The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-23
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Given One Year for Black
mailing Ruby
Ford.
The TOPEKA UNsPARED
SMontag,,e's Speech in Berkeley
Condemned by Norfolk
County Fusionists.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatc Oh !.

Especial
n NORFOLK. VA, April Pic. 7. Town
ley. the policeman, accused Of obtain
Ing 800 from Ruby a, Ford, OF Avon
Street. on the false prctensc that he.
could procure the release OF her sailor
husband. Harry Halcott from the naval
prison ship southcry, was convicted and
sentenced to the peritentary for one year.
On the first trial there was a hung jury.
,Townley was n strenuous advocate OF tho
present city administration and was pu.
on the police force with twelve other
Amen who had served as Judges mt a con-
tested primary election. ~
oPEKA UNsPARRED.
The cruiser Topeka, formerly attach
ed the Atlantic Training Squadron, but
recently assigned to the Caribbean squad
ron, which has been ut the yard for sew
a eral days. having her yard arms removed.
thus doing away with all evidence Of
/ her having been training cruiser. sail
ed from the yard this morning at III
o'clock. for Monte Christi, where she viii
Join the squadron on duty In San Do
mingo waters. tj5 ~ III: tdG b AK
The big naval tug uncas, which has
4 been at th!s yard undergoing repairs all
winter, has been completed and will sail
from the va I'd to- morrow morning for
Tangier5 Sound. In the upper Chesapeake
bay, for target practice before returning
to her station at Guantanamo. Cuba. The
Uncas is one OF the larB1 tugs in the
4 government service and carries three
guns OF small calibrc. She Is In charge
i OF Bontswain Snnstrom 3s$ 55
sMONTAGUE's SPEECH CONDEMNED. I'm
The Democratic Executive Committee
4 OF N orfolk coun ty. Il over which Mayor F.
w Owens presides, held a meeting in
i Pearson's Hotel at noon to- day. The
members present were indignant over the
6utterances$ OF Governor a. J. Montague
at the political meeting held In Berkleyf
4 last Tuesday night, and showed their
( indignation BY a dopting the following pre-
nmble and resolution. introduced by w.
B Lynch OF Pleasant Grove: M
sls pj THE RESOLUTION.
S33..W hereas. The newspaper reports Of
4 Governor Mon Ia CUES speech. d eiiveredF
4 few days ago in the town Of Berkeley.
quote him as having advised his audi
ence TINT they had greater cause for riot
than the people OF Danvie had a few
years ago, thus melting ti,cm to blood
shed that he might win their appla use
and, Is
Z; Whereas, Some days 81 have elapsed
since such publication and no denial has
i been made by Mr.. Montague, now. there
\ fore, be 1t: 42 54 y XII s9
Resolved. Tina we denounce such ut-l
terances as those OF a dangerous de1pn a
xogue, for when the Governor of Viz
ginia, who Is the head OF the mill la. upon
Whom the authorities must call In case
& OF riot, can advise such lawlcssness. he
would OF course do nothing TO suppress
It, and thus, II these really be his sen y
timents, stamps himself as an ana rchist
and utterly unworthy the support OF y ir-$
z ginians. There can be no place in tho.
hearts OF VIrg1nians for such sentiments
as those expressed by Governor Mon Ia N
que, and his conduct should drive nm
from the office whichahe now holds and
brand him forever as a political al out out
cast" ~ sss s Sa 3s;s VI ;;ss Il ss
SALVATION ARMY EN- OINED. s,.s.S
Judge W. B. Martin. OF the Court OF
Law and Chancery. to-day issued an or
der to the effect that the drum-beating
and the shouting OF the members 81 the
Salvation Army under Captain Heather
q In East Main Street. where the head
ters is must be modified so as not to
annoy the residents in the vicinity and
interrupt the peace and quiet OF the
ncghborhood.
I'll T NO police of icers, Knight and jacob
son, were suspended from duty to- day
by Chief of Police Boush because there
Is evidence that they were not on their
n beats * ana We're Aeu * J"
flcer Roache called for assistance in ar
resting a fractions and fighting prison
sfer The policemen are charged with be-
Ing in a nearby saloongatS the time the
calls were repeate ed. Officer Roache had
to obtain the assis lance OF civilians III
making the arrest,
CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICANs.
AT a conference In Washington between
/. George f. Bowden, the Republican Ma
4 tional comm ttceman from this, the Sec
Sond District, and Alvah H. Martin. one,
OF tho conferees OF theslnewf Roosevelt
plan Of distribution OF offices. with Colo
mel Campbell slemp, OF the Ninth Dis
tsict, Colonel slemp renewed his asser-i
tion that he is still hopeful OF carrying3
the State OF Virginia for the Republican
candidates next fall. The Republicans