The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-06
.D.|DN' I WANT TO
PAY FOR LIGHTS
C. w. Bland, Of Petersburg Coun-A
Gil, Opposes Approval
Of Bill.
YOUNG LYON GETS OFF.
Charge Of Grand Larceny Not.
Sustained, Money Supposed to
Have Been Taken Returned.
YOUNG LYON GETS OFF
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PETERSBURG. VA. February 81
Considerable opposition TO payment OF
tho Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany's December and january bills for
city lights developed III the City Council
this evening on the ground that the COM
pa,y was not furnishing the 1900 candle
power lights required by their contract
with the city. 8
C. w. Bland led the fight against pay
Ing the bills. ana moved that they he
not paid. but the motion was defeated
and tho bills were ordered paid, General
Manager Hun and Augustus Wright. Of
this city. addressed the Council on behalf
OF tho company w. r. Northrop, one
were also present during the discussion.
The company's contract with the city
expires next May. IL
After the reading of a communication
from the grand jury. calling the Councils
attention to the fact that the Norfolk
and Western Railroad did not provide
separate waitlng-rooms for the white and
coio-ed passengers at It's station here, the
Council on the motion of Mr.. Blar.d. In
structed the clerk to notify the state
Corporation Commission of the situation.
An ordinance offered by Robert Gil
lam, Jr., appointing a committee Of
three Councilmen and two Aldermen to
take up the matter OF Pctersburg's repre-
sentation at the jamestown Exposition,
was passed President Pattcson appoints
ed Mr.. Gillian. chairman, and will COM
pletc the committee later.
Tho Police Commissioners report on the
matter Of employing prisoners in the
City Jail as a chain gang recommended
tfat the ordinance recently passed to
that effect, be so changed as to exclude
all persons imprisoned for violation of
city ordinances. also all women. No ac-
ton was taken.
Il. Il. STATIONS ordinance recurring
pool-rooms to be closed from midnight
TO O'Clock In the morning was referred
to the Police Committee, and an ordi-
nance raising the Mayors salary to
$1,000 was referred to the Finance Com
1nlttee; $3.50 was appropriated for new
bridge across the Apponlattox River, be-
tween Petersburg and Ettrick. where the
old Campbell's Bridge is located. The
recommendation OF the Fire Commits
s,oner's that fre-station be established
at Main and Lombard Streets, In Bland
ford, was referred back to the coln,,is-
sion.
10 IesiSiittibl OIL w. III. II. NICt.Wen.
Councilman from Third Watd was not
accepted -
young married man of this city, was ac :
Quilted Of the charge Of grind larceny
u. IN me liustings Court this afternoon
OF the case by the jury. Lyon was ac-
cused Of stealing from II. "A. Abcrnathy
pocketbook containing 1921 in cash and
negotiable note. for s3s Alternately
testified wa. n r,f Iti.s "
OF the theft. and did not remember Civ
ing his pocketbook to Lyon, but when
the latter returned sl21 to him after
leaving the police station Alternately re-
marked that the amount was not all
he had lost, whereupan Lyon offered his
watch and made Alternately promise to
stop the case.
Chief Of Police Ragland testified that
the pocketbook. but afterwards stated
BOTH HAD BEEN DRINKING.
"; L. Yonang, b,ookkeeper for Davis &:
check on the day. Of the alleged robbery,
and Mrs. Lyon, the wife of the accused,
testified that her husband had between
s14 and $50 when he came home that
night.
that he and Abernathy had been drink
Ing together, and That Alternately. while
very drunk. gave him the pocketbook to
III
and hid 1t in a toilet-room at the Chcs-
terfield Hotel, but lost tho pocsetbonk,
and threw the negotiable note away,
thinking that 1t was of no value. He
went to the hotel the next morning to
return the money to Alternately. but was
sent for by Captain Ragland before see
ing him. Lyon stated that he told the
police captain lie had not seen the money
because he considered the, affair o per-
snnal matter between Mr.. Alternately and
himself. After the talk with Captain
I}agland he saw Alternately and returned
all the money received-$121 --offering hi,
watch, when the latter expressed the
opinion that thy poclsetbook had contained
O larger sum. .5t I'll
Mr.. Lyon was ably defended hytsWii-
lem b. McIlWHine and Bernard Mann.
COmmonW cal s-Attorney II. III. Mann
conducted the prosecution, The nc-
cused Is very well known. and the trinl
aroused great interest and occupied thu
attention Of the court pretty much thu
whole day.
BUILD APARTMENT HOUSE.
1t IL currently reported here that
Norfolk capitalists have purchased the
ington and Union Streets, now occupied
by tho skating rink, and will build
thereon large apartment house, but
tie story Is rs yet uncontlrmed,
Tho Appropriations Trunk and Bag
Company. which was organized here q
few days ago, has secured q building
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