The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
The FUSION
JUDGES
They Refuse to Serve In
thursdays Primary.
GIRL IN BOAT ALL NIGHT
Serious Charge Against Baltimore
Bridge Buider-Naval Board OF
inspection at Norfolk-Negro
Gets Eighteen Years,
GIRL IN BOAT ALL NIGHT
,spec,a, to The Times Dispatch.)


NORFOLK. VA, August 4-Frank
Clark, of Baltimore. about thirty years OF
ose was arrested this afternoon upon
tho charge Of taking from her
mother for immoral purposes Theresa
Murray. the sixteen year-old daughter OF
>trs Mary q, Murray, OF No. $40 Chapel
Street
The allegation is that Clark carried the
r,rl out last evening for sail and kept
her In \ boat all night. The mother re-
nort.d the matter to Mayor Rlddick this
afternoon, and the Mayor accompanied
her to MAGISTRATE Dalton's offloe, where
warrant was secured for Clark. This was
served later by Policeman Phillips,
brother-in-law Of the Murray girl, VINO
lodged tho defendant at the station house
Clark is a bridge builder from Baltimore
yho has been working here
NAVAL BOARD.
Naval Board OF Inspection is here from
washington to-day. Captain Francis d
Train. chairman, did not come, but Cap
taIns Cowles. Roper and Woodland made
an inspection OF the Nevada, now at the
yard. The ship passed. satisfactory IN.
annotion saws as to her turrets and
the board isI confident that the altera-
tons to the rollers now being made nero
will be successful
Two judges appointed by the fusion
faction OF the Democratic party IN the
party, hive refused to serve on the prl-
mary election to occur on THURSDAY. Inc
feeling Is bitter between the fuslonists
ana the straightouts, and this incident Is
likely to Increase It's intesn!ty. There are
forty-6ve Judges appointed.
hi
y. 3. Macke, print cards In the news
papers,
SENTENCED FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS.
George Washington Griggs, the mulatto
recently convicted of criminal assault
on Marion, the four-year-old daughter OF
Mr. Bruce Mason, Of Port Norfolk. was
sentenced to-day by Judge Portlock IN
Portsmouth. for eighteen years In the
penitentiary. 1t was particularly VI
cous assault, and there was threat OF
lynching. but the officers protected the
negro.
Norfolk, Newport News and Portsmouth
Company was postponed from to-day to
next Tuesday. Ono reason stated Ia the
unavoidable absence Of President r. Ian
caster Williams. Of Richmond. Another
reason, stated by Wellington Hardy,
treasurer of the Atlantic Terminal Rail-
way. Is the papers necessary for the disso-
luton of the company into Its original
companies. representing tho Alexander
Brown interests and the Williams inter-
ests were not ready. There was no state
ment TO gfve-out mt the Office except that
the meeting was postponed.
HUNG JURY FOR FIREMAN.
In the Samuel White case there was
hung jury. The fireman. of the York
Street engine house sued the Norfolk
Railway and Light Company, for $500
for personal injuries. In a collision be-
tween the fire engine and, a street car
last winter. White was thrown from the
engine and suffered broken nose and
bruises The case was on trial two days
and the jury considered 1t from noon yes
terday till this morning without agreeing.
The jury was dismissed as unable to mako
a verdict.
COAL SALES NOT BRISK.
Tho price OF hard coal was Increased
to the dealers ten cents ton at tho
mines on the first OF the month But the
price has not changed here. 1t sells hero
for 81 ton. but not briskly. There is
small supply of, hard coal, and there are
not many" sch0oners arriving. The adj
vicos from northern cities are that the
supply IL not great and all OF t., Juno
orders from here were not filled In July.
There 10 no sole Of soft coal for domestic
use. so that practically all OF the soft
ooa1 IN the market now is tho steam coal,
which for the run OF the mine grade sells
for tS,3 ton. That coal ia here In
abundance. It Is selling freely. but one
deEirea enYB he could take 10000 tons and
not Dc overHtocked.