The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-22
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SCHOONER III ! N down.
The Ida B. Gibson Struck Amid
ships by the l,eylander
4 Tan,pican. %
WAS FINED FOR ASSAULT
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WAS FINED FOR ASSAULT.
Former United States Inspector,
in TROUBLED Husband
Seeks a Divorce.
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NORFOLK. VA. April 2l,--1'he three
master schooner Ida 3. Gibson, Captain
Bradley. was cut down at sewclls Point
this morning by the steamship Tampcan.
Tho schooner was lumber laden and
therefore did not sink below tile surface
and was towcd here. Tho Tampicar was
unhurt, but Captain Harrison came
ashore to report to the British consul.
The schooner was bound from Suffolk
to New York. The Tampican, OF tho
Leyland Lne was bound from Pensa-
cola to Stone House Pool. England, and
was leaving here after taking bunker
coal. The schooner was getting under
way when tho gale caught her and sent
her across tho path Of tho steamer,
She would have been cut In two but for
the lumber stopping the steamers prov.
The crew OF the schooner scrambled to-
the deck and on tho lumber and were
taken Of. by the boats OF the steamer.
FEDERAL OFFICE QUARREL
Captain John w. Nicholson. OF Ports
mouth, former United States steamboat
inspector here, was fined rs for as
sault and SO for abusive language and
put under a bond OF 800 for good be-
havior5 for twelve months in the Police
Court this morning. He pursued Colonel
John w. Oast~ the supervisor OF steam
boats for this district. twice yesterday
and was prevented from an assault each
time Il by friends who interfered. The
arinosity Is due to the discharge Of
Captain Nicholsons from Of fice on tho
charges Of intempe rence preferred BY
Colonel CAST. The feeling Is bitter be-
tween the men and Il was IN evidence
threats against Colonel OaSt. 30 that
i Colonel CAST demanded that Captain
& Nicholson be put under bond, az he
said there might he serious trouble 10
s he we're pursued hereafter.
@a3s sEEFTEG Il IA DIVORCE.
J.. W. sprntley, OF Portsmouth, brought
his wife and Robert iPeWthers into the
Police Court to-day with evidence con-
}victinE them OF living together Illegally
and had them fined $50 each and sent to-
jail on conviction. II was announced by
intended as the foundation for de
yorce suit. In the court the wife. who
U.s. good looking and Intelligent, made a
sensational charge against her husban nd.
The Spratleys' who were married In
Norfolk county sixteen years ago. lived
up to Tx mon this or more ago In Berk-
ley. Then they moved to q Portsmouth.
where spratley Is now employ ed, in "
Ion 8 Sbak kerry. on EE!!nEha Street.
1 n Iils vi he said. declared In Dscesn Der
last that she loved Pewthers better than;
Z she did him and left him In portsmouth,
DESERVING six children one OF whom
the boy In court Rewards went with
her. spratley said his oldeat daughter
was fifteen years old. It developed that
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babies. II Ii, 85 a 81 81 81 a
GROCERY AND RESIDENCE BURNED
The grocery store OF Nichols & Hodges.
at Chestnut and Queen Streets. In Ports
mouth, was burned this morning with q!
loss OF e, 500. The high wind carried the
fire across ueen Street and burned eight
houses occupied by king a loss
OF $1,000 or IS. more. The fire was
difficult to control because OF the wind.
but at5 was subdued at $3.50, al ter burning
three hours. MI s4s; J. 81
Elks' bazaar at the reginental arnory;
next Tuesday night. M ss S3
Colonel "a, NJ. Higgins. commanding
the seventy-first ginla IN fantry, will
4 be chief marahal OF the parade g. He and
his aides will be mounted. Vi The colonel.
has mapped out a line OF march for!
&the torchlight parade Of Norfolk and
Portsmouth Elks that will precede the
opening OF the bazaar. Il.
DEATH OF MR.. SIMPSON.
~ Charles T. Simpson, aged 60 years.
associated with his son. George w.
Simpson, In the furniture business on,
Church Street. died suddenly last night,
4 at the home OF his son In Rverview. u
s G. n. Townley, the policeman, was tried
again to-day for the second time on the
charge Of getting 500 from Ruby Ford. !
s Of Avon Street, on the false pretensa that
i he would procure the release OF her sailor,
husband, Harry Halcott from the naval
prison ship southery He was convicted
ofsdesertion. There was a MIST on the
defense that the woman was part guilty
and could not recoverEif she were IN a
conspiracy to brihe. The same defense
was offered by G. "a G. Oabell. for the
policeman. The woman says she trust 60
she supposed the police were for the
II protection. not the robbery,of the people
The trial will be resumed Monday.