The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-30
USED THE WRONG gun
And Az Natural consequence Are
Now AnnEnisl,Ims in Prison.

.NON iu h'rtSOHs
Petersburg, Va. Nov. 2s.-(SpeciaD-
Sherin Boisscau. OF Prince George cour.
~, arrived ihere this morning with
John a. Sparrow, james w. Sparrow
John IL. Sparrow, OF Accoinac county,
and George Martin. colored OF Nor
folk. These parties were arrested on
the nth inst. while in II boat In James
river, near Jordan Poiu Lighthouse.
on three charges. First. unlawfully
using ono gun that could not possibly
be used from the shoulder In shooting
wild ducks on James river Prince
George county, between City Point
and Jordan Point Lighthouses; second
unlawfully shooting wild ducks Oil the
night time from their boats. and third.
stealing and carrying OIL ten ducks. the
property OF Mr. w Il. Bum. These
parties, after their arrest, were taken
before Il justice of the peace at city
Point. who required of each OF them
bail bond of $3.50 for their appear
ancc at the December term of the
County Court of Prince George. They
were unable. however, tn give the re-
quircd bond and have been confined
In the county jail ever since. Some days
ago MIR. Charles Hall Davis. counsel
Tor the accused. obtained from Judge
j. NJ. Mullen ~ writ of hubeaS corpus.
directed To the Sheriff of Prince George
county. directing him To produce before
lie Judge OF The llustinGs Court Of
this city to-day the bodies Of the said
prisoners In obedience to the writ
Sheriff BoiSseau appeared In court With
the prisoners. The object of the writ
was to get the court to discharge the
prisoners, or else reduce their bail
bond required by the magistrate he
fore whom they had been taken after
and MIR. John j. Cooke, the
attorney for the Commonwealth or
Princess George. county. stated that he
would reduce the bail bond in the first
case to $50; that of the second to $lG0,
and that of the third to $50. The ac-
cuScd, however, were unable to give
bail. Their cases will be heard ut the
next term OF the court.
at the Second Baptist Church next
Sunday morning Il collection will he
taken 10 liquidatc an. Indebtedness of
$1,000 now due on the church.
Rev. II. w. Battle. -. D., pastor OF
the First Baptist Church. will deliver
the annual sermon Ia the Young Ladies'
Aid Society OF the church on next
Saturday night
Presiding Elder Rddick. of tho Peters
burg district. who has been transferred
to tho Fnrmvi!lc district. will leave for
Farmrillc next Thursday to enter upon
his duties.
MIA. S. Archer, a wcll-known citizen
OF this place was stricken with .puraly
sis this morning at his home on Halifax
street.
Petersburg Lodge OF l!lks will hold
their annual memorial services at the
Academy of Music OH next Sunday ar
ternoon. The memorial address will he
made by MIR. w. II. Jones. who is the
commemorative Attorney Of Peters
burg.
Mr. Il. ]. Phillips left his home. In
Chesterfield county, forty-four years
ago. for the West. and nothing having
hecn heard from him for years. he was
thought to be dead. y day or two ago
he arrived here ana at rncc proceeded
Ia look for his relatives. Mrs Jamc~ a
Gentry. of this city, is sister Of Mr..
Phillips. ana 1t is unnecessary 10 say
nat the meeting between brother and
sister was a very affecting one
Mr.. James NJ. Tucker IS to have n store
putt on Sycamore street. The contract
has been awarded to Mr.. c. Il. Keller.
Major Harrison Waite is the architect.