The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-12
THE COURTS, YESTERDAY.
Police Court.
ROBBED IN THE DAYTIME.

Clifford was seen going along Fifteenth
street with the hat and coat Dy one OF
the boarders, who suspected nothihg uh,
I'll hearing afterwards that Ellington had
been robbed. Clifford sold the hat ana
coat to a secondhand clothes dealer, ana
nothing more was heard of him until
Wednesday night, when he was arrested
bv Sergeant Tomlinson for Delng uruhh'
RE was taken to the Second statlon- MOUSE
where he was afterwards recognized as
the man who was last seen with the
stolen goods. Clifford was sent on 10
the grand jury.
DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.
lane Finney (colored) was fined 500
and sentenced to three months III Jall Ill
the Police Court yesterday She was
charged with keeping house OF ill-fame.
An appeal was taken.
SENT HOME FOR TRIAL.
Thornton Meredith (coiored), who is
wanted in Louisa county for felony, was
Yesterday turned over to the authorities
of that county for trial.
TO BE TRIED LATER ON.
C. Cries. the liquor-sample merchant,
who was arrested on Wednesday forselllng
bv sample without license, Will be tried
in the Police Court on Wednesday next.
George w. Jackson, faro-banker, &C,
will be tried in the same court to-mor-
row.
HE SET THE JAIL AFIRE
Richard Johnson (colored), an inmate
of the city jail was yesterday sent on TO
the grand jury to answer the charge OF
attempting to burn the city jail
Johnson and another colored man were
confined in cell together. Johnson
amused himself by punching rags through
the apertures made for the steam-plpes,
into the adioinging cell, and then showed
piece of lighted paper after them. Inc
cell was full of straw, which caught at
once, as did the bed ticking.
Jailer OConnor discovered the ire be-
fore it had done any damage, and had II
extinguished at once.
A MEAN TRICK.
John Johnson (colored) was fined 50
Yesterday, in the Police Conrt, for throw
inc -four into the eyes of Matte Abrams,
a little girl about seven years Old.
sCRIrPULOUsLY CONSCIENTIOUS.
When Justice Richardson called upon
John Fleming, young man VINO hau
been on a protracted spree, TO KISS the
Bible and make a statement in the Ponce
Court Yesterday morning, Fleming picked
I'D the sacred volume, and, supporting
himself by holding against the railing
around the Justices bench, he closely
scanned the pages. After looking through
the Bible he Indignantly said 81 will not
swear upon any book unless it is OF the
Catholic church" He was sacreliglous,
drunk, and profane, and the Police JUS
tice sent him to the First statiOn-hOuse to
sober up.
Supreme Court of Appeals.
Hamilton and Graham against the Mont
gomery White Sulphur Springs Company
and others. Appeal allowed to certain
portions of the decree of Circuit Court
of Montgomery county, pronounced at
its November term, 1886.
Switzer against Naffsinger and others.
From Circuit Court Of Botetourt county
Reversed. Judge Lewis delivering the
opinion.
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company
against Robinson. From Circuit Court
of Botetourt county. Reversed. Judge
Lacy delivering the opinion.
Moore against Lipscomb. From the
Circuit Court of Chesterfield county.
Appeal dismissed as having been improy-
identity awarded. Judge Hinton deliver
ing the opinion.
Cunningham against Miller, trustee.
From Circuit Court of Amherst county
Affirmed. Judge Lewis delivering the
opinion. c.
Tucker against Sandridge From Cir
cult Court of Amherst County. Dismissed
as improvidently awarded. Judge Lacy
delivering the opinion. 49,,
Turner'S administrator against OIL
lards executor and others. From the
Circuit Court of Nelson county. Re
versed. Judge Lacy delivering the
opinion.
Mutual Assurance Society against Fire
on Buildings of the State of Virginia
against Scottish Union and National In
surance Company of Edinburgh. Writ
of error awarded to judgment rendered
by the Circuit Court of the city OF Rich
mond on the gath of December, 1885.
Smith against Commonwealth. Writ
of error and superSedeas refused to Judg-
ment rendered by the Hastings Court OF
the city of Richmond on July 10, 1886.
Nelson, receiver, against Hammer and
ais. Appeal and supersedeos to decree OF
Circuit Court of Pittsylvania on Decem-
Der a. 1885.