The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-25
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times Dispatch.

enth Strea, 'ti,lousn the darkness up Sew
Eores. Hin crashed into the side Of a
lormor Of tobacco driven By Chesterfield
e e.. .iei. ana upset tho wagon and contcnts
nithse 70 say. little damage was done
was n So. ~ ans car or to the wagon. No one
bad scare. esea p 80 WIN -
,c as'a lie from having his load OF fragrant
Street. and being rather Observation-Disclosures
a"ss saeb himself, the farmer was unhurt
wagons 9's was sfain Of eanyas-eoyersd farm
as me car came up the track but through
som th m,fs sa presumably Die
drowned by the catter Of the iron whsels
vse' inc cooble stones. ono OF the wagons
The heavy traffic that usually crowds the
usi spout Slat time of the day was held
taken and the wagon rishted The +, ~, ep
vas positive that the motorman had fail.
e sevs 10 rms his bell. but the nptorman and
eonL afsotd1ors we're equally sure tho
sohs had been sounded.
Important Decision
| me mere fact5of walking along a railway
| rack or through railway yards does not
I s ssnasr man crminaliy liable. was the
ey Judge Z. r. Wells Monday from the
4 t ths Court, Part ., bench. in dlsmissin 3
me tra. ease against John Massie, charged with
Coast Line. - - 49, go
The decision Is particularly interesting and
! az many and many man has been Jailed
or or.,i lined for Just this oTense. This is the
!
| as high as the Hastings Court 1900.
| casa Masse vas arrested recently by Special
Tor trGspassng on the property of tho road:
tried before Justice Maurice, OF tho Police
Sourt Fart :, and sentenced to serve thirty
| wa!s III jan. Tho case was appealed b,- the
defense and Monday dismissal byt .Jpd isIs
" Th WITH the above quoted decision
Inc action OH the part of the court wa
the result OF the statement by the co,n
mo weaith's attorney to tho effect that Mas.
q Coz,
commenting on the decision Judge Well,
nasu 10 Iimes, Dispateh reporter that most
passing on the property OF railroads were
under suspicion brass stealers or cal
III every man" said the Judge. "whc
scuted s for paiwaS 70 be
| 70 handle nothing elsc.'' :
/ Some Minor Arrests.
charged With this identical trespass, mis-
| demeanor. Frank johnson was arrested veg
| terday afternoon by Special Officer UtIcy.
OF the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and
morning. -
Fer threatening to smash out the brains
a negro, was last night arrested by officer
WaymaelS and locked in the Thr;. Police
Station He win be given hearing before
For beating little Andrew shaw, colored,
Bud Robinson; eolored. and John Threat,
by officer ". a. Moore on a warrant sworn
=
Moving Tobacco Plant.
| Moving the offices OF the z. x. Victor To-
oacco Company. from the north side OF the
the corner OF Nineteenth Street and sen,mes
avenue has begun. AS was announced at
the time of the purchase OF the old car
barns OF the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. on Sem,nes Avenue that the com
| pany would leave It's old offices on Shockoe
| warehouses In South Richmond
| For the office building the smaller OF tho
| larger building will be made Into n tobacco
warehouse, which will be operated In con-
junction with the factory and two ware
houses already owned Semmes Avenue
| by the Victor company.
Mr. Victor. the head of the hrm and the
| German consul for the city OF Richmond
saw not Ions ago the possibilities OF South
| Richmond as tobacco centre. and lead tho
| recent movement which has resulted in the
! removal of the American Tobacco Company
and the Patterson Company to the Southsid
by quietly buying up land around Nineteenth
and Semmes Avenue and erecting q mann
/ moth factory. and added a few months ago
reinforced concrete warehouse that is a
erecting this plant in the Southsidc Mr.
| Victor soon saw he ACCESSIBILITY OF locating
the offices of the company In the neighbor-
| hood. and when the chance to buy the old
car barns was offered he snapped II UP.
1t is expected that the operation OF NOV
| ing the hooks and fixtures of the offices will
be completed In few days and the old
| offices abandoned.
| Street improvements.
| BY rushing the work with unusual rapldity
! the contractors for the curbing and gutter
| ing OF Stockton and Eighth Streets have
| nearly finished their undertaking.
On Stockton Street. from Eighth to Four
| tcenth Streets, ono side or the street has
| been completely curbed. and the same on
Eighth from, Everett TO Mcponough The
| guttcring, however. has not progressed so
we'll. as this work must follow the c,irbne
| construction and cannot precede or accom-
Fifteen thousand dollars has been appro-
prlatcd by the City Council for the improve
| ably be finished before spring. It is under
stood that there is NOR. work OF this char
acter to be undertaken by tho city.
Within few days tho work OF gravens
and dwelling the Petersburg Turnpike from
! Hull to Maury Streets Will be Completed
and that highway-on tho left of tile ca r
| tracks at leaat--put In passahle condition
in the rainy season. Only the topping OFF,
| remains to BIO done, and this is not cXnccted
to take long.
Mr.. Robinson's situation.
Weary OF serving tho city In the ca pacity
ot assistant city tax collector without salary,
OF 10 have tho City Council to take soms
..tion on his case. Since December !. when
of Manchester expired. he has received no
salary for his iahors in the tax office Of
made trip TO the north side OF the river
and held consultation with the members OF
the committee appointed TO look into his
case.
II don't want to appear to be kicking"
said Mr.. Roblnson to The Times Dispatch
| reporter. but hardly believe any ono
would be willing to work along for tho love
| Of It without any salary attached. The
Council haE promised tin,e and again TO
give this matter attention. and I have en-
deavored to wait patiently. The two months
| I have worked gratis certainly has heen
! long enough for them to have attended TO
such matter hope that the larry nf
this. position Will be fixed at tho next
meeting OF the Finance Committee
| II have absolutely no complaint to mako
with The treatment received at tn. hands OF
| Collector Cunningham. has been stated
/ in some papers. lie haa always acted to-
ward mo with tho greatest Kindness. but it
OF my rclnunera ton E
| Two weeks ago the Finance COMMITTEES
| appointed subcommittee 10 inquire into
! tho matter fully. but IN to TIM time OF Mr.
RoSinsop's trip yesterday there had not
been even q meeting of the members of / no
subcommittee. Mr.. Robinson intends to
! leave no stone unturnad to put the mat tNr
| OH n definite basis immcd atey. tif