The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-09
1T is JUSTICE SENECA
For a Few Days the First Ward Magistrate
Will Preside In the Police Court. !
MANY LAWBREAKERS WERE ARRESTED.
And the Justlce Had IL busy Morning
Wanted Negro Thief True Bills
Found by the GRIND Jury Suits
Entered and Deeds Recorded.

Justice Burroughs was called TO Prin-
cess Anne Courthouse yesterday to at
tend To the interest OF his client. the
colorcd man Hughes, who is held as
one of the principals in the killing OF
Mr.. Hale near Virginia beach i'm Au-
gust. and his seat In the Police Court
was hlled 10y Justice Scnaca. y fair
sized docket engaged the attention Of
his substitute. The offenders were as
follows:
COSTLY FOR WILLIAMS
Charlie Whitehurst, coIorcd. was be
fore the Police Court yceStcrday charg-
ed by Peter Williams. colorcd, with
stealing ana assault Charlie proved
his innoccnsc and the warrants against
him were dismissed. He. thercupon.
had Williams arrested for drunkenness
and assault and sustained his charges
10 the extent that His Honor fined vii
Hams 81 and costs ON the charge OF
drunkenness ana $2.5 and costs for
the assault Had Williams not sworc
out the warrant against Whitrhurst he
would not have suffered the penalty for
his oifcnScS.
PAID FOR THE BEATING.
The pleasure of giving AN enemy Il
beating iS sometimes an expensive lux
ury, as Charles Mater. "a culurcd man.
round out yesterday when Justice Sen
cca in tn" Police Court fined him so
ana costs for beating Josephine Row
a,
broom handle.
ASSAULTED DEPUTY WHITE.
Deputy Sergeant Frank White ON
saturday attempted to arrest II big
bury. compound colorcd man named
CHARLES Taliafcrio, when ,tho fellow
turned on him and assaulted him He
called for h"lp and two other officers
came To his assistance. 1t was with
much difficulty. however. that they 90;
MN to the jail and not until his wrists
We're bleeding from the handouts would
II" stop his efforts to resist them. Jus
ticc Seneca heard the case yesterday
ANA by request of the prisoner cuutir-
urd II until the 18th inst, to give him
an opportunity To SeCur" Witnesses in
ms behalf. Commonwealth ATTORNEY
f"um appeared for the prnSucutiuu
RECOVERED HIS BICYCLE
Master y. +, Thorn, Jr., the young son
of counsellor Alfred ~ Thom was
made happy yesterday when the col
"r"d boy. Elijah Lester. who was ar
rested last Friday 10y Detective East
wood "n a warrant charging him with
tn" th"ft of his bicycle was found
guilty sentenced /" thirty days in jail
ana the wheel returned To Master Thorn
counsellor Thom Cumplim"ntcd Dctcc-
lily" Eastwood very highly stating
mat tn" officer had caught the theft
ana recovered tn" nachn" within three
hours after tn" case was put into his
THEE HOLMES CAUGHT.
An honest second hand clothrr has
landed young thief i'm jail
ana recovering considerable booty in
! me |narg Of el2ihing In The Police
"nd hand clothicr "u church street trs-
tiii"d thai on Monday Afternoon Il col
%i"h Roy named Lewis Holmes cam"
mt" his store and offered to sell him a
HE ."I 81 new i,, eloihlne Mr. Frei'ilm.
o fiyn'mT ni I" Ihr n"IiGr station for an
nn,', IN" 'iiiGrr cam" but after d"tain-
ing h"l. h''tIy an noun, on various pre-
,"M'S' ,h' l"il"W %rCN suspicious and
~ l'"'"CtiNe Williams arrived soon
nil'r me- let ana started on his track
"n."HH I"'"tlnS MN ln Il tan" between
| Nam ana Union streets when he took
r n. To- inr I,I ,, rhc officer
OF pants ana a coat ana vest. on cx-
.,, ,Il' vi"I hlht IA" card Of Mich
"riS"il i'r"S. Newport News clothing
'i, WAS l"mnd ON one Of The pieces and
| fh"y answered to huld tho theft. maj
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