The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28
ROLLER SKATING
CLAIMS VICTIM
Newborn Youth Dies as Result
of Injuries-Big Shipments
of Liquor.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.

| lSpt~.al TO The Times Dispatch.1
| Newborn. y. c.. April e7.-The roller
skate claimed it's first victim here to-
day. when Ellis Mcekins. the seventeen
ycar-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs Isaac
Aleekins. who reside at 3is New South
Front Street. died from injuries re-
| ceiVed from fall while he was skat-
ing on Pollock Street last Sunday night.
The young man, in company with sew
l crai companions. was skating. and some
one playfully threw small strip of
wood across the sidewalk. Not seeing
| THIS obstruction, Meekins went down
| the sidewalk at pretty fast clip. and
when his skates struck it he was
| thrown 10 the pavement with fright
| ful force. aud his hip and three ribs
| were broken. lie WAS taken TO his
nome and medical attention rendered,
but he did not rally and yesterday con-
geston OF the brain set In, and death
occurred a few hours later.
| Several accidents have occurred lately
! TO roller skaters. but this is the first
I that has had fatal elimination.
! Ernest III. Lcudcrs, New York fish
dealer. has created quite sensation
| among tic dealers of this city by de-
riaring That tic fishermen here are
combined together and that there is 2,
trust" AIR Lcudcrs claims that he
wants TO start n new industry and ship
! cells to the New York market How
ever lie claims that IL will he inlpos-
siblc for him to procure the herring
OF the water food on account Of the
| tact that the locaI, dealers have banded
Z together TO prevent an outsider com
ing to this city to start business and
| that they have IL in their power to
prevent him from getting this bait
| The dealers deny every statement made
! by the New York man and are very
| bitter In their .denunciation of him. Mr.
Leuders says that he Will remain in
! Newhern and endcavor to start the en-
terprise he intended
| Big shipments Of liquor from Nor
toik and Richmond continue TO pour
into Newborn on every train from the
rorth, and the express people are jubi-
liant ovcr' the large amount of bust
ness which they arc doing. The ma
! jority Of the whisikey arrives on the
afternoon train and it is not an un-
Usual thing to sec from 200 to 400 four
quart packages unloaded on one OF the
Dig trucks which the express company
| uses in hauling the wet goods 10 their
downtown office. 1t is estimated that
| LOO express and postal money orders
are sent to Virginia from this city
each day in the week in payment for
wliiskcy. This condition has existed,
only since the search and seizure act
F, end the Webb bin went into effect.
Charles Spencer, colored, is being
held in Jail in this city without bond
Tor the murder on last Christmas night
of colorcd woman named Alice Har-
Sett. Spencer made his escape at that
time but was located and captured at
Maysville several days ago by Consta bic
L. j. Hawkins, Of that place The
CRIME was revolving one IN every
way The woman was literally beaten
into pulp Her assailant, not content
With cutting her face almost TO pieces,
inflicted injuries all over her body
Craven County is preparing TO have
every road in the county put in the
best possible condition. r. z. Snow
den. of Snowden, Il. c.. who was re-
Gently appointed road supervisor and
highway engineer. has just returned
10 the city from n trip Of inspection
over the roads, and he found the ma
1ority of them In bad condition. At his
suggestion the commissioners have or
:ered lot of road building machin-
cry. and as soon as this arrives the
| work OF repairing the roads will be
taken up. The convicts will be used
III this work, and movable camps have
! been secured for them, so that IL will
rot be necessary to return with them
TO their quarters at the county home
after each days work Mr.. Snowden
says that the fault with the roads in
this section is that they are not prop-
erly drained; that If this was done i'm
& scientific manner the roads would
remain in good condition for many
years.