The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-22
FORTY CASES
ON DOCKET
a Busy Term Of Chesterfield
Circuit Court.
WIRE SET STORE ON FIRE
WIRE SET STORE ON FIRE
A Nice Question as to Which Electric
Companyis Responsibilities Fisher
Sells Ettrick Property for q
Cool Hundred Thousand.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch

CHESTERFIELD, VA. Mny 2l.-Tho
| Circuit Court of Chesterfield county has
beer engaged on this, the fifth day Of tho
| term. In the trial of the case Of A. w
Bensley VS.. the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road Company for fire damages. Yester-
day suit Of w. o. Watkins against the
soaboard Air Line Railway for $4,000 for
damage to Ampthlll farm through the
diversion and obstruction of Grindall
Creek was terminated after two days
fight by verdict In favor of the railway
company.
About forty Jury cases were on docket
at the opening OF this term. ton OF which
up to this time have been disposed OF.
The court has cases set for every day up
to and Including June 1st, and WIN i'd
journ finally on juno 4th.
The case exciting perhaps tho greatest
interest will be heard on the 2Sth-Hnrry
]. Rubin against the Richmond and Pc
ter sburg Electric Railway Company FOR
stock OF general merchandise destroyed
by fire originating from telephone wire,
which connected Rubins store with the
Long Distance Telephone Company OF
VirglnIa's wire, on the Petersburg Turn
pike
The fire occurred while tho Richmond
and Petersburg Electric Railway was un-
der construction, and was caused during
q winter sleet by the sagging Of tho wire
of the Long Distance Telephone Company
until It came in contact with the trolley
wire OF tho new railway, the strong cur
rent of the trolley wire thus being turned
on the telephone wire, causing several
fires at telephone stations along the turn
pike.
It seems to DO nice question, to be
much debated. as to whether the railway
company or the telephone company shall
be held liable for tho damages resulting.
The telephone company was the first to
occupy tho turnpike. but the evidence is
that it was through the slackening OF
sixty witnesses have been summoned to
testify In this case. which must needs
therefore, occupy several days.
The suit Of A. w. Bensley. in hearing
to-day, is for $1,000 damages to land.
part OF which, lying on the turnpike. the
plnintin claims to have been Valuapie
The Circuit Court Of Petersburg will
begin on June 9Th. Judge Hancock Will
hold special term in Nottoway county
about June 10th to try liquor license APP
peal case from BurkeVille.
A deed was recorded In the clerks office
to-day from Charles Hall Davis and A..
Wright, Of Petersburg, to the "Emporia
Land ana Investment Company. convey
ing forty-six acres OF land at EttrlcK.
formerly tho property OF the Ettrick Man
ufacturing Company, on which the mills
and manufacturing plant long owned by
the Ettrck Manufacturing Company are
situated. The price paid for the property
was 100000. This property was sold under
a deed Of trust to Mr.. George p. Fisher.
OF New York, in March of this year, and
by linn sold to Messrs. Davis and Wright
on April the Sth.
The private school conducted at this
place since October of last year by Miss
Bessie Bagby. OF Ballsville, closed its
session to-day.