The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
FERGUSON IS 70
Be ARRESTED /: {. [.
The Shooting Of margaret Moran
However, is Regarded As
An Accident.
TROLLEY VICTIMS RECOVER
The Dead Motorrnan Held Re.
sponsible for the Accident.
Saved His Life.
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VI NORFOLK, VA, August O.--James FER
tguson will be arrested In twenty-four
hours In the event he does not surrender
4 to the Norfolk county authorities, to an
swor the charge Of shooting Margaret Mo-
ran. That the woundng OF the girl. who
was a guest ut the Scwcll's Point Club,
was accidental, there seems to be no
doubt, as all OF tho evidence points that
way. The fact remains that Il warrant
Is out for Fcrguson's arrest. Il
Margaret Moran has not seen Ferguson
since the day OF tho shooting, notwth-
standing rurnors that he had been a con-
slant caller at the hospital. 1t Is UNDER
stood that Ferguson gave orders that the
girl should have medical attention and
seemed TO be anxious for her recovery.
& Robert l.. Hatcher, aged twcnty-four
years, claiming to be from Danville. Va,
was In tho Police Court to-day upon n
llunacy charge The young stranger, from
all appearance, had recovered to an extent
sufnclent to care for himself, and he was
released. Hatcher told the police that
Der Of the Dnnvllle police force. He was
taken up yesterday as dcmented while
complaining that the boys were pursu-
ling him to cut him with knives. ="
INJURED RECOVERING.
!, Robert TAFT and his wife, injured In
tho wreck OF the trolley railway at Ocean.
View yesterny.. are still at st. yincent's
Hospital, suffering from bruises and
slight wounds. but they are not seriously
injured. and will recover. Charles Gibbs,
Of Berkeley. who was taken to the hospital
last night. was DISCHARGED this morning.
He had a slight wound In the face. The
body OF Sidney Thomas, the motorman
who was killed. was brought to the city
horribly mangled and buried
=. C. Hathaway, general manager. has
fled a report to r. Lancaster Williams
president. OF Richmond, to the effect that
AIotorman Thomas was disobeying orders
In going from the station. as he did, and
that he.is responsible for the collision and
FOR his own death Thinas was caught
between the two cars. and crushed. His
right leg was cut of. SO that the foot and
ankle fell to the ground when he was cx-
trIcated fifteen minutes before death.
PLEA OF GUILT REFUSED.
Judge Allan r. Hanckel, Of the Corpo-
ration Court refused to accept a lea of
guilty by Ben Smith. colored. The charge
was too grave, and the negro, he said.i
probably did not comprehend 1t. He
called for full jury OF twelve men aud
appointed an attorney as counsel. The,
prisoner, Ben Smith. was accused, Of as :.
ysnulting and robbing Mrs. G. W, Wood,
OF her pocket book on the street, The The
testomony in the Police Court had been
to the effect that tho robbery had been
committed by assault and violence, which,,
II established. subjected the prisoner to a
trial for his life. Smith was sent to jail
six months for petit larceny. ZEE
President L. E. Johnson, General Man.
agcr N. D. Maher and General Superis-t
tendcnt Beedles, Of he Norfolk and
Western Railway. arc here In connection
with the proposed new coal pier to be
built at Lambert's Point. the Berwyn- !
white contract for 100000 tons 81 coal, ).
and the projected coal pier at Berkeley
All OF these improvements are under dis,
cusston. as5