The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-14
DIR. |. R CH|LES
UNDER |. / ARREST.
Charged With Malpractice Upon
Girl Expected to
Die.
CONTEST FOR ADJUTANT GEN.
Government Engineers Inspect
the Proposed Inland
Waterway.

Waterway.
Especial to The Times DfApatch)
NORFOLK, VA, November 13.--Dr. LII
r. Chiles was arraigned In the Police
Court to-day. charged with performing
a criminal operation on Miss Sarah At
ten days Miss Atkinson, fearing that
she was about TO die, made an ante
mortem statement, discriminating DR..
chlles for the operation and James Z.
Franklin for aiding and abetting him.
She says she went to DR.. Chiless office
one day and made IN arrangement to go
to his house the next day, where tho
operation was performed and the s35 was
paid by Franklin. Franklin and the
young woman came from Bedford county
and have known one another for years
He has been calling on her here for two
years. He is car inspector for the
Norfolk and Western Railway, and her
father Is a car builder for the Same road 81
and both live at Lambert's Point. Frank
lin was released from jail to-day on
bond of s1,5O.
DR.. Chiles was the Read jugter Mayor OF
Manchester thirty-hve years ago. whence
he moved to Kempsville, Princess Anne
county, and continued his activity in
politics till he came here, eighteen years
ago. He was on the health board here
with DR.. ]. G. Riddick, Mayor Of Nor
folk, after which he beca me a great par
tisan Of Dr.. Riddick. and assisted him
In his campaigns for the mayoralty. Flo
was not rewarded With the office OF
health commissioner, however, and since
then he has not been active in politics,
and is said to have resented the failure
of his political associates and benen-
Charles to put him into that office. He
was married recently; is seventy years
Of age and has a son by a former mar
riage. who is fortyyears of age.
DIR. Chiles denies that he performed a
criminal operation, but admitted this
morning that he knows Miss Atkinson
and Mr. Franklin. He says, however
that his attorney has forbidden him to
talk about the case. Mr.. Franklin denies
that he is responsible for the condition
of Miss Atkinson, or that he knew any
thing about It. The victims statement
Is in the possession of Justice White
hurst. SIX
THE INLAND WATERWAY.
The Inland Waterway Board 7. which will
Inspect the right OF way between Norfolk
and Beaufort. n. c., to report to Con-
gress upon the cost and desrability OF
constructing an inland waterway, assem-.
bled here this morning, and after conf
cnce with Captain e. Eveleth Winslow,
United States engineer in charge here,
left on the Norfolk and Southern train
for Edenton, n. c. Senator Simmons
and Congressman Small, both of North
Carolina will meet the board at Edenton.
The members Of the board are Colonel s.
s.. Leach, OF Washington. D. c.; Captain
g. a. F. &F1agler, OF Wilmi ngton. Del. and
Captain G. p. Howell. OF Charleston. S..
c., all OF the engineer corps. United States
army. 3$a 81
After the hearing at Edenton the board
will go to Elizabeth City. where another
hearing WILDE held Then the board will
embark on the department steam va chit,
lMcGregor, and come through the Dismal
Swamp Canal to Norfolk, arriving here to-
morrow aftern Don, President OF Norfolk's
Business Men s Association William T.
Anderson is arranging to entertain them.
wednesday morning the board will go
through the Albemarle and Chesapeake
Canal inspecting proposed routes between
Norfolk and Beaufort south OF Alben arle
Sound.
FOR ADJUTANT-GEN
The contest for the appointment to the
Office OF adjutant-general OF the State
militia is nteres ting. There are four
ca ndidates In the field. Three military
officers are opposing General Male, the
In cumbent, who is again after office.
Captain II. a. johnson, formerly COM
mandlng Company G, seYenty-first Vir-
ginia Infantry ~ of Newport News, Is Tide
waters only asplrant for the office which
pays $1,000 annually. Major G. Gray
Boissieux and Captain r. 2. Masur:ier.
of Richmond. = nre the two other candi-
dates. Colonel A. NJ. Higgins, OF Nor
folk. commanding the seventy-first vir-
gtnia. has been mentioned for the ap-
pointment, but the colonel has pledged his
support to General Male and is working
in his behalf.
FL NEW ITALIAN CHURCH,
BESIDES Bishop Van de, Vyver and
Father Guzzardi. Father Doherty, Of st.
Mary's Church, Norfolk. which was
formerly attended by Italians, was also
Italian congregation last night. In addi-
lion to administering the benedction and
blessed sacrament Bishop Van de vyver
spoke at length to the congregation,
dwelling particularly upon the loyalty of
the italian people TO the Catholic Church.,
and upon Italy as one Of tho greatest
Of the Catholic countries. He spoke en-
couragngly Of the work OF tho Norfolk.
Portsmouth and Berkeley Italians, and
bespoke a further courage Gus and indus
trious endeavor in establishing their
church on firm footing lie was heard
with great Interest and pleasure by the
large congregation, which included a
number Of the members OF tho OF her
churches and also Protestants, This visit
OF the bishop to the Italians Of this sec
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