The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-20
FAIR BEGINS TO-DAY
Fine Agricultural Exhibits and Racing Of
High Order Are Expected.
AN EXCITING HUNT FOR A BURGLAR
a Long Chase Results In the Cap
turc oil The Fursued-Funcrni Of
the i.atc Merritt BRIGGS wilson
Mccoy KILLED in Florida Gay
Wins His Railroad Damage Suit.

Suffolk. Va, Oct. 19.-(speciaD.Thc
Suffolk Fair begins tomorrow, Tues
day. large number OF exhibits. agri-
cultural and mechanical. has arrived,
and everything is in readiness Tor the in
| ausurnton Of the celebration. the
horses are OH hand. and good racing Is
anticipated. The first is Republican
Day. The orator of the occasion is Hon.
John S. Wise, of New York. I, very for
cihe speaker.
EXCITING BURGLAR HUNT.
There was an exciting man chase just
| beyond the county bridge between 10
| and IL o'clock Saturday night il ter
minated in the arrest of Bill Keeling.
| young colorcd man. who is wanted on
several charges. including store bur
giary. lie had been previously arrested
| for burGlarizing j. $. Corbctt's store. in
| the county. but had escaped from the
| officer. He came near getting away
Saturday night lie Is slrewd and bold.
About O'Clock Constable Branch was
aroused ut his house. about four miles
| from SufTolk by the sounds of pistol
shots in the public road. He crept' out
and found Keeling with another older
man. They were questioned about the
shots and said they were fired al 10y n
man who had just passed. and who was
| only q few yards distant. Hranch
|
criminal but realized before hc had
gone far that was chasing Il myth
| n creation Of Keeling's brain. He had
| been bluifcd. The bluff worked. but
only temporarily. Keeling escaped in
the meantime, hut Branch quickly har-
messed his fastest horse and followed.
| The officer arrived in Suffolk before the
criminal, and was waiting for him.
4 When Keeling was half way across the
| county bridge he "smelled rat and
started back with Branch. Jake Norfiect
and about forty other men. White ana
| colOred. in pursuit. y running lire was
! kept up but soon Keeling was lost In the
marshes He was finally found lying
| fat on the ground with the pistol be-
meath him
Keeling will have a hearing III few
days There will be five warrants Tor
him to misunderstanding in tie public
road. shooting ut Rranch's house. car
rvinC concealed weapons. shooting at
Branch with intent To kill and house
breaking. Constable Branch after the
capture stood treats to the whole crowd.
ASLEEP IN CEDAR HILL.
About 1.5oO people assembled in and
around the Christian Church at o'clock
Sunday afternoon To pay their last mark
of respect To the late Merritt Briggs. The
auditorium and galleries were crowded.
and many could not gain aOmittance
4 portion of the gallery was reserved
for colorcd people-ioyal friends of the
deceased
The following were pall-bearers: Ac-
tive, s p. Nanderslice, +. Il. Holland.
s. II. Ellis. j. l.. Burges, Lee Britt, W.
& Holland G. II. Cauyey, Jr., and John
II. Pmncr; honorary. Judges w. j. Kill
by. L. Il. Prentis and II. II. Rawlcs.
Coils. II. ". Smith l.. i. Harper and ".
T.. Smith, DR.. y. W. Eley and b. Il.
Cu,chin. The funeral exercises We're
conducted by Rev. ", W. Staley. ID. D.,
the pastor. and Rev. W. A. Barr. rector
OF st. pnul's L. T.. Church. The floral
decorations were beautiful and the
music excellent. He was buried with
Masonic honors. The Suffolk bar will
meet Tuesday to pass suitable reSolu-
tons.
KILLED IN FLORIDA.
Wilson c. Mccoy, native of Suffolk.
died Saturday in Florida, deaah result
ed from being struck on the head with
a plank which fell .hirty-five feet from
the top Of 4 water ;anli al High Springs.
His skull was crushed and the injured
man died soon after being ,taken 10 the
hospital at Gainesville Deceased is n
brother-in-law of Capt. d. S. Jones. road
master on the Atlantic &c Danvilc. He
leaves three sisters in Suffolk, Misses
Daniel Cora and Ruth Mccoy.
POLICE COURT.
mayor BEtWtT u4SloSeu Oh 'lle lOIIOW-
ing cases yesterday:
l.. A. BENEFIT, of the Mckinley and
Hobart club. was assessed S. for allow
ing an oil lamp to burn all night in the
club room.
Eras,us Rowlcs. white. drunk and
disorderly: $40.
9. w Dean. white drunk and disOr-
Ge.iy: $3.50. on oath of Ned Alcakin
defendant was bound over 10 keep the
peace for six months in 500, with per-
sorai recogniZance.
Wallace Heith. colored. drunk and
disOrderly: $40
Bill COPELAND. colored, drunk; So.
GAY GETS S247.42
The suit OF John l.. Gay vs. the Suf-
fall< and Carolina railway was conclud-
cd to-day The plaintiff gets judgmcn,
for s241.42. says the jury. He asked for
$500 Court convened al the usual hour.
ana after "A brief statement from Judge
Eawles the jury retired. They were
not long in arriving al a verdict Since
the commencement of this suit one of
the attorneys and jurors brother
have died suddenly.
UNFU Id.ED THEIR COLORS
The Democratic banner was swung
acros Washington square to-day amid
cheers. 1t is about twenty feet long
and shows up well. 1t reads: BRYAN