The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06
TO HEAR PORTER CASE \
AGAIN SEPTEMBER "A
Prince George Circuit Court .Adjourns
For Almost Two Wecks-Iaw-
yers Gratified Over Progress.
REAL ESTATE MARKET ACTIVE
Dupont Plant Will Be Shut Down
Until Tuesday Morning, Owing to
Delay in Arrival of Quantity Of
Sulphuric Acid.

Petersburg, Va. Sept 5.-Follow-
ing yesterdays session of the Prince
Ieorge Circuit Court, adjournment
was taken until SepteEe Der Ii, when
the rehearing of the John a. Porter
case will be commence d.
1T Will be recalled that the Porter
case, one of the most importan. OF
the bribery cases on the court docket.
came to an abrupt end on August a..
Following the receipt Of information
by the court through a Baldwin relts
detective that c. A. Lucas. a mem
her OF the trial jury. had been tam
cred with. and that said juryma-l
mad visited HopewelI and Petersburg
on Thursday night previous in c,in-
many with several persons includ ng
W. ID, Henderson. deposed police chief
| o. the Hopewell force; Tony B.eesse
w. II. Pollard and j. r. Goodman
| ana that toasts had been drunk TO
the defendant and arrangements
made for the celebration of his ac-
auital by the jury on the day that
the case was declared mistria,
Juror Lucas wah hailed before the
court on contempt charge. sem
| fenced TO ten days In the county iaii
and fined $50, and in addition was
strongly reprimanded by Judge West,
the trial judge. The jurors jail term
"A't Civ dSstds HlEfll OF TINS WICK.
Commemorative Attorney limo
thy Rives, and the special prosecutor.
George E. Wise, conducting the pros
ecution for the State are 1ratilled
with the work which has prog ressAd
thus far, having failed in only one
case to secure conviction and guc-a. l.
ed In collecting fines for dep3si. in
he State treasury in excess of So
500
The new Hopewell Police Force,
under Chief Samuel Gotten. formerly
a member of the Norfolk lie. A,tive
force, it is claimed. now mas the
Hcpewell situation well in hand. ard
little fear is felt for further whole
sale violations of the law
Brought Before Public.
Robert Beale Davis. son of Hon
Richard r, Davis. former assistant
Attorney General of Virginia. has
been brought prominently before rho
public of late through the manner
| in which he has handled charge
d'affaires on the island Of Port au
Prince, since the absence of Arthur
Bailey Blanchard, minister to Haiti,
who came to Washington on April II.
Young Davis was nominated by
President Wilson for secretary OF the
legation at Fort au Prince on July 4,
1914. and his appointment was con-
firmed by Congress and the Senate
Immediately. He sailed for Haiti on
August of that year
Mr.. Davis has deported himself in
a highly creditable manner in hand
ling the affairs of the republic Citi-
zens of Petersburg feel natural
pride in the fact that another " the
efty's young men is serving thu Gev-
eminent successfully in positi ~
which requires the services Of a
skilled diplomat
'Beale." as he is Familiarity known
among scores of friends here. was
one of the most popular young men
Of the city and promising young
attorney before leaving for his new
post of duty just a little more than a
years ago. These friends will wish for
him all the success he deserves.
Real Estate Active.
The Petersburg Real Estate Market
during the past week was quite active
and a number of transfers we're an
nounced, among which were the pur-
chase by the Combined Realty Com
pany. Inc. OF this city, from the Boil
lingbrook Terminal Company OF about
four blocks Of property on Boiling
brook Street at a price which is said
to have been in excess OF $1bO.OO0.
James r. Harrison sold at public
auction on Friday for r.. "A. Mann.
trustee, the. unfinished sycamore
Apartments. at sycamore and Fill
$12,550. Mr. Cuthbert announces that
the apartments will be completed with
a few. minor changes in the original
plans.
Mr.. Ellison Buried. -'
The funeral OF Mr.. j. |. Ellison, q
venerable citizen of Chesterfield
County, whose death occurred at h1sl
home at Chester yesterday, took place
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. ana inter-
ment was made in the family bury.
ing ground.
Plant Shut Down.
Owing to the closing down OF a
portion OF the DUPONT plant at Hope
we'll last evening on account Of a.
shortage In sulphuric acid. due to a.
delay In transportation, large NUM-
bers Of Hopewelt Se3idents visited
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