. Alderman WORKING
on the cars which had just come IN:
He was fred upon and was MADE 20
remain in the car. Gaines. colorco
cmploye, sought refuge under the en-
CINE, and Is now missing.
ROBERT HILLS HERO1SAf.
Robert Hill heard the noise In the barn
and came In to invest igate. AS soon as they
saw him one of them grappied with him
and struck him over the head with
pistol. He tore himself loose and ran
l~i,,, %I,,.ton Tp.o cJ a
took effect, one in either leg. lie drag
ged himself the homes Of the conduc-
tors and motormen living In the vicinity.
Mr.. Driscoll, the foreman of the power
house night shift. was away, but for all
the Invading party knew they may nave
had to face five men In the barn. Iheir
audacity under the circumstances IS a
matter Of wonderful the railway officials.
The safe containing the large Saturday
collections from both the lines WAS IN
the room through which Fill was pur-
sued, but although robbery was quite
evidently the object of the men. they
failed to stop, evidently fearing that
their shooting had aroused the neighbor-
hood.
AERoNAUTs MARROW ESCAPE.
Charles Raymond, the aeronaut, while
about to make an ascent at Cape Henry
last evening. hadra narrow escape, Just
as the balloon was about to be released
for It's 1900 foot flight, the canvas top
of the big Inflated bag burst into flame,
and the balloon dropped back to earth.
Had the accident occurred high In the
air Raymond would have fallen to GER
tain death.
Mrs. William Buxton, Of Cottage Place.
" lille boarding train for Richmond yes
terday, was knocked down and ner foot
was crushed BY the sudden backing of
the train.
A NEW FEEDER.
The Scaboard Air Line and this port Is
liable to have another feeder tapping the
rich fields and vast timber wealth of the
country about Dunn and Clinton. North
Carolina, and incidentally ivading the
territory heretofore coceded to be Atlantic
Coast Line.
A line is now In process OF construc-
ton southwark from Apex, on the Sea-
beard, to these points. It Is stated on
reliable authority that tho wealthy Dukes,
OF Durham. the principal stockholders
1n the American Tobacco Company, are
behind the scheme.
They have built a number OF cotton and
other mills through the territory men
TONED, and these are now reached By that
portion OF the road that has been all
ready constructed.
This runs from Apex to Duke, new
manufacturing settlement. The products
of the mills along the new line are al
ready being shipped through here, and
some of the timber to be found along
tho new road Is being shipped here,
Mr.. John c. Angler, who Is building
The road. was in the city to-day, He was
caller at the general offices of the Sea-
beard Air Line Railway this morning
and 1t Is thought that traffic arrange
rents were In process of arrangement.
but nothing, naturally was given out
on the subject