The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-15
IN THE POLICE COURT
m PARKER is Discharged at tbeE~.
pense OF His Rrotha,

pehse OF His BROTHER
ne Vi the most important cases inyes-
It 80" 1T IN the Police Court was that or
W. a.. rarker' the colored man arrest ed
,nto .s on the charge Of breaking
imlo the mouse of Henry james No aI.
SnuiSh street, on October is. 1905 onS
salihg some $3.50 worth of jewelrv and
ciothihs. julius Saunders. counssI fn
me accused. asked permission IN sand
.le prisoner TO the police station Iong
.nousn 10 get certain receipts he had
'nere IN his trunk, showing when go
where he had bought the propertv n.hInt,
ne was charged with stealing. The trmni,
WIS Drought into court opened ana -
NUMBER OF receipts produced. Furtbar
,os.iInony ELECTED the fact shat Parker's
oIother, who had once been In ,;he am
pioy OF James. had been sent to prison
ipr houseoreaking, inferrinE strongly
mat ,Earker's brother was tho nil,
nun; y number of witnesses testified
10 the good character OF the accused
me prisoners mother was n witness
ana testified that the suit worn bv w
H. Parker In court and identified as the
property OF James, had been thrown
| ASIDE by Parker's brother lust befo,a
going Ito prison, and donned by the nras-
| EN- wearer, who did not know 1t was
stolen. The accused was discharged.
| TO THE GRAND JURY.
| HIS Honor yesterday sent Miles Over
| Ton colored, on to the grand jury to
| answer to the charge of stealing n sniff
ot furniture from MIR. d. C. Whkehust
some months ago. The details of the
case nave been frequently printed and
are well known. 1t was shown that
oNerton had stolen the furniture, but
It could not be thoroughly Identified by
me alleged owner. and fer this reason
| MI. George Mcintosh, who represent ed
| the accused, asked for his clients dis
charge. This Justice Burroughs en-
| phatically refused TO do. nor would he
pan OVerton, leaving that for Judge
Hanckel, If he saw fit
| TWO MINOR CASES.
James Revel is the name OF a colored
nan arrested by Officers Curtis and
| Russell on the charge of stealing a 81
pair of shoes from David King. The
case was continued five days for exam
| nation
a rather complicated case that was
| unraveled was that of Max Jorrish.
charged with "concealinG the sum of So
which he had received for David Wolf :"
II was shown that there was no crimi-
nal intent in the case, which was dis
| missed with costs.
SHEARS, THE SHEARER.
Dennis Shears. colored, Is q shearer of
horses, and while INDUCING In that oc-
| cupation, 10 Is charged by Agent Moore
or the 5. p. G. A, that he knocked the
animal he was working on down. twice
! with piece of shaft. Dennis ayerred
that The horse was "natch'lly crazy"
and that he was not guilty of che charge
Inc case was continued one day for
I examination.
LESSER POLICE COURT CASES.
Marion Pitman. colored. suspicion, of
stealing; continued to 10th.
h W. Jordan, Charles Brown, white
drunk; fined 81 and costs
Robert Eure, Jordan Fuller colored
drunk; fined 81 and costs.
Sam Spruell, white, assault; fined SIS
and costs.
Lee Barnes. white, assault; dismissed
| William German, white, drunk; fined
u ana costs; profanity, 81 and costs.
Mary Lou Garrett. colored; Marie
Lawrence. Alex. Smith, white. breach OF
the peace: fined 81 and costs each.
oscar Brothers, colored, assault; fined
80 and cos.s; breach Of the peace, 81
and costs
Mary Foreman, colored harboring a
child; continued one day.
Hattie Redford. white, house OF III
fame; continued.
r. w. Jordan, white, threatening to
cut; dismissed.
V. Decost white. assault; continued
one day.
Mathew Douglas, colored, nuisance.
case reheard; fined $3.50 and costs.
Anna Crosby, white, assault; dismiss
ed.
Minnie Cartwright. colored, assault;
continued one day.
Dick Smith, colored, sick Ivagrant;
sent TO jail hospital.
william Brown. colored. nuisance; dis
Nellie Overton, colored, house of III
dismissed
cara Price, colored. accessory to the
murder oil Emma Lane; dismissed. as
mere was no ground for the charge. and
recognized as vitneas.