The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-25
THE DRAMA OF CRIME
General News Of The Various Legal TIL
bunaIs of the City Yesterday.
WITH POLICE COURT SlOE lIGHTS
Camps Valves Examination - shc
Heapod Hot Coffee Grounds on
Her Encmy's Head = paid Her
Hubby's Fiuc'- Two DrunItnrds
Various Eates.

one hardly looks for high class So
ciety drama in Police Court. but such as
IL Is the drama Is there, ana every week
uay morning new actors and old meet
win or without rehearsal ana play over
ana over again on the same old stage
farce of real life. which appear, like
Heinc's songs. Endless variations on
the same old theme"
yesterday was no exception To the
general run. The Capps-Lewis shooting
ARRAY examination was postponed be-
cause of the inability OF Lewis tn be
present. Caps waived examination and
was sent on to the grond jury He was
rebailcd under bond Of $4,000, with
Joseph Seelinger as surety. lie has re-
tanned Judge II. II. Wilcox and Mr.. A.
l.. ThOm as counsel
Dora Curtis, Il frail character. who
made an attempt to commit suicide Il
short time ago and failed, fell afoul of
Laura O'Neill. a 230-pound light weight
who appeared to be able TO play Osrcss
to the frail Dora, and playfully scalded
her brobdignagian friend With a pot of
boiling coffee. There was another YER
sion OF the "peelng of the belle" and
Dora went to Jail to await the appear
ance Of Laura in court
Albert Alexander. colored, saved his
bacon and escaped from three deliberate
charges which various persons had pre-
ferred against him, viz: Theft OF 81
cents, stealing Il Watermelon and get
ting money under false prctcnses. Yer
Dict. Not guilty
Rachael Simmons. broken in health
and nearly gone from existence through
drink, was before the Justice FOR drunk
enncss. Sarahs trembling. pitcous face
aud form, the absolute wreck of nj!
worth living for. and her Tears moved
the Justice to mercy. 1t was go and
get caught no more"
hA pnt .t.nt Tnh
habitual druniard, was bonded for a
year in 500. and failing Of raising ii
| went To jail for thirty days.
Abe Jones. who resides in SouthalrS
lane. objects S;rcnuously to his step
daughter being included in the family
as the result of his marrying her
| mother. Mrs. Jones is not considcrate
of Abe's feelings and there is often Il
circus i'll tho house as result. In one
Of these family Jars Wednesday night
Jones broke up the bed and threw the
| bedding out of the window. 1t cost Mrs
Jones just 500 and costs in Police Cour;
10 keep her husband out of jail. She
| paid the bill.
George Il. Cason. n colored country
man. was fined $3.50 in the Police
| Court for carrying 4 razor and being
| disorderly at the flying horses Later
| mittcd by Justice Tomlm.
| Last Wednesday night two Coops oil
| chickens We're stolen from Grocer j. Il:
| Briggs, in Commercial Place, which
were found in the cookshop o! Wash
| Ryan in Avon street. Ryan was locked
up.
Charles Bonfanti. of the Soldiers
| Home, who stabbed Thomas Hopkins
there, has been held for the United
States grand jury and was yesterday re-
manded To Norfolk Jail in default OF 4
| $1,000 bond
y marriage license was granted yes
| tcrday II Peter y. Kaiser ANA Annie l.
Baker. the ceremony to take place or
| the 29th.