The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-25
A FAMILY's TROUBLES
Receive an Airing In the Police Court at the
Hands Of Police Justice Burroughs.
A MINISTER MAKES THE COMPLAINT.
Rev. J. Wicker, IL Former Norfoils
Pastor. Charges George w. Hall
with having Threatened TO shoot
Him-A Bond TO Keep the Peace
Rcquircd-In the other Courts.

Justice burroughs had II very small
ana, with the exception OF one case
q very unimportant docket In the Pc
lice Court yesterday. This one case.
however, was OF highly sensational
character.
THREATENED y MINISTER'S
LIFE.
Rev. J. j. Wicker, formerly pastor
OF Spurscon Memorial Baptist Church,
OF this city, and now Il prominent di-
vine OF Baltimore. temporarily holding
revival services In this city, sworc
out u warrant Tuesday against Mr.
George w. Hall, a convert of his, churg-
Ing him with threatening his life, and
that gentleman was yesterday placed
under arrest. In the Police Court two
prominent attorneys appeared to de-
lend Mr.. Hall, while the reverend gem
tieman conducted the prosecution.
Mr.. Wicker testified that about two
years ago. while he was pastor of
the Baptist church here, he received
MI. Hall, whom he had previously
met us he passed his house In Il very
drunken condition. He knew the mans
family. and in their interest he follow
ed Hall TO his home. and on reaching
there he found the man suffering from
dcltrium trcmens. having smashed the
Nockery and demornlizcd things gen
orally. He assisted I'm holding the do
FERROUS man until the police authori-
ties took charge of him. He then went
10 inc police station, paid his fine and
haa him sent to the hospital, where he
paid his expenses for ten DAYS While
In the hospital Mr.. Wicker says he
talked to Hall, sent him books to read,
and used his best efforts as Il minister
Of the Gospel and as Il friend to re-
FORM him and reconcile him to his
wife, who was forced to leave him
on account of his dissipation. After
his release from the hospital, Hall ap-
pnrently reformed, PROGRESSED religion.
and was baptized by MIR. Wicker ana
accepted to membership In the latt.r's
church. He then acted as mediator he
tween Hall and his wife, and effected
a reconciliation between the two, Mrs.
iiail only consenting To live with her
husband on condition that he would not
drink again. 1t was not long. how
ever before Hall forgot his promise
and good resolutions and got on an
either spree. Mr.. Wicker then adj
vised Mrs. Hall to leave her husband
as IL was dangerous for her TO live
with him, and MS he would not keep
his promises and Mrs. Hall took the
minister's advice, and went out OF the
city.
Mr.. Wicker arrived here q few days
ago to assist In revival meeting nj his
old church, and on Tuesday night Mr..
w. j. Fulford, member of the church.
Gnu iIitIt ti HIS, came 10 MN and
told him that MIR. Hall had threatened
his life and that he had better look out
for him.
Mr.. Fulford was then sworn. and
testified that on Tuesday while he
was 1T lunch i'm a restaurant. MIR Hall
came TO him and said that you CEul-
lorD are the very man ! want to see.
You have 1t in your power to save n
mans life: that If Wicker breaches
IN that church tonight he would kill
him when he left the pulpit if Smith
Z Wesson revolver would do it, Mr..
fulford begged him not to make such
threats, reminding him that If he killed
MI Wicker he would have to pay the
Whereupon Hnll rcplicd that
he would surely kill him if he had to
dangle in the air for it afterward Mr..
tulford thcrcupon notified Mr. Wicker
and the warrant was sworn out
The defense set up by the ATTORNEYS
for MIR. Hall was that he was so In
toNicatcd at the time of making the
threats he was irresponsible
Under ross-eXamination. however.
Mr.. Fulford stated that he could not
say that Hall was drunk. although
he might haze been under the influence
Of liquor. His impression was that Han
knew what he was talking about and
meant it. and he believed that Mr..
Wicker's life was in danger
Mr.. Wicker thought Mr. Hall Il dan
gerous man when on his sprccS. MS he
had tried to kill himself with n spIiu-
ter at the time that he was FIRST taken
with delirium trcmcnS. bat WAS pre-
vented from doing So n'h,. SECOND
time that he was delirious he wanted
10 shoot himself. but upon being Of
fered II pistol and told 10 go ahead
he declined To accept 1t. Upon being
questioned as to whether he had had
reason on other occasions to hclicy,
that Hall WAS incensed against him
Mr. Wicker replied that on one occa-
sion Hall had asked him in Branblr-
ton where his U1all's) wife was. and
unon his telling him that he did not
know Hall seemed to doubt il, and
looked AT him dangerously. He seemed
to have the devil in his eve
Mr.. Hall testified that he had been
drinking heavily for some time mast
after having abstained for six months,
and that he had no remembrance Of
seeing MIR. Fulford on Tuesday nor did
he remember any Of the threats made. |
Justice Burroughs placed the prisoner
under bond of $500 to keep the ucacc !
in default of which he was committed
TO Jail.
MINOR OFFENSES.
Charges against j. G.. Grey, white. and
Louisa Davis, white. for obtaining |
money from pawnbrollcr under false |
pretcnses some days ago by means OF |
n fake ring, We're dismissed
Martin Coleman, George Stewart.
Peter Roper, c. c. jackson. Robert Wal |
lier, white. drunk: fined 81 and costs.
George Douglas. Singer Harris. color
ed. drunk; fined 81 and costs
George Douglas. colOrcd, breach OF |
he peace: fined 81 and cocts