The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-18
IN COURT YESTERDAY
An Unusually Dull Day Reported by Justice
Burroughs In the Police Court.
IN ALL THE TRIBUNALS OF JUSTICE.
Re'd MS an Accessory -Sir. trimmer
SurrcndcrS Himself and Is Bn!Icd
Agent Moore at Work-Not What
iac bought Held Under Il SERIOUS
Charge Other NOtcs.

Yesterday was another very dull day
IN Court circles Justice burroughs
had one OF the smallest and least I'M
portant dockets that has been before
nm during the year. There was no
business of Importance transacted by
either the Corporation or the Court of
Law and Chanccry.
HELD AS AN ACCESSORY.
colored man named Henry Ma
thcws was arrested Monday afternoon
ON warrant charging him with being
an accompliCc of Frank Thompson and
William smith, the two colored men
recently turned over to the Norfolk
county authorities on the charge of
burglariEini5 the store Iuf Mr. Lasting,
near the Portsmouth city line, on last
Friday. Justice Burroughs turned
Mathews over to the county authorities.
JOHN y. BRINMER. JR., SURREN-
DERS.
MIR. John 4. Brimmer Jr.. for whose
re-arrcst warrant was issued on
Monday last in connection with the
Moritz- Dozicr cutting affair, volunta-
rily appeared in the Police Court ycs-
terday and surrendered himself Mr..
trimmer was Immediately -bailcd by
Judge Hanekcl in the sum Of $500 for
his appearance in the Police Court to-
morrow.
AGENT MOORE'S WORK.
r, 'peNl'i oiilcer moore agent OF the
). Il. G. a., is still driving ahead the
work of his society In their efforts to
prevent cruelty to dumb animals. The
officer yesterday sworc out warrant
ana caused the arrest of Joseph Bcs-
KIN, WOOD dealer on Bermuda street.
charging him with Overlooking and
working a badly CALLED horse. The
case Will be heard to-day In the Police
Court. Beskin was arrested Il short
TIME ago on n similar charge and fined.
NOT WHAT HE BOUGHT.
An amusing case was tried by Magis-
tratc Ashburn In his office yesterday
II was peace warrant sworn out by
pie Nender named London Tally
charging Charles Jones, colorcd. with
threatening to do him bodily harm. The
warrant was placed in Deputy Con-
stable Manning's hands to serve and
ne located the accused at McCleary' &
McClellan's stables In Union street
The evidence in the case proved that the
whole trouble originated over six cents
due the pie man for pie which he
claimed Jones had bought and NOT
only refused to pay him for, but in
stead mad threatened to annihilatc him
If he dared to mention the matter TO
him. Jones In his defense acknowledge
ed that he bought or thought he was
buying mincc pie for six cents. hut
while dcvouring the edible he sudden
ly discovered Il number Of small blocl,
raisinS nor currnnts. and had remnants
of legs as well as wings He ceased TO
relish tilc pie, but his discovery was
too late as large portion of its con-
tents had been devoured. as he hap
pcncd to be very hungry at the time
and neglected to reconnoitre or Skin
mlsh before he made the final attack.
The Justice thought Jones' defense so
far ms the payment of the six cents
Is concerned was n good one. but ns
I,onden made the prescribed affidavit
as to his fear of bodily harm, His
Honor bound Jones over to keep the
peace in the sum OF 500
HELD UNDER y SERIOUS CHARGE
a young and intelligent looking young
white man named Harry r. Hancock,
VINO gave mis- age as twenty-five years,
was arrested yesterday at No. SIS Out
ten street, Huntersville, upon a war
rant received mt police Headquarters
from Manchester. Va. charging him
with running beautiful young lady Of
good family. under promise of mar