The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-24

Police Court yesterday morning. tn
cirarges covering Il large number O
Offenders against the peace and dlgnit,
or the Commonwealth.
! WANTED IT CoNTINUED.>
Between and o'clock Sunday morn
ing Sergeant Taylor raided the place
ut No. 1873 Church street He was as
SISTED by Officers Russell and Curtis
| IN the bar was found a man i'm the ac
OF drinking beer Behind the bar stood
| another with his hand on IL bottle VI
stairs half a dozen men were seateG
| around table playing cards. Quintor
MCCOY. who is supposed to run the low.
or moor, was arrested on the charge
| OF selling liquor on the Sabbath and OF
| running a gaming house. Yves. Lloyd
| WHO Is SAID To run the seconr floor and
Eugene Edwards. alleged to have charge
OF the third floor. were also arrested on
charges OF maintaining a gaming house
the accused decided to ask for a con-
ilnuancc of one day. which was grant
Ell. y bond of 500 was REQUIRED In each
case. which was furnished.
SAID SHE WAS SICK.
Julia Wilson is u yellow woman whom
officer Russell arrested at No 81 How
ard street OH Two oharges-keeping q
houstr of ill-famc and illegal selling OF
ilGuor On the premises were founyl
siNty-hvc bottles of beer and a lot OF
whiskey, gin. wine and svrups. Julia
declared that the doctor had ordered
her to drink whiskey three times n day.
put she gave no adequate explanation
OF the beer. AS to the other charges 1t
was very clearly proven to the mind of
the JusticH. who fined her $50 and costs.
and sentenced her to one hour in Jail
additional for keeping Il house of ILL
fame. The liquor case went over until
wednesday. The attorney for the ac-
cused appealed the case and she fur
nished the $50 bond required, with JOS
eph Socks as surety.
DECIDED TO WAIVE
About II o'clock Sunday night an
agent of the police Succeeded without
difficulty in buying a bottle OF whiskey
from w. y. Stewart. who runs Il res
iauiant at No. 3l4 East Main street
The bar is an improvis:d one in the
rear Of the eating shop.made by stretch
ing board across two barrels After
hearing the evidence of two witnesses
the attorney for the defense decided
that discretion was the better Part OF
Nalor, and waived examination. The
case went on to the grand Jury. Ste
wart being held for $3.50 bail. which he
furnished with James Prince as surety.
MINOR ORFENSES.
]. II. Robinson. Frank Arnold. Henry
jackson, >. -. Hill. Tom Turner, John
Hoy. Stony Blunt. Rufus Diggs, Rich
ard Wizard l.. W. Robinson. w. L. Cul-
pepper.
Henry Cady. white. begging on the
street; ordered out of the city
Ed. Roam Elenora Riddick, Lucinda
Tabb, Rufus Moore, Moses Twire, Ed.
Harris. colored. nuisance: fined 81 and
costs.
Sam Wasserman. white, nuisance;
fined 81 and costs.
Kelly Rutin. coored. vagrant; dis
charged
Andrew Russell. colored. breach of tbs
peace: continued one day
William Johnson. Ben Cutch.ns. Or
hclia Gray. Charles Wynn. John Cor
nell. colored. drunk: fined 81 and costs.
w. r. Jones. James McGiofiin, drunk:
dismissed
Charles Green. colored. nuisance; fined
81 and costs.
Mike Mccarthy. white. drunk: fined
81 and costs: assault on Officer, $3.50
and costs: nuisance. 81 and costs
Oliver Layton. colorcd. stealing: dis
missed.
NJ. y. Gregory. white. drunk: fined 81
and costs; profanity. dismissed.
Lizzie Arr!nGtdn. Cnorci. drunk and
lewd conduct: fined $3.50 and costs.
Ann" Duke. Wash Stewart, colored,
fornica,ion: fined 800 and costs.
Linda Mason. colorcd. trespass; fna j
81 and costs.