The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-19
YESTERDAY in COURT
a Heavl Docket Heard BY Justice Burroughs
and Many LaWhTaakers Punished.
LAW AND CHANCERY AND OTHER COURTS
Assignment of Cases for tho Present
Term "A Railroad Case BEFORE
Judge iIugl,cs-Guilsy of Theft
The Barbers Captured-CharEcd
With Cruelty 10 AniIl,nis.

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Justice Burroughs Police Court dock
ct yesterday was large and some of the
cases were important and interesting.
CAPTURED THE BARRIERS,
John Washington, colored, proprietor
OF the barber shop under the Gladstone
Hotel, and two of his Workmen named
Horace Price and Charles Pool. also col
ored, stood before the Police Court yes
terday charged with keeping the barber
shop open and WORKING on Sunday
Detectives Williams and Curtis raidcd
the shop on last Sunday morning, and
caught Washington and Price i'm the
act OF shaving some customers. Their
attorney, Julius II. Saunders, asked that
the warrant against Pool be dismissed
as the evidence did not prove that he
nad been engaged in working and that
the other two offenders be discharged
Dy their paying the costs in cOnsidcra-
ton of the fact that the parties being
shaved were guests of the hotel ana
customers Of the shop: that they did
not pay on Sunday and the shaving
them was more In the nature of II favor
than for profit or business, and that the
parties bore good regulations, never
having been before the Police Court
prior to this occasion. Justice Bur
rouShs dismissed the warrant against
Pool and gave the others the minimum
line of ~ and COSTS. Mr.. Saunders
noted an appeal from the fines and the
bonds OF Washington and Prince were
placed at S25 each for their appearance,
which bond their attorney furnished.
CHARGE UNSUSTAINED.
In attempting to get even with officer
Frazier for performing his duty. Luther
Walker, Il young white man, found him
self under arrest with 81 serious charge
confronting him. While the officer was
patrolling his beat near the Queen
street market on Saturday night last
Luther Walker attracted his attention
by creating Il disturbance. The officer
ordered him to be quiet and move on
whereupon Walker became abusive and
dared the officer 10. arrest him. which
the latter promptly did. giving him II
ride in the patrol wagon He was
bailed out by Justice Gregory and inn
mcdiately demanded that the Justice
issue n warrant for the officer on the
charge of being drunk. The warrant
was served upon the officer and he
came Immediately to the statiun-h house
where II was apparent 10 every one
present that the charge was unwar-
rantcd and sworn out with Il view to
getting even with the officer. who was
advised 10 have Walker again arrested
for perjury, which he did. In the Po-
lice Court yesterday the charge against
the officer was dismissed aud he was
honorably acquitted. The evidence In
Dictated that Walker was intoxicated
when he sworc out the warrant against
enough not 20 push the charge OF per
jury against him. He was. therefore,
simply fined as "a nuisance SEE and the
costs in the perjury case. total sS.25.
JAILED AND FINED.
William Riddlck. a big negro man.
was very much in evidence in the Po-
lice Court yesterday. being arrnigncd
OH three separate chargcs-onc for steal
ing lot OF cakes from Mr. s. Fond
bury valued at 20 cents, another for
Il. -.
4 nuisance on the street. MIR / w
l;ason appeared as his attorney. Jus
ticc Burroughs gave Riddick thirty days
In Jail on the first charge. fined him
$3.50 OH the second and dismissed the
third
CHARGED WITH CRUELTY TO
ANIMAL.
George Washington, alias George
White. colorcd, was arrested by Spc-
cial Officer Moore. agent for tho $. y
G. a.. on Sunday upon the charge of Ill
using a horse and causing it's death
In the Police Court yesterday Washing
ton was represented by Attorney Julius
7. Saunders, who produced number
Of witnesses, who testified 10 tn" good
attention given TO the horse by wash
ington; that he was n good master to
all Of his horses On" having several
and that the horse did not die from i'll
trea tincnt. but from 81 disease prove
lent among horses. The only witness
against Washington. besides officer
Moore, was II man named Purvis. and
Washineton's attorney proved that he
was tcstifying through malice. Justice
Burroughs took the case under advise
mcnt
GUILTY OF THEFT.
\ colorcd woman. named Mice Tcrc-
bee was arrested Sunday by Office.
Frazier on Il charge of stealing three
sweaters valued at 90 cents. from H.
II. Keys. Tho evidence against the
woman was conclusive. anu her attor-
ncy. sir. John c. Tilton. did not offer
any defense. but made n plea that the