The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-08
Big Shipments Made from
Norfolk to the North.
TRIAL OF MlCHELSoHN
Exercises of Confederate Memoria
Yesterdays. S. Lambert, Jr., Says
He viii Not Run for the Leg
islaiurc With Whitehead.
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NORFOLK. VA, May THE ship.
,nent of strawberries North In carload
lots has begun. -Four cars left yesterday
and three this morning. and heavy ship
ments are expected tonight. The Fruit
Growers Express now has on the tracks
here between Afteen and twenty cars
already iced for loading Tho daily ship
ments are expected to increase soon 10
twelve or fifteen cars a day. The ber-
ries are all going North. The cars are
marked yesterday as follows: Boston,
two cars; Troy N. Y, one car; Worces-
ter, Mass one car. This morning one car
each was sent to Boston, Worcester and
Providence, The loading to-day Is Tor
New York and Pittsburg. These first
shipments aggregate l.12o crates. or
Ct, 900 quarts. The estimate for the entire
crop is 112DOo crates, or 0.72o 900 quarts.
More than one-half of these berries VIII
60 North by water. but all of them are
the products of the immediate vicinity
of Norfolk. Tho crop this year Is large
and the quality OF the berries IS s e%e eao
lent. The crop will bring about S7oo,ooo
The trial of Adolph Nflchelsohn, on the
charge Of grand larceny, preferred py
w. Lindsay Bibb, was begun IN the Cor
nora ton Court this morning before Judge
Hanckel and tho jury. The complalnan.
was the witness for the prosecution, atld
he stated that he made the charge OF
grand larceny because the defendant had
ATTAINED s2,765 from him In checks by
giving other checks which were WORTH
less. The witnesses for the defense were
B. Miller, who went into bankruptcy az
The some time: A. w. Goldsmith, mer-
chant who loaned the defendant a check,
and the defendant. After the testimony
was heard, Judge D. Tucker BrooNe,
attorney for the defense, made motion
for dismissal, on the ground that the
checks on which the charge is paseo were
worthless and therefore That no Eil,iu
larceny has been committee: I1 n ,,.rs
which Michelsohn took from 6iop :, wel9
returned marked payment stopped anu
mo funds" The court adjourned Wilt
ont considering the Questio TO ALTO" the
members Of the jury to attend me . men
rial services for the Confederate oeaa.
The courts were all adjourned altst
morning session, and nearly all business
was suspended during the afternoon LOT
tbe Confederate memorial ceremonies.
,rhe procession, consisting Of the old sol
diers in uniform, the sons OF soldiers,
the Seventy-first Regiment, Light Arui.
lsry Blues. citizens in carriages, Scnool
children, the fire department and visiting
cnrnns of veterans from Portsmouth and
Berkley, marched through the streets 70
the music of many bands. The streets
were filled with citizens and strangers
TO witness the parade
S. S. Lambert, Jr., one OF tne Icy
candidates for the Legislature eighteen
months ago, commenting on the state
ment from Richmond that the Dey and
,rrehy factions In this city had agreed
that he and Hon. John Whitehead were
TO be the Democratic legislative candi-
dates this fall, said that he knew nothing
whatever concerning any such combina-
ton. and that the report IS, news to him.
Mr.. Lambert when asked If he would
be a candidate for the Legislature. this
fall, said he was making no statements
ut this time. but that he wished to be
quoted as saying that under no consid-
Grafton would be enter into any combina-
ton with Mr.. Whitehead or anybody. On
this point. Mr.. Lambert expressed him
sell freely.
8. B. Cotton. employed at the naval
magazine on Julian's Creek, broke his
leg yesterday A hand car used In trans
ferring shells and OTHER ordnance struck
Mr.. Cotton, knocking him down, thus
breaking his leg