The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
THE NEWS In SUFFOLK.
George RawIas and Saphronla Walker Given
Terms In the State Prison tor Burglary.
JOHN WHITES CASE WAS POSTPONED.
Insurance Men Invited to banquet
In acknowledging, tho Hound
Dog, Comes Ncnr Having N New
Mnatcr-A Runaway Horse Creates
Northumberland Notcs.

Suffolk, Va, Nov. 1f.-(speclal.)-
The November term OF Nanscmond
county Court, Judge w. j. Kilby pre-
siding, convened to-day The usual
crowd was in attendance, except the
iakirs and medicine men, who usually
Unrest the streets on such occasions.
The following bushes was done:
The will of John Il. Knight was: nd
mitted to probate. '-f
James U. Burgess qualified as attor-
ney at law, also as notary public.
Claude j. Bradshaw qualified as nd-
ministrator of the estate OF James II.
Saunders. deceased.
Fffty-eight deeds were shown TO
have been admitted to record since the
October term.
Liquor license was granted to Albert
IL. Whitley and John UzZell trading
at Exit, as a. L. Whitley & Co.
The grand jury, J. o. Savage, fore
man, after investigation, reported the
following true bills: George Rawles,
househreakins; Saphronia Walker.
housebreaking; John White. house
breaking: William Jones, houscbreak-
ing. Not a true bill: Lee Gardner,
Cheek. manning.
George Rawles. who in the month of
October broke into the hardware store
of Norfieet G. Brother, was tried by q
petit jury and given two years In the
penitentiary. Judge Rawles, counsel.
acknowledged his clients guilt and
asked the jury for clemcncy. There
was no defence.
Saplronia Walker was next arraign-
ed on the charge of breaking into the
house of Lille Council and stealing
one lot of clothing. She was repre-
sentcd by j. U. Burgess, II young attor-
ncy, whose first criminal case II was.
and who conducted 1t with ability. The
jury gave her four years in the peni-
tertiary, whereupon she Immediately
g1f.a III
another case as n witness she was not
sentenced to-day.
The case of John White, housebreak-
ing, was then called, but S. E. Elliott
objected to the jury. who Ind heard
much of the evidence in another ease.
a new Venirc Twill be summoned to
hear Whites case tomorrow, when
William Jones will also he tried
SOLD AT AUCTlON.-J. walter
Hoser, auctionecr, to-day sold for DR.
II. y. Morgan, trustee, the house and
lot on the corner of Main and Market
Gcorgianna Parker 1t was bid In by
b. NJ. Briggs and Merritt Briggs; con
sideration. $500.
RUNAWAY HoRSE.-Soma! excite
ment was to-day created OH Main
street by c. j. Dukes runaway horse
The animal became frightened on
Bank and ran to Main and sthcn &c
| Washington, where 1t was stopped
The runaway scattered buggies carts
and other things which were In sight
The damage is trlfling. asi
CLAIMED A FOX HOUND.-Onc Of
the best trained hounds belonging &c
the Fox Club came near being lost to-
day. a man from the county had the
dog tied and was preparing TO leave
town, when the dog was rerOgniZed
and claimed, but the individual al
first. refused to release II. saying tina,
II was his property. The animal was
later fully identified as King, tho
| hound dog. and the alleged Owner de.
parted.
INVITATIONS TO A BANQUET =
Messrs. r. S. Boykin and n. y. GrGu.
hart, agents .of the Equitable Life AS.
surance Society, have received invita-
tioHs to a banquet in Richmond which
will be given by the company on No.
vember 25th. to all Virginia agents who
have written q specified amount of in.
sura nee. The invitation will probably
be accepted
A deed was record I'D to-day trans.
ferring T4A acres of land near Nor.
\ fleets Fork. from d. F. Parker &c
Walter w. Reid; consideration, S37I
The Irregularities I'm the poll hooks al
Junction precinct. which were improp,
erly signed, have been rectihcd by tho
Electoral Board.
Captain John Higgins. of Barr .u's
| Neck. a Confederate veteran who hat
charge OF gun No. on the Mcrrimac
during the memorable engagement with
| the Monitor, was to-day I'm Suffolk
Sheriff 4. II. Baker is Ill at his resi-.
dencc, on West Kilby street
Emmet and Maria Goodman, colored
We're to-day fined $40 each In the
Mayors Court for disordcrly conduct
They are husband and wife and were
charged with having row on the
street
Mr.. w. l.. Mcleod, associate editor OF
the Suffolk Herald. has returned from
Atlanta.
The revival at the Baptist Church. af.
ter n continuation of two weeks, is still
IN progress. The pastors subject .ol
discussion tonight was Relief W. III.
out Sight"
Mr.. c. Jones. proprietor OF the Stuart
House. who has been i'll for some weeks
was somewhat better to-day.
Warrants have been sworn out
against q wcll-known merchant and
barkceper in the county. charging him
with violation of the law The war
rants are set for trial on next Friday.
On account OF very inclement weather
the churches Sunday were sparsely at
tended. Some Of the ministers had nc
evening services.
The last party Of bear hunters. which
went to the Dismal Swamp, was un.
successful.