The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
THE COMMANDER
REFUSED TO TALK
The Galveston Has Made a
Startling Rec
ord.
BLUE JACKET GOES TO PRISON
Mr.. Fleischman Will be Left IN
the Navy by His
Parents.
BLUE JACKET GOES TO PRISON
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NORFOLK, VA, May S.--CoInmander
William g. Cutler of the cruiser Calves
ton, Is indignant at the publicity the
press has given to the affairs of the YES
sci. when asked to-day for statement
in regard to the charges of i'll treatment
by the men, he refused to talk and said:
~ want no moro Safeguarding In the
newspapers IF pressed further, he de-
clared, ho might say something unkind.''
The record put out by the men FOR the
cruiser Is: In commission. sixty days sue.
scrtions, thirty; men in irons sixty-five;
summary court-martal. thirty-three; gen
cral court-martial, one.
Commander Cutler says no will report 10
tho Navy Department.
FORCED MONEY ORDER.
George l.. Shirley a blue jacket from,
the cruiser Newark, was convicted 10.
day in the Federal court Of the forgery
OF a money order for $3S The order was
fellow sailor. Shirley got the order, wrote
the nane of G Gorge L. Shultz for a trans
fer and cashed it. lie is seventeen years
Of age and from ST. Louis. His lnolner
came to the trial and sat by her son.
weeping.
Norfolk county, lies dangerously Wo S,t ,',
at his honiL. Ha went to the barn Satur-
day night to investigate the noses theirs
When found several hours .afterward nc
was wounded and unconscious lte ha nae
been shot by a robber,, who fired i've
times from behind a stack OF fodder. and
was hit in the shoulder and the breast.
Tho assassin escaped.
Mrs. Aloiae Flcischman. Of New York
returned hero from Washington. Where
she went to confer with, the naval authors.
titles, and has determined that her son
Leo Will remain In the navy She says
that despite the amount OF money eA-
pended to find the runaway boy tor the
purpose Of bringing him home, she ana
best to allow him to remain In the navy,
fas he wishes to do. He left the recelv.
ing ship Franklin and was charged WIN y
desertion, because ne supposseiu iie 11n re-
be sent to the philippines. MIS-. gl el'oT
AaAt Washington Saturday I was unaA
to see Secretary offthe Navy morton,
Sentative ser, a I've Acting secretaly Wilson, whe
told me that we might be- very regretlu ~
in tho end II We sought to 1ake our 10y
another lot interview with Leo at the navy
ward today that he. r7G:1y wan led to
remain as an enlisted man. we declae 20
that would be TO- ms pest rsturn .er to Few
York we will discuss the matter furtae.
with our friends there. and as TO what
course we may pursue YaW = n th tae tme
.'This, though, is Iour idea: y pom In
curry We have been informed that with
hard study, such as would equlp !. i.,ii,
TOR the required examinations, Leo would
have an opportunity, to enter the u nd1ss
States Naval Academy, at Annapolis.
This would mean that he would have
the opportunity Of becoming maya ha n ON,
IN time. This would be Just Lowell ana
we would be chnrmed.if he. should seek
this. and which we really think is In MS
mind 10 do
CHECK FLASHER ARRESTED.
Samuel Kennedy, about 40 years of
age, married and formerly shoe mer-.
chant Of Asnyille, N G. was a aperned
with passing worthless check for 5000
on the Citizens Bank Of Norfolk on
Friday last. The check was drawn OH
the Blue Ridge Bank Of Asheville. and en-
dorsed by a prominent Norfolk man. Tho
Ashevllle bank returned the check mark
ed mo funds: =" Kennedy will be brought
back to Norfolk tonight by officer Pur-
nell, who left last night for Charlottes-
ylle. Nv .,r35f sesEt
Kennedy, described as quite fine
looking. man, came to Norfolk last We'd
nesday and said to have inquired a5out
desirable stand to open a shoe bust
ness in Norfolk. ID