The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-18
IN COURT YESTERDAY
Husband and Wife Sent TO jail Charged
With Bold and Daring Grimes.
ONE A BURGLAR THE OTHER A fORGER.
Several Charges Made Against the
Husband and Lots OF Goods He
covered Tho Wife Presents -
Forged Check at Watt, Rettew g.
Clay's-Ofher Cases Tried.

Justice Burroughs had one of the larg-
est Police Court doclsets yesterday that |
has been before him this year. 1t was
nearly p. IN. before he was through |
dispensing Justice.
j. W. HARVEY AND WIFE AR
RESTED.
A white man named j. w. Harvey
stood before Justice Burroughs yester-
day under sufficient number of
charges. which IL he receives the fun
penalty under each charge. would send
him to the penitentiary for thirty
years. Harvey in charged under three
separate warrants with house breaking.
There were three search warrants iss,,e,I
against him. under which a number of
discriminating articles were found. ma
the evidence altogether was sufficient ia
justly Justice burroughs In sending
the accused on to the grand Jury under
two OF the warrants. The, other one
| ne continued for further examination
| fhe robberies that led UP to the arrest
Oh Harvey are the many losses of coats
money and other articles from the offices
OF me virginia Beach Railroad Com
pany, which have been going on since
| the middle of January Several partios
| nave been previously arrested charged
! WIN the various thefts but I'm each
instance have been dismissed. until
hnaiiy suspicion rested upon Harvey,
|
Nam street, and upon the search of his
rooms lot Of burglars tools. payn
| ticket, oVercoat (Such as claimed to have
peen stolem and other articles werr
lonnd. large lot OF pennies. dimes.
nickcls. etc, were found In n tub partly
| lIieu with water. Among the articles
found WAS n file such as claimed to bn
USED IN prying open desks doors etc
one or the warrants under which Har-
Vey is heia accuses him of robbing the
grocery store of Mr.. J. Barber. 324 East
Main street. and some OF the goods
found We're identified as his. Another
warrant charges that he bnrglarzed the
desk OF Secretary Towson. OF the Y. NJ
{. ~, stealing about SIT in cash About
500 In money has hcen taken from the
virginia Beach railroad offices since the
thefts began
llarvey's wife was In cour during the
investigation and upon leaving the
court room she was placed under arrest
on me charge Of attempting to pass n
forged check upon Mcssrs. Watt, RET :
Few Clay during the early part OF
January. The chack was for Sl65 and
pnrported to be signed by the Roper
storage Company. W. b. Check mana
ger In favor of Mrs. Mary L. Jackson.
II Is alleged to be IL forgery. Mrs. liar
vey was identified by MIR. Clay of Watt,
Itettew x Clay, as the party who at
tempted to pass the check and she was,
! sent on TO the grand jury. Harvey will
ne arraisneu again tomorrow on the
charge of forging the check Both hus-
hanu ana wife We're unable to furnish
bonds and We're committed To iuil I'M,
wife being first allowed to go to her
t nome TO arrange her domestic affairs
Ihe accused have only been living in
Norfolk about two months. They have
daughter living with her aunt ut AL
S ION; hai'faN county, VA. 10 whom II is;
SAID they shipped hoS of provisions
c and fruits the second dav after their
! arrival here. Mr.. p j. Morris represent,
ed Harvey.
' THEATRICAL MEMBERS TROU-
BLES.
The investigation yesterday by Justice
Burroughs into the charges of assault
preferred against MIR. Marsden the hus--
band OF Actress Lillian Lewis. and
manager Of her company. by Mr. Gross,
|. the leader OF the orchestra, and the conn
: ter warrant against Mr. Gross for the
same oncnSc. sworn out by Mr. Mars
den. developed the fact that the two
! members of the company had engaged
+. III row At Hampton a dav or two 90
: respecting the payment of salary, claim
! ed by MIR. Gross to be due and withheld
u by the manager. 1t also developed the
. fact that Mr. Marsdcn had skipped to
! New York after the warrant was served
on him saturday. hence he was not In
!. court. Justice Burroughs heard Mr.
line upon the absent manager of 81 so
and costs, which was covered by the
cash left as collateral. The warran
> against Mr.. Gross was dismissed p j.
Morris represented Mr.. Gross.
THE REGULAR WEEKLY RAID.
The regular weekly raid on the gamb-
lers took place promptly Sunday morn
Ing at the hour of 3 o'clock at the place
of Smith Mcpherson. coiored corner of
Cumberland and Nicholson streets. mp
stairs. y large attendance was present
nj the hour named and were entertained
shortly after O'Clock ut the police sta
ton. with the in;ermission Of Il free
ride in the patrol from their meeting
place to the house of entertainment
Mcpherson was greeted at the station
with the charges Of selling liquor on
sunday. selling liquor without q IL
conse and Keeping q gambling house.
while the charge against the other four
teen ctiored patrons was nuisance"
Justice burroughs yesterday sent Me
Pherson on to the grand jury on the two
llrst charges and continued the warrant
Tor unlawful gambling until tomorrow.
The warrants against the others as nu-
sances We're dismissed. L. n. Eason
represented Mcpherson.
; y SERIOUS ASSAULT.
During row in Jones Court. Bran
bletoh Ward, Sunday morning, between
three colored men named William