The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
TESTIMONY IS .
SENSATIONAL
.Killorin Fails to Secure Yacht on
Which Clapp Cut High
I. Didos.
THE NORFOLK DELEGATION
"A Close Fight for It's Control in
Convention Manned Negroes
Commit a Burglary.
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NORFOLK. VA, Juno s.--After som
sational hearing In the United States
Court to-day tho libel brought by j. r.
Killorin, Of Savannah, for the possession
Of the yacht Adrienne, claimed by II. M.
Mason Clapp was dismissed. The yacht
has been in custody OF the Federal Court,
Clupp who Is q graduate OF Harvard,
who once practlced law In Philadelphia,
and who Is grandson OF Mason. who
made q fortune out of backing, was ar
rested here recently on charge of lu-
macy, preferred by Killorin, who had been
on a cruise with Clapp. but the COM
mission did not act, as Clapp was sent to
q hospital.
Afterwards KilorIn claimed the yacht.
The bill Of sale was In KIllorin's name,
but clapp explained by stating this was
done to evade the payment OF an allow
ance by a New York Court for his chill
cren, after clapp's wife had secured a
divorce, and also to prevent this vessel
from being seized. Killorin's testimony
was sensational, and he told Of the al
legged crazy antics OF Clapp at sea. Clapp
who was addicted to morphine, has re-
covered.
NEW TOBACCO COMPANY.
The charter OF the Old Dominion Tobac-
co Company, recently granted by the Cor
poration Commission, was received to-
day. The company is capitalized at ;15o,-
OOD. The officers are: L. w. Davis. Nor
vice president: j. II. Sohlegel, Norfolk,
treasurer, and c. e. Hail. Norfolk, sec.
retary.
The charter provides for the acquire
mcnt OF the l.. w. Davis and Hall To-
bncco Companies, and II necessary. thu
business Of Todd and schlegel.
WARM CONTEST.
4 The fight for the control OF the Nor
folk delegation to the State Convention
Will be as warm as that just waged here
for the political supremacy In the city.
At noon to-day the lists for candidates
to be voted upon In Mondays primary
closed There is full ticket on each side
In every ward except the Fifth In this
ward the Dey people have the complete
numL er, and the Trehyites have nine OK
! the ten allowed.
Dey and Trehy are giving the presi-
Dental fight little or no attention. though
strong effort Is being made to have
the delegation instructed by the workers
hero for the two leading candidates.
An independent movement for Brax-
ton Is gaining strength, and It is proba-
BILE the Staunton man will secure the
Norfolk contingent,
The bone OF tho fight in Norfolk is for
tho Craftsmanship Of the District Commit
tee, and those who are familiar with the
fight between Dey and Trehy at the last
State Convention along this line can
realize the bitterness that is being inter-
jccted into tho present contest.
MANNED BURGLARS.
Three negroes, one with only one leg,
one with both legs off at the knee. and
the other afflicted with palsy, We're sent
10 the grand jury to-day on tho charge
Of safebreaking. The men are James
Copeland, William Jones and Jordan Full
Ter, and they are accused with having
robbed the office Of w. NJ. Tilley and
Company.
a happy party of Richmond people.
with a few Norfolk friends, drove to the
residence of Rev, c. s. Blackwell last
night, and the divine united two OF them,
Thomas Bernard Moseley and Willie Love
Reana, Mr., and Mrs. Moseley returned
a. " fhiu orntNg.