The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-05
REFUSED TO
LET HIM RIDE
So McGrath Triedto Get Even
With the Engineer.
SENT ON TO GRAND JURY
He Ran Switching Engine Out on the
q Main Line Of the G. & o. Just for
Spite and Now Faces Very
Serious Charge.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. February H.
Joseph McGratt, alias George E1opo. the
white man who was arrested several days
ago on the charge OF attempting to Wreck
Chesapeake and Ohio train, was sent
to the grand jury by Justice Brown In
the Police Court to-day. Tho man was
unable to give bond for his appearance
before the grand jury, and 1t Is probable
that no will remain in jail until the jury
sits in March.
McGrath Is alleged to have boarded a
shifting engine on the Chesapeake and
Ohio yard, and, opening tho throttle. to
have run 1t out on tho main line. The
engine remained on the main line until 1t
was luckily found by one Of the COM
pany's employees In time to prevent an
accident. 1t is said that the prisoner did
this In order to get even with an en-
glneer who refused to let him have q ride.
UNABLE TO AGREE.
After being out several hours this MORN
Ing, the Jury in the Circuit Court failed
to reach an agreement In tho case OF
Frederick Shotts Misunderstanding against
the Newport News and Old Point Railway
and Electric Company. and was dis
charged This is the second trial OF the
case, and both trials have resulted In
hung juries.
The PLAINTIFF is suing for $4,000 dam
ages. claiming that her husband lost his
life through negligence of the company g
employees. Several years ago Frederick
Shott, while getting off one Of the de-
fendant company's cars at Thirty-siXth
Street and Washington Avenue, fell &c
the pavement. striking his head and re-
ceiving injuries from which he died short
~ afterwards.
The plaintiff was represented by Messrs
w. NJ. Bernard and c. c. Mitchell, and
Ex-Governor Charles II. O'Terrall and
Mr.. z. NJ BraXton. were counsel for the
defense.
THE DIAMOND LOST.
The case Of James Pittman. charged
with stealing the diamond medal belong
Ing to Councilman J. +. Thomas. was
medal was found In Pittman's pocket
when he was arrested Monday. but he
declared that he picked 1t up On the
street. and. as ono saw him take It, he
could not be convicted of the theft. The
diamond, which Pittman says was gone
when he got the medal, has never bee
found. The medal was taken from
Thomas saloon on Twenty-third Street
Saturday night. 1t was a valuable trlnket
and was presented to the Councilman by
Tom Sharkey, the pugilist.
Robert Barker, the young white man,
charged with betraying Matte Lou Nc.
Cormlck under promise OF marriage, Is
still In jail. and there seems to BIO nc
prospect of his securing bail. The case
has been continued until February 14th
In order to give the father Of the Cir
an opportunity to get her here In time fol-
the trial. 1t is believed now that the
young man told a straight story when he
said that she was In Charlottesville.
WAS CUT IN TWO
he American steamship Minnetonka
arrived here from Boston to-day to load
a cargo Of coal. The Minnetonka will be
remembered as the big lake steamer
which was cut In two several years ago
and towed through the Erie Canal an6
down the ST. Lawrence River to the
ocean, where she was rebuilt and put In
the coastwise service. The vessel had tc
be cut in two because she was too lone
to go through tho locks of the canal.