The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-27
The Largest Police Court Docket Ever
Heard by a Norfolk Justice.
OTHER GASES IN THE OTHER COURTS.
The Acciden. TO officer CROSS Grand
Jury Instead OF Marriage Ecnst-
The Case Against Sohn lsiddick
Taken Under Advisement-nn t:ie
United States Court.


ever been handled In one day by any
Police Justice in the city of Norfolk.
II TOOK His Honor the whole day to
near the cases,and both he and his court
officers We're forced TO go without their
dinner In order to clean the dockcts.
or course the number was increased
from the fact that Wednesday was
Christmas Day.
OFFICER CROSS ACCIDENT.
One of the cases that occupied cunsid-
cradle of Justice Burroughs time yes
terdaH were the charges against II col
ored man named Mason Virgins. who
has lived with ana worked for Mr.. C.
Il. Cromwell on his farm on the Cot
tage Toll Bridge road for eight years
Mason was charged with assaultinE
Officer Cross by knocitiu- him down
and driving over him and with carrying
4 concealed pistol. which weapon was
taken from his person at the station
house on December 9th. Mir. Julius T.
Saunders appeared to represent Wig
gins and drew out evidence thet his eli
ent bore q good reputation as a law
abiding and peaceful citizen: that he
had not been out of his buggy and had
not taken drink uf linuor: that he
drove into town with his wife, came
by the market, aud that while along
there his horse. which is an old racer
commonly known as u ringer" ma on
cilahlc, became excited by tho fire
crackers, horns. etc; that he started
through Atlantic street to drive to
Union to have an old pistol that was
unloaded and world not revolve fixed
manage and he was doing his best to
check his fast gait. when he saw OIL
Ger Gross start IN cross the street at the
corner of Plume; that the officer sud
denly stopped In the middle of The
street and looked back at DETECTIVES Will
L In nd -.,fN
Ing up Bank street. Not expecting the
officer TO stop abruptly when he did lie
was unable t. check his excited horse
In time and the shaft OF his buggy
SlrlcE the officer. knocking him down.
Mr.. Saunders argued that the officer
by ncElecting to look ahead and around
him at such Il time as Christmas Eve
wight and by stopping in the middle of
the street had contributed To the acct
dent of which he was the victim, and
that the same law that applied to civil
actions in CO ses or contributors naoli
sencc should apply to this criminal
case. number OF white and t.olorsd
Witnesses testified to the fact that Wiz.
GINS was carrying the pistol to tho shon
Tor repairs. rs did the wife Of the az
cuSHc' ar. O. r.. Cromwell. who act cd
as bondSman for the accused M Tho ti,,,,
of his arrest. was in court .,nd tnr,ira',
10 Virgins good reputation and IN t,o
TACT mat he was n. careful driynr ~
inS driven his teams to town with iii,
truck thousand times or moro ond
never had All accident
Irsticc Burr0llchs. ortcr h,.,; a..
evidence ana argument. ala nnt NIL,
mat a case OF criminal assault ~,
nern proven. but thou-ht thai II minbt
nc q cas-" OF reckless driving. He there.
a"rn ned me c"st under adviscmcnt
hhtll december 30th. Tho warrant for
carrying a concealed dangerous weo,on
was dismissed releasing him from Tic
me Of $22.25 which he iurasod on 10
accused on Christmas Day. nj which
nu;tfihE the case was not fully ,,onr
Mr.. Cromwell rc-entercd on v-;.,;,,.
hond IN the sum of $40 for. his ANNA.
arc" on the 3oth. officer Crosse w!,h ~,
r"'N"h y severe cash across IN. co..
nea' and y dislocatcd finger. was or,o
sou.n, "u' .",raN. ne cut hHvir,. hen"
an" INC other wounds dressed
TO THE GRAND JURY
instead Of enjoying Il bridal ,orr ~,
IHnarrfaSe feaS. the colorcd man r., NJ.
i no"rS. VINO took out his; marr;u.r'
in, d., LEV uhEs ago ana celebrated
th'tt ilrst step toward marriage bIiss b,.
set''hS drunk and slaehin: Tho n,rs
nose ana face of Harry brown c,i
orEu' IN a horrible manner. finds hir,-
sell IN jail waiting TO be tried hv he
r. ,''au jury. Justice Burroughs heard
Wy case yesterday ana sent the prlsou.
e. on. Brown was in court with hjs
race bandaGed to such nm cxtnnt no,
ne could hardly see and testified nrainst
Mo,re. me evidence was conclusive
ana proved Moore to BE not only H..
sEisher but the aGgrcssor.
NORA HEATH FINED.
The white woman Nora Heath nro.
prletress OF numbers 81 and So Avon
street. and who was arrested ON ia
serious charge OF enticing from nn3
hafDoring inmates OF the FLORENCE, CT.
tehuen Home. was tried before Juc,ir,
Burroughs yesterday. The Warrant
AGAINST ner was not sufficiently cnn-
elusive to sustain the charges above
hni 1t aid prove her To be tile proprln
trcSs OF disreputablc house, for which
Ills Honor fined her $2225 Air. -
MOTIFS represented the woman, and took
nh appeal ana she was placed under
ponds Tor her appearance before the
Corporation Court at its next torn
JOHN RIDDICK'S CASE.
The case of the young colorcd man
john ltiddick, who keeps an oyster
house on Church street, and who was ar
rested a day or two ago on the charge
.oi bcirayinE Hattie Moore, daughter OF
prominent colcred people in the uppc,
part of the city. consumed more of
Justic" Burroughs time yesterday than
any ciher case on the docket. Mr.. ,M-
JUS T. Saunders appeared for the prison
ei' ana Attorney j. g. ASburv for III,
prosecution. The girl had nearly n
dozen witnesses that had TO be exam
lncd. and the hearing of the evidence
and arguments consumed over two
hours. After hearing the case Justice
Burroughs stated that u case under