The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-11
THREW HANDS IN
AIR AVID FELL DEAD.
A Ship Chandler Files a Petit
ton III Bank
ruptcy.
RICHMOND MAN CONVICTED.
%. L. Ship Proposes to Contest
the Election Of
kellam.
RICHMOND MAN CONVICTED.
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NORFOLK, Nov. 10.-Alcxander Thomp-
son. OF Primers Point, a coiorcd stevedore,
dropped dead from heart disease aboard
Captain joint a. Levins's barge, s..
soudar, last night while the barge lay ut
Pinners Point, and gang were dis
charging fertilizer material All were at
work when Thompson threw his hallts
IL the air and fell dead
Bankruptcy.
j. NJ. Jordan, a ship chandler, who has
been in business here long time. and
was supposed to be as prosperous now
"a formerly, filed a petition In bankruptcy
to-day for $4,000 debts, and nominal
assets, $4,000
Louis Goodman an escaped convict. his
son. William and Jim Kelly, all negroes,
we're sentenced to the penitentiary for
stealing brass from the Norfolk and
Southern Railway. Goldman had four
years to serve and now there Is tive
years added to the old sentence
Richmond Man Convicted.
& william Gordon, alias Gibbons or Cid
dcns. young man, who says he Is a
member OF a good family In Richmond,
was convicted OF petty larceny here to-
day and sent to Jail for i've months in
addition 10 the one month he has spent
Il, iail He was convicted Of stealing
three oycrconts, valued at SIS. He was
convicted In the Police Court and on
appeal in the Corporation Court to-day.
Hats s,,nnosed to be addicted to the drug
tabit. He offered no excuse for stealing,
and there was practically no dfense.
Contest in Princess Anne.
I O T.. Ship. of Princess Anne county,
has engaged attorneys and Is preparing
to contest the e1ecuon OF a. r. Kellam,
Republican, to the office OF clerk of the
County Court Thesvo were canvassed
Yesterday with the result of gvingl the
certificate to Kellam by a majority OF
five votes. Mr.. l<ellam passed through
here to-day, going to the Methodist con-
ference and during an Interview SAID:
5..In the registrat ton Of 1so-1eo3 there
were only 23l colored registered voters,
and by death, removal from the county
and other causes there are now less
than 200 voters in the county. OF that
number don't think ! got log IN >Iues-
days election. Most Of the negro vote,
Iaund erstand. went to Mr.. Shipp.
nThere Is a Democratic majority OF
ion a in the county Of Princess Anne,
and my reelection to the office OF clerk
OF the court is in no sense q victory for
any political party. was elected by
Democrat votes, and have reason to.
believe that my fourteen years expert
ence In the clerks office was the cause
OF my reelection.
! Clerk Kellam, when asked how much.
the office OF clerk Of Princess Anne
paid, said that the place was not worth
over $3.50 per year.
Mr.. Kellam said the registered vote
In Princess Anne Is 1,400. The total
vote cast for clerk on Tuesday was
1,035 OF this Kellam received $40 votes
and Shipp 515. Swanson. the Democratic
nominee for Governor received 726 votes.
British Captain Dead.
Captain w. ]. Lord, late commander OF
the British steamer Montauk Point, died
this morning at Sarah Leigh Hospital
IN this city. The steamer loaded cargo
at Savannah and sailed for Liverpool,
touching here for coal October 31st last
Captain Lord was sick when the ship
Captain Lord was placed in the hospital,
and the mate Of the Montauk Point H.
G. Moxon. appointed master and the ship
sailed = and is now upon the high seas,
Captain Lord. although but thirty years
old. has made many voyages to this port
and was we'll known. He was six feet
In height and powerful. His brother,
who Is in business al New York came to
Norfolk this morning. arriving after his
brother died. Captain LORD leaves n
young wife and two children, OF whom
the eldest is two years old, the youngest
baby They are at their home In Eng
land. It was said to-day that almost
every steamer from the south which has
come in here for several months has had
sick men aboard.
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