The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-22
TRIAL OF BISHOP
STARTS FRIDAY
Jurors and Witnesses Notified IL
Appear OH That
Day.
DEMURRERs ARE PREPARED
Thursday Will Be Taken Up BY
Arguments Of Coun-
sci
Times Dispatch Bureau.
lOp NORTH Sycamore Street,

~ .Npi III sycamore street., f.-
Petersburg, Va. March IL
The trial OF Garter X. Bishop for,uc,
cashier Of the old Appoinattox Trus,
Company, which was set for Thursday.
VIII not be taken up until Friday, on
which day Jurors and witncsse.; have
pceH notiilcd TO appear MIR Bishop.
as has been stated, lad nine indict.
menis returned against him by tho
grand jury, one OF witch WAS for max.
ing raise reports OF the condition OF
the bank To tile Corporation CoIninis-
sion. and two FOR failure 10 charge
the account OF Charles Hall Davis with
certain gums OF money, one for $4,000
ana one for Se.c0o It had been agreed
oy counsel and approved by the court
mat the first Of these latter Two in
dlctincnts should be taken UP on
Thursday Bur it is understood ,!iat
counsel for Mr. Bishop. Willcox and
Wilcox. win, on Thursday. enter de-
inutrcr to these three Indictments, ana
the gay II is expected VIII be prac-
ticaiy consumed In the argument
Interesting Case Argued.
1uosc Mullen, OF the Hastings court
ms been hearing argument an dav on
exceptions taken 10 the report OF CON.
missioner Charles L. Plum,ner. fixing
uie status ana r.s.-ts Of claims in tic
case OF the Phillips Line OF steamer,
now In the hands OF receivers Com
missioner Plu,nmcr's report; q fun and
fo!uminous document Was filcd with
the court some days ago and a number
o. exceptions We're taken TO IL BY par
ties holding claims against tile line
among IN members OF the bar in
eourt today, rcl-cseniing the ex-
ceptors, we're II. II. Little. ". Mex
Noodhousc. II T. Mccoy and III K
Wolcott. OF Norfolk; ". - Mciiwainc
Wilcox e. WILCOX, s. W. Zitnn.r. J;,o
NJ Qn!cklc, IL. X. 3 Davis. Roper (
Davis and others. Argument probably
Will continue Tomorrow.
Eases Asnin>t TroIicrmcn Di.n,I.xcd
Inc coroncr's Jurors Investigating Tho
causes leading TO tie death ~ Teanc
Harrison by. trolley accident on 49,.
evening Of MAic!, 9 held their final
session last night. ana at 4 late ho,ir
rehderea q verdict that MIR iarriso,
came 70 his death as the result az !.
fracture OF the base OF tho sknl,. c,usad
BY being struck By a car or the y,r
gina Railway a..d Power COMPANY
ana mat the accident was due 10 the
nes!isehce OF Conductor NJ. G Talley
ana Notorinan George W Germons
The two men we're ordered under ~
rest by the coroner on the might OF the
ACCIDENT on the charge OF inyolunt,ry
Man4!auEhter. and they have sine.
been out on bal! 10 await the verde,
OF me luTy- This morning they ap-
peared In the Police Court. accompa-
h'ed hy counsel and went TO trial. AZ
tcF carefully considering the evidence
good deal OF which was OF a tcchni-
cal character, Justice Pluurner dis
missed the cases. declaring tho evj
dence TO be insufficient 10 justify hold
Ing the defendants for crime,
arrested for Cutting
- y Milton, white citizen or Ches
a. N y 1
Gay afternoon by the county authori
ties and turned over to the Petersburg
police lie is charged with the felo
NOUS cutting and wouuding or Eddie
randall (colorcd, several nights ago
N the city Randall is in the hospital
suffering from a twelvc-inch cash in
ms shoulder The case was continued
until Friday. and ,lr Milton was
hailed in the sum OF 5000.
improvements ut Disputnnta.
The norfolk and Western Railway
Is building a new water tank OF 80 900
capacity near its station a. Disnu.
tanta The water viii be conveyed
TO the tank through an eIght-inch pine
from pond owned by the conpany
three miles away
AZ the last meeting OF the directors
or the Bank Of Disputanta 1t was de-
clded to erect a new bank buIldin,-
on the site OF the present one. brick
structure 20 BY 40 feet The officers
are: President. Hon. a. r. Hobbs, Vice
PRESIDENT. j. II. Binford: Cashier. T.
Wolfe. The bank Is said TO be in -four
fishing condition
Plans to he Made
The Fair Association has contracted
with NJ. +. Andrews & Company. arch
fleets, to furnish plans for the build
ings TO be erected on the Fair Grounds
at West End Park. 1t is estimated
that the buildings will cover $4,000
feet OF floor space
Petersburg Satisfied.
The Petersburg fans are satisfied
with the schedule adopted by III.
league magnates In Richmond ycster-
day. with the salary limit of $1,000
and with the measures adopted n
maintain the limit. They are sa ~
ned also with the action giving Peters
burg so many Saturday games at home
The new Petersburg players. 10 whom
transportation was sent some dnys ,oo
are beginning to arrive. Some half q
dozen came IN to-day and Tonight
Manager Busch. feels assured that no
Will have team that Will make =
fine. If not winning. record this sea
son. The new park will be in readl
ness by the opening OF the season, and
ib lnoced IN readiness FOR practicing
now.
Sale OF Sycamore Street store,
The handsome store and office build
ing at the northeast corner OF svca.
more and Tabb Streets known as "tbp
Saal building" was sold at pubic
auction at o'clock this afternoon for
Moses r. Saa. the owner. by T. pan
mill Sons. The sale created q great
e. .