The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03
P ASSENGER RATE
CASE POSTPONED
Washington-S Southern Appeal in
Supreme Court Goes Over
to March.
TRIBUNAL MEETS TO-DAY
Decisions Expected Next Week
i'll r., +. & p. Tax Case and
i'll Murder Appeal.

NO hearing Will be had during the
winter term OF the supreme Court Of
Appeais OF Virginia. which begins this
morning.. III the Washington Southern
passenger rate case. IL is not ready
Tor argument. il appears. and will be
n" 3Ssi TO the March OF spring. term.
lhis action is taken to Indicate that
me Washington Southern case Will
hot be pushed to final hearing and de-
f EiiS, until the companion case of the
mae Railroad comes up on an appeal
| from the state Corporation Commits
sion The hearing before the com
ana there is no reason whatever TO
doubt that the decision will be the
same as IL was in the Washinston-
southern case. since the arguments are
Desires Higher Rate.
CONSIDERABLY more than year ago
me petition OF the Washirgton- South
ern hallway. asking to be permitted
20 increase its maximum intrastatc
passenger rate from TO cents a
, ,a was argued before the Corpora
ior many months, but last June the
commission entered an opinion. de-
r ,,ii,,i.s 70 grant the petition. but per
siit. .ins me road 10 charge l-2 cents
larger lines in the State rhe com
pany was not satisfied with this. and
TOOK ar appeal, which it has as a. mat
ter of right under the Constitution.
Later. the Richmond. Fredericksb burg
and Potomac nlcd a similar petition
which is TO he heard this month Both
suinent that their strictly intrastate
business is done at IA loss. They were
m ,i',i parties to the proceedings by
w nr ,he other roads in the State
were allowed TO Increase their rates
tc - cents Il mile
All Judges VIII SIT.
All i've of the Judges will he on the
bench when the court meets this morn
Ing. The session is expected to last
live or six weeks.
me only Commonwealth case of i'm
p"Tfance 10 be heard at this term is
that of F, G. Thornton. the convicted
cashier of the Charlotte county bank.
which failed so disastrously in 1909
ne i under sentence of Imprisonment
Thc iirst opinion day OF the court
NH he on THURSDAY. January ia on
mat day a decision is expected in the
ease Involving the imposition of fran
fnise taxes on the Richmond. Frcdcr-
ickSpurE ana Potomac Railroad. Re-
.yins on the terms Of its charter
nny description on lis properties used
Tor railroad purposes or on its fran
enn,i;se 10 the state or to local commu-
mites. The state Corporation Commits
sion has each year since the adoption
OF The new Constitution assessed the
ron,pany win taxes. which il has as
rrcSuiariy defeated with AN Injunction
from the Circuit Court of the city of
l.ichmond j he present case is a test
on AN appeal from the circuit Court.
III was argued in November
Murder CuseS Up.
Il Is also expected that decisions
| VIII he had on January IL in the eases
! OF w: Dallas Wright, the white man.
ana the two negro men convicted with
! MIN of the murder OF the Stuart broth
crs IN buckingham county All three
We're convicted OF murder in tho hrst
degree, an apreal being taken on tho
ground of the ncredbility of the story
told by two other negroes one Of
whom claimed to he an eyewitness Of
ne affair. This appeal was also arr
eued in November
The Stuarts, who were aged mon
were found amid the smoking ruins
| OF their cabin. Apparently one Of them
| mad been shot in the head a dream
ana some rema rkabie stories followed
Further. the long delay in action nv
the Supreme Court on the petition Of
the commonwealth in the Norfolk mi
mary. cases. leads to tho opinion thar
q written opinion in the case will he
hdhded down carly in the term nv
ne whole court. This decision, If had
might very likely go into the case to
me extent Of deciding the points in
voived; even il on the ground Of Im-
riSdlction the petition were dismissed
Many Important cases are TO he ar
sucd at the winter term