The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-25
JURY D|SAGREES
IN SYDN0R CASE
Another Trial Will Be Held at
September Term Of
Court.
.EMBEzzLEMENT CHAR eE
People OF Northern Neck Pre-
pare for Camp Meeting
Season.
Especial to The Times Dispatch:

Lancaster, Va, July 24.-The trial OF
G. Milton sydnor for emhezzling the
funds Of the Totuskey Canning Com
pany. which has been going on in the
Circuit Court of Richnn ond county off
and on since July 5. ended Friday in
hung jury. Mr.. Sydnor. who has long
been prominent in business and social
circles OF the Northern Neck, was
president of the Totuskey Canning
Company. 1t is known that he had for
several years past been Specializing
largely in canned goods and that ne
had at one time made considerable
sum OF money by his speculat!ons: Last
made an assignment for the oenent o.
certain preferred creditors. Other cred
ttors, however. united and forced him
into bankruptcy. 1t was then ascer.
100000. while his available assets
were merely nominal. Seven indict-
ments for felony were subsequently,
found against him. five in Riahmond
county and two in Westmoreland- the
trial on the first indictment for taking
of the Totuskey Canning Company and
selling them and appropriating the
money to his own USE contrary to the
terms of his contract with the COM
pany came up before Judge Wright at
the recent term of the Circuit Court of
Richmond county The prosecution was
conducted by Clarence T. Townes. Com
monweal'h's Attorney for Northumber-
land. and Thomas j. Downing and
Walter E. Hathaway, two attorneys of
Lancaster county. The accused was
represented by Herbert Lewis, OF West
Point; Conway c. Baker, of Westmore-
land, and Armistead Wexford. OF
Richmond county. The trial was inter-
Illness Of juror caused by inten1per-
ate eating. and once by the fact that
Judge Wright had to suspend the trial
in order TO held the regular
Lancaster, and when the case was
finally given to the jury, one OF the
Jurors was detained at home by the
death OF one of his children. BY the
consent of both sides. the case was
submitted to the jury OF eleven. who.
nounced to the court that they were
hopelessly divided: whereupon they
Were discharged. Much interest was
manifested in the case and large
crowds attended every DAY. 1t is gem
orally understood that an agreement
by the jury either way would have
ended the matter. In case of a verdict
OF guilty the case would have been
compromised, while a verdict of ac-
quittal would have caused the other
will have to be gone over again at
the September term OF the court It
lis reported that the jury stood nine
Outlook Is Promising.
Claiming Moore Ward, of the Atche-
son. Topeka and santa Fe Railroad.
and Assistant General Freight Agent
Upshur. OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, who have been making a tour
through the Northern Neck counties in
railroad through this section, report
that great interest has been manifest.
ed in the enterprise by the people OF
all the counties through which the
proposed road is to run. They both
agree in saying that they do not know.
similar natural advantages that is now
without railroad, and they believe
that a road will be built through the
Northern Neck In the near future. A
meeting similar to the one held N
county, on Tuesday. when Mr.. Ward
and others will address the people OF
that county on the importance Of help
ing in this great work,
begin and people are setting their
houses In order for the approaching
solemnities. There is probably no 9th
| er section Of the country where this
old fashioned religious and social OBJ
| the three lower counties of the North
ern Neck. Next Friday the meeting at
| Wharton Grove will begin and last
for ten days The camp is situated in
a beautiful grove on the. banks OF the
Rappahannock River and commands a
fne view of this noble stream. 1t Is
named In honor OF the Rev. Henry Ma
rion wharton OF baltimore who will
be the leading preacher. He will be
assisted by the Rev. ] g JACKSON. OF
| Philadelphia. and the Rev, J.. 7. Watts
state SUPERINTENDENT OF Sunday school
work, While the singing will be In
| charge Of Professor Bush, we'll known
/ in this section for his skill in reviva
| music. This camp is run under the
\ auspices Of the Baptists: On the FRS