The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-14
IN COURT YESTERDAY.
An Interesting Docket Tiled before Police
Justice Burroughs Yesterday.
THE BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS
stiiI Holds the Chfld-The Unruly Tar
Truly penitcnf "A Dinreputabie
Chnrncter Minor Cnscs-Corpnra-
lion Court-.In the United stntes
Court-Dccds Recorded.

| ~ SOuEt-DeeVS AecoENSus I#f..f"
Considering that yesterday was Mon
1 day. the Police Court docket was the
| smallest that Justice Burroughs has had
| to deal with for months. One half CT
] the cases were either dismissed or con-
| tinued, and those tried were unimpor-
| tant.
STILL HOLDS THE CHILD.
The case of the colored woman, Mary
| Goodman, who was arrested n few days
| agA on n warrant charging her with
abductlng a small colored boy named
Willie White from Louisa Norfleet, was
called yesterday and continued until
| Thursday next. The child Is said to be
the son OF a colored sporting man named
Norfleet. win, died in 1893, and LOUISA
| claims that the father gave her the
custody of the child Mt his death The
Gccsiman woman claims to be the
childs cousin, and its natural custo-
dian. The case as to which of the wo-
men should have possession of the child
was tried before Justice I0ast three
years ago and he decided in favor of the
Norfleet woman. Charges of cruelty to
the child are alleged by the Goodman
woman. which charges Louisa claims
she Will refute by evidence on Thurs
day.
THE UNRULY TAR PENITENT.
The unruly sailor Pat Foy, who at
tempted to break from the prisoners
pen In the Police Court on Saturday
last, and became SO unmanageable out
| side the courthouse that 1t tc,.N, six
officers TO handcuff him and take him
10 JAIL, was arraigned this morning on
| the three chnrges-viZ., attempting 90
break into the second hand clothing
store OF Mrs. Myers. I'm lower Church
street, carrying q concealed weapon "a
Inzor), and drunkenness The sailor
was very penitent and the evidence
proved that his whole trouble was the
result of debauch which had rendered
him practically irresponsible. 1t re-
quired strong medical treatment at the
jail to get him straight Justice Bur
roughs was very lenient with him under
, the circumstances. dismssinE the
charge i1'f carrying the racer. as It was
, SHOWN that he was carrying II for n
legitimate purpose, and as II was proven
that he was trying to get into the store
simply to get his valisc. he was only
lined S4:75 for that offenSc and So 2f
Tor drunk snn 50. The prisoner only had
~, and Ills H:nor accepted that and al
lowed him to go back to his shin the
City OF Columbia.
a DISREPUTABLE CHARACTER.
One Of the most repulsive and dis.
reputable characters that hns ever been
before THE Police Court was arraIrned
there yesterday In the person Of a ne
gro man named b. Artls Arts was
charged with being the proprietor OF
a disreputable house on Nicholson
street, and although he was represented
ny able counsel. the evidence was sc
clear against him that 1t did not take
Justice Burroughs long In melting out ia
, hltl' JUST punishment. His Honor tool;
occasion to say that the women OF this
class were bad enough, but for then,
there might be some excuse; that There
was none for man, He fined Artie
Sl00 and costs, ana sentenced him n
three months in jail. His counsel noted
an appeal.
MINOR OFFENSES.
Eliza Elliott, colored keeping house
Oh iil-iame; continued till the 18th.
hugh Dougherty, white acting .os
guard or watch for keeper Of gaming
table; sent on to grand Jury.
w. ,. Fentress, white. PERMITTING
sampilns at house OF entertainment
sent on to the grand jury under bond O,
W. s. Fentress, white. keeping one,
bar on Sunday: sent on to the rranf
jury under bond of $3.50.
Pat Foy. white breach of the peace
fined $3.50 and costs
Fat 10y, white. carrying concealed
James Fields and Edward Fields. col
ored, larceny; dismissed.
Mathews Camp, colored. larceny; dis
missed.
W. ~. SeuulHSef, white. breach OF
the peace: continued till the 18th
John T. Harmon, white. breach of the
peace; fined 81 and costs.
q. ). Briggs, white, unlawful trespass
dismissed.
Willie Rabbit. colored, assault: dis.
missed with SIPS costs.
Daniel Jefferson colored. breach OF
the peace: dismissed
Mary Goodman. colored abductipg q
child; continued till the 18th
: Ben. Artls, colored. Keeping house of
ill-fame; fined 500 and three months
in Jail.
, William Taylor colored, assault: con.
tinued till the 18th
j John II. Brown. colored unlawful
trespass; continued till the l4th.
Daniel Brown. w r. Cunningham
j. James Miller. Thomas r. Smith, Pat
Foy. white drunk; fined 81 and costs.
Harry Emmett. white. drunk; dis
: missed.
David Nfolett. ]. NJ. Murden, colored
drunk: fined 81 and costs.
CORPORATION Court.