The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
SHOOTING AFFRAY
Vim. Harris Fires a Bullet That Comes Near
Finding lOdgment In J. ". Brlnkley.
PRISONER BAILED FOR HIS APPEARANCE
Proceedings of Isle of wight Court
Property Sold and Transfers Made
Something In SiSht-ynrious Notes
of NeWSy and Personal Nature
h sSy thnt Will Interest You.

Suffolk. Va. March 2.-(Special.)-
$There was shooting ARRAY to-day on
East Washington street. for which WIZ
liam Harris, colored, was arrested. I'M
nadia tely before the shot was fired Har
ris was seen pursuing u man and was
/ heard to call halt, but no one seems
to have seen him do the shooting. After
the shot was fired Harris disappeared
&up a stairway.
" The bullet whether intended for the
man who was running or not came near
5 finding lodging place in the person Of
Mr.. ]. W. Brinkley. who keeps a gro
scery and who was standing Mt the win
5tdow when the weapon was exploded 1t
L crashed through the glass front and
striking the wall glanced and was buried
1 In another part of the store
AZ Harris was suspected of firing the shot
and was arrested. When searched there
was no pistol found on his person. He
r. was bailed for appearance in Mavor
Brewers Court Tuesday morning, with
NV. H. Arlington as surety
M ISLE OF WIGHT COURT-There
was small crowd present to-day Mt
Isle Of Wight courthouse, when the
; March term of court was convened. The
i FARMERS are busy preparing for the
3 spring crops and not the usual crowd
.sof pleasure-seekers attended Judge
3a George r. Atkinson was occupied with
4 routine matters. Hon. r. E. Boykin
commemorative Attorney, was not pres
{ ent and consequently no criminal cases
Were heard. A number of horses were
sold at auction, some rs cheap as 81 %
each This term of court was cxcep-
tionai from the fact that there We're no
Z fights
PROPERTY SOLD.-These deeds If
bargain and sale were to-day put on
record in the County Clerks office: n
+. Doe ct ais. of Marblehead, Mass. to
John ii. Ashe, acres OF land near Mag
nolia, SS3; Mrs. jamie NJ. Briggs 10 Fra nh
=. Jones, one rear lot on Primer street
Suffolk. s425
SOMETHING IN SIGHT.-One Of the
attorneys interested said .to-night tfnt
there would be some action on the treos
ury investigation Tuesday between tha
lawyers In the case. There will be =
discussion of the matter, but 1t Is no,
likely that the details Will be made pub.
do Tomorrow.
Judge R. r. Prentis, past grand dirac.
tor, left to-day to attend the Crane
Lodge, Knights Of Honor which con.
@Venes In Richmond Tuesday. Ben Dunn.
villa we'll leave tomorrow to represent
4Nansemond Council No. 2o9O.
Mrs. "A. l.. Sibbalds. Of Farmingdale
N Y. and Mrs. II. e. Thompson. OF
Z NeWbursh, N. Y. who had been visit;
ing the family of Mr.. b. b. Dumvlle
: left for their respective homes to-da,
via Washington. D. c.. where they vii
Z stop for q few days.
Nr. and Mrs. v. A. Brinkley spent
sunday at the latter's previous home, IL
y Franklin. =
Jg Miss Janet Withers sang pretty sole
I at st. Paul's Sunday night
s Rev. III. G. Moore is preaching tenn.
4 porarlly at Wilson, N. c. He was for.
merry pastor of the Presbyterian Church
~: an suffolk, where he has many friends.
8 pursuant with instructions from Isle
fsof Nights Commonwealth Attorney
j me prisoners in the jail here, who are
4 Eanted there. we're not taken over to-
Ss Miss Fannie Neims and Messrs. J. w