The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-05
The PnIice LnstIce Cases.

yoRyorv. Feb. Especial. The Feb,
ruary term Of the criminal court commehCou
Monday. Mr.. Wilcox. the attorney Tor inc
city. had a number of persons VINO hau been
tried for various crimes anu acquitted OF tue
CHARGES. indicted by the grand Jury, anu one
Of the cases. Mary Smith. cOlored. lndlcted
for petit larceny. was heard yesterday: Inc
v,omau's counsel moved to quash the lndlct-
ment on the ground that she had once been
in jeopardy. in that for the alleged crime slle
had been tried by the police justice ana dis-
char
The C~ommonwealth's attorney demurred'
holding that under the Constitution. as inter
preted by the Supreme Court IN the AlAer
case. the Justice had no jurisdiction, and
that tbore was no trial IN the ey e. 81 Lle law
Judge Brooke stated that a. the supreme
Cont had granted a rehearlng IN the Mary
Miller case and would render a decision IN a
few days. he would await the DECISION oil the
Supreme Court, but IL the matter was not de-
clded he would rcuder a decision before the
close Of this term of the court. u Is now
rumored that should the Supreme Court re-
fuse TO reverse its decision Justice East VIII Do
sued by a number OF persons for false i'm
prisonment. IN shat he persisted IN trying
these cases after being instructed ny the
Commonwealth attorney that bis acts were
in disobedience of the law AZ LAID down by
the Supreme Court. and also being informed
that he would be liable 70 civil SUIT.
The Norfolk and Western railroad has
rented the Stevens building, on the corner OF
: Main and GRANNY streets. Possession WI De
eSysn March list, AT which time the ticket
Offices Of the city will be transferred to the
buiidinp. This Is one of the haDdsomest busl-
ness houses on Main street and one OF the
most desirable locations. The building rents
tor about : ! 500 per year.
The managers of the Peoples tabernacle
in this city announce that the evangelist. W.
Z. Fife, will begin "A series OF meetings vt the
tabernacle February 18th.
The report OF the health Office for Norfolk
shows ninty-seyen deaths during the month
of january.
It is reported by tho police that many ex-
cellent counterfeit fye-dOllar notes are III
circulation III tins city.
Mr.. John A. Moore. the clerk of the com-
mon council, who at the last meeting of that
BODY on account of bad health was granted
two months leave of absence with pay, is re-
ported very iii this morning.
Captain Henry Orr. the associate editor Of
the Norfolk Nirsinian, a poet of reputation
and a writer of ability, has been confined to
his bed for the past six weeks, and this morn
ing is very Ill.
MIR. Kenneth w. Harris and Miss Hattie
Irene Hunnicutt. both of Petersburg. were
united III marriage at the residence OF Mr. l..
X. Small. All Brambleton avenue. yesterday
evening. The eremon was conducted by
Rev. DR.. Starr. of Cumberland-street Metho-
dist church.
The contract for the Artesian wells at the
navy-yard has been awarded to William Is.
Andrews x Brother. OF New York. and work
will lie commenced On the Stn instant.
Enough wells must lie driven to guarantee q
flow Of 200. 900 gallons of water in twenty-tour
hours. the contract to be completed IN
sixty days.
The horse attached to q wagon in which
were seated Commissioner OF tue Revenue
John Moore and wife on their way to The sam
Jones lecture became frightened ut the cor
nor of t~fingham aud Crabbe streets last
night and ran away. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore were thrown out and badly injured.
Orders have been sent to the training ship
Portsmouth. which has been detained at Nor
folk bv the trial of an enlisted man, to pro-
coed on her winter cruise to the West ndies.