The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-12
COURTS OF THE CITY
What Vas Done in The Way of Administer
Ing Justice 10 Offenders Yesterday.
THE AARON SPERTNER JEWELRY CASE.
4 interesting: Fight over the Posses
Comes OUT victorious smith Ia
cape. the Penalty OF Stealing
Minor Case. in the Police Court.

The following is the list of persons
furnished by the Judge OF the Corpora
ti"n Court. summoned to serve as petit
Jurors during the october term Of said
court Twelve out of the number will
ID" empancll"d each day: +. II. Saw
Yer. :. W. Lloyd. *. Il. cobb. Frank W.
Blake James T.. Martin. Charles ..
Wrenn. james Barclay W. l.. Tait -.
G. lassiter. 9. =. Whiting. X. y. r"b-
worth. w. 4. IlysIop, J. T.. Bonncy.
J. Scott. H. y. roulsou. }. j. Burke. J.
w Carnage. Jas. X. Wilson. w. s. VIII
kinSon, J ~ Butt
IN tn" Corporation Court yesterday
Judg" Allan K. ilanckcl presiding, tn"
following cases were called. the jury
was sworn and imrancllcd and eases
tried.
Alex. Luke. the small colored boy in
dtctcd for houschrcaking. was arraiGn-
ed and pleaded mot guilty" The Com
m"uWvalth Attorney stated that one.
of tn" material witnesses for the Com
M nwealth WAS absent ana the case was
continued until i.lH y. m Luke was not
represented h% counsel At > o'clock y.
IN the jury returned verdict of guilty
ana TN" prisoner WAS sentenced to thir-
" days in jail
cOMOMNWE ATH VS. TOMTHOMAS
Tom Thomas alias Tom Dudley. col
nred' VIII" was )" badly shot while at
tempting to hurglaizc thu house of
tn" "ih of September. was arrairn"u
and after pleading not guilty" was
tried. The jury rendered IL verdict of
guilty and h" was sentenced To six
months in jail and 81 line. The rris-
"n"r was not represented 10y counsel
MMoNW EAI.TH US WILLIE
TEMPLE.
Willie Temple. the small colorcd boy
indicted 10y tn" grand jury for house
breaking, was arraigmrd and pleaded
Il ct II
was introduced on both sides and his
counsel, Mr.. John q. Tnton. made a
strong plea for his client The jury
after being out for some time, failed to
agree. ana one of the jurors being with
drawn. there was a mistrinl and the
ease was laid over
AARON SPEETNER ARRESTED
Mr. Aaron Specimen. a wcli-known
young white man, conducting a iowclry
business on Church street this city.
WIS placed under arrest to-day, charged
with grand larceny to the amount of
%.iN His attorney, Judge Thomas II.
WILCOX. applied to Judge IIunckol for
hail for his client. which was granted
IN TN" sum of $500 tor his appearance
h"iur" TIA" Police Court on next We'd
n"SdaN Tor examination MIR Max PIN
Gus entered as his surety AS far aS TIN,
FACTS in the ease can hu found out the
ar" To the effect that watches. irHcIrN
anu SllNrtWar" To the value of %1A9 of
'li' fS'''i- 'hll' Nilsllll'S pl w howard
NlliihmS. trustee, Were placed in the
custody of Nh Sprrtnrr To be disposed
"r. and that failing To render an uc-
counting of tho sal, to the agent. Mr..
Murphy. tn" criminal Warrant against
him WAS SWORN out 1t Is thought h>.
some VINO have expressed themselves;
that TIA" action against Mn Sp,.rtucr
l. an attempt Ia use the criminal ,ro-
tes8 OF the law to recover money that
| !" accountable" only under Il civil rrn-
| cess This Will hr shown. however
when the ease is tried Mi Potter y
smith represents the complainant
| RESOLUTIONS RECORDED
! Tie resrutinus of respect to Tho
| memory oi the late Thomas H. Rayvru
| deceased. member of The Norfolk bar
! which We're adopted at a mrctiu.. of
| IA" bars OF Norfolk and Portsmouth on
TN" nth day of September. 1896. wur,
Yesterday ordered 10y .udg" Hunckrl Ia
! ID" entered on tho courts records.
| 'pM MtN WEALTH. W. FENII REL
FcliN i|rll. -colorcd. indicted for hose
| hrtaEinE ANA stealing clothing to the
yaili" ol sol from the house of Mir \
| IuchNHn, was arraigucd Yesterday and
pleaded not guilty" The cas-. had not
hecn given To the jury at & o'clock H.
M h"il was not represented by coun-