The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-31
Matthew Duggan Remembers
Richmond Charity.
BISHOP VAN DE vYvER
A Sum Also Left to Him in Will Of Nor
folk Man--SaIoon-k Keeper Is Heav-
lily Fined-T telegraph Com
pany Sued.

NORFOLK, July 30.-MattheW LUG
rams viii was filed Tor probate to-day.
He died here last week, leaving a large
amour, of property to his friends and
- IN charitable institutions. The bulk OF
hi. nronertv. valued at $4,000. will go
10 his nephew, Matthew j. Duggan, or
Philadelphia, who Is engaged IN the
shirt business. He Is twenty-eight years
OF age now, aud will receive $500 year
till he Is thirty-five. when he VIII re-
ceive $4,000. Other requests are to
st. Vincent Hospital, st. Mary's Parish
Orphan Asylum, Father Dohcrty. Father
Friol, Mrs. Margaret Adele OConnor
gets tho residence In Yarmouth Street for
1 life: Misses Katie and Mary Hennelly
get 1913 each; Mrs. Annie Hennelly, $50;
the four children OF William NJ Hannah,
sl25 each. and John Beacher. the attor-
ney. $3.50 Rev. John Doherty, W. M.
Hannah and John Beacher are the execu-
tors OF the Will, giving bond for s6o'ooo
or double the amount OF tho personal
property. The deceased was retired
soap manufacturer, and was not mar
ried. The realty bequcathed to St. Vim
cents Hospital Is valued at H6Vo.
Other beauests are: To Little Sisters OF
the Poor, Richmond, 1850; to Right Rev.
a. Van de vyver, 1850, with the hope
that It be applied to the Boys orphan
Asylum, Roanoke. Va. Any legatee VINO
attempts to break the will Is to lose the
legacy under for the benefit OF the
little Sisters OF the Poor. Richmond.
LIQUOR ON SUNDAY.
%. A. Perry, saloon keeper at Nichol-
son and Cumberland Streets, was charged
fhia morning with
selling LIQUOR on Sunday, July 26th. the
witnesses against him were negroes ana
the nolice officers. The former were un-
willing and unknow1ng witnesses. Ihey
lid not know much. except that they op-
tanned whiskey in the rear OF the place
for friend. and they were not sure OF
that till Justice Taylor became stormy
inqusitive.
The nolice officers testified that they
had seen the traffic in liquors and the
defense OF the accused was composed OF
denials that his place was open on thas
day. The sentence was $500 and costs
and sixty days in jail for selling liquors
on Sunday. The defendant appeaied 'ne
Ease n the Corporation Court to get 1t
,.afora Jury In many instances under
the old law the heavy fines were reduced
nv removed by juries in that court. me
new law is under trial now.
TOO OLD FOR THE SCHOOL.
william Schultz was not taken to the
Laurel Reformatory this morning. He
was sentenced to stay there for three
. years by Justice Taylor, OF the Police
s Court. for stealing brass fittings from a
foundry. The agent OF the Laurel School
heard from one OF the boys already there
that Schultz is older than the age he had
given here, and came here to investigate
hefore taking the boy to tho school. The
I'd ho nine
teen, and as boys are not admitted after
they are seventeen years Of age he re-
fused to take the boy from the jail. Now
.ho question is, what will be done with
the boy? He was tried and sentenced.
He can't be tried again for the same Of
Tense. go he must stay In Jail tn Justice
Taylor makes some other disposition OF
him.
WESTERN UNION SUED.
], r. Eldridge is suing the Western
Union Telegraph Company for 800 and
damages for the alleged non-delivery OF
a telegraphic dispatch. The statement
of the plaintiff is that message an.
nouncing the death OF his brother was
sent from Goldaboro. n. G.. but that the
message did mot. reach him, April 25th
til II was too late for him to leave or
the last train that left here on tina
day. He hired private conyeyances ant
reached the place OF the funeral will
great expense and difficulty. He ask
that the telegraph company be compelled
to reimburse the expense, The compan.
says the message was delivered promptly
The Jury gave verdict OF Sl25.
DOLL WELL KNOWN.
W. Hunter Doll. formerly OF Knoxville
Tenn, who was married to Mrs Davis
In Washington, the widow OF the lat
n L. = -
Minnesota, Is we'll known hero and Il
Richmond He was connected with tn
Southern Railway ut Chattanooga. an
was with that company here as cit.
passenger agent for several years. II
left the Southern to go to Washington
with r. z. L. Bunch, who, at that time
was connected with tho passenger depart
ment OF the Seaboard Air Line. Whe,
Mr.. Bunch left tho Seaboxrd Mr.. Dol
left, too. and went into the real estat
business In Washington, Mr., Doll Is
handsome and engaging man, and 1t 1
not strange that he has married hand
some and wealthy widow,
WOULD-BE PORTERS.
John NorHeet and Preston Dickens ar
two ambitious negroes from Newpor
News. They came here to take position
on the Atlantic Coast Railway as Pul
man car chambermaids. and returne
nome TINS morning AFTER spending "
greater part OF the night on tho custo
house steps awaiting the return of
negro who had examined their qualinc
tons. taken their money and invite
them to come TO work
He met the two men as tall, dal
and communicative stranger, He got
from them TO buy tho suits and Il
watches they needed for the service al
left without giving his name aud addres
to bug the suits. The impression is IN
the suits and the watches are great WI
on. and that the stranger will not retu
for long time. 10 deliver thu GOOD
Captain Dalton OF the police force hea
the story OF the swindied men this NOR
Ing and promised TO ind the swipdler
possible,
TELEPHONE RATES
AZ a rnr~%+-- OF the Chamber OF Co,
n1enrce and Board OF Trade committe
to-day In conference with the Southe
States Telephone officers in regard
raising the rates from sSs 10 SIS for bu
ness connections, the subject was d
cussed more than two hours without
suit