The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15
MAY SPEED
CANNON. BALL B, |! u. i.
ordinance Of Town of Wake
field Overruled by Judge.
THE DIAMOND 70 THIEVES
Nav York Detectives Come to Peters
burg for the Mulatto and Porto
Rican Youths Who Stole Mrs.
Herter's Jewels Notes
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PETERSBURG. Va, sep. SEPT. 80 ME
ait,. .day rendered his final decision IN
-; or NJ The Norfolk and Western Kali
,.asS Company in the case OF the NoftolK
:, ~ Western against the town OF WAKE wake
Ncid Va. perpetuating the injunctlon
previously granted restraining we en-
5orcetnent of an ordinance passed ny sst'le .
Council OF Wakefield restricting the speed
OF train running through tile wv ~ 20
miles an hour. ~.
.he ordinance is unreasonable, and there
tcre void. that If the Council of Wakefield
could restrict the running of trains TO SIN
miles an hour 1t could require trains 70
run at a. speed OF only one mile an hour'
that such an ordinance would be IN VIC
1ation of the chartered rights OF the ran
rond, and that the Legislature, much Inc
less town council could not enucl !" IA"
affecting such rights
Judge w. H. Mann and Mr.. George S.
Bernard represented the railroad and Mr.
Holland the town of Wakefield.
4 The court adjourned TIL October 5tll,
Yhe time set for the suit Of r. Wallace
Collier for $4,000 DANA ges against the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
THE SOCIALISTS:
Mr.. ]. j. Quantz, city organizer OF the
SOCIALISTS i'll FWhSa IL L SeSAs
burg to-day for the purpose of organizing
the Socialists in this city. There is ut
present no organization In Petersburg and
not many are known here to favor social
Eistic doctrines.
Detective Sergeants Daring and Kelley,
OF the New York city Detective Bureau,
carried to New York this afternoon Eufus
4 Ivorrell, r. mulatto, and Narclsso Felix
Roberto, the Porta Rican youth, who
-. t., lat all 1oef
charged with stealing jewelry worth
\ $4,000 from Mrs. P. j. Herter of New
York city, where Worrell was employed.
The negro at first said that Marcellus
Spencer, Of Now York. was the thief,
but before he left Petersburg he confess
4 ed to the robbery. They carried the pris.
oners By way Of the Old Dominion steam,
ship line.
Captain Robert S, l5cles was in Peters
burg this morning, making the first trip
to this city since the wreck of his train
at Dunlop's station In June. He came
e over on tho Cannon Ball behind the en-
CINE, which was wrecked at the time.
this being the first trip Of the engine also
since the wreck.
TIE SCHOOL ROLL.
The enrolment of scholars at the pub
lie schools in this city to-day shows de-
crease of 1874; white, LAT, coiored 81. The
. recent. OrQer OIL lnG Ilcttltll LSPtti I'hSh'
denying enrolment for two months to
any pupil who had suffered an attack Of
dlphtheria or any contagious disease ex-
been In home where such disease on
listed was partly the cause. The enroll
ments to-day were High School, 1874; AM
derson, 7iO East Ward. 1872; Sixth Ward,
1877; total, 1883. Colored schools: Peabody,
622; Jones Street. Al; Lombard Street,
1877, and jefferson Street. "a; total 1921,
making the total enrolment In the public
schools in this city, 2,47
Mr.. w. ]. Huwitt. representing the
Laighton Carnival and Fireworks Com
pany, was in Petersburg to-day making
arrangements for the appearance OF his
company in this city for n week, begin
ming September 2Sth. under the auspices
of the Petersburg Fire Department.
A fire on Halifax Street this morning
did small damage to house occupied
by Miss Emma Wood.
Mr.. Thomas G. Leath, OF Richmond
was In Petersburg to-day
Miss Mary Field returned to Petersburg
after delightful stay at Blacksburg.
DR.. Henderson, who, for seven years
was assistant physician at Central State
Hospital, has tntered..upon his duties as
Z first assistant physician at Eastern State
Hospital.
Mrs. John A. Coke Jr,, Of Richmond
returned to that city this afternoon afte
stay Of a few days with her mother
Mrs, W. H. Harrison, in Petersburg.