The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-10
Tie Young Msn We're Poor and Badly
Dressed But Hot Horse Thieves.
JURY GIVES WlGGlHS VERDICT FOR S799
The SHwmilt Company Will Not Have
10 PAY the $4,000 for Whic, are
Fellow OF Scventy-Ihrce Welded
40 "a Lass OF lwcniy-Ninc.


con OF having stolen he horse and bug
gy which they we're driving two young
men were this afternoon, al 1 o'clcck,
arrested by Hurricane Branch. The boys
said they were Everett Walker. living
u the onar of Green and Brighton
streets, Portsmou II, and Amos Hodges,
re-tding two block; from Walker.
Walker looks 10 be about twenty years
Old. and Hodges Is two or three years
younger.
- h were poorly dressed. and their
generally tough appearance, taken III
ceAhect-on WASH the stylish looking rig
in which they rode, and their anxiety TO
sell, was instrumental, an getting Ghem
lodging In the county jail tonight. In
fact II IL not really safe 70: 4 salbb,ly
dressed stranger with poverty stricken
appearance to De riding around Suffolk
in decent rig pulled by vel & oomed
morse. When such cona! ions exit and
the party signifies a desire to sell his
liberty Is Immediately jeoplrdized.
Such was the case to-day. Walker Of
feTed to par; with the horse and buggy
FOR $l25 of w. NJ. Atkin5on's cash. He
afterwards named rt!ll lower figures.
Whie they Wee dickering on a deal.
and before any agreement WIS reached
hurricane Branch presented his gun in
the boys faces and told them to step
down. They meekly obeyed. In an in
SAINT their wrists were encircled with
steel bracelets. and shortly afterwards
they wee resting themselves in cell
undsr Deputy Norfeet's custody.
The horse Is supposed to have been
stolen from somebody in Portsmouth or
Norfolk county. The boys talked sus-
p.ciously and are said TO have told one
man tina; they came from Boston. They
Gained TO know two persons In Ports
mouth. Justice Rutter and Veterinary
Su sur; Baldwin, They win be held
until the case can be investigated. and
the no. SEES owner found. Mr.. Atkinson
says the outfit may belong to some
trucker In Norfolk county.
Ine morse Is four-year-old gelding in
good condition. and has been apparently
Well cared for. Its color Is chestnut sor-
rel, with black name and tail, white spot
on forehead and white right hind foot.
The feet are Shol all around, with fet-
locks we'll trimmed. The horse will
weigh $50 pounds. 1t looks like a
driver.
The buggy is almost new. Tt is of a
Western make and has rubber top. In.
side was a linen lap-robe ornamented
with inlaid vines and bird, n storm
morse cover. buster, and pair of rub
Der oversshoes. 1t has a box cushion,
With the top of the seat made of snarled
split wood. 1t has never been driven
more than two or three times.
Sheriit Baker saw the prisoners in the
county Jail tonight, and was convinced
from papers exhibited that the horse
i '"e "'ieSeu inert or which they
We're arrested. was not stolen. The
sheriff said about o'clock that he had
decided TO let the men go. The horse
was not given them tonight
BRIDEGROOM SEVENTY
S'ariing Williams, who was old enough
10 De grandfather when the war closed
mas taken unto himself a bride He was
welded to-day to Rhoda Jones. aged
twen,y-rine. The groom gives his age
SEVentN-tnrnn "a old
FRANK HILL SENT ON.
Frark Hill was to-day called before
Mayor Brewer on the charge of felon
lousIy entering tool room of the r. c;
Dennis Lumber Company and stealing
a hatchet, saw and augur Hill was sent
on for Indictment and committed with
out bail.
Paddy Dempsey and John Lowery. the
hopcs' who were arrested yester-
DAY for getting drunk and fighting, were
toid TO leave town Immediately. They
went.
MARRIED AT ELWOOD.
The hosp. able country home of DIR.
IhomaS II. Barnes. former State Sena-
Tor, at Elwood, was the scene at 4
O'CLOCK Inns afternoon of quiet mar
rlage. The principals were DR.. Barnes
niece. Miss Ida Holland, daughter of the
late James w. Holland, and Mr.. Robert
Benjamin White. of Isle of Wight conn
Wy Mr.. and Mrs. White will reside at
CarisVille, where the former Is a pros
porous young merchant Rev. j. Il.
Jones performed the ceremony.
BARGAIN AND SALE DEEDS
T. r. Trotman et ux to Fred G. s,ever
a tract of land in Nan=emond COUNTY.
1925 ;
william II. Drake e. Tx to Howard
Eastman, 80 acres in Nansemond coun-
ty. $500.
sallle H. Borum and ,hus band to Dan.
lei and Beverly Brothers, one lot at East
Washington and Tynes streets. $3.50.
Dennis Etherdge ct uX TO Caroline
Saunders. one-half acre In Holy Neck
district. 1915.
VERDICT FOR WIGGINs.
Virgins gets s799. He asked for
$4,000 from the Suffolk Sawmln Com.
pany for damages sustained because Of
an alleged breach of contract by the do
PENDANT company. He claimed thai tb1
contract was broken In that the loco
motive furnished to haul the logs which
he agreed to supply was Inadequate
and financial loss to himself VAS entail.
ed.
The jury brought down the verdict
about $3.50 O'Clock tonight after de-
liberation Of three hours duration. II
was knotty case, and they could moi
agree in hurry. The defense made a
motion to set aside the verdict, which
motion was overrued. The intention |.
signified to carry the case to the Cour,
of Appeals.
The case proceeded rapidly all day
Judge Frantic n unnupcnl that he ,,,o,,,