The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-11
NEW MORTGAGE
Of THE SEAB0ARD
Holders Of Voting Trust Certih-
Gates Adopt Resolution Au-
thorizing 100000 Loan.
LAD SENT TO GRAND JURY
Twice Found Guilty Of Larceny
in a Weck-Requisition
for Prisoner.
LAD SENT TO GRAND JURY

Special TO The rlmes-plsp.,ehl

Especial 10 Inc tifnes-DlspatcHJ
PETERSBURG, VA, January 1o.-Hold-
ers OF voting trust certificates and stock
holders of the Seaboard Air Line Railway
met here to-day and adopted resolutions
authorizing the making of a new mort
gage to secure an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
bond issue, OF which about seven millions
are to be offered to the s;ocshcsce.s ana
voting trust certificate holders at ninety
per cent. of their par value. me pro-
cecds of the bond Issue are 10 be USED
for equipment and Improvement OF the
railroad. Those present at the meeting
we're Judge Leigh r. Watts, OF Ports
mouth. Va, general counsel for the Sea-
board Air Line; James Byrne. Of the law
firm OF Hornblower. Byrne, Miller n
Potter. of New York, advisory counsel,
Robert l.. Mutt, of Portsmouth. treasurer
n assistant secretary; Lewis Is. wood
ruff, j. Norris Miller and John j. OLeary.
OF New York; w. r. Mckenney and
Charles Trotter Lassiter, OF Petersburg;
John Shelton Williams. A. caperto,i
Braxton. DR.. T.. G.. Williams and j. g.
Earnest, of Richmond; Miss Charlotte M.
Bird, Petersburg.
Stockholders Meet.
The meeting OF stockholders was held
after the meeting OF the voting trustees
and confirmed the action OF the latter.
The sessions were held In the parlors
of the AppomattoX Trust Company build
ing, formerly owned by the Young Men
Christian Association.
Chief OF Police Ragland went to Rich-
mond to-day and obtained from Governor
Swanson a requisition for NJ. Il. Suter, a
Young white man, now In custody IN
Jacksonville, Fla, M held for the Peters
burg authorities on the charge OF robbing
FL. D. MCGEE at a clearinghouse in this
city last May. Suffer- left town, leaving
his board bill unpaid. and was traced py
the finding of McGee's watch In a Rich
mond p%awnshop, and the subsequent as
coyery Of the pawn ticket In a hotel IN
Florence. s. C. Police officer Collier left
Tonight for Jacksonville to bring Suter
back for trial.
1t is understood that the man is wanted
by the police OF several cities.
The alleged robber OF w. p. Aldridge's
bicycle store, on a Street, and OF
Abraham Levy's store. on Halifax Street,
was captured last night in the lower
part of the city by Policeman Heelan.
The prisoner. whose name Is Robert
Mays, is an eighteen-year-old white boy,
who was fined IS in the Mayors Court
only a few days ago for larceny, receiv-
ing mild punishment because of his
youth. He was sent on to the grand
jury to-day on two charges OF house
breaking and robbery. The two stores
were robbed on the same night, and
Mays, who was seen in the vicinity at
the time behaving suspiciously, was
strongly suspected. Last night he was
arrested while trying to elude tho polic.-
man, and some of the stolen articles
were found in his possession.
Mail Train DELAYED.
The derailment of Il coal gondola on the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad track near
the corner of Washington and Market
Streets this morning caused the break
ing of a rail. and the delaying of the
mail train from the North, due to leave
here at 0:2S.
The executive committee of the Peters,
burg Baptist Association. composed of
Rev. II. C. Smith, Rev, DIR. j. M. Pitcher
and Rev. j. R. Doan, has prepared the
constitution and bylaws Of the organi-
cation, which comprises the churches in
the upper district OF the former Ports-
mouth Baptist Association, and has made
arrangements for the coming meeting OF
the association at Antioch Church, In
Sussex county, next September. The
following committees have been ap-l
pointed:
State Mission-Simon Seward, Rev. w,
e. Warren. Sunday-school and Bible
Board--J, u. Whitehprne, Rev. Dir. w.
G. Taylor Education Board-Villiam III.
Baugh, Rev. w. w Edwards, Foreign
Missions-W. NJ. Rutker, Rev. ]. R. noan.
Home Missions-C. r.. Ellington, Rev,
w. Il, Dunaway. Minister'S Relief Fund
&C. M, Brown, Rev. s. S. Robinson.
Orphanage--Rev. J.. Il. Spencer. Rev DIR.
j.. M. Pitcher. General Education and
the Education Connmission-Dr. Iucien
Lotion, Rev. III. C. Smith. Temperance
DR.. w. b. Daniel, Rev. i. w. Moore.
The Petersburg Baptist Association