The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-03
IN COURT YESTERDAY
Another Raid Made and the Principal Sent
on 10 the Corporation Court.
LARGE NUMBER OF SUITS ENTERED,
John Thomas Sent ON to Court-Deeds
of Bargain and snIe- Made an Az.
sfEnment-Other Notes Gathered
Around the City Hull by the vir-
Elnian Reporter.

Considering that yesterday was Mon
dHy and that Justice Burroughs had two
rockets to dispose Of doth Sundays
ana Monday's), he had the smallest
lnlumoer or cases for some months past.
ohiy Two OF the cases were important.
ANOTHER RAID.
There was another raid on last Sun
Jay morning. made by Sergeant TAYLOR
; and Detectives Curtis and williams.
i ms time the charge was for selling
nquor without a license and the prIn-
cipal victim was DR.. Thomas Moran, the
aiieged President of the Stonewall
Fourth Ward Democratic Club. The
place rnided was the upstairs of No.
3S9 Church street where the clubs
rooms are said to be located.
An addltional charge of keeping q dis
orderiy house and selling liquor on Sun
DAY was also entered against the officers
| OF the club. and charges Of nuisances
were preferred against the others who
were found in the place at the time II
was raided and who were also arrested.
INC various accounts given, by those
arrested. as to why they happened to
be in the club-room at the time of the
raid and their tales of the manner In
which they obtained drinks etc, on
sunday was very amusing. Consider
nDle gambling paraphernala and
liquors were captured and Is still held
as evidence against DR.. Moran. AZ
ter hearing the evidence Justice Bur-
roughs dismissed all the warrants
against the patrons of the place, but
sent the case of DR.. Moran on to the
grand jury under bond Of $3.50 his attor-
ney. Mr.. James Il. Duncan, becoming
his bondSman.
BACK TO HIS CELL AGAIN.
me feelings of John Thomas the COL
ored eX-convict who was released on
Saturday last from the charge of en-
bezZlelnE ISL from the restaurant of
King, Moseley & Co., OH Commercial
Place and who was later rc-arrested
on the same charge. were very different
yesterday after Justice Burroughs was
through hearing his case. After the
mans re-arrest OH Saturday Mr. Julius
Saunders was employed by Rev
David King to prosecute Thomas AMI
yesterday he succeeded in producing
sufflcent evidence before the Justice to
Justify him in sending Thomas on to
the grand Jury.
MIR. ID. Lawrence Groner and Attorney
NJ r. Hayes represented the prisoner
on Saturday and yesterday. a tilt oc-
Cured between counsel during the trial
growing out of the question put to the
prisoner ny MIR. Saunders. Where were
you working In 1892" (The prisoner
was In the Richmond penitentiary dur
ing that year) Mr.. Groner objected 10
| me question as tending to Incriminatc
INC accused His Honor admitted the
question. however. Thomas was un-
able to give bail for his appearance and
was recommittcd to his cell,
MINOR OFFENCES.
Z. walker. white, nuisance; taken I'M
der advisemcnt "''
Nathan Jones, colored. nuisance onaa
| 81 and costs.
Isaiah GriGg, colorcd, nuisance: dis
missed N''
j. e. Osborne. white. abusing an off,
Ger; continued to December 9Th.
CHARLES Howard colored. ,unlawfu1
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