The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-27
PAYLOR ON Way
TO THIS COUNTRY
Ascending City Treasurer of
Danville Being Brought
Back for Trial.
Especial to The Times DispatchJ

Especial TO Inc 1ines-Olspdtch.t
Danville. Va, January 26.-The nrst
letters to be received from John r.
Cook. clerk of the Danville Corpora
ton Court, who, on December IA, set
sail on the steamship "Noltaire' for
Buenos Ayres. in order TO bring back
90 this city William S. Paylor, the
absconding treasurer, were received in
this city yesterday. He wrote 20 "A
number OF his relatives and friends
here telling Of his voyage as Far as
Bahia. a port in the Baradoes Islands.
a which the boat touched and where
the letters were mailed on Decemb Der 20.
Mr. Cook stated that he and his
prisoner would return via Liverpool.
England and would be here again be-
tween the tenth or the fifteenth OF next
month.
IN the office Of the Corporation Court
clerk yesterday suit for the recovery
Of SEQ damages was instituted against
the Front Drive Tractor Company,
New jersey concern, by j. I. Payne,
farmer of the county who claims that
q horse he was riding last Tuesday was
permanently injured by the new FIRE
engine tractor, which was making ITS
first trial run. An effort was made 70
compromise the case this morning by
the agent for the company, but the
plaintiffs counsel declined 20 do 10 and
the case will be tried upon its merits.
The accident occurred at the south
end Of the iron bridge on Tuesday after
noon when the heavy machine pro-
ceeding at a reasOna BILE rate of speed,
frightened the animal when it came
abreast Of it and the animal and the
vehicle came into contact. II was dis
covered that the horses hoof was split
but beyond that no other injuries were
discovered on it.
Payne maintains that the engine ran
into him, while those on the engine
maintain that it was the horse in its
caperings that backed into the machine
lust when it was stopping. Payne
that same evening. sold the horse for a
modest sum, and that night was locked
up in Jail for being intoxicated and for
abusing police officers.
warrant has been sworn out against
Professor McNutt. principal of the
City High School, for the alleged
assault upon ten-year-old Dick Stay
ton. The incident occurred several
days ago on the street when the boy
used an insulting epithet on the pro-
fcssor who retaliated by cutting the
boy soundly. The boys father. J. l..
Slayton. d well-known citizen. took the
matter up after his son had told him
about it and issued a warrant for the
principal. The matter will be aired in
the Mayors court on Saturday next.
City Treasurer Geoghegan has re-
Gently Issued his complete list of all
persons who have paid their capitation
taxes for the years 1910. 1911 and 1912,
prior to the second Tuesday in June,
1913 and are therefore qualified voters
in all of the city elections held this year
provided they are properly registered.
In the four wards on the south side
Of the river the persons who have paid
their taxes mum Der 1872 white persons
and ninety-fve negroes, total of 1.474.
In the two wards on the north side.
$40 white persons and nine negroes have
paid.
II is safe 70 estimate that a holly
contested vote in municipal election
involving the six wards the vote would
be in the neighborhood of / 500.