The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-10
RICHARDSON B | SCORED
This Time Lawyer W,H,Whl Rakss the De-
teetlYa Over Some Very Hot Goals.
MORE OF HIS BIG CASES DISMISSED.
Action AEainst tho City Thrcatened-
A bicycle Guarantee Company
Chartered. judgments and Suits
Entered-In the Corporation and
other Courts.

Justice Burroughs had large and i'm
portant docket to dispose of yesterday.
1t was generally known that the case
Of young merchant arrested by De-
tective Richardson some days ago
would be tried, and that Lawyer Will
liam IL. White would be on hand to
represent the defendant. This drew q
large crowd to the Police Court. Mr..
White sat upon the bench beside JUS
tice Burroughs and before he was
through examining Detective Richard
son, he had succeeded in making the
officer feel anything but happy, and
IN proving TO the spectators that the
officer did not understand his duties
under the law. ana was not as careful
as he should be OF the personal liberty
OF the citizens of Norfolk. MIR. White
became heated and eloquent at times
during the examination.
CIVIL SUIT OR CRIMINAL ACTION?
Just before the warrants against the
merchant and Bessie Ross were taken
up Detective Richardson asked permits
sion from Justice Burroughs to with
draw the charges of adultery against
the accused, which was allowed When
the other warrants were taken up, Mr.
White asked the detective If he sworc
out the warrant for adultery that he
CWhite) held In his hand. The Jctcc-
tive evaded the question, but was
out the warrant, denying. however. that
he made oath to the facts stated In 1t.
MIR. White then demanded to know
why the detective withdrew the war
rant and the latter replied because he
had no evidence to prove the charge
of adultery.
Then" said the lawyer. in tones of
FIRE, you dare To swear out n war
rant making Il criminal charge against
citizen of this Commonwealth. and
arrest him as Il criminal. and take from
him his liberty, and yet acknowledge
that You had no evidence to sustain the
charge at the time you sw0re out the
warrant and made the arrcst?"
From that point on Mr.. White heated
the detective so hot that the lattcr's
face changed from pale to rcd again
and again. A laugh went through the
courtroom when the attorney asked
the detective what constituted his spc-
cialty as detective, and the latter
replied, "RnidinE houses of ill-famc
and that line of work"
At another point after Mr.. White had
eXcoriatcd the detective terribly, the
SPECTATORS stamped their feet and APP
plaudcd. His Honor. however, prompt
ly put stop to this by telling the court
officer to arrest the first man who clap
ped or stamped again.
When tho warrant against Mabel
Davis was tried Detective Richardson
acknowledged that he arrested the girl
without q warrant. although he did
not scr her commit any ohcnsc. and
stated that he understood that he had n
RIGHT To arrest any one In She house
when raided whsther he had n war
rant or not The attorney Informed
the detective that IL ever he ATTEMPTED
to arrest him without n warrant lie
world combat his right to arrest pco
pie In such high handed manner The
n tNn,, %, r.,1
ro'ighs had Informed him that he had
That right. This the Justice promptly
denied, stating that he had told him to
the contrary; that he did not have the
right 10 arrest any person without n
warrant unless caught in breach OF
the peace.
At the point where the detective want
ed 10 cross examine n witness, MIR.
White arose and demanded Ivy what
authority he was conducting the case
FOR the Commonwealth. and if he had
ever qualified to practice law The at
tnrncy denied that the detective had
any right 10 question witnesses and OBJ
jccted to having him as his opposing
counsel in the case. Justice Burroughs
stopped the detective lawyer from fur
Their action and asked the questions
himself. that Richardson would put to
the witness
The case was interesting throughout
anu resulted III proving that Richard
son had no evidence against the parties
at all. except as TO the general reputa-
tion OF the house. Justice Burroughs
therefore dismissed all the warrants.
excepting the one against BESSIE Ross
for Keeping q house of ill-fame, for
which she was fined $22.25
II Is said the merchant will either
sue the city for false Imprisonment.
caused by the detectives action. or
inc detective for criminal libel. or both
An appeal was taken from the fine OF
Nz|.2a. Mr.. Charles II. Todd entering as
surety for the woman under bond of
$50.
CHICKEN THIEF.
y tall, six foot negro named Sam
Lawson, weighing about 200 pounds, was
before Justice Burroughs yesterday,
charged with stealing three chickens
from the benhouse OF j. H. Brown. COL
ored, on Chapel street extended. The
witnesses testified TO tracking Lawson
by the blood stains. he having twisted
inc heads off the chickens after catching
them, and that when caught he had
blood drops on his shoes. His Honor
gave the thief sixty days in Jail
BALLARD'S CASE CONTINUED.
The case of Fletcher Ballard. colored
arrested Friday night by Detective
Eastwood on charge of stealing a $40
diamond ring and other goods valued at
S23 from the residence of MIR. w. NJ. Ret
tew, of the firm of Watt, Rettcw &
Clay, was continued by Justice Bur-
roughs until next Thursday to allow the