The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-12

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unimportant docket in the Police Court
yesterday. There was no business of i'm
portance transacted by the Court of
Law and Chancery, and only a few civil
matters OF minor importance transacted
by the Corporation Court: altogether, il
was Ii blank day in court circles.
CHICKENS IDENTIFIED.
Much amusement was created III the
Police COURT yesterday during the trial
OF Il colored boy, named Tom Taylor,
Tor housebreaking, over the attempt of
several claimants to lost chickens, to
identify the birds. 1t seems that Taylor.
though q young man, is an old chicken
thief, II was arrested on two war
rants, charging him with ~housebreak-
ing In his efforts to capture the birds.
The news or his arrest brought a num-
Der of the of lost chickens in
Toms ncighborhood into court and as a
number of the chickens were there also,
~ caused q lively contest on the part of
the claimants to prove their ownership
by the pin feathers and otherwise. The
trial resulted in Taylor being sent on
to the grand jury under two warrants
for housebreaking. and in the chickens
being restored to their owners.
FOUNDRY MEN AGAIN IN TROUBLE
~ number of employees of S. r. White
& Bros foundry, OH Water street, were
again in trouble yesterday on the same
old charge, of a%ssaulting each other
George Darden. an misunderstanding
white a was arrested Monday night
on 4 warrant sworn out by c. f.. Dill
lard, another employee of White & Bro,
charging him with ~assaulting him with
Il plow beam. injuring his arm and side
TO such an extent as TO render him IN
fit for work and cutting Il cash over
his left eye. Darden. I'm turn. took III
warrants against billiard. ChaS. Redd
and George IIogg, charging them with
abusing him, and combining in an as
saul upon him. The evidence proved
billiard. Redo and IIogg to have ag-
gravatcd Darden by calling him names.
but not sufficient to justify the blow thai
he gave billiard with the pillow beam.
nor to have assaulted him. His Honor
therefore dismissed the warrants against
the former at complainant's cost and
fined Darden $3.50 and costs. Attorney
Julius Il. Saunders represented Darden.
MINOR oTFENSEs.
Bob Tabb. colored. felonlous assault;
fined $50 INT costs.
Annie Moore, colored. breach OF the
peace; continued one day.
Annie Moore, colored, breach Of the
peace; continued one day.
Gorge Darden, white, assault; fined
SEQ II costs.
4 u W lii-IpNt SOloltu, NdSIllll, tlS
missed with orders 10 leave the city.
William Jones, colored, nuisance; fin
| ed 81 and costs.
John HENDERSON, colored, vagrunt:
dismissed.
c. +. billiard, white, assault. dismiss
ed at costs of complainant, $l.75.
Adolph Michaclson, white. assault:
dismissed al costs Of complainant. $l.T5.
Geargianna Virgins. colrrcd; larce-
NY; discharged from custody.
Willie Coleman, colored; breach Of
the peace; dismissed.
Charles Sumner. colored, housebreak-
ing: dismissed.
Henry Brickhousc, colorcd. grand lar
ceny; dismissed.
hoina Taylor, No. l, colnrpd, house
breaking; sent on to the grand Jury.
Thomas Taylor. No. .. colCrod. house
breaking; sent Oh 10 the grand jury.
Charlie Redo. white. assault: dismiss
ed at costs OF complainant. $l.7a.
George iiogg, wn;;e. assault, dismiss
ed al costs of complainant. $l.75.
David Hines, colored. larceny; dis
missed.
Oliver Lee. William Fcrrebce, col
ored, drunk: fined 81 ana costs.
{. ID. Pullen. white, drunk. dismissed.
y. Collins, c,lored, drunk; dismissed.