The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-19
A LONG POLICE DOCKET
Justice Burroughs Has His Hands Full Try
Ing Offenders hgaiAS; The Law.
IRISH POTATOES CAUSE TROUBLE.
4 EOIOrcd Woman Objects TO Bcing
Called t;.iy SWmcs ~ y Eennic
s'rosccutcs Rcr Own Case The
Corporation Court E;m>incSs 'ahc
United States Court.

Justice Burroughs had large and
tedious docket TO dispose OF yesterday.
Many OF the cases involved technical
law points and many witnesses ON both
sides. His Honor did not get through
trying the cases until nearly o'clock
y. m
CALLED HER UGLY NAMES.
me use OF very ugly titles instead OF
hcr proper name toward Lizzie I}urrell
u tan and lanky colorcd dcnizcn of
queen street. by her female friend
NlYric Bowen. caused the former to
swear out a warrant and have her tor
mentor brought into court Lizzie tes-
titled that her life was made miserable
by Myrie calling out as She passed by
there goes long legs. eat hcr up Old
rags. she is the queen of queen
street ana was continually "burloSquc-
Ing her. She pleaded hard with tho
Justice to make Lizzie behave herself
but ttiS Honor failed to see any breach
OF inc peace in the use Of the phrases
named. and he dismissed the case
EXAMINING POTATOES
y iltti" bil OF curiosity on til" part Of
Mr.. Frank PritcGard. white. caused him
some nutoricty and inCuuVcnianCc he
was in the Police Court Yesterday Charr-
ed 10y Arnisteld Howard. colorcd with
uniaWfu!ly trcspassng in his potato
uatcn, and aSsaui;nE him with his fist
Mir. Pritchard explained to His Honor
that he was taking Il walk towards
Lambert SPoint in company with
some friends and his litt', boy. when
th"lr curiosity was excited as TO whether
the frost tia; turned the potatoe vine
black. extended down To the root itself
ana that one OF the boys stepped into
IN" patch, which was next To the path
ana pulled one Of the potatoes where
upon tn" plaintiff became SO very
abusive and violent that he had to push
MIN away from him. Justice Burroughs
dismissed the warrant at the defend
anti cost
VOWS SIZE WILL. GET EVEN.
Much amusement was created by tho
highly dramatic manner in which Nora
Cray. cOlorcd conducted the prpsccu-
tIpu OF Nor warrant against Henry Pool
Tor stealing her cloak valued at So
Lawyer Tntun defended Pool ana H..
talked Very rapidly. but he wasn't i'm il
with Nora. and II" finally gave 1t up I'm
despair. Nora. being her own LAWYER
demonstrated the truth of the adago
mat she did NOT have u wise woman
Tor client as she los, her case and
IN" accused was dismissed As Nora
LETT IN" court room she vowed that she
would gct even with Pool. and YOU
too, pointing at Mr.. Tiltou
y WASH WOMAN'S TROUBLES
Mr. Ike I.owruthaM twhitcl was again
Eotor" tho Police Court Yesterday
charged by his Colorcd wash woman
with beatin" and cursiug her. Colonel
7.
Attorney Nalcott for the woman The
case consumed great deal OF tho
Courts time, the defendant vudea-
Norins To prove that the action was
instituted by Mr. NicEeclson. who
was witness FOR the woman. and who
lost case against Nir. I.uWcnthal
som" days ago. and that this warrant
was Tho result OF malice ON his part
The case was taken under adVisement
by the Justice
GEORGE l.. MILLER'S CASE
Tho two warrants against George II
Miller, the Colured barber ON Church
street Tor keeping open his barbcl
shop for business on Sunday and sell
ms liquor without Il license. were call
cd aGain. Detective curtis asked for
u further continuance of the cas-" ON
account OF the absence OF SERGEANT
Taylor MIR Julius r Saunders. alton.
n"y for Miller, opposed tho motion ON
the grounds that the detective who
was acting as prosecutor. had stated
mat tn" S"rgrantS testimony wuul g.
TIL" same as his. ana that the defendant
was willing To- couCcdc that the dotrc-
tiNc'S testimony was ccrrohOrated bV
the Sergeant. His Honor concluded to
Try the warrant as L. the tarbrr-snop
which was dismis sed. but decided to
coutinu" the warrant rs to the Illegal
sale OF LIQUOR until next Tuesday.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
NJ" G. r Chandler. Jr.. charged with
cruelty To- a horse by the $. p. c. y
Society. which society had the said
horse shot some tim" aEo. Appeared
before Justice Burroughs yesterday
With his lawyer, Mr. J. T.. cole to an
swcr the charge The society WAS rep
resented hy Attorrey A. T. Sclducr.
and the c.-s" occupied over two hours Of
his il"nur's time. Many w!tu,. SEES were
examined uu both sides. ana the case
throughout was hotly contested. 1t re-
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