The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-07
HEAVILY FINED
FOR FL|RTING.
After An Explanation the accused
Relieved Of Il Jail
Sentence.
MEN LAID OFF AT NAVY YARD
A Tlres-NIasted Schooner Cut 70
the Waters Edge BY a
Barge.
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NORFOLK, VA, February Cd %.
alarvIl. - young man from Baltimore.
while here on n visit last week, was
lined go and costs and sentenced to six
moths in jail upon the charge Of at
Mrs. Kate Pnylor. proprictrcss of the
Southern Hotel. East Main Street. Mrs.
PHsiot created a sensation by slapping
Matsil In the mouth On appeal before
Judge W. -. Martin In the Corporation
Court to-day. Marvil offered an cxplana-
ton with facts not brought out at the
former trial. Judge Martin reduced the
sentence to a fine OF $40 only. which was
paid at, once. Marvi returned to Balti-
more. Thus he avoided going to jail.
CRIMINAL. TRIALS SET.
rhe case OF Dir. Luther Il. Chilcs, In
dleted for sceond degree murder in con
nec,ion with the case OF Miss Sarah
Atkinson. whose death followed a Grim
!nal operation. has been set for February
18TH 'rhc case OF DR. Francis NJ. Nor
gan, indicted for criminal malpractice in
another case. Is set for February nth.
The date for the trial of James Frank
lin. the former suffer OF Miss Atkinson,
indicted Jointly with Or. Chiles, has not
been set Counsel for Or. Chilcs want
this set ahead OF the Chiles case. Pri-
vate counsel for the Atkinson family,
want the Chiles case set first. Common
weaith's Attorney 'riton said to-day that
the FRANKLIN case had not l,een set be-
cause there are several things TINT
might affect the date for the trial.
ACTIVE AT SEVENTY ONE,
Captain George W. Hobbs. who is
sevsnty-one years old to-day and the
oldest active pilot on tho Atlantic coast.
left last night for Charleston, $. C., to
take charge of the yacht Sorita. owned
by Colonel Murphy. OF Detroit. Mich.
Captain Hobbs Will remain with the
Nori;a in southern waters during the
remainder of the winter. Captain Hobbs
only recently recovered from II severe
ilincss II was he who figured IN a
noted fIllibustcr,ng expedition to cuba,
prior to the breaking out OF tho SPANISH
american war.
IN COLLISION.
Tile three-masted schooner Howard a.
pairs Captain Tornblom says she was
run into on sunday morning 10 miles east
OF Wachaprcague by the barge Pactohs.
She is cut down forward between decks
and lost her port anchor overheard. The
tug R,;ccaneer was towing the Pactolus
and the CASTOR and attempted To cross
the bow of the schooner when the Pacto-
ius struck. The schooner was bound from
New York for the Chicknhominy. The
targes were laden with coal for Ralti-
more.
MEN LAID OFF
At the navy yard to-day IS men were
laid off on the order Of Secretary Bona
parte because the deficiency appropriation
has not been passed by Congress.
This makes nearly two hundred skilled
employees who have been furloushed from
tine several departments OF the navy
Yards since the order became operative
last week.
To-day's discharge was divided be-
tween the construction and yards and
docks departments. forty-eight men going
from the former and five from the latter
department.
Naval officers are greatly annoyed at
tho Gripping OF the wards skilled force