The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
VERDICT OF JURY
ACQUITS BOzEL
Tried on Charge of Enbezzlc-
ment-Other Fredericks-
burg News.
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'oerichoours' Va, October 2I.-
me case In which H. Hayden Bozel
'i this city, was charged with en-
oezzling 5000 from tho Adam. Ex.
press Company closed last might. inter
occupying the Corpora ton Court for
two days. The jury brought I'm n YER
dict OF not guilty The case attracted
great Interest, and large crowds Mt
Tended the trial, heaCi the testimony
ana listened 10 the argument. Com
nlon~ealthS Attorney w w Butzpcr
%as assisted i'm tho prosecution By
Judge AlYin r. Embrcy. who repre-
aented the adams I5Nprs csCompany
Z. O'Couor Goodrich defended Bozel
Bozel Was employed as cierh In the
ONCE OF the Adams Express Company
here. The National Bank of Freder-
icksburg shipped "a package contain
ing $1,000 TO bank in Baltimore
Bo2el received tho package at the cx-
press office. receiptcd for IL and had
charge of II for delivery to tho OK
press messenger on the train some
time elapsed before the fact developed
that the package was never delivered
10 the Baltimore bank. Investigation
showed that tho original receipt book
used at The time Of tho shipment OF
the money had disappeared from the
office OF the company here Two
weeks after tho money was sent to
the office by the National Bank OF
EredericksburR Brzel resigned from
tho service Of the ccmpany. when
called upon to explain his connection
with the transaction Bozel showed i
carpon receipt for the package which
he claims to have delivered to the
express messenger on tho train.
Detectives worked on tho .ase for
weeks. during which time Bozei was
constantly shadowed The matter
was brought befor. the last grand
Jury. ar Indictment against Bozel vas
brought in. resulting in tho trial
which has JUS, closed with Terdtct
OF not guilty, as stated
Bozel is young man. with uife
and two children His father, for
inerly "a resident OF this ct; now
living III Petersburg. sat with him
throughout the trial
The subcommittee of the Presbyte-
rian Assembly Of the Home and school
OF this city. at meeting here, re-
ceived reports from Professor ;. w,
S'omevillc. president Of the Frsd"r-
icksburg College and superintendent
OF the lone and school II was
shown that tho enrolment ri the col
lege was already III. with prospects
for reaching over 200 this SESSION. The
work is progressing finely. the teach
ers' force Is efficient and indications
point TO a most successful session
The Members present were Rev. J. f
Lyons, q. D., chairman; Rev. ". H.
sweet u. n. secretary, both Of Louis
VILE ky JAMS Trsmhle of Wash
ington. and j. willard Adams, OF this
city.
Arthur pabnsy highly respected
colored man. OF Essex county, was at
tackled at his homo last night by an
unknown party. and was so badly In
jured with an axe that he cannot re-
over Robbery Is supposed to have
been the motive oil tho party who at
tackled Dabncy. a $ Da bney was thought
20 nave considerable money in his
house Tho niiscrcant escaped and
there Is no clue.
The state Normal School OF Freder
icksburg, which opened its iirst sess Cd
recently under most favorable auspices.
having more applicants than could De
acconirn odated. has just adopted the
colors for the school. which are light
blue and cedar green. This coInbina-
lion, in close vote, defeated by a
small majority orange with gold brown.
tho final vote being Il against ST.
One OF the Vanderbilts OF New York.
with two friends, has been here this
week. having come up the Rappahan-
mock River in the yacht Scorpion, and
going from here by rail TO Washing
ton. where two days were spent. II