The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-25
BREAK UP
The GANG.
Norfolk Justice After Alleged
Shanghaiers.
THE MARINE ENGINEERS
Alleged Assallant Held Under Bond.
Mann Law Executed-A Mangled
Body Found-other
Matters.
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NORFOLK, VA, June 24.-Justice Tay-
lor declared that he Intended to break up
tie gang when the cases OF John Dood,
atlas scotty, and Frank Ward were be-
fore him in the Police Court this morn
ing on the charge of interfering with
Justice. The charge was preferred by
Sergeant Taylor. OF the police force, who
testified that they tried to take the wit
ness from the court In the case OF James
P. Sammon. q sailor. who charged that
he had been swindled. Samnlon was In
court ready to testify with the officer
TO the same effect. Justice Taylor refers
to the practice OF shanghains. He main
falns that there Is a gang OF men here
and in Newport News which Is occupied
In the business OF swindling sailors and
putting them on ships by force or fraud
That IL what he means to break up.
IIe Eave both OF these men sentence OF
twelve months In Jail and fined them $500
and costs. The cases we're appealed
under bail bonds for the appearance OF
the men in the Corporation Court. .
FAMOUS MURDER TRIAL RECALLED
I Thomas H Wilcox against Charles p
Osborne Is the tito OF a suit in the
Court OF Law and Chancery. The dam,
ages are stated at $500, and that amount
represents attorneys fees. The plaintiff
Is the accomplished and forceful lawyer
rio defended the defendant In a case
where he was charged with the murder
1f his wife. 1t was famous case here
Iast year.
MARINE ENGINEERS CASE,
m the case OF y. Wood Downing, ma
rins engineer charged with a felonious
assault, the evidence was nearly the
Same as In the case OF A. G. Meekins
yesterday. s. D. Priest testified that he
was assaulted and beaten. first by
Meekins and then by Downing. The diff
kerence was that Downing came up later,
But from the same direction that Meekns
came, Priests testimony was materially
the same. although the defense made
some effort to show great variations IN
the statements.
At.the conclusion OF, the hearing JUS
tee Taylor said he would hold the ac-
cused for the Corporation Court, the
term OF which begins In July Downing
was bailed to appearl in a bond OF $500
with Max johnson as\ security.
MANN LAW EXECUTED.
Walter Harris, negro. was fined s1N
and costs in the Police Court this morning
on the charge OF violating the Mann Law
by selling liquor to minors.
Anna Laub, German immigrant, una
bic to speak English while in the watt
ing room of the Southern Railroad yes
.erday, was approached by a negro, who
handed her card, an advertisement OF
some boarding house. The negro drew.
some money from his pocket and showed
. ito laer. She. doubtless thinking he wish.
ed to know II she had money, produced
from her pocket s12. all she had. The
negro promptly took 1t from her. He
then attempted an assault, He was foiled
and fed and was afterward arrested and
identified as Sylvester Harris. =
MANGLED BODY FOUND.
W. Leroy Horton, employed as lum-
Der Inspector for the Greenleaf Johnson
Lumber Company. OF Berkeley, was run
over and killed shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning by train of freight cars
which was being shifted In the yards OF
the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
Railroad at Port Norfolk The body was
horribly mangled, the jaw being broken,
as well as tho right arm and several
ribs.
The manner in which Horton met his
death will probably never be known. az
there were no witnesses OF the accident.
When last seen he was disemba rking
from the Port Norfolk trolley car shortly
before II o'clock last night at First Street,
Port Norfolk. presumably to 80 to the
homo OF his brother-!n.law. G. H. Trim
YER. in Primers Point. where he boarded
Els mangledh body was found BY Cap.
tain e. L-..Polrard. yardmaster for tho
Nav York. Philadelphia, and Norfolk
Railroad. Tho body was examined b.,
Dr. CoYbell. who pronounced death tc
have been instantaneous