The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
IN COURT AND POLICE CIRCLES.
Findings OF tho Jury In Hustings Court
Out.of-Town Criminals.

William Turner and John Hairston
were tried for felony in the Hastings
Court yesterday. The jury after hear.
ing the evidence and thu argument of
counsel found them not guilty of felony.
but guilty OF petit larceny and brought
in verdict OF SlOO fine and six months
Turner. In felony case No. against
the same parties the same punishment
was inflicted.
On motion of E. P. Ayres the estate of
R. w. Ayres, deceased, was committed
to j. b. Traynham, city sergeant, for
administration.
In the Circuit Court.
Several chancery causes were argued
and submitted in the circuit court YES
terdny but no decisions were rendered.
The whole 0ay was taken up in import
ant matters.
Barrett Took Another Mans Wife, Too.
T. j. Leak, q deputy sheriff Of Ger
manton, n. c., arrived in tho city at
o'clock yesterday afternoon to take
Green Barrett to North Carolina, where
he is wanted for embezzlement Barrett
is constable and skipped his native
heath taking with b m S27 and q woman,
which were the goods and chattles of
ObucI pSOplc
Barrett is single man and his asso-
ciate is Mrs. George who has living
husband and four small children. Offlcer
Leak will leave with his prisoner at
noon Saturday.
The Woman Wanted In Lynchburg.
Officer John Liggan, of the Lynchburg
police force, came to this city yesterday
evening and lett on the mid night train
with Ollie Pettigrew, whom the Lynch
burg authorities need as witness in an
important felony case. Ollie was ar.
rested in this city several days ago ana
placed in Jail. She is also under indict
ment in Lynchburg for keeping a resort
of questionable character.
They Went Through on an Earlier Train.
Chief Dyer received telegram yes
terday from M. A. Smith, sergeant of
Pocahontss, to arrest Steve Kerenz and
karchy Vreszka, two Hungarians who
would come to the city on train No. 4.
Two OF the OTHERS were sent to the
train, but the men were not on it, The
conductor informed the officers that the
men had gotten on train No. q and had
bought tickets for New York.
a Big Police Court Docket.
Justice Pole had another lengthy
docket in police court yesterday morn
ing, he disposing OF no less Than Hfteen
cases
The first case was that of WILEY
Mitchell, who was fined SIS for contem pt
OF court in not appearing when sum
moned.
Walter Brown We fined 80 for tres
passing on the Norfolk and Western
tracks
John NOEL and Will Beach were each
assessed So for shooting crap.
Charles Martin, for trespassing on
private property, was fined SIS, and John
Carter was fined S" so for being disor-
Derby.
Lank Dennis, the colored man who
was arrested on the charge OF beating
ais wife, was dismis ed as the com
plaintant did not appear against him
George Clayton was dismissed on the
ciarge of stealing watch from Tom
Hairston, but both We re fined so for
being disordery.
Sallie Ballard was assessed S. for
being disorder)y and Bertha Wright
and Annie Jackson were dism Used on
the charge Of lettering on the streets.
K. e. l.. Parker was fined SO SO for
being drunk and Fred Davis was fined
like amount for similar offence.
Anderson Yancy, colored man we'll
known in police circles, was arrested by
Officer Moss for vagrancv and being q
suspicious character. When taken to
the station house he became very
a6usive 70 the officer and also resisted
him.
He was fined S25 and in default was
sent to Jail for seventy-fve days. Yancy
had been liberated from Jail few days
before.