The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-05
CONTRACT FOR
THE T|DEWATER|..
One Hundred Miles Of the New
Road to be
Let.
NORFOLK COUNTY CHARGES
Young Fleischman Identified Oh
Receiving Ship
Franklin.
NORFOLK COUNTY CHARGES
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NORFOLK, VA, May 4.-Faymond
Dupuy, general manager OF the Tide
water Railway. to be built from the coal
fields in the mountains to tile sea, is here
to let the contract for the first 100 miles
out Of Norfolk. Ho has engaged eight
rooms in tho Haddlngton building for Of
fIccs and has teegraphed to contractors
to meet him for the purpose Of nrrang-
Ing for bids. Mr.. Dupuy built the Chicago
Great Western through Illinois, Mlnne-
sofa, Iowa and Missouri and other loads.
and he says he will build the Tidcwater
as fast as men and money can push It.
He says 1t is a great work and Norfolk
has grasped 1t SO quickly and firmly that
Norfolk Is destined to be a great city.
DENIES C11ARG Es.
Norfolk County Treasurer Lyons Re-
publican. referring to the charges lied in
the court for the purpose OF procuring
his removal from office, declared that
his deputy had been ready to receive the
poll taxes of those who wished to pay
on the days advertised In the newspapers
and by posters, and that on other days
ne travels drought the district.
Otherwise he makes q general denial OF
tnc charge tIlht Ilc ~ using 1ylkS OlLlSS $AO1
partisan purposes.
RUNAWAY BOY.
Chief of Police Boush went to the re-
ceiving ship Franklin today for the pur-
pose OF identifying the runaway boy. Leo
Edwin Fleschman, OF New York, tor
whom a 1900 reward was offered. The
chief received notice from New YORK.
that the parents OF the boy. Alo,s r leisCh-
nan and his wife, OF No. IL East lightly
eighth Street, are on the way here and
i asking him to make sure OF the identifl-
cation. The boy resembles the pictures
sent here and he admitted to the chief
that he is Leo lTleschman and gave the
name and address of his father. lie ran
away from home September 6, 1904. when
he was sixteen years OF age.
Y He Joined the navy here and then de-
serted and was caught in Richmond and
brought back as descrter and Is now III
the brig on the Franklin. He enlisted
under the name OF Farrell. but some OF
the men on the ship saw the circulars
with a picture sent out by the detec-
tives and recognized him and wrote to
New York. The father will seek to have
the boy released from the navy
ASSAULT ON THE SEA.
Diamond ]. James, West India negro.
was convicted in the United States Court
to-day OF assauting Captain Edgar Z.
Drtsco and Mate Gardiner D. Blake. OF
.stti,e schooner Joseph B.5Thomas. t"hiie at
sea last December, bound for Norlolkt
The statements were conflicting and the
negro received a beating from the OH
GERS, but despite the fact that there was
q negro on the jury, the accused was con-
yicted and will be sentenced later
BANKRUPT IN WINDSOR.
willis A. spivey, OF Windsor Isle OF
/. Had a nat n
bankruptcy, showing debts amounting
10 sl.14s. 2s; no assets. and all OF his debts
are unsecured. The petition was filed
q through. Robert ". Withers, OF Suffolk.
as counsel. The creditors are IN Suf-
4 folk, Windsor, Hollands, SH.!thfieid and
(:arrsville, Va
GRAND JURY. INDICTMENTS.
Although the Federal Court was ad-
tourned by Judge Edmund Waddil, Jr
from TIL 4 o'clock in honor of General
Lee, there were eight indictments re-
turned ~ the grand jury as follows:
Leroy c. Chitty, for soliciting J. X.
1onesa seaman. to leave the steamship
Celegtino Azcarreta, master OF the
steamer Niceto. for permitting Leon Car
abedian and aIulla Alamet, seamen. to
leave the vessel at New Orleans
Alice yNatford with several aliases, for
presenting lAIsc pC1'oAo1t =,
Russell B. Cole and Ivan B. Alley, OF
the receiving ship Franklin. for passing
and forging money order. There are
two cases.
John Mccarthy. Willie Dunn ana
Charles Cross. for robbery OF the post.
offices at Louisa and Gordonsville. April
4 and 6, 1904 80
James Delay, Frank William. Edward
Morgan and John r. Mccarthy, Tor con-
spring and robbing the postoffice at
Port Norfolk.
All OF the postoft1ce robbers have va
rious other names, which are mentioned
] In the indictment. They are convicted
chiefly on the evidence OF John -McCar-
thy. He was serving a term OF seven
years in the Vermont penitentlary FOR
robbery, and was brought here to TESTIFY
against his former companions, with the
understanding that he Will be pardoned
after they are convicted
HEAVY DAMAGES. til
Judge E. Waddill, Of the Federal Court,
took the papers III the case Of the dam
ages of $4,000 awarded to the owner Of
tho schooner r. and ]. Hargrayes, which
was run down and sunk by the schooner
Eagle Wing. Judge Waddlll decided that
z the damages to be paid to the schooner
r, and J. Hargraves could not be greater
than the bond given at the beginning OF
the suit, and therefore reduced the award
~ 500 hO0 .h'e5f ss1 4tf35l