The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-07
IN COURT YESTERDAY
Sam Holland, For Stealing a Barrel Of oil,
Was Sent to jail for Ninety Days.
MEN MUST NOT BEG on The STREETS.
Hecnuse II Is Against the laws 9fthe
state aud the Bcgger IL Apt TO Get
Int Tronblc-WiiI Tahcnn Appeal
The LAW and Chancery and Cor.
Poration Courts.

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Yesterday was almost n blank daylin
the courts; Justice Burroughs Police
court docket was void Of interest. and
excepting an unusually large number
OF white DRINKS. 1t was u small docket.
There was but little business trans
acted by the Corporation, Court and
Court OF Law and Chancery. No new
issued. and but two deeds OF bargain
and sale.
GUILTY OF THEFT.
Sam Holland. colored, paid u high
price yesterday before Justice Bur-
roughs for n barrel OF oil valued at $3.50
The barrel of Oil belonged to w. f. AL
len, wholesale grocer on Water street
| Mr.. Allen missed the oil, and having
reason to suspect Holland Of being the
thief. he placed the matter in the
hands of Detective Curtis, who arrest
cd him Thursday afternoon. The dray-
man employed by Holland to haul the
| OIL away. assisted the officer in cnptur-
Ing the thief, and at the same time con-
WINGED him that he was not an accom-
pllce in the theft. The evidence against
Sam was conclusive and Justice Bur
roughs gave him ninety days in jail
as the penalty.
MUST NOT BEG ON THE STREETS.
| fine that might appear hard, but
which was nevertheless q Just one. was
| imposed by Justice Burroughs In the
Police Court yesterday upon T. j.
| Dnris,a respectable-loolling young white
riln. for begging upon the streets. The
Lyoung man claimed to have como from
I Wilmington. Del. here in search nf
work; that he had but little money
which was soon exhausted. whereupon
he resorted to begging. Justice Bur-
roughs commented upon the fact that
the number of street beggars before
MIN OF late was alarmingly large; that
= In
liable objects to pursue, as 1t was in
violation of the law, which law must
be enforced. He fined the young man
1920 In default of which he went to
Jail.
LET OFF WITH AN INSTRUCTION.
The case that occupied larger por-
ton of Justice Burroughs time yester-
day than any other on his docket was
the case of George Rappo, n white man,
VINO drives a wagon for Mrs. Johnson,
green grocery dealer In the city mar
ket Rappo was arrested Thursday af-
ternoon by Special officer Moore, agent
for the S. p. c. a., who charged him
with driving iame horse unfit for use
officer Moore had os a witness n veteri-
nary surgeon, who supported the oifi-
Ger In his statement about the condi-
ton of the foot OF the horse II was
shown by the evidence that the trou-
bic with the foot of the horse was such
that T. would soon be cured IL he was
turned out for short time. Mrs. John
son pleaded so hard with the Justice
that he concluded to dismiss the case,
provided the horse was taken off the
streets and kept Off until the foot was
In condition for him to be worked
Before Mrs. Johnson left the court
room she Went over to officer Moore
whom she had criticized sharply during
the trial, and sarcastically thanked hin,
for his kindness IN trying to prosecute
her. as she alleged. and as she was
going out the door she was heard tC
say In q very different tone: Justice
Burroughs is good man: he is the
Justice for me. hope he will have a
high seat in heaven
MINOR oFFENSES.
Charles Britt, colored. larceny; dis.
missed.
Sam Holloway. colored, larceny; nine.
IT. ]. Davis. white. nuisance; fined 81
and costs.
George Rappo. white, cruelty to ami.
mails: dismissed, with instructions &c
keep the horse OFF the street until cured
Charles Mitchell, colored. cruelty te
animals; fined $3.50 and costs.
| j. Greven, white, nuisance; fined 81
and costs
Ben saunders, colored. profanity
fined 81 and costs
Frank Nimmo. colored breach of the
peace; fined $3.50 and costs.
NJ. Harris. colored. peace warrant
| dismissed
John Lake.. Buck Blunt, S. S. Kelly
John Burkley. James Mcdonald, Henry
Lash, white. drunks fined 81 and costs
NJ. II. Keys, white. drunk dismissed
Charles Venus white, drunk; dismiss
ed with s1.25 costs.
Ben Saunders, John Smith. Franz
Nimmo. colored, DRINKS; fined 81 ant