The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-30

NEWSOM DAMAGE
SUIT is ON TRIAL
Action Against Power and Tele-
phone Companies to Re-
cover $4,000.
INDICTMENTS IN BANK CASE
Work for Great Fair Being
Pushed-Lumber Company
Engineer Killed.
INDICTMENTS IN BANK CAS-
mes-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North sycamore street.

! Petersburg. Va. June %.
The trial of the suit of Robert New
! SONS administrator against the Vir-
/ sinia Railway and Power Company
and Petersburg Telephone Company
/ Jointly, to recover $4,000 damages,
has been in progress before jury in
k the Hastings Court all day Paul
/ Petit and James NJ. Quicke, Jr., arc
( counsel for the plaintih. w. B. Nc
! liwaine. for the telephone company: II.
| II. Mann for the railway company. and
ID. c. Gordon. of stanton. is present
! in the interest of the bonding con-
! pany. Robert Newsom was a lineman
| Telephone Company. On the llth of
May of last year. while engaged in
adjusting wires ON pole at the cor
ner of South Sycamore and Fillmore
streets. he was SO shocked by live
wire that he fell to the pavement. The
shock Is alleged to have been caused
by the crossing of the wires of the
telephone and railway companies;
hence the suit against both. Mr.. New
som was paralyzcd, his back being
! broken by the fall. He fingered help
less for nine months dying In July
1910 The trial of tho suit probably
VIII be continued into tomorrow.
Firty-three Indictments.
Altogether nifty three indictments
have been returned by grand juries in
the AppomattoX Trust Company cases
, The first grand jury returned twenty
the second, twenty-three: the third
! was discharged before entering upon
an investigation, and the fourth this
Week reported ten. The charges en-
oraced in three indictments embrace
false entries. false reports, embezzle-
ment. etc. Some of the early indiot-
inents have been nolle pressed and
others may be dismissed. but the ma
JofItY OF them are pending. Demur-
rers 10 the latest indictments will be
f! entered and argued July 20 and 90
The number Of counts in all these in
dictments is in the neishborhood of
COO
1t is understood that Commemorative
Attorney Mann Will enter motion in
the Hastings Court on Saturda V
morning to quash all of the indict-
nents against Charles Hall Davis and
| carter X. Bishop, found by the first
Two grand juries. leaving for trial
! only those found by the last grand
! jury on Tuesday. The motion will he
, opposed by the defense
| Working for the Fnir.
Inc Petersburg Fair Association is
pushing the work for a great fair next
ran. and the information IL has en-
| courages the belief that the exhibit
ton in October vii. be a signal sue
cess. More than $4,000 will be ex-
pended in improving the grounds
fencing in the property and erection
OF buildings, widening and perfecting
the race track, etc. a large sum will
be expended in premiums The pre-
MUM list is very liberal one. espe-
cially in the exhibitions of fine stock
and of corn. tobacco and peanuts.
Denth of George A. Richardson.
George ~ Richardson, weil-known
and highly esteemed citizen. died this
morning at o'clock at his residence
on Harrison Street, after a protracted
period of falling health. Mr.. Richard.
son was formerly and for eight years
a member of the police corps. and was
man of sterling character. He was
siNty-iive years old, and is survived
by his wife, two daughters and one son
;-Misses Elenora NJ. and Viola NJ Rich.
ardson. OF this city. and George ]. Rich
arGson' of Minneapolis, MINI.
Provision Thief Arrested.
William Blow. negro. believed TO be
the thief who recently entered a mum.
her of houses in this city, toasted or
good things ana stole the family pro-