The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
FORMER CoLoRED MAIL CARRIER
CHARGED WITH RoBBING
BOXES,
r. F. & P. IS FINED
PLEADS GUILTY OF CARRYING LIVE
STOCK WITHOUT WATERING.
MANY CASES SET FOR
TRIAL.

Of the ten indictments returned
yesterday by the grand jury in the
United States District court two are
against Israel s. Edmunds. the COL
ored mail carrier. who was caught
robbng a mail box at the corner Of
Clay and Hancock streets by Po-
liceman w. r.. Harris. One OF the
indictments charges Edmunds with
having a false key to unlock mail
boxes. and the other with stealing let
ters
The regular fall term of the court
convened yesterday morning at IL
o'clock, Judge Edmund Waddil pre-
siding. The grand jury was charged
and went out with it's work. The
court will hear motions today.
One case was disposed of by the
court yesterday. 1t was "A civil ac-
ton against the Richmond, Freder-
ickburg and Potomac railroad COM
pany, alleged TO have carried cattle
in interstate commerce without wa
tering and feeding the stock at the
prescribed periods, The defendant
pleaded guilty. and judgment was en-
tered for the government in the sum
of 5000.
Shipped Game Against Law.
Two of those indicted are charged
with Illegal shipping of game birds.
Those indicted on this charge are
Wade Hampton Bates and James
Monroe Jenkins. both of Culpeper
Both are alleged 10 have shipped birds
to a Baltimore commission merchant
Bates. 1t is charged, shipped six quail
and four pheasants on December 81,
1911, and Jenkins, according to the
indictment shipped seven quail on
December %. 1912.
Three indictments charge perjury
In an attempt TO secure citizenship for
Nuziu Flo in Norfolk August Q, 1912.
Flo. in appearing before the court
there swore he had lived at a GER
tain address in Phoebus for 1--WE years
The Indictment charges this is false
and that Flo lived part of the time in
Baltimore. Sam Lagig1io and An
thony Lagiglio. who appeared as wit
nesses for Flo. and swearing as to
his residence In Phoehus, are the
others indicted for perjury.
AIIege Indecent Letter.
Charging her with mailing a nom
mailable letter Clara Bagent. OF Nor
folk. is indicted for misuse OF the
mails She is alleged to have sent a
letter OF indecent character to Miss
II. slater OF 2o9 East Seventh street.
South Richmond, on July 2S, 1918.
John Clark. alias John Cox is in
dictated carrying retail liquor
business in Norfolk county without
payment of the special tax. The date
Of the alleged offense is March 90,
fsl3.
There are three counts In the In
dctment found against Dave Barrett
charging larceny of interstate ship
iS ah al with Sfn H..
ing three lots OF shoes from an Illinois
Central box car. which was part of a
Norfolk and Western freight train.
The shoes We're consigned by manu-
facturers in ~Massa chusetts cities to
shoe dealers in Knoxville, Tenn. Bar
rett. it is alleged. took the shoes to
Norfolk. ..
A. G. l.. Indicted.
The Atlantic Coast Line railway is
indicted for alleged violation of the
cattle quarantine law In taking cattle
from Colleton and Henry counties,
South Carolina, counties under quar-
antine, to South Rocky Mount, n. C..
where they were fed and watered. and
reloaded. and shipped to Richmond.
Cases already set for trial are;
October Sth and 9th. Weinsteiu
cases: October 9Th. United States US.
Purity Ice Cream company; October
9Th. United States VS.. Five Barrels of
Whiskey; October 10th and 18th.
United States VS.. Barton and Harper:
October 18th. United States VS.. Sea-
board Air Line railway company; Oc-
tober 18th. United States VS.. South
ern railway company; October 14th.
United States VS.. Seaboard Air Line
railway company, for violation Of cat
tie quarantine law; October 14th,
United States VS.. John f. Fowler; Oc-
toger 18th. United States VS.. Poca~
hontas Distillery; October 18th, inter-
state larceny cases: October 18th.
United States VS.. Board Armstrong
company.