The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-07
FINGER FOUND.
In STREET
PoliCeman's Shoes Stolen Off
His Feet and PaWned.
LIQUOR LICENSE REVOKED
Great Cargoes Of Coal Being Landed at
Lamberts Point--Five Golfers TAX
Ing Cargoes at once-vander-
bllt Divorce.
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NORFOLK. VA, June 6.-Ofiicer Mann
was discharged from the police force to-
day by the police commissioners he
was charged by Officer wynn with being
off his beat and other complaints werc
made against him. One Of these was that
his shoes were taken off his feet when
he was asleep while on duty. The shoes
we're sold to a pawn shop but the story
was not introduced In the formal charges.
officer Fentress Will have hearing
next Tuesday on charges preferred by
w W. Saunders and George McCubbin
that he stopped them at the corner OF
Main Street without cause. He Is one
OF the corner men placed at the busy
corners to protect passengers from
wagons.
Substitute officers Mclean and Pfeff.r
were raised to regular officers
FINGER FOUND IN THE STREET.
An nmputated finger WAS on exhibition
at police headquarters this morning. II
was brought to the station by a citizen,
who found 1t On the sidewalk in Plume
near Church Street The finger appeared
10 be the first Joint of the index finger
OF the right hand. 1t was a clean cat
with one stroke of the knife through the
bone. The police learned that q sailor
called at Trotters drug store. In Main
street, this morning to have finger
wound dressed. telling some story about
an accident.
Hence the police believe there was
self-mutilatIon to get out Of the service.
The name Of the sailor is not known &c
the police, and they have no cause to
INQUIRE into the case. although 1t Is not
an infrequent occurrence.
LIQUOR LICENSES REVOKED.
Seven LIQUOR dealers will be compelled
to close their saloons at South Norfolk.
who are doing business under licenses
granted by Judge w. N. Portlock. OF the
County Court, on the graund or con-
tiguity to Norfolk.
The case was appealed to the CIRCUIT
Court and heard by Judge Prentis. VINO
revoked the licenses to continue the sdle
OF liquor in South Norfolk. The points
Ia the revenue bill, such as public morals,
sound public policy and material interests
OF a community. entered In general way
In these cases, but the chief point at
Issue was the question OF contiguity, and
mainly upon that point Judge Prentis
overruled Judge Portlock.
He said that II Norfolk was built sub
stant!ally to the eastern branch OF the
Eel!zabeth River. he might think differ
entity as to the contiguity OF Norfolk 70
South Norfolk. But the line must be
drawn somewhere, and where hundred
acre farm intervenes between n city and
a river, and conttguity Is claimed on the
other side OF the river In sparsely set
tied community. must deny that con-
t!guity exists with such reasonapieness
as to apply to the legal definition OF the
term"
He declined to state how the applica-
lions for licenses could be legally mado.
but said that he would decide the case
when 1t comes before him in some other
form The case Of contiguity Is settled.
Il VANDERBILT DIVORCE GRANTED.
New York city proved too much for
May Lavinla, the wife OF Mr.. Joseph
v. Vanderbilt, nm architectural draughts-
man OF this city. Three years ago she
deserted him because he would not return
here to live, and to-day Judge Martin
OF the Chancery Court. granted the hus-
band an absolute divorce on the grounos
OF willful desertion and abandonment
Mr.. Vanderbilt is only Twenty-Five years LIS
old. On September 10, 1888, he married
May Lavnia Lester. at No. 63l west
End Avenue. New York, the homo OF the
officiating clergyman, Rev. Joseph r..
Kerr. For while the couple lived
with the wife's parents in New YORK,
but later went to Rochester, y. " ana
boarded with Mr.. Vanderbilt's uncle. Vic
tor e. Forbes.
It was then the longing for the city.
which only New Workers know. came
over the young woman, and when the
husband refused to again go there to
live, she fed from HIM IN August 1852,
and was never seen by him again.
After living alone In Rochester for
time. the young draughtsman came here
on March 1G, 1909. and since that time
has called Norfolk his home.
GREAT CARGOES OF COAL
This was great day Mt the Lambert's
Point coal piers. In addition to large
fleet of barges. schooners5 and tramp"
bunker vessels, 1--WE United States col
liers were taking on cargoes for various
naval stations
The British steamship st. Irene. IN
der charter of the United States govern
ment, is taking $500 tons OF coal for Yo-
kohama It will take several days to
load the big ship and at least three
months for the voyage
The hannibal Is loading $500 tons and
the Caesar 5000 tons to be taken to the
Azores, there to be delivered to the North
Atlantic squadron. soon to so south for
manoeuvres.
The Leonidas will take on 2,4oo tons for
tho naval station at Portsmouth, N, H..
and the lebanon will load $500 tons.
The destination OF the last named Is