The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-04
ASSORTED OFFENDERS
Appropriately Dealt With In the Police
Court on Yesterday Morning.
A HOT FIGHT WITH LAMPS AND KNIVES
Both Combntants Pnid for Their Fun,
However-Sent TO Jail Stealing n
-Drunks, ana Petty. Thieves ib
Court-The Higher Tribunals.

The usual lengthy Monday morning
docket greeted Justice Tcmi,n tn the Po-
elce Count yesterday, The dockfull of
prisoners were expedftcusly disposed of
as follows:
w. Carr, ]. l.. Handy, George Kendall,
| white, and David Dudley Ophelta Gray,
Walter Cross, John Thomas and George
Batten, colored, drunk, fined 81 and
costs each.
Dinah Mason, colored. who Is an old
offender. was fined IS and costs for using
profane language.
Martha Atkins, colored, breach of the
peace. $500 bond required for her future
good behavior.
John King, colored, was fined $40 and
costs for carrying concealed weapons and
he was ordered held for the authorities
of Princess Anne county on a charge of
housebrealo,ng IN ahat county.
Collins Wright, colored, breach OF the
peace. lined 81 and costs.
Will.am Elliott, who drove a dying
horse. WAS fined s. and costs. THE jus
tice refused to remit this fine when re-
quested by IIil!ott's counsel.
Sam Strong, who stole a dress valued
at $40 from Mrs. Matte Satchef, was
sent to jail for three months.
III. s. Karby, the notorious crook. who
Arlington, and who Is wanted in Boston
for robbery from the person, was held
ten days for the Massachusetts author
titles.
Charles Aurry. profanity, fined 81 and
costs.
eddie westley. coTored, assault, dis
missed.
Amy counlck. colored, assaultsng Pen
ME Williams, dismissed.
OBJ. Newbold secured a warrant for the
arrest OF Queeny Snead on the charge
of assaulting her with u pitcher. Queeny
denied the charge and in the absence of
convincing testimony the case was dis
missed.
Cornei!us Smith. colored, who was
held for the Portsmouth authorities, was
dismissed on their order
John Shepherd. fetonious assault, con-
tlnued ito Thursday. the 9Th.
Frank Jones, John Kennedy, Lewis
Freeman, nuisance, diminished.
WalMsm Harris. colored, nuisance, 500
bond for vagrancy required. in default
OF which Willtaun went to jail.
Walter DunSton. arrested aS q Suspi-
cious character, d.smI,ssed
George Maloney and John Reid, color
ed. nuisance, dismissed
Jacob Hall. assault with intent to loill
continued TO Thursday.
y DASTARDLY ASSAULT.
Jacob Hall. colored, was ;arraigned in
the Police Court yesterday on the charge
| of assault with intent to kill. He Is the
only member as vet in limbo of n mob of
negroes, every one OF which the police
| intend Ito capture If possible. Saturday
| night Zachary Fields and Bette Hughes
| (both Of whom are colorcd) ware pass
| ing along the Armistead Bridge road
| near the end of Jnlnes street, when they
| were set upon by a mob of negroes, who
1 beat the man numerically and cr.mi-
| nally assaulted the woman The case
| of Hall wns continued to Thursday, by
which time the Police hope to have
| other members Of the NIB In custody
Later on yesterday afternoon, Roher,
| Grandy, colored. was arrested as mem.
Der of the gang.
ANDY STOLE a WATCH.
Andy Green possessed himself OF {
watch valued at $40, the property o
Charles Jackson. He pawned the slime
piece for Si.75 and sold his s3ster th
ticket for 81, making no return to Charles
Andy Will spend three months In jail.
FOUGHT WITH LAMPS AND
KNIVES.
Eliza JcweM ard John Nichols secure,
warrants against each other. each charg
Ing malicious assault. The cvldenc
Showed that John threw a lamp a: EiN2a
lwhereupon she cut him severely with ;
knife. Eliza was fined $40 and costs an,
John paid 50 and the costs.