The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-10
AGAIN CONTINUED.
The CAKE OIL Ii. Niars, Charged with
AAsRultiny Norfolk Officers

Justice burroughs yesterday consider
ed his jurisdiction In ,the matter OF try
ing L. b. Miars. under arrest on the
charge of benting Hobbs and Simpson
Judge Brooke, counsel for the defense
renewed his motion that His Honor dis
miss the warrants on the ground tina,
ina alleged offenseS are stated to have
occurred I'm territory where city and
county had concurrent Jurisdiction, and
that US officers before Justice Hawks
Court had arrested Mars and as he had
been bailed by Justice Hawks in both
cases before the city mad taken any
action in either. Justice Hawks had
thereby obtained entire Jurisdiction
Constable Carmne testified that he had
arrested the accused within the city
but inside of the 100 yard limit. Justice
Hawks testified that Mars had been ar
rested by Carmine and bailed by himself
before he endorsed the warrant held by
the city officers. and that in the Simp-
son case Mars had given himself up to
him and had been bailed before he was
asked by city officer TO endorse another
warrant. which he refused to do on the
ground that the accused had already
been arrested on khat charge. Judge
Brooke then argued the matter from a
purely legal standpoint, quoting several
cases in support of his position. His
Honor, stating that there was another
point he desired to look into, and con
tinued the case until Saturday retailing
Mars in the sum of $500 with Constable
Carmine as surety.
The point which Justice Burroughs de-
sires TO further look into Is this: The
warrants upon which Niars is being
tried by the county charge mlsdemean-
ors. while the warrants upon which he
was arrested by the city officers charge
felonies. He now wishes to see what
ter of jurisdiction. MARS will go before
Justice Hawks again this afternoon at
O'Clock. but will probably be continued
until Hobbs can appear.
STOLE A HAM.
Wednesday afternoon small colored
girl named Susan Williams entered Mrs.
G!ltfin's store. at No. IL Brews: street,
and thinking no one was looking, sneak
ed ham from the counter and placed
It in the basket she carried upon her
arm. She was caught IN the act by Mrs
Griffin, who had her arrested. She was
sentenced TO three months in Jail. a
small colored boy. who was with her at
the time she committed the crime, and
supposed to be her accomplice, made
his escape.
a CASE OF MEAN WHISKEY.
Henry Jackson. colored. an employee of
the Southern railroad. came to the CITY
Monday and filled up on mean whlskey.
which rapidly got so much the best of
him that by night he didn't know where
he was or what he was doing. He went
instructively to the house OF friend,
where he was put TO bed Next morn
ing he missed $50 from his clothes and
swore out a warrant against Bette Bos-
ton. charging her with the theft The
case was continued one day, the accus-
ed being allowed to go on her own bond
SAID HE ASSAULTED HIM.
b. Sessman. white. was before His
Honor on the charge Of attempting an
assault upon B. F. Mercer with a meat
cleaver, and threatened to kill him. The
case was continued to the 18th. He was
baied in the sum Of $40. with s. Cohen ga
surety.
MINOR POLICE COURT DOCKET.
Ben Sawyer, colored. was given sixty
days In jail for stealing coat from an
old colored man named Henry Green.
Jack Fogarty, white. drunk. fined 81
and costs: trespass. dismissed with costs.
Henry Cock. E. l. Thompson, white,
breach OF the peace; dismissed.