The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-12
IN COURT YESTERDAY.
A Princess Anne Avenue Row Fully Ventlla.
ted by Police Justice Burroughs.
MANY MEN GUILTY OF MANY MISDEEDs.
A High Kicking Woman Fined for
Disorderiy Conduct-Tho Charge
Against Traiior Dismisscd-EiSht
Ing Cnse Was Continued Sue
Murphy Pleads Guilty

Apparently in consideration of the
fact that Justice Burroughs has had
such large Police Court dockets for the
past few days, the offenders against the
Commonwealth on Tuesday were very
few. giving His Honor a small docket
to dispose of yesterday.
DAWSON HOLMES AT THE BAR.
The colored man, Dawson Holmes
who has been fugitive from Justice
since he SO cruelty heat Maggie Hop
kirs, colofed. some weeks ago, surren-
dered himself on Monday last, and was
arraigned for trial In the Police Court
yesterday. his case having been con
tinuea when 1t was previously called.
a number of witnesses from Princess
Anne avenue. where the offense oc-
cured. were on hand to testify for their
respective sides of thee ase. The evil
dence proved that Holmes and his
wife lived in the Same house with Mig
gle Hopkins and her husband, and that
ne attempted TO pass through the lat
ter's part Of the house to get water
from the yard. This brought about a
disturbance between Maggie and
Holmes and his wife, the latter woman
striking Maggie over the head with a
SUCK. while Dawson assailcd her In
front. beating her in such manner
that She hus since been confined TO
her bed. One OF the witnesses Il DR..
Earbour, colored. testified that II was
pr9bab,s that she was injured Inter
| 10y ShSe inc lraCaS PaWSon's wife
has been adjudGed insane by lun:,cy
commission and during the trial yeste,-
day Dawson's counsel suggested that II
| was not Improbable that the trouble
with Masgic had rendered her
SO. whereupon the colored attor-
ney on the other side, retort-
ed that suoh was not the case
that the truth of the matter was that
the Holmes woman had PLAYED OFF
crazy and fooled the commissioners into
ad1udgfnS her SO, in order TO avoid ar
rest for the assault on Maggie. Justice
burroughs did not think that the as
sanlt wGs felonious, or such rs to JUS
tify sondlng the accused on to the
grand jury. but thought 1t an orensa
mat authorized a fine OF S2225. which
ne imposed on Dawson and In default
OF which he went to Jail.
ASSAULT ON NETTIE WOOD.
The case Of the assault on the Young
white girl Nettic Wood. who has since
gone to- the Florence Crittenden Home,
ny James O'Connor, at No 30 Avon
street, on Tuesday night caused tho ar.
rest of Annie Parrish. the proprietress
oi inc place, OH charge Of lteepinr a
ulscFoerly house, and OF Madeline col
ms, an inmate or same. on the charge
81 being nuisance. In the Police
Eou't SesteranN the officer who made
me arrest testified that the Parrish
woman YVES very disordcrly and abused
Nettie Wood because the latter wanted
70 leave her house and so To Tho
home. Among her many discrderly
performances at The time OF her ar
rest me OFFICER testified that she kicked
her loot through portrait belonging
10 the Wood girl. which was higher than
her head. Justice Eurraughs fined tha
parfish woman Sl225 and Madeline Col
nnS, S2.25 The case against James
uSonhor was continued until to-tnor-