The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-24
THE CHURCH STREET RAID.

| IIE loNSI1 hIIG hSFAACs
David Roskam and the seven other
white men who were arrested Sunday
morning abou; O'Clock over 1874 Church
street. on warrants charging them with
unlawful gambling, were arrnigned be-
| fore Justice burroughs yesterday. Judge
i d. Tucker Brooke appeared for Mr..
| RoSkam. The officers testified to- hay
| ing received Information thM. gambling
was being conducted mt the place. and
| made the raid; that they caught two or
| three of the men engaged In playing
cards and arrested all of the inmates.
Judge Brooke introduced evidence in
| defense to prove that Mr.. Roskam had
| previously notified the Police Depart
ment that he had friends in his room TO
engage In playing game Of cards, but
| that he did not violate the law and
| invited the officers to come up at any
time. The defense attempted to prove
! that the rooms were private, and that
no games contrary to law existed there
| Justice burroughs took the cases of
| David Roskam. Charlie Daub, l.. T.
Blondcl. and Joseph Kaufman under
| Amusement until the 2Sth, and {dis-
| Richardson and Hugh Mckay. as there
was 10 evidence against them.
THEIR POSITION REVERSED.
When the much wanted and finally
captured negro Isaac Joyner, who es-
capped from Attorneys Wool and Eason
some time ago and has at last been
rclodgcd In jail here, was arraigned be-
fore Justice burroughs yesterday Judge
Thomas IL. Wilcox appeared to defend
him, and asked that the case be con-
tlnued until Tomorrow. Common
weaith's Attorney Baum was on hand
TO prosecute Joyncr. and an amusing
feature Of the proceeding is that the
former aSsidious workers in his behalf
tMessrs. l2ason and WocD will be on
hand to assist In prosecuting Instead OF
defending the man. His past treatment
of said attorneys has naturally caused
them to promptly reverse their position
so far as his case Is concerned.
a YOUNG THIEF
One of the youngest and smallest
criminals seen in the Police Court for
q long time was arraigned before Justice
Burroughs yesterday. The boy wna
| Frank Williams, colored. and did not
| look to be over 10 or 12 years of age
| He was arrested and convicted OF steal
| Ing pair of shoes valued ut So from his
employc, Mr. S. Lasalia. on Main street.
| He had the air and manners of an old
offender and Justice Burroughs sent
him to jail for three months to teach him
| 4 lesson
PROMINENT COLORED PEOPLE
| a well known young color>d man
named John Riddick. who is engaged in
the oyster business on Church street,
\ near Frcemason, was arrested by DE.
putty High Constable Manning ycstsr-
| day on the serious charge OF bcttayinp
| Hattie Moore, the daughter Of 4 promi-
nent colored man. under promise Of mar
| riage. The arrest caused Il large num-
| her Of colored friends OF the accused
and accuser to crowd the Police Courl
room yesterday. Mr.. julius 7. Saunders
appeared TO represent Itiddick and At
| torney Brown appeared for the woman,
| BY agreement CT counsel and consent
OF the Justice the case was continued
until the 18th. ! Riddick was placed
which was promptly furnished by II
prominent white Church street business
| firm.
MINOR OFFENSES.
Louis Cohen, assault; continued to the
2lth
ELI Haddon. stealing; continued for
examination.
d. II. Robinson. sick vagrant sen,
to jail hospital for North Carolina au,
a. d. Sessions, Walter Cornick, Carl
| Swinson, J. d. Seymour. w. Graves
W. s. Brewer. T. II. Hartman. Tom Ken,
NY, G. r. Johnson, John Callahan. Mary
| ,'oyllins, Thomas O'Brien. John Cat
| ling A. Denison. John bingham, drunks
| fined 81 and costs.
Moses Skinner. nuisance; bond for
feited.
John Daniel, nuisance; continued ten
days for examination
Douglass Baskerville assault salts
| faction acknowledged; dismissed with
costs, Sl.25.
silas Elliott. drunk; dismissed with
| Sl.25 costs.
Mary Boykins, nuisance; dismissed
| with Sl.25 costs.
II. ~. Ferguson. drunk: dismissed
J. II. Brown. gambling: dismissed
John Daniel, carrying concealed wca
pom; dismissed.
Thomas Williams. nuisance; fined 81
| and costs.
c. r. Johnson. interfering with officer
In discharge of his duty; dismissed with
| SIPS costs
II. a. ferguson, breach of the peace;
| dismissed.
John Callahan. breach of the peace:
| fined $3.50 and costs.
| Thomas Alackay stealing; four
months in jail.
Louis Ward, stealing; ninety days in
| jail.
Henry Day, stealing; sixty days in
Jail.
| Court OF Law ana Cbanccry
| The Court of Law and Chancery were
| engaged yesterday in the second trial
of the suit of G. II. Frey VS.. ~ Burruss
to recover the sum Of $4,000 alleged 10
be due on collateral. n fun account OF
which was published in The Virginian
at the time of the previous trial AT s
O'Clock last night the evidence was still
being heard and the case will not go to
the jury until to-day
Marriage Licenses.
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