The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-06
MANN LAW
IS DRASTIC
Bartender Who Sold to Police
man in Citizens Clothes.
THE LICENSE is REVOKED
Ony Two Saloons In Princess Anne
and They Are to Be Prosecuted
Miss EuIa benson, the Actress,
is Nearly Drowned.
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NoRFoLK. VA. Aug. 5.--Judge
Eanckle, OF the Corporation Court. to-
day revoked the license Of IL. A. Perry,
under which John Stevenson, bartender
sold liquor on Sunday, June 18th, to
policeman in citizens clothes. Steven
son was fined 500 and sentenced to jail
for sixty days. The license cost $500.
Such are the drastic provisions of the
new Mann liquor law. Stevenson noted
mn appeal and gave ball to stay out Of
jail
In Princess Anne county, where there
are only two licensed saloons, seventy
ave witnesses have been summoned be-
fore the grand jury on Monday to give
evidence against illegal liquor selling,
RUNNER ARRESTED.
Frank Moore. a sailor boarding house
runner, was arrested this afternoon and
held for hearing tomorrow before United
States Commissioner Bowden he is ac-
cused Of shipping Peter Nelson, a negro
to Hamburg on the Spanish steamer
Diana. which left here June 21st last
year. Nelson says his wages-s25-were
paid to Moore for alleged debt, and when
he arrived at Hamburg the captain put
him of penniless.
as Euia Lee on the stage. narrowly es-
capped Ndrowning ut Virginia Beach yes
terday. She was rescued from the UNI
dertow by Field Wilbon. Of Richmond
She was frightened and was struggling
desperately when reached. She was re-
vived at the nearest cottage.
SEVERAL CASES IN BANKRUPTCY.
q D. Lawrence Groner, referee In bank
r,Intcy. announces the following pay
ments on the estates in his charge:
Richard Land, dividend Of 10 per cent.
amounting to s551. to be followed by an
other dividend OF it per cent; total,
$4,000.
I,emuel D. Hardy. physician of Nor
folk county had an estate consisting OF
a horse. COW mule and several broods
OF chickens, which sold for $500. This
was divided among the secured credl-
tors.
G. H. Brown made loss by the fire
two years ago in the Columbia building
and paid the banks. as secured creditors,
from real estate, $4,000. The balance.
consisting OF stock Of Wines and
liquors. sold for less than $500 and was
used for rent and court costs. The gene
raj creditors get nothing.
Carey & Co, tailors, pay 10 per cent.
dividend now and S per cent later.
amounting to sl.7oo, on debts OF S6,ooo.
w. H. Lecsnitzer, clerk. pays 10 per
cent. In wages due of $50 from the rail-
way for which he works.
3. Miller pays dividend to those
creditors whose claims had not been
proved before Of per cent. The largest
OF these is D. LATER. of s26,265, who gets
sl,313.c5
Williamson G. Sykes, furniture mer-
chants, there are three distributions ag-
gregating PIX per cent, the last OF which
amounts to s2,21o, and that settles the
estate.
Judge waddill decided to-day two i'm
portant cases pending In the United
States Court. One was the suit OF the
schooner r. D. Graham against the New
york. Philadelphia and Norfolk Railway
for a collision of Thimble Light year
ago The schooner sued for $4,000
damages, and Judge Waddill decides
that the schooner Is entitled to recover
damages ascertaned by a commissioner
In the suit Of the Union Stock 1ards
OF Berkeley against the Norfolk and
Western Railway. Judge Waddill dis
missed the case as settled outside o.
court. The suit was concerning the To-
cation of the railway switches.
BLOOD POISON.
Robert Cannon. about twenty-five
wears old, died lat, st, Vincent Hospital to
1 night at 1880 o'clock from blood poison
SHe was a barkeeper for M. kevltt' IN cit.
Hall Avenue. On last Saturday ~
punctured his arm with an Ice PICK. n
paid no atteption to the wound, "hic
was slight, till his hand and arm sWeile
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