The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-13
MILLION DOLLARS
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Supposed Alliance Between the
seaboard and Rock
Island.
SALVATION ARMY ENJolNED
Goodrich Hatton Spoken Of as
Next Mayor Of Ports
mouth.
ESPECIAL 10 The Times. plspatch.l

Especial TO The Times. Dlspatch.)
NORFOLK, VA, May l2.-1t developed
to-day that a million dollars worth OF
water front property has been acquired
in Portsmouth by persons connected
with the seaboard Air Line road. Tue
presumption is that the road has an al
lance with the Rock Island and other
Western railways to furnish Atlantic
terminals for exports
!. SALVATION. ARMY ENJo1NED.
Judge w. B. Martin, Of the Court OF
Law and Chancery. issued to-day per-
mar,ent injunction against the Salvation
Army. THIS Is the second appearance
OF "A. B. Cralle, q resident OF East Main
Street, In the same court to obtain relief
from the noises OF the Salvation Army.
+ recently encamped at No. 448 East Main
Street, in the vicinity OF his residence.
In this case the injunction prohibits Cap:
tain Heather and his band from beating
drums, playing tambourInes, shouting,
stamping and making other religious
demonstrations which Will disturb the
rest and peace OF the complainant and
his family and deprive them OF sleep.
II this Injunction be not observed, Cap
tain Heather and his associates will bc
in contempt.
Thomas Beard, colored was arralgned
in the Corporation Court to-day on an
Indictment for the murder offJan1es Grif-
An, coored, and discharged. Grifiin's
ante-mortem statement exonerated Beard
and there was no evidence OF malice, as
the men, were proved to be friends.
VALIDITY OF A$WILL,
United States District Attorney L. II.
Lewis, OF Richmond. is the chief counsel
for tho defense in the case Of the Will
OF Mrs John H. Core. deceased. involv-
ing property to the value OF $1,000 The
case was heard to-day In the Court OF
Law and Chancery by Judge w. B. Mar
tin and taken under consideration. The
plaintiffs, Tarrant and Others relatives
OF Mrs. Core, contest the will by which
the wife gave her property TO her hus.
band. They contend that a wife a I that
time, April, 1870, had no legal right to
= make a will, and that the property N
question was not legally hers at the
time the will was executed. They con-
tend that she could not give away what
she did not have, and that as the prop
erty In question anne from the Tarran!s,
II Is not now rightfully or legally In the
= rossession OF her husband. They con-
0 tend that It should be distributed among
them as the heirs Of the property to
which the will does not give the hus-
band valid title. John H. Core Is rich
exclusive OF the property inherited BY
his wife. 5a
.5I3 MAYOR OF PORTSMOUTH.
~ Goodrich Hatton,s a n attorney Of Ports
mouth, and n member OF the recent Viz
ginla Constitutional Convention, is favor
ably mentioned as the successor Of Mayor
Baird for the unexpired term OF the may
orally Of Portsmouth. The selection Is
to be made by the City Councils. which
Will meet tomorrow night Mr.. Hatton
has stated that he would accept the 20.
sition, provided the office OF Mayor be
separated from the iff1ce OF police JUS
tice. j. Davis Reed, former member Of
the City Councils OF Portsmouth. and
q prominent business man in Norfolk, is
mentioned also for the place.