The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-12
IN COURT YESTERDAY
A Very Long Docket Before Justice Bur-
roughs for Proper Adjudication.
A VERY TOUGH CUSTOMER IN COURT
Esc Trics to Escape From tfse Pris.
oners' Pcn-Six officers Required
to Lock kim Up-Moscs bray hc.
Quilted Minor Cause.-The Corpo.
ration Court-Decds Recorded.

Quilted Minor CaScS-The COrpo-
ration Court-Decds Recorded.
Justice Burroughs had large Po-
lice Court docket yesterday, and alto
gether none OF the cases were very i'm
pprtant. Some of them were long
drawn out and occupied considerable
time i'm their triad, making 1t i, late
hour before His Honor left the bench.
YOUNG CHICKEN THIEVES.
The loss CT thr:e chickens, wcr:h
perhaps, 10 cents. and the arrest and
trial of three diminutive colored boys
named Frank Norman Douglas Harri-
son and Tom Taylor, charged with
stealing the binds, occupied as much
time III the Police Court yesterday as
II the parties were under trial for muir
der. The boys were so small that they
had TO climb up on the platform out
side the rail to be seen. and the con-
tinucd protests Of first one and then
the other that me amt no chicken
tief," echoed immediately by the others,
kept the spectators amused throughout
the hearing. Harrison and Norman
We're proven guilty and sentenced to
ninety days each in jail. The other lad,
Taylor, was dismissed
RICHARDSON VS.. MORRIS. !
Detective Richardson and Attorney
Morris had some lively Tits I'm the Po-
lice Court yesterday. and the insinua-
tons passed from one to the other and
handed back again,if they had been cX-
pressed in full, would have looked any
thing but attractive in the eyes of the
respective litigants. Mr.. Morris was
defending some of the detectives spec
ialtieS, namely EStclle Williams. of No.
300 Butte street., and ST. Murphy, OF
the corner of Nicholson and Smith
streets, on the usual charge of keeping
disreputable houses, and Mr. Richard
son was acting, as all round man, de-
tectivc, star witness and prosecuting
attorney in gcnsral. The attorney did
not put the questions to suit the detec>
tive, and the latter dailantly threw
down the gauntlet by demanding that
the attorney explain his irSinuati ions.
The challenge was promptly accepted
and the lawyer explained what proved
to be anything but a complaint to tina
officer. who Immediately rctoI'ted i'll like
language 10 the lawyer. The room was
getting smokey, when Justice Bur
roughs called them both to order, and
the trial proceeded, resulting in a par
tial defeat for the detective. as both
the women were allowed to go. to be
sent for if wanted, although their cases
were not formerly dismissed.
a TOUGH CUSTOMER IN COURT. &
Shortly after Justice Burroughs had
opened court yesterday the room was
thrown into a state OF excitement by
the daring attempt of a dangerous-look-
ing white man, named Pat Foy, to es-
cape from the prisoners pen" Hc was
detected as he WIS about to climb over
the pen railing, and several of the
officers present made Il break and grab
bed him. Justice burroughs Immediate
ly ordered the prisoner taken to Jail and
he was taken from the courtroom by
two OF the officers. Hardly had they
gotten outside, however before a noise
was heard and there was Il general
stampede of spectators and officers for
the door, just outside OF which ;Foy
was seen on the ground tangled up with
the two officers, and it was difficult to
tell at first sight who was uppermost
II seemed to be q general rough, roll
and tumble scrap, the prisoner trying to
escape and the officers to hand-curr
him. a number of other officers wen,
to their comrades assistance. but Foy
seemed to be possessed Of Herculean
strength and II tokk the united efforts
OF six of the best officers on the force
to take him to prison. without beating
him. After the handouts were got
ten upon him he was carried by his
feet and arms to jail as he would not
stand up. Toy Is powerful built and
athletic man and when he was arrest
ed by Officer Bout yesterday morning
for trying to enter the secondhand
clothing store of Mrs. Myers, on lower
tnurcn street, through window which
he had broken out. the officer had to use
his club as coaXer to get him to come
along. He was drunk and had n con
cealed weapon upon his person, and will
have to answer both these charges in
addition to others. when he is arraign
cd again. He acknowledges th.at hn is
desertcr from q merchant shin. tho
City of Columbia, of the Columbia Line.
between New York and Antwerp.
MOSES BRAY ACQUITTED
The case of the colored nan. Atosoe
Bray, who was arrested Thurs6.,v
night on a charge of drunkenness and
upon whom a pawn ticket for gold
watch and chain were found wbici,
caused him to be committed to fail for
five days on suspicion. was re-opencd
yesterday on motion Of his attorney.
Julius T. Saunders. who produced a
witness In the person of Frankfurt n
jeweler. who testified that the man
bought the watch from him and identi.
fled both the prisoner and the watch.
When Bray was first arrested he told
various tales about as to where he
got the watch, first that he bought n
from Messrs Greenwood & Bro. who
denied 1t; then from a Captain Part
ridge, who was proven never to have
owned Il watch of that kind. After
his attorney was employed he found OUT
that the watch was actually bought
from Mr.. Frankfurt, and upon demand