The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-02
COSTLY CORN.

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COSTLY CORN.
Stealing an ear of corn worth. per-
maps. two cents. cost John Vaughan
colored. thirty days in Jail. William
Hicks charged Vaughan before His
'ionor yesterday. with stealing AN ear
of corn from him and eating it in
his presence. Justice Burroughs "vi-
IDENTITY believed that the uffensc ana not
the vaiu" of the goods taken. governs
the penalty. as II" gave Vaughan thir-
- days in jail.
ANOTHER OF THE GANG
Gradually the members of the Dirty
Dozen or Shoe String Gang" are Wit
Messing the ranks of their organization
become depleted.
officer Holiday yesterday brought
another of its members. named Willie
Johnson, alias "Swclley." before His
Honor. The offender Is as black ms the
ace of spades and his face glittcrcd in
the sunshine like n diamond
Justice burroughs fined him 81 and
costs. in lieu of which he went to Jail
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
y short tim" ago Mary Cuncr was
united in the holy bonds of matrmony
to ArChi" Fcr"hoc. Their happiness
WAS rudcly disturbed Monday however
when Officer Sherman served a warrant
on the woman. charging her with haV-
ing another husband living in tn" per
son of AdostOn Cuffcc Cuif"" swOrc
OUT IN" warrant ana the woman was
,nrd.,v r.nn ro,,ti,,,'nd ~ 10 ',u
ortoh.r Iotb Lv ,,nu,s, -, ~. $500
ans counsel.
SENT TO THE GRAND Jury.
Two young culorcd boys. named Felix
Bell and Daniel Monroe, We're sent ON
To the grand jury Yesterday on the
rharE" OF burglary ANA house breaking.
i|ell was also given an additional sen
t"nc" ol ninety days III jail Tor stealing
a pair of shoes from Louis Collato.
The charge uf burglary was that the
two took the sash out OF the house
OF NJ. Fuchinnnn'S. on church street,
entered ana Slol" Il par OF pants on
sunday last. Ihv boys claimed That
the pants were given To them by Il man
named Henderson, but Justice Bur
7 iouEhS dd not believe their state
! lnvntS ana sent them on To the grand
jury.
| \ HAfCllE'f AS y PERSCADER.
| Mary r.. Harris, Colorcd, who claims
! that She has been takint, care of the
/ child of linn Smallwund went TO the
lattcr's barber shou on Monday to col
] lcCt some money from him Anticipate
| ing a refusal To her request she took Il
Ihatchct along to test its effectiveness as
la perSuudcr. The Ratchet scheme aid
| not work however. and Mary landed
| in Jail for creating a disturbance. Yes
! tcrdaN she was fined 81 and costs
ARHi,STrp As ACCESSORY
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| RAJ Gordnu iect In. co,,r,,.y a faN.
days ago and the commemorative At
| tornry. MIR H. u. White. became s;us,
! piciuus that the boy intended leaving To
avoid testifying against the accused
| MIR. White therefore had a warrant is
sued for his arrest on Monday. rhnrg-
mg him with being an ACCESSORY 10
Justice Seneca yesterday and upon re-
quest of Mr.. Wool. partner of Mir.
White. who conducted the prosecution.
the ease was continued until next
Thursday that he might gain sufficient
evidence to hold the hoy. havin. fail
ed to produce sufficient at the hear
ing. I.atci facts came to the know
ledge of the Justice rcspectjnr tho
was not sufficient Forthcoming "vidcuc"