The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
dismissed, but she was fined 81 and
costs for the jag.
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1 dismissed, but she was fined 81 and
| costs for the jag.
KELLY RUFFIN'S AgIsFoRTUNES
On Saturday night Kelly Ruffin, col
| ored got jagged and wandered around
| promiscuousJy. He DOESN'T remember
q great many places he went to, but does
distinctly remember repairing to the
| mansion of one Josephine Wilson, To-
Gated somewhere on Queen Street.
There. he declares, he bought some
whiskey. after drinking which he be-
came sleepy and snoozed off into for
getfulness and pleasant dreams. When
| he came to, he alleges, his hat and $4.25
| in cash had disappeared. He swore
out warrant Sunday morning for
Josephine, charging her with the theft
and also with selling liquor without a
license. The case was Continued one
day for witnesses.
FINED THE YOUNGSTER
About o'clock Saturday night a little
| nephew OF MIR. II. d. Oliver found q
small colored boy named Willie Temple
in the back yard OF his uncie's residence.
He told him to get out. which the little
darkey did, first knocking the white boy
down. The back door of the house was
found open and an umbrella was miss
ing. This was discovered near the back
yard gate. Young Temple was arrest
ed upon the charge of stealing and as
Sduit. AS IL cOulu not De proven that
he entered the house or had taken the
umbrella. the charge of larceny was
changed to unlawful trespass, and the
prisoner was fined $40 and costs in each
case.
TWO YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS.
On Memorial Day Mr. Ned Thomas
left his bicycle standing out in front of
Carpenters furniture store, on Bank
street, and in his absence the contents
of the tool bag were stolen. Investiga-
tom properly directed traced the theft
TO James Madison. aged ten years. and
Arthur Abery, aged nine years, both
colored. Part of the property was found
at the house of each. Both boys were
arrested. of course, and in court each
accused the other of taking the tools.
the value of which is about. 80 There
was no doubt of the guilt of the accused,
but on account of their tender years
Justice Burroughs reserved his opirion.
CONTINUED FOR WITNESSES.
Investigation into the facts connected
with the case OF w. ii. Downing, alias
Bill Dodd, the alleged murderer of EN-
ma Lane, was continued one day for
witnesses, the prisoner being remanded
to jail without bond.
MINOR POLICE COURT CASES.
A. B. Tarant,' w. c. Tarant,D. Thorn
as, James Wilson, James Sexton, John
y,
81 and costs.
a. Collins. j. c. Mason, Henry Haynes.
Charles Wynne, Hehry jackson, A.
Wilson. Walter Hodges, e Pendleton.
Fred Scott, a. Pool. colored, drunk
fined 81 and costs.
Henry Howard, Mamie Davis. coll
ored, breach of the peace; fined 81 and
costs. =
Charles Wheeler, white nuisance; ball
forfeited
w. ]. Kwener, white. begging on the
street; fined $40 and costs
Lucy Lee. white; Mike Epps, colored.
assault; fined So and costs.
Lula Fuller Emma Rankin, colored,
profanity; fined 81 and costs
Elenora Rlddick, colored, assault:
continued to 26th
Mamie Reid, colored, nuisance; fined
So and costs; drunk. dismissed.
Mamie Bell, colored. attempted as
sault; dismissed
ored. drunk; fined 81 and costs each.
breach OF the peace; 81 and costs each.
George Charity, colored, assault; dis
missed with costs
George Davis. colored, unlawful tres
pass; fined 81 and costs.
Robert Fanshaw, colored, nuisance
| fined 81 and costs.
Mack Raphael. colored, assault: con-
tinued one day.
81 ana costs; breach of the peace. 81
and costs "
Rosa Davis, colored. breach Of the
peace; dismissed.
Mat Reid, Thompson Reid, Mat Lew
Is. colored. fighting: continued one day
Walter Scott and Wilson Butt. colored
lighting; fined $3.50 and costs.