The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-23
THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
A Days News Of the Court Rooms and
the Office Of the Clerk Of the Courts.
A NEGRO HELD FOR KICKING 4 WOMAN
He Also Assaults Her Son After
Having Stole Pair of Shoes
from tho ShOp--Cases OF Policy
Players Continued Owen J. BeIote
Pleads Guilty-In Other Courts.

Detective Heppel late Tuesday night
made very important arrest In the
person OF Lewis Ward. whom he found
III Jim Barbour's place 1t Is charged
That the prisoner Is the brute who stole
pair OF shoes from Verne's shop, on
Queen street, Sunday morning and
smashed little Louis Verne in the face
ana broke his nose for following him.
IL develops also TINT the fellow kicked
Mrs. Verne In the abdomen injurlnE her
so seriously that 1t is thought she may
not recover Detective Heppel worked
up the case with great skill and when he
finally ran his quarry down. the latter
made 40 resistance. The little boy iden-
TILED Ward as his aSSailant, who, when
arraigncd before Justice Tomlin. was
re;nanded TO Jail TO await the result
of Mrs. Nerne's injuries.
EXAMINATIONS AND RECRIMINA-
TON.
The police pursuant to instructions
from the Board OF Commissioners, have
been unusually vig.lant in the matter of
sDotting policy shops and other gamb-
Hing dens. The latest arrest was that
of Moses Johnson, Il cOlOrcd man, taken
into custody by Officer Robert Ruddick
upon Il warrant sworn out by Robert
Tuvior, Il white man. while under
arrest NJ osrs Swore out n warrant
for Taylor, whom lac charged with run
ming a policy shop also and with being
mcensed at him because he was COM
petitor In the same line of business
The cases of both men. when called in
the Police Court yesterday, were con-
tinued and the accused were released
on bail.
BELOTE PLEADED GUILTY.
a case that attracted considerable at
tention. both OH account of it's import
ance and the prominence of the pris-
oner. was that of Owen j. Belote, who
was sent on to the grand Jury to have
the charges against him investigated
1t will he recalled that he was arrested
some months ago for getting drunk
and firing his pistol with n reckless
disregard FOR the safety of his fellow
men. Justice Burroughs let him off
with n warming which he promised to
heed. but instead Of doing so. he drank
more heavily than ever and, as he
claims. while under the influence of
liuuor stole $l00 bicycle. belonging to
Mr.. Worthy Smith, Jr., from the Co
lumbia buildinf. He took the wheel to
Baltimore, where he was arrested. In
the Police Court he entered n plea of
guilty.
OTHER CASES.
Jim Strong, arrested by Special Officer
Barron. was remanded to jail to await
trial on the charge of larceny from the
Norfolk and Western railroad.
Louis Hays. colored, was given thirty
DAYS in jail for stealing fifteen dozen
eggs from ID. =. Blount &: Co.
Justice Tomlin has declared his inten-
ton of supprcssing puisances as far rs
possible, and fined Lizzie Price. colored
So and costs for being guilty of the same
Thomas Scott, white, drunk; dismiss
cd
James Eastwood. colored, nuisance;
dismissed.
Georgia Briggs. colored, fighting; dis
missed.
John Ferebee, colored. threatening to
assault: continued one day
y. G. Everett. white. nuisance: held
! to get we'll.
w. d. Lowe, white, drunk; fined 81 and
| costs.
lin Strong, white, held for larceny
| dismissed.
Martha 3illups. colored, assault: con.
| tinued one day.