The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-07
IN COURT YESTERDAY
Many Cases Brought In as a Result Of a
Sudden Raid on a CdIOred GiQb.
Richardson's GASES 60 ON TO COURT,
Two Colored Men Adopt = Novel
Method nr Celebrating New Years
Day-An Interpreter Nccdeu-Thc
Corporations Court Mnny Minor
0Gcncs s-MarrinSe Licenses.


justice Burroughs had large Police
| beers went. but us tw,o-thirds OF the Of
lenders were partS.s found in tho f,o,,o,
| corner OF bermuda street and Yaxiev's
lane. when II was raided Sunday NOM.
ing and against whom the r,inoT ,,,a..s
OF the cases ,"n. ni!aht' the Importance
'AAif-SfoWN CLUB RAIDED.
me police authorities having received,
information that unlawful ..,lIniny xvn g
being conducted ut rooms over the cor.
Acr of Eeimuda steel and YmSiov.s
lane. which rooms are supposed ia be The
A>GGuIarters OF the Jamestown C,lIn
cSloTcd. made a. raid upon the nlace
ABOUT o'clock Sunday morning ar
resting the proprietor, Charles Cropns,
.ihas Charles White and thirty oihar
negroes. who were In the rooms ,rhr
charge of keeping and exhibiting unlaw-
iul gaming apparatus was preferred
against the proprietor. ana the others
mostly of whom were oyster tonrer:
| were charged with being nuis;,nces Twn
OF the number, William Smith and Cor,
hshus Smith, were parties wanted on
me charge OF larceny and that addj-
,.onai charge was entered against them.
Ccnstdern Bile gambling paraph.rr aliat
9. s., chips, cards, disc and crap tables.
We're captured In the raid; also q ouantI.
y ol iiquofs. tobacco, etc. In the Police
Suurt FeStei day, on request OF their
counsel. Judge d. Tucker Brooke. all
nesday> jnnnnrv S,h n1 umtil We'd
;hclr appearance, except William nnI
Cornelius Smith. who were com1nitted
10 jail for five days for further exams
nation.
r,D,-y ,,, n,,
r'HiNLt.S in COURT.
men Justice Burroughs took his scot
~; ~ inc iolice Court Yesterday he saw
ociore him q fair sI2sd audience OF the
feminine gender, clearly indicating that
o'liccr Richardson had not been
f'rSping the night previous. The gIlIs
"a court were The iSsult of raids made
sunday night and early yesterday morn
ing upon the houses Nos. and 10 Smith
street and Gl. 62 and &C Avon street
those arrested as the proprietresses OF
were nessja Ross Rn an ~ rl,, ,i,n,1
Blnnch Clifford, Lottic Parks and Bess ic
Cohen. respectively. The lawyers i'm
the cases put their heads together and
fought out the net OF the assembly
1aSsed In 1Se3-94 giving parties arrest,
d on charges of this nature the prtvI-
'eEe Of waving an examination and
so!nG befo;c the grand jury. Evidently
believing that their clients stood bet
ter chance of acquittal before the grand
juiy than beGcce Justice Burroughs.
.hey each ele3ted to be sent on, and His
Honor fixed their respective bonds and
released them TO appear before that
tribunal at the present torn.
AFR AIN TIIny yyorrI ~ s,Ioo,r ,,,>,
~ .'flooi ill-i'
r, on r.tuey iast colored man named
- -, Si',,.n hPpenred hefore Justice Gre
ISots ano s"ore out Warrants AGAINST
Dan Gordon and John Happier, colorcd.
him and ,hnea ,em t u' Nv taS, pi SIC on
The accused were arrested on Saturday
by Deputy High Constable Mannins,
and with their attorney. Julius T. Saun.