The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-11
JONES TO BE Indie TED
Constable Branch Discovers discriminating
Evidence Of the Guilt Of Robert Jones.
REEDS FERRY LOOKS FOR A POSTOFFICE
The Case OF Henry Booker, Continued
Tho Christian Missionary Asso.
scIation 10 Gonreno Wednesday
w arrants sworn Ont TO Recover
ssiss Illegally Held Suw Logs.

igi Suffolk. Va, Dec. 1O.-(SpeciaD 1t
appears after all That Robert Jones
who was discharged on the accusation
OF having robbed the residence Of
Henry Wilkins, and who is now serving
"a sixty days. term In jail for carrying
concealed weapons, will be punished for
the crime OF burglary. Constable
has been directing his detective
energy towards the collection of In
terminating evidence. and he to-day
stated That he had discovered some tcs
sttinony of a very damaging character,
which, In fact, was considered of I'M
portance by Justice Elcy, who this morn
ling gave Jones n second preliminary
hearing and after receiving the new evil
Sdence sent him on for Indictment
@pistol found in the possession Of Joe
3IGley, colored, was recognized as a part
5of the stolen property and on being
pressed 10 name the person from whom
! he secured II, said he bought the wea-
pom ,from Robert Jones. Elcy was
taken to the jail and at once pointed
out Jones as the vendor, among n crowd
identified by Wilkins. The prisoner
was somewhat abashed ut the new
phase of the case from which he had
s been dismissed, but yet stout!y denies
any knowledge of the stolen pistol.
X CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ASSO-
CIAT1ON.-rhe Christian Missionary
Association will convene in fourth an
nual session at the Suffolk Christian
Church at 10 n. m Wednesday. Rev.
M @. Newman President will call the
4 body to order and Colonel Alexander
Savage will serve as Secretary. The
8 association Will he in convention two
days, each of which will he divided into
sthree sessions. Aside from the rou-
,tine work among those who are to take
L prominent part in the proceedings the
first day are: Drs. w. w Staley, w II
Il Herndon, w. S. Long. Prof. Motit.
KEY: " n. Butler and AR. I. w Rawles.
SECOND DAY COUNTY COURT
4 Judge Kilby convened County Court Mt
4 the usual time to-day, the second of
the term. The session was occupied as
Is follows:
The will OF Wylie Holland. colored,
MAS admitted to probate. The testator
ss&EWllled all his property, the most impor-
x t tsi or which Is a dwelling and lot on
Il Church street, TO his unmarried daueh-
5;ster. Adelinc.
ne rest Of the day was occupied in
Il 1 5d, correction of erroneous tax accounts.
ssIhe following were found to have been
ztainproperly taxed and the resppctive
& amounts due them were ordered re-
sAInAded: Mrs Eliza F. TIley. Miss les
SIC ~. Farker, John T.. Primer, DR.. III.
~ y ,,I HEMRY BoOKER's CASE CON
SKI .lNuED;-Henry Booker. colored. rep.
a s5 s 5lteu pN D. n. Burgess and prosccut-
eseu ny >. J.. Nanderslice, was today
y Z r i"r = preliminary before Justice
~ H.
@5Iy courthouse. Owing to the absence
go e maseriai witnesses the case was con,
vs. inued TIL 10 a. m. Monday Booker is
rs accused of stealing lot OF pine and
y poplar logs, composing n part of n raft
;s5tn the Nansemond river.
Warrants of dctinue against John IT
ssss II ifiHiarrison and Sam Thompson. white
s}slSsWorn out by Perry Ashley. to recover
isi from them the same logs wh:rh Booker
accused of stealing, Were also tried
st5Ihe same attorneys appearing. The Jus
Istlcs decided that the timber should hn
sassssdeliyered to Ashley, the costs of tbc
q gtllt. falling on the defendants lie also
SSdecrsed that Ashley should pay TO each
s!ort the defendants 81 for holding the
sIogs that were floating down the
ss SSfftttPOSTOFFICE DESIRED AM
ss2IttSI1D'S FERRY.-Mr John n. Co,vl-
h sl surveyor says he will soon survey
saEIhe roads from Suffolk to Chuckatuck
&foSagcertain the distance of each from
ssReed's Ferry, the object being a pre-.
sparcAory measure for the establishment