The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-20
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
News Picked Up About the Court House,
jail and Police Station. =
THE DOCKET N TaE POLICE eou lJIll
was Rather Longer Than. Usaal--A
Number OF Assault cases-sssry or
Captain Reuben 3. Daisy aud His
Adventures with james Williams
Alias Jim Brown.

Justice Tomlln had his hands full of
assault and other minor cases yester-
oav; none or them OF unusual interest
AieA. Luke. young colored thief who
mas spent most Of his life In Jail, was
arTaiened for stealing a coat from the
hall of residence on Charlotte street.
dence.
William Flanagan, colored, charged
WIN entering the room of Rebecca
value Of s575,1 was dismissed, there
oeng nothing in the case.
While Prof" George Barabault and
irienu We're engaged In n friendly
game OF cards at No. "a Nebraska street
,ast night. Mike MCNAMARA, known to
ms ramiliars as Joe Stump, stepped up
and called the Professor" a cheat.
Inc Inc latter called him liar and Nc
Namara responded by brutally beating
MN about the head. He was arrested
FOR assault and fined $3.50 and costs.
Edward Vincent, a driver of O. L..
Williams. was fined $3.50 and costs for
cruelty over loading and over driving
horse on the night of August ~. The
case was prosecuted by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
thToush their agent, Mr.. Moore.
James Wilson, q young white man.
was arraigned on the charge of throw
ing cuspedore at L. b. Mars. The
latter was present and did not desire to
prosecute. so the case was dismissed
me Colombo Wellman fucd resulted
IN the arrest Of Bridget Colombo yester-
daY upon the charge of using abusive
language. etc. She was fined 81 and
costs.
Some days ago Mrs. b. w, Seymour,
woman living on lower Bank street,
was given by Justice Tomlin the option
10 oft ~, g., Ill
bond for good behavior. She chose the
latter and it seems did go as far as
portsmouth, but came right back and
was before His Honor yesterday to give
reason why she should not furnish said
bond. She could give none. but an
nounced that she intended leaving the
city. The Justice then put her under
bond of 5000 for twenty-four hours, with
the understanding that IL she was here
at the end Of that time he would exer-
else whatever prerogative he had to
bring her under the law, and would
send her to Jail IL she couldn't furnish
bond.
Jim Williams, alias Jim Brown, coll
ored. was up for assault on Capt. Reu-
ben Daisy. of the barge Sarah. The
CAPTAIN told his story about as follows:
He shipped the negro at So n month
telling him il lie didn't like the job he
could come. back to Norfolk on tug
boat. While in Pamlico Sound Daisy
INDUCED in the pastime OF throwing
buckets OF water on Williams, who re-
taliated by throwing him overheard and
Keeping him there for some time by
throwing coal at him. several Jumps Of
which hit him. After awhile when
Daisy had begged him TO leti.hm get
| aboard. the negro consented and Offer
cd TO assist him. After that he offered TO
make fire for him to warm himself by. A
| tug boat was hailed and Williams was
| tied hand and foot, kept all night. and
Day beaten with q rope the next day,
after which he was released. He came
on to Norfolk and some time after Daisy
came here looking for him with the idea
| of having him arrested. Williams met
| him on Fenchurch street and threaten
ed to do him up" and picked up q
brick to throw at him. He was sent to
| fail for fifteen days for the offense in
the city and Daisy was instructed to see
| n United States Commissioner for the
| assault on Pamlico Sound.
| Laura O'Niell, white, stealing dis
| missed.
| j. T. Bagget. white cursing and abus-
| ing Laura O'Neill; dismissed.
| Arthur Ferrehce. colored, assault on
| Ella Freeman: dismissed.
Lucinda Tabb. colored. assault on
Ella Morgan with an axe; continued one
dav.
Mabel White. white, using vulgar lam
gua<se: fined 81 and costs.
| " hiNVi ]'lOSt, ColOltU, DeSSllB, IlTeO
| 81 and costs
William Flanagan, colored, stealing,
| dismissed.
Norsus Bell.assault on Hannah Wash
ington with chair; fined S. and costs.
Charles Boston, colored threatening
to shoot his wife, dismissed
Steve Harral. white. vagrant; ordered
| to leave the city.
David Tomlin. white, drunk; fined 81
| and costs.
William Owens. colored. abusive lam
EuaSe: fined 81 and costs.
Isaac Smith. colored. drunk; fined 81
and costs.
Eddie Russell. colored. nuisance; con-
| tinned for ten days.
Halle Horton. assault: dismissed.
]. L: Cobb. colored, nuisance; dis
| missed.
Ben Spady, colored, assault; dismiss
| ed with costs.
| Assignment.