The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-13
A MULATT0 WARFARE
DenizenS of the Sums Come to Blows and
Then Resort 10 the Use Of Weapons.
AN ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL.
Agent Moore still working would
lie Preacher in Conrt-A Doctor
Charged with Assauls-.t Long List
of Minor 0Hcndcrs-Thc Husincss
En- The Other Courts.

Justice Burroughs had another small
ana unimportant docket In the Police
Court yesterday.
AGENT MOORE STILL WORKING.
Special officer Moore agent for the
Is l. Z. ~, who has been so vigilant in
SuppreSSinE cruelty TO animals tor some
time ast.causcd another offender in the
person OF colored boy named Perkins,
and his employer. Mr.. II. Nixdorf, man
asei' OF the Troy Steam Laundry, to an,
bear in the Police Court yesterday.
The warrant this time was drawn
against Mr.. Nixdorf under a section OF
the city ordinance that the owner, OF
any public hack. cart, dray or wagon.
WHO shall permit said vehicle to be
driven through the public streets of
Noriolk 10y Il person under the age of is
years, shall be guilty Of IA misdemeanor
and subject TO q fine of So Mr. Niydorf
mas been employing u colored boy who
claims 10 lie II years of age. To drive
ms laundry wagon through the streets.
ana having been warned 10y Officer
Moore to stop same without effect the
Warrtn was sworn out for him 1t is un-
derstood that the defendant will con,
lest the case upon the grounds that the
ordinance reads public" vehicles, and
that his wagon does not come under
mat head. When the case was called
yesterday is was continued until to-
morrow on account OF the absence Of
Mr. a. II. Seldner. one Of the cuunssI
Ton VIII also assist the prosecution, and
IL is said that prominent lawyers VIII
represent the defense.
MULATTO WARFARE.
a bloody fight that came near prov>
Ing fatal TO one of the combatants took
place "Wednesday between two Young
mulnlto women in the rear of Steve
Budd 'sbar-room, on Plume street. There
were three participants in the affair,
ll.a - i
Mamie White. all notorious characters
and We'll known in the Police Court
rho two principals to the row were
Della Stoval and the Miles girl. The
latter was IA terribly disfsurcd object
Wien She appeared before Justice Bur-
rouEhs yesterday. having IL black and
swollen left eye, Il cash about an inch
long across the forehead and a. hand
cut from It's centre down The forefinger;
besides, several Sits In arm and side
or her dress near her heart. where her
opponents knife had failed to enter
deeply. The testimony of the injured
woman was to the effect that she and
Mamie White had gotten into II dis
pnte about some money. whcreupon
said Mamie White struck her a. blow in
the left eye. They clnchcd and fell to
the floor and while Hooked together
Della Stoval rushed to Mamie Whites
assistance, and drawing q knife, slash
ed her across the face and otherwise
although number OF witnesses were
In the room, she could not identify them
as her face and eyes were 50 filed with
blood she was unable TO see them
Della Stoval admitted the cutting, but
claimed that it was done in self de-
tense. and that the Miles woman at
tackled her with stove lid. The Stoval
and Miles women were the only two
arrested, but before the trial was
through Mamie White volunteered as
a witness n ~ nd ,,-l,ap