The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-05
GIRL SERIOUSLY
SHOT At A CLUB.
Was Lying III Bed When Gun
Accidentally Fired. Through
Window.
GOVERNMENT To COLLECT | | e
District Attorney Giles to Take
Action Against Powcll's
Surctics.
GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT Lee
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(spccin1 to Tho Tlncs-D lspntch.)
NORFOLK, VA, August 4.-Margarct
Moran, Il young girl, lies at tho Pro-
ttstant Hospital seriously wounded. Her
ri domen and breast are dreadfully LAGER
ated with shot, and she was unconscious
when brought to- tho hospital. The story
is that she was asleep before daybreak
this morning at the club house OF James
Ferguson, at Scwall's Point, when he and
some cotnpanionsl in the room separated
from hers by lattice, were cleaning
shotgun, which was discharged accident
ally. The girl Jumped from the bed after
hing shot and fell in the sand outside OF
tie house and was picked up bleeding
t, ON many wounds and unconscious.
She is the girl who was found BY the
polico last winter suffering from the cold
while huddled in cart In an obscure
lane or the city. She sa!d she was destl-
lute. She was cared for then. but since
then she has been allowed to- seek her
own living. Her brothers are confined
one of them in thejail here for larceny the
ether one In the reformatory at LAUREL
ferguson will probably be arrested by the
officers of Norfolk county, where the
shooting occurred.
TO COLLECT BOND.
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Giles, Of the Eastern District OF IA
leigh, N. c., is here to collect the bond
or $1,000 forfeited when J. 3. Powell. OF
Norfolk, charged with using the mails
Jorl fraudulent purposes. took to his bed
1t his home in this city and failed 70
answer when his case vas called for trial
Il in the United States Court at Raleigh.
Last winter Powell was taken by force
~ the Federal authorities here, and then
gave n new bond. In answer TO winch me
5eppcarcd for trial al Raleigh in5June ana
vas given two years IN the penltentlary
al Atlanta. Assistant District Attorney
Giles is here to gather evidence as to
whether Powell was feigning sickness In
FEBRUARY. If the government can be con-
v;nced that Powell was really Ill at the
tine. the bond will probably not be pro
ceedcd against, but otherwise no VIII col
lcct It, The bondsmen were Powell S
brother and John stroud. Of Norfolk.
WANTS HER SON.
On motion OF Mrs. n. ,TyrrelI, OF Provi-
dence, r. l., Federal Judge Waddlll, sit
ting in the United States Circuit Court,
las signed n writ OF habeas corpus to
secure the discharge from the United
States navy of her son, Wesley "
Tyrrel, who ran away from home and en-
listed while under seventeen years q
age without the consent of,}hfaa parents
The case is to be heard before Judge
Waddil at Richmond. September LIST, ano
the naval authorities here having been
directed to produce the boy IN court on
that day. Young lyrrcl is now on the
United States receiving ship Franklin al
I'D q f
FELL THIRTY FEET.
Marine Presutti, an Italian laborer IN
tho employ Of the Rogers Contracting
Company now building the new dry-docF
Of the navy yard, fell from derrich
tbirty-three feet 10 the mud below this
r.orning, and when picked up was foune
10 be injured binternally. He was sent e
the st. Vlncent's Hospital, where ne Is
still in precarlous condition, but may
recover, ~ gs5f4s