The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-30
BANK CLERK IS
AN EMBEzZLER.
Takes Seven Thousand Dollars
Belonging to the
Bank.
] HAMILTON / MI: STILL Il! BURNING n ING.
IIabcas Corpus Proceedings to,
Release Youth III the
Navy.
HAMILTON H, i STILL IL. BURNING II G.
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NORFOLK, VA, May 2s.-John Trans
mel, OF Montgomery county, Md. to-
day entered habens corpus proceedings
In tho United States Court for the GUS
tody OF his son, John Trammcl, Jr.
lie says that his son Is only IS years
OF age and that he enlisted in the navy
without the consent Of his parents.
Judge u. WaddIll has directed Com
lflander Dillingham; to show cause In
Richmond on June 9Th why the boy
should not he returned to his father.
George s. Little. formerly n bookkccper
in the National Bank Of Commerce. dis
appeared from the city last Tuesday
morning An examination Of his books
reveal the fact that he had embezzlcd
I 1900 OF thu funds OF Che bank. The
bank Is fully protected by the bonding
& company. and they have been notified by
\ President Bcaman of the dcfalcation.
4 Little was formerly of the force Of the
y bling in stocks recently. He was mar
ried and lived on I'rcemason Street.
WILL STAY AND PREACH.
Rev DR.. Calvin s. Blackwell. OF the
First Baptist Church, announced to-day
that he will not attend the Baptist Con-.
gress In London. He says the great
results OF the evangellstic campaign here
and the opportunities for preaching to
the crowds OF people at the summer
a resorts have determined him to stay here
all the summer. He Will hold services
at the seaside resorts every Sunday Af-s
Ii ternoon. II. the people will not come
toS$church, he will take the church to
& the people.
"a HAMILTON STILL BURNING.
Hamilton Is still burning in the harbor.
At low tide her stern is aground on the
4 flats, and she Is considerably listed to
port. Meantime the tugs and barges OF
s The wrcckers are beside her flooding her
hold with water and taking out the burn
ing cotton bales whenever practicable.
/ When the matches of the vessel were
4 lifted this morning the smoke poured
Forth a In great columns, indicating that
the smoulderlng fire was still ready to
break away from the steam which has
i hold 1t under control. There will be no
safety for the vessel until the cotton Is
removed. 1t is likely that the vegetables
!. in the hold will be a total loss, the to-
bacco and the cotton partial losses and
the injury to the vessel will be greater
1 or 81 less according to the success with
which the wreckers have In qucnching the
4 tire or removing the burning cargo. In
any cases the loss and the injury will be
tremendous. IS s$ 5ss5 t535 q
BANANA STEAMER ASHORE. a
sj The United States Weather Bureau sea-
coast telegraph service reports that the
3 Norwegian steamer Joseph ID Giorgio. of
The Importing and Steamship Company.
from Port Antonio. Jamaica, to Balti-
VI more, laden with bananas. struck on Cape
Z Henry shoals during the night In a dense
log. The vessel floated later after dis
charging portion OF her cargo and pro-
ceeded up the Chesapeake Bay. The
I ,hore in tho vicinity. OF Cape Henry is
lined with bananas and about 1000
punches are drifting abreast OF the
Weather Bureaus office Mt Cape Henry.