The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-31

Case Expected to- Come before before
State Committee Sep
TENDER 9TH.
TO KEEP JONES FROM JAIL
His Physician Says lie Will Not
Allow Him to BE Moved
From Hospital,
Especial q Tho Times DIspatch)


\ NORFOLK, VA, August 30--Tllc fol
lowing Is s.n,rihtiit Of the condt.Gn
OF tho contest in Portsmouth and Nor-
folk county, for the domination Of the
candidate for State Senator, when 'uhn
c. Nicmcycr, or Portsmouth, CLAIMS on
the number OF votes cast mt the double
polls, held by the two factions In Norfolk
county:
The canvass by tho chairman OF lie
two committees OF tho vote cast IN the
city ana county for State senator wis
iizzle ana The whole question viii 80
before the State Committee Tor settle
mcnt AZ the meetg hold III Portsmouth,
last night, f., Nash Bisoy, Chairman OF
s the County Committee, announced that
bis committee hal ca,ivassed the re-
turns made to him, and would canvhs
none other. w Jones Williams, of tho
City Committee, replied to Mr.. Bilisoly
and said that he would accept nothing
short OF n count OF every vote cast
Norfolk coiintY. Tho statements OF 'hb
two charmcn sum I'M The situation nHd
the fight will be along those iftcs. hlF.
williams has issued n call for the CITY
Committee TO meet tomorrow Night 10
take action.
BALKI1D AT TIE OATH.
Mr. Niemcyer's position Is tnat nc
went into joint primary after h ill'E
received nomination for state sen Sent
tor from .he Democrats OF Portsnout''ss.
on the assurance Of the City ana Conn.y
Committees, confirmed by state chair,
man Ellyson that there would be fa1r
election IN Norfolk county and thar
every vote cast would be counted Toe.
nlcdgo to be used In tho election waa
prepared by n subcommittee oil the
Portsmouth committee and accepted by
the Norfolk County Committee, and vas
a simple affair. but on election day ms
stratghtout judges presented Y solemn
OATH to DO sworn to by the voter. ana
1t was this oath that caused siilt AZ
the polls.
II IS expected that state Chairman
I2llyson viii call his committee to meet
in Richmond about the nth of Scpten-
bcr when the contest will be ncard.
NO THROAT CUT.
James T.. Tenncy. young white man.
WHO arrived here on an excursion tram.
was arraiGncd In the Police Court this
morning, charged with an attempt 10
. cut the throat Of Mamin Howard. u Wo-
m,n Of Washington Street. The young
man wns there drinking beer ut twenty
five cents a bottle till hills money gave
drew knife md tried TO recpver ms
money by threats against the girls
,broat. tho police were called. and inc
Young mar was sent to tho station house
for the night Having no defense no was
sent 10 jail under q fine this morning.
no KEEP JONES OUT OF JAIL.
Th. friends OF Captain Il. W. Jones are
making an effort to keep him out OF
tail. He is In ST. V7ncent's Hospital ana
has recovered from the effects or cut
ting his own throat after cutting inc
throat of Maud Cameron Robertson and
killing her Instantly As he has not hau
an examining trial and rs he IS q
prisoner Without bail. CHER or Ioilcc
Boush desires to recall the two police-
men who arc assigned to guard nihl IN
the hospital and send him to jan. me
private physician of Captain Jones' w
Z. cares that he viii not consent 10 me fc-
moyal of his patient to the jail. and the
inferno says that the patient is well
enough to 20 to JAIL but as the facilities
in the Iall hospital are not so complete
MS those OF St V!nccnt's Hospital, there
might be some danger in removing the
stitches from the patients throat there.
Chief Boush is persistent and VIII sum
mon one of the city physicians 10 say
whether the prisoner can pc removed.
FATHER WILL PROSECUTE.
j. w Robertson. OF Selma. n. c..
the father Of Maud Cameron Robertson
As here arranging for counsel to unite
with Commonwealth attorney Triton IL
the prosecution of Captain ID, w, Jones
for the murder of his daughter. lie vii
employ the money derived from hei
estate In protecting her memory and II
shielding the name of the family. III
wishes TO resist any application which
Captain Jones may make for ball ana +
provide that the prosecution shall b'
thorough.
FOR TIE CANT1L95NER BRIDGE,
Captain Il. e. Wlnslow, uni1ed Slatcs
army engineer In charge Of the works
,orc sent his report Of the application
10 place a can,ilever bridge over tht
ElIzarSth river between Norfolk a =.
Berkley to washington to-day for the IN
formation of tho chief of the engineers