The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-31
In the Courts.


Supreme Court Of ppeals.-iIodges against
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company.
Decree set aside and rehearing ordered.
CITY of Norfolk against Chamberlain. Ar
gued by K. W. Mallett, Esq. for appellant
and W. w. Old for appellee.
Ciiy Circuit Court.-A charter was granted
yesterday TO the Electric Safety Wire Sus-
pender Company. The objects of the COM
pany are 10 manufacture and sell electric
safety suspender wire, intended 70 avoid acct
dents from overhead wires.
The capital stock IS 10 be not less than
$50 900 nor more than 800 900. divided into
shares Of 800 each. The officers for the hrst
year are H. b. Owen president James f.
Kearnev, yice-president and Il. T. Owen
secretary and treasurer. The directors are
the above and Jackson Brandt, W. j. White
hurst and :. 3. Witt.
Judgment was given for II 6.37 in the SUIT
Of the Commonwealth against James ". Pope,
treasurer Of the Board Of Visitors of the Nr-
ginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, and his
surites. j. W. Lawson, Andrew Morton,
Green Bannister. C. l.. Hawkins Haywood
James. W. W Morris !. /. Russell. Lewis
Halland, ". p. Ivy and ). J. Washington.
police Court -Fitzhugh Lee (colored) was
arraigned yesterday for disorderly conduct
Tie was fined 1880 and cost.
Walter Coles alias Andy Johnson (coloreO
was committed for thirty days as q suspicious
character
James r. Fredericks (colored) was charged
with felOniOusly breaking and entering III the
night time the dwelling house OF Il. 4.
Lincoln and stealing a lot Of clothing.
Nr Lincoln testified that his house was en-
tered by thieves On the night Of March l2th,
who carried on a suit OF clothes a pair Of shoes
and an oyercost. Policeman Kelley stated
that he arrested the accused. and on search
inc his room found the stolen property.
Fre1ericks was sent on % the grand jury.
Alice Dabney. Victoria Smith and Sally
Smith. all colored. We're fined $3.50 and
costs each for fighting in the house OF Mrs.
Noslcy
George James Ccolored) was charged with
assaulting and striking Isaac Perkins with IN
axe. Perkins testified that he had forbidden
James % come 20 his house. lie went there,
however, on Sunday and attempted 70 enter,
whereupOn Perkins picked up an axe and
struck al him. James seized the axe and at
tempted 10 take il from him; and during the
scuffle he was struck on the head Inc case
was dismissed.
Melissa Burkley (colored) was charged with
being disorderly and trespassing on the prem
'ises OF l.. Lewis The latter was charged with
a.saulting and beating Melissa Burnley. Lewis
was fined - and cost. while the woman was
discharged. g,
John Nash (colored) was fined $50 and
cost FOR assauting and striking Bailey Harper;
Malachi Bever.dge (colored) was charged
with abusing Parthena Reed. At the latter's
request the case was dismissed. Beveridge
paving the cost.
William i. Oliver and Ben Oliver doth
colored) were fined $3.50 each for trespssslng
on the premises and beating Mary Thomas
James Garllck (colored) had TO pay s2.5
and costs for playing craps on the street.
Eliza Jane Cooper and James J.. Frederick
Cboth coloredl. who were charged with mis-
demeanor, had 10 pay fine Of go each and
costs.
John Rily, John Logan aud Jack MeeEn;s
were fined $3.50 and costs for lighting and
creating disturbance on the street.
Re,rico County Cowt.--Richard Brown. a
colored cripple. was arragned before msSls-
trate NJ the County Court-honse yesterday on
the charge Of feloniou.ly cutting and break
ing the law bone of William Stewart.
Il appeared from the testimony that Stewart
and brown were at dance on Twenty;
seventh street on the night Of March sth. and
got into fight. during which Brown struck i
Stewart with his crutch breaking bis Jaw
bone, and afterwards cut him.
Brown was sent on TO the grand jury.