The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-25
Mans or JUSTICE.
Cases Before the Various Court Tribunals
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NfJrfHe CDU7 of Ipc0if.-ldcLmond AMI
r0nyilio Railroad Company against IicI,a-
Nuuford i,q.. for lain'iG u error. and Judge
W. 3D.. Mann for dcicniant N error and sub
mttcd.
Pufce Couf-Fdward Harris lcoloredl was
arraIgucd Yesterday under the charge Of shoot
iu4 at Charles lowers with pistol
ltappcared from the evidence that Harris amt
has been n the habit of going into Harris dis
tlct and taking COWS that had been under the
charge OF iorrit
On Saturday. March iith the two met AZ the
corner of Federal and St.Jamcs streets and soon
engaged IN o. fight. Bowers assaulted Harris
with rocks. Who rctrcatci warning Bowers Co
stop rocking him If he did not want 10 be shot.
Bowers continued I'm his attack. whcreupon
Iinrris fired fOur shots az him and caU-cd him to
take flight. Justice Crutchiield dismissed the
saior Williams lcolored} was charged With
stealing number of fowls, the property OF Rob
tIf Robinson.
Williams wGsarrestod on Friday morning when
hc bad three hens. one rooster ana TWO dUfke IN
his nO. session. thc hitter being mhZ7lcd. Rob
in.Uu. who lives in Rockets, stated 20 me court
chat ON Thursday night hc fastened uu hI- chick
of- iu the hen-housc and the neyt morning he
found tho door open and fhc fowls gone. Hear
ing of the arrest of 20 chicken thief he won't 10
the ,tafion-h0u-o and identified the booty found
i'm Williams possession AS his property.
Williams was sent on TO the grand jury for
lOusc- breaking.
Vs. g. Turner was arraigncd under the charge
Of stcaiing lap-roDcs from the hugrloS OF W. II.
Hraunr. rs. T. N0uiton AMI r. W. SlIllman.
n was shown by thcoyidcncc that Turner stole
the robe, from the huggies while they were
lie pleaded guilty and was given sixty DAYS in
cfcI case. Several Ofh"r robes Hiolcn hy turner
are hell hv the police for identification.
The following PERSONS were charged IN tho
Police Court with allowing fhDr COWS run at
large in the street. j. II. McMullcn. W. j. We
DowclI. Daniel Williams. Simon Robinson. Mary
Jenkins. Mrs Gibson, Robert Wood-on. W. &.
Gary. Joseph Scott. I'd IT Ilagemegcr. Jennie
Ellis. R D. Siewers, Mrs. Sarah Powell and Ben
The accused testified that they employed
lOr % take caro- Of their COWS and they cX-
pcctoi him 20 look after them.
Justice Crutchneid imposed hne OF - I'D
SIR. D G. Richardson subsequently informed
the J1stice that he had been directed 10 ask Tor
ne explained that it could Do shown that the
cows wcro in charge Of the boy who had been
employed 90 take care Of them. ana ihaL they
had been scattered hy % funeral procession. While
~ bring them together the officer came mp and
drove them in Ellis lot on Broad street. lhe
J. l.. Harm. .coloroN charged with being
drunk and creating disturbance in the bar
room Of Richard Tomlins' was fined $3.50 ana
Robert Carter 'colrred- received fifteen days
in Jail for stealing coal. the property OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway COMPANY
Herbert Wilson had 10 pay % fine for throw
ing rocks IN the street and striking John r.
All smith lcolorod' was sent 70 jail for sixty
days FOR stealing bride andreins, the property
C15l Clr(-H C01Tt- Judgment was entered
Yesterday for s2i I'M the case Of Alexander Her
holzer against j. Taylor Slration, ernest il.
Chqlllev ami Charles II. Chalkley
Tho following suits were instituted; W.,
Edwin Barnes. Administrative. against VII
liam J.. Christian action Of doGif Tor s23.
Slator..Nycrs & Co. against Theodore Janning,
action of debt for 500.
same against Thomas W. Hounihan, action
of assumpst Damages s2o0
Same against julius hleuber, actlon OF as
sumpsit. Damage S2@al.
Same against Julius +. Wittkamp, action OF
Same against James l.. Botto, action Of as
sumpsit. Damage, slE00
Tile case of Walter shelton against the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio Hallway Company was before
the court
The evidence was partially heard. and the
jury adjourned until 10 o clock this morning.
shelton, who is "a hack-driyer. was injured on
the 2lst Of May, 1890 by the shifting engine run,
ming into his hack at the corner of seventh and
Canal streets. and Is now suing the railroad
Iho dcfonec alleges that Shelton di.regarded
the signal and attempted 20 cross the track In
front Of the approaching engine, resulting IN
Herr,c5 Cirr7,u C01frt-Thc case Of Waddiu
against Terrell and Scabrce came mp yesterday
and Judge Wexford abated the attachment
line ease originated from an alleged agree
mcnt to sell certain property in Henrlco county,
near the eastern limit Of the city. Judge I'd
mund Waddll claims that hc sold Scahree
through an agent his farm for t22io0 and that
Scahree paid Tl0l in cash Seabree afterwards
raised an objection 10 the title OF the property.
Judge Wexford. without passing on the qucs-
ton 0f title. decided that the attachment sued
ont should ho Quashed on the ground first, he-
cause attachment did not liein suit FOR specific
performance. and. second. because the contract
sued on was am option merely and not contract
for sale of land on which spec,nc performan'e e
could be compelled. Judge Naddlll Will take
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