The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-16

lSASAiiiSSSd Will COSlS.
CAPTURED BY A CLERK.
AS Mr.. H. L. Miner. clerk for Mr.
James T. Davis, proprietor of n furni-
ture store at No 2l2 Church street. was
passing that establishment late Thurs.
day night, he saw u dim light burning
| In the rear of the building II Is MIR
Miners business to see that all lights
are out before he closes the store and lie
remembered that he had put the lights
out on the night In question. His sus-
PIGEONS were, therefore, aroused and
going into the rear entrance, he dis,
covered Il negro thief, and lmmediat ely
attacked him. Tho negro fought dcg-
peratcly and Mr. Milner had consldcrn
bic trouble in subduing him. He man
aged to hold him, however, until officer
Fentress arrived and placed him under
arrest. The burglar was carried to the
station-house. where he gave the name
or Johnny Boyd. In the Police Court
this morning. The evidence against
Yesterday morning, the evidence against
3oyd was conclusive and Justice Bur-
roughs sent him on to the grand Jury.
COLoRED FEMALE PUGILISTS.
TWO colored females from the tender
ION district, attempted to settle their
I 1,, Thursday night in Corbett-
f1tzsimmons style OH the street, and
each OF them was getting in some
pretty stiff blows on the other when
officer Nelson's attention was attract,
ea 10 the disturbance. and he placed
| them both under arrest. In the Police
Court yesterday each accused the OF her
OF being the aSgresSor, as Is usually the
| case, but ms the weight of the evidence
was about equal on both sides, His
Honor fined them each S3.25 for their
alsorderly conduct. They were una bic
TO pay the fine and went TO jail I'm de-
fault.
SIXTY DAYS FOR THEFT.
| Another shon lftcr ~, ,.,,,p ,.,,,t.
this time male, stood before Justice
burroughs yesterday, charged with lar
ceny. The name of the accused Is John
lSaston. colOred, and he was arrested on
warrant sworn out by Mr.. B. Kope-
iand, who Keeps a store on West Main
street. MI. l<Opeland testified that the
| negro entered his store on Thursday.
pretending to want to buy some goods,
ana when he thought the propretor's
attention was directed from him, hc
slipped Il pair OF pants valued mt $275
| under his coat. MIR. kopelund was too
quick for him, however. and detected
him In the net and had him arrested.
iSaston's mania seems To be for steal
Ing pants, judging by the number of
pawn tickets found on him when he was
searched. as there were several OF them
and all for pants pawncd. except one.
which was for coat Justice Bur
roughs sentenced him to sixty DAYS in
| jail
WEE AND HUSBAND MAKE UP
one OF the detectives was called upon
Thursday afternoon by Iavcnia How
ard 10 arrest her husband. Walter How-
ard, colorcd, on the charge of Beating
her Walter was found at Thayer'.;
stables. where he Is employed anu
taken TO the police station. where he
was bailed out for his appearance be-
fore the Police Court yesterday. When
he appeared, however. his wife also an
peared ana stated to His Honor that
| they had made up" and she wished the
warrant dismissed. Justice Burroughs
uismissed the warrant unon Towards
paying Sl.20 costs.
y SAD SIGHT.
y white resident of IIuntersvTlc
named T.. ~. Ilodkiff, said to he n
florist and gardner. stood charged
with drunkenness. and lust beside him
stood his little iivc-year-old boy. who
had spent the night in a cell with his
father The man was seen Thursday i'm
very drunken condition, going from
one saloon to another and his little
enid clingmg to him. until he was
iinnily arrescd and both he and the
iittle one were driven to the station
mousse In the patrol wagon. IIodkiff
told u pitiful story to Justice Bur
roughs Yesterday. stating that his
wife, the mother of the little boy. had
recently died, and that he left his
home in EIuntcrsville the previous day
" wi ms aoi ~ tikt MN TO South Mills.
where the boys aunt lives and who is
to take care of him I'm the future: that
he had to wait in Norfolk few hours
Tor the boat, and while waiting met
some old friends who Induced him TO
JOIN them In drink: that the drink
ing was kept up until he became in
toXicated. and fell into the hands of
the police. The man begged with tears
In his eyes for mercy for himself and
on account of his child who had no
where to go if he was sent to jail or
fined.
Justice Burroughs took pity on him
and for the childs sake dismissed the
warrant. 1t is said to be a case of
misplaced sympathy. however, as the
man was seen drinking alone ycster-
day, with no friends but the child
and as soon as he was liberated was
seen to enter saloon with the child.
MINOR OI'FENSES.
Walter Howard. colored. assault:
satisfaction; dismissed with costs.
SIPS.
John Easton, colored, petit larceny
sixty days in jail
Johnnie Boyd. colored, housebreak
ing; sent on to the grand jury.
Marthy Taylor. colored. breach of tho
peace; fined 81 and costs.
Rosetta Foreman, colored, breach OF
the peade, fined 81 and costs.
James Davis. colored, drunk; dis
missed with costs, SIPS.
John Thompson, white. drunk; dis
missed.
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