The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-20
sADLER ACQUITTED
Acting Sergeant Williams Falls to Sus.
tain His Charge.
THE BUSINESS OF THE THREE COURTS.
Fined $40 and Costs ReveI Dis.
ckarged-Will 90 to Washington
States Court-Trouble About Soda
water-1n the Clerks Office.

Mr.. j. F. Duncan appeared as counsel
Tor eX-Off1cer ]. l.. Sadler, charged by
Acting Sergeant Williams with the theft
OF q pearl handled revolver. Williams
identified the weapon and told how it
had disappeared last July. and was not
seen again by him until he took 1t
from Sadler In the station-house. Turn
key Griffin recognized the revolver as
the one he had sold Williams for Sill.
1t had cost sci. A number Of officers
testified for the defense that the ac-
cused had exhibited the pistol about the
police station as long as four months
ago, explaining that he had obtained it
from colored man for $3.50. There was
absolutely no evidence to contradict the
statement that Sadler had bought the
gun. In addition, the accused produced
large number of witnesses to testify
as to his good character. : Williams
failed to make out his case, and the
warrant was dismissed. The weapon
VIII be held for the present that the
question of ownership may be investi-
gated further
FINED 500 AND COSTS.
Thomas Harris. the colored man ar
rested Monday night on the charge of
being suspicious chara cter, was yes
terday fined $50 and costs for carrying
concealed weapons. He declared that
he had worked in the country and had
been In town only Il short time; that he
had bought the pistol for % cents about
an hour before his arrest. 1t was sup
posed that ne was the man who at
tempted hold up several nights ago,
but there was no evidence given to
prove it, Junius jenkins, a colored man.
supposed TO be pal of Harris, and held
on a charge of nuisance, was discharged.
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON.
A rather interesting case of It's kind
was that of Joseph HOUSTON. a white
boy of sixteen summers, arrested on
Monday night for vagrancy. He said
that his home was in New York. and
that he had been drifting about for
several years earning II living In various
ways. During the past few days he has
been here begging ana also selling
printed slips containing fortunes. /"
He said he had been promised passage
TO Washington on a steamer. which sails
Thursday, and the court ordered that
he be held until that time.
REVEL DISCHARGED.
James Revel is the name of n big COL
ored man whose perpetual smile covers
the whole lower part OF his face He
was arrested five days ago on the charge
of stealing n pair of shoes from David
King. He was discharged yesterday.
there being nothing against him but
strong suspicion of guilt.
THE BARBER CASE DISMISSED.
On June nearly year ago Jim Bar
Der was arrested on the charge of keep
Ing Il gaming house. The case was
sent on TO the grand jury. and Jim was
indicted. Pending action i'm the Cor
poration Court, the new law was passed
q l..s
Burroughs for trial. He dismissed the
warrant yesterday, practically the same
evidence being gone over SIS when the
case first came up. Judge d. Tucker
Brooke represented the accused.
TROUBLE ABOUT SODA WATER.
Vincent Decosti and Samuel Kaufman
are two rival Church street tradesmen,
whose places of business adjoin. The
latter, DESTROYS of booming the soda
water business, put the price per bottle
down to one cent. The former was
anxious to form a combine TO make the
rate 5 cents IA DO THE. a discussion
led to an assault by Decosti upon Kauf-
man, which resulted in the latter hav-
Ing to have o doctor see him three times.
Decosti was fined So and costs.
THE CASE CONTINUED.
On Monday night the house of Mary
Marsh. Il white woman, was ralded by
the police and the proprletress arrested
Tor Keeping q house of i'll fame A
charge of fornication was lodged against
Myrtle Hill, Blanche Martin, A. 4. Mar
tin and William Baker, found in the
house. The case was continued to the
22d inst.
MINOR POLICE COURT CASES.
Susie Jones. Mary Hawks. colored.
lighting; fined S. and costs each.
Julia knight, colored, profanity; dis
missed.
Moses Altman. colored, drunk; fined
81 and costs.
Samuel Morris. white. breach Of the
peace; fined 81 and COSTS drunk, fined
81 and costs.
Minnie Williams, white, breach Of the
peace; dismissed.
Marian Taylor, Susie Jones. colored,
breach of the peace; fined 81 and costs.
The United States COurt