The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-04

human nature can promptly make up his mind to the
quit OF party and dispose Of cases very quickly
he Is only assisted properly by his officers We throw
out these hints without any disposition appear meddle
some, but In the hope that they may lead 10 I'M
provement in the administration of public jusee. 4
We made an effort to take few notes yesterday but
found such confusion that ii was impossible to arrive at
the real facts the names of the parties or the localities
Of arrest There was which occurred at the
ner Of Little Water street and Hollis lane. very large
sized colored man named James Smith, arrested on
Sunday Wyatt and Bonfant the instance
OF one Of his neighbors, white man, for keeping dis
orderly brohel half dozen forlorn looking colored
girls were also captured in this den of them named
Fanny smith,, for fighting. The evidence showed the
house to be of most dsordey character and the Mayor
iectured Smith pretty that he deter
mined far lay in his power to maintain the deceney
morality and peace Of the city, and should severely pun
sh all who found violating the law in any Of these
respects. He then fined Smith ten dollars and Fanny
Smith five dollars for her puglstic display These par
ties paid their fines and the other girls discharged
qulckspoken, nervous, little old negro, calling him.
self Dr. Sparks who sort Of miscegenator as he has
awhile wfswas up for keeping very disordery house
on lane leading from Church street to Mecalf Lane
Ills white and his daughter, who re-
sided hard by. They testified that the house kept by the
soissant doctor, very disordery ons-the resort
Of all sorts of characters and that Sparks aud girl
named Joea bright and impudent looking quadroon--
had been very insulting to their family Sparks made
strong effort to rebut this by statement of his quiet and
orderly character, and the rsspectaby of his house,
where he pursued the calling of mixing mp and vending
medicines for the of various dseases and those who
to see him his patients The Mayor, however.
thought the burden of the evidence against the sable
mixer Of drugs and fined him five dollars, with warn
ing that he should be careful how he conducted himself
in future The saucy MINK who answered to the name
of Jos also admonshsd to keep DARK and not appear
in court again an offender. ..4..g %.
Tho Mayor has jurisdiction In al of debt wher
the amount does not exceed one hundred dollars and
the alleged debtors brought before him a warrant
issued the oath Of the claimant Our colored popua-
ton who have had much to do with law and know
but little ofts subtlees and ntricsces crowd the
with all manner Of SUITS which cannot DO taken cogni
znce Of because their papers badly made out that
they cannot be legally considered They either attempt
to make out their own bills get pretended scribe,
more ignorant than themselves to make them out. Of
course the explanation of these matters and the attempt
of the Mayor instruct and enghten them in the forms
to be gone through with, takes up much valuable time
and is source Of great annoyance. They must be
taught either to collect their debts without resortng
law, employ lawyer to transact their business for
them Other people have to fee lawyers and they must
learn to do the When are sick, seek ply
stefan; when need legal remedies apply 10 law
yer. Such are the necessities Of free society.
rather interesting case, which had been brought be-
fore Mayor Beloe called to the attention Of Mayor
Tabb During raid in North Carolina four soldiers
made attack the stable of Mr. Dyer Of Currituck
county, and took by force horse valued at $780, Mr.
Dyer traced the horse to this city and found him at Lees
stable, in the possession Of DR.. Dow He at once took
out an injunction forbidding Mr.. Lee from allowing Dr.
Dow to remove the horse until the rights Of property
could be legally settled Mayor Tabb, hearing the
state of the case decided that the horse valued at
$780, the beyond his jurisdiction and the parties
would have to seek their remedy in the County Court
The defence then wished the Mayor to undo what his pre-
decessor had done and the Injunction that Dr.
Dow could get possession Of his horse Mr. Tabb said he
could not do such thing and could give no remedy what
1t will be rather hard case, but DR.. Dow will
probably lose the horse under the law maxim Of careat
purchaser buys property at his own risk
and if it prove to have been stolen he must stand the
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