The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-11
IS A DOGABEAST?
COURT TO ANSWER.
Weighty : Must
Be Settled by Winchester
.Jurist.
YOUNG BYRD IMPROVED
Midshipnan May Be Able to
Return From London in
Near Future.
YOUNG BYRD IMP PROVED
I,speciai to Tha 1.imes-Diapatch. !

Spfsei ste 70 The u T Tine
beast? The question will be settled
in day or two by Judge Thomas w.
Harrison, OF Winchester who is re.
garded by State lawyers as ono OF the
nblest members OF the judiciary OF tho
Old Dominion. and who became famous.l
during the strother- Bywaters murder
trial at Culpeper several years age
The dog question came up yesterday.
when counsel moved to release Charles
L. Long on writ OF ha,ens corpus
Long had been arrested on a warrant
given a hearing and sent on to the
grand jury, charged with exposing
poison with inten; to poison dog
belonging to Miss Emma Howard
Wight, well-known authoress, living
at Middletown, this county. The Stat
ute under which the warrant was sworn
out states that 1t is a felony for any
one to expose poison with intent t.
poison horses cattle or other beasts
In Frederick county dogs are not
rlassed as personal property, but aside
from that the question arose as to
whether the statute means to imply
shat dogs are to be classified as other
beasts" Longs bail bond Was renewed
pending q decision by the court.
Young byrd Improved.
In addition to letters from the at
fending physician, cablegram re-
ccived yesterday from Plymouth. Eng
land. stated that there has been great
Improvement in the condition Of MID.
shipinan Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr.. OF
the United States Navy, Of Winchester.
who is i'll OF typhoid fever In the Royal
Naval Hospital at Plymouth. He was
taken Ill upon the arrival OF the mid
shipmans squadron there about two
weeks ago, His mother. Mrs. r. e.
BYRD. reached Plymouth on Saturday
ana VIII accompany her son home as
soon as he Is able to travel.
Her Life snved.
The life of Miss Gladys Rudacille.
daughter of Washington Rudacilie. a
prominent lumber dealer of Front
hoYai. was saved few days ago by n
surgical operation. which was decided
upon lag the last resort. Peritonitis
had developed after appendicitis. ana
despite the gravity of her condition the
operation was performed by Win
chester surgeon. and she is now recoy.
ering.
Held for Embezzlement.
Isaac c. Arnold was taken into cus.
tody yesterday on a warrant sworn on,
by Luther Kremor. charging him with
smhezzlins sss, and was neid for cour,
kremer charged that he sent Arnold
into the county to sell fresh meats. am,
tnat when became back he said people
had bought IL and had II charged
Some OF the people came forward and
declared they paid Arnold. While In
police station. Arnold made serious &C.
cusations against Kremer, which are
being investigated by the police.
Preparing for Fight.
Since Judge Harrison issued an or
DER Friday evening. calling a special
local option election for August in
Winchester, the forces OF the LIQUOR
interests and the Anti-saloon League
have begun vigorous campaign. and q
great deal OF missionary work is being
done among the voters, The petition
crs say that IL the people vote to re-
open the bars they will close their
places OF business early and comply
with all the restrictions and regula
lions imposed by the Common Council
Father Bradford Preaches.
Father Bradford of Brooklyn. n. Y.
morning in the Church OF the sacred
Heart, large congregation of Catho.
lies and non-Catholics being present
Father Bradford Is son Of Lewis
Bradford. of Boyce. Clarke county
who was for many years managing
editor OF the New York Tribune
OIL for Road Use.
Experiments with road oil have beer
made in Winchester by representative.
OF the Standard Oil Company recently
and thus far the trials have given sat
1sfaction. 1t is the intention of thu
company's agents to continue the worl
with a view OF inducing the city au
thorities to buy the oil for general use
An Unlucky Day.
Friday. May Is, was certainly an un
lucky dayfor William Baker and Johr
H Nicholas, OF Rockingham county
who started on that day for the Yves
to make fortunes. They report tina
before reaching Utah they lost all thei
baggage. and illness kept them from
working several weeks. Later OF
Nicholas cut his arm with a chisel
and shortly after that a heavy piec
OF timber fell upon Bakers head, frac
turing his skull, from which he Is no
expected to recover.
Goes to Kentucky.
At special. meeting Of the Win
chester Presbytery. held at Charles
town. w. Va. a few days ago, Rev. A
missed to Campbellsville. KY. to whicl
place he has accepted a call. Rev MI
Link has been pastor OF the Strasbur
Presbyterian Church for number o
years.>and is also stated clerk OF TIL
Winchester Presbytery. His successo
has not as yet been selected.
Picnic for Children.
Miss Gertrude Eddy. q Wincheste
nurse, who is in charge Of .'Longwood.
the home OF Richmond physician
near Boyce, Clarke county gave a pic
MIC party a few days ago to the Grip
pied and sickly children Of Richmont
who are now the guests Of the Goo
Doctor OF Clarke at his, country homl
The day was spent along the bank
of Opequon Creek, and as the young
sters were about to return to Ions
" GOD" they gave three cheers for TIL
.,good doctor OF Clarke For severe
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