The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-07
GOT BIG
DAMAGES
Miss Ritter Awarded Fifteen
Hundred for Sprained Ankle
CROWDED CARS COLLIDE
No One Was Injured, though Fronts OF
Both Cars Were Badly Battered.
Funeral Of Mr.. Minter-Court
in Alexandria.
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NORFOLK, VA, July 4.--NIlss Kate
Bitter won verdict of 1890 in suit
against the city this afternoon. She
turned her ankle on loose brick in
Chapel at Wide Street and sued the city
for the damage. The suit was In the
Circuit Court. 1t Is an unusually large
amount for such an injury
Walter Midget tcoored) was Il I'D for
the grand jury by Police Justice Taylor
Saturday on the charge of stealing two
rings, valued at $50, from Mrs. II. r.
Leonard, of Hamilton Avenue. Midget
had been employed In the house to move
some furniture and the rings disappeared
at tie same time he did. He w.t3 cap
turcd- after an exciting chase. and ono OF
the rings has been found along the route
OF ~. pursuit. The otaer has mt been
found
CHARLES f. MINTEie BURIED.
The funeral Of the late Mr.. Charles e.
Minter. whose death occurred In his
home Friday afternoon from the effects
of prostration by heat. took place yester-
day afternoon. and was largely attended.
Lodge No. 81. A. r. and A. NJ. and OF
Atlantic Lodge No. 81, l. o. o. F., in
which organizations Mr.. Minter was a
member. were in attendance.
Mr.. Minter was one of Norfolks hest
known citizens For many years he had
been in the Unitel States navy holding
the position of chief sailmaker
GONE TO ALEXANDRIA COURT.
Clerk George +. Bowden left here for
Alexandra last night to attend the United
morrow Judge Waddill and his clerk.
A. z. Whitaker, left here tonight.
There are no cases of special interest to
the government in Alexandria, hence the
Judge will take the opportunity to con-
slider tho Laura Carr damage case against
the ferryboat The City of Portsmouth, on
which an opinion Is reserved. She sues
for $4,000 for personal injuries received
| on the boat.
TWO CROWDED CARS CoLLIDED.
Two crowded cars on the Ocean View
| l.ne colllded at o'clock Sunday, and a
fearful accident was barely averted. The
trailer of an Ocean View train ran off
the track In Church Street at Princess
| Anne Avenue just as southbound car
| from City Park came along on tho OPP
posite track. Tho fronts of both cars
We're battered, but nobody was hurt
George Washington, a. young negro, en-
ploYed by Isaac B. Mason. the Port Nor
/ folk dairyman, was arrested this morning
4 with the attempted criminal assault upon
the four-year-old daughter of his en-
| ployer
The crime was committed last Thursday
during he absence of the family. but was
no discovered until yesterday, when DR..
/ Corbett was sent for to attend the child.
EXPELLED FROM CHURCH.
Several members of the Berkeley Baptist
| Church have been expelled from that
church at meeting held last Wednesday
because they voted to license saloons at
the local option election held in May. The
incident has caused much talk In the
community and 1t Is stated that the ac-
ton taken will cause u number of with
/ drawals from the church.
The British steamer Californian, Cap
tain Parkn commanding, is here for
bunker coal. from Matanzas, Cuba bound
for Liverpool. She has aboard among
other cargo, 41,13O bags of sugar, valued
at $S55li0 About orG-third Of this Is
consigned to the sugar trust
a cutting affray occurred last night in
Sweet Canaan. suburb of Berkley. he
Tween two negroes named Tow Rawlings
and John POWER, in which the latter wa S
badly injured and is not expected TO live.
Rawlings escaped.