The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-04
IN COURT YESTERDAY
The Case Against Roger K. Gilbert Again
Continued Until nth \ Next Saturday Morning.
UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO CONVICT.
The Trial OF an Assault Case stir.
UP Hornets Nost-A Mixture of
h"" and Authority-A big Docket
Of Minor Characterization
by the Grand Jury.

AS the Court of Law and Chnncery is
laking u recess until Friday next. and
as there was no business traneacted bv
the Corporation Court. except the find.
ings OF the grand jury. yesterday was
uu!i day In court circles. Justice Bur-
touSnS had an unusually large Police
Court docket for a Tuesday, for there
were no cases of especial Importance.
VERY NEAR BEING SENT ON.
AIR. Roger X. Gilbert. the young white
mil supply dealer, who was arrested
SeN eiai DAYS ago on warrants sworn out
by Mr.. Charles S. Conner charging hin,
WIN forgery, and whose case was taken
under Amusement ut the time of trial
appeared III the Police Court yesterday
win MS counsel Judge ID. Tuck cr
3rooke. TO receive the opinion of the
Justice Neither Mr.. Conner nor his
attorney, MI. Fentress. were present on
the opening of court. but the latter
Gu me IN after His Honor had disposed of
me case for the day. In giving his opin-
ION Justice Burroughs announced that
ne regretted to say that he felt CON
strained to send Mr.. Gilbert on to the
grand jury under both warrants At
ms point Judge Brooke. defendants
counsel, asked His Honor If he would
not hold his decision under advisemcnt
unlii next Saturday; that his counsel
might nave time to produce other wit
nesses In the persons of Mr. Gilbur;'s
former employers and others WIKI, had
known him for years to testify to their
Knowledge of his strict honesty and
integrity in the past In the absence Of
the plaintiff or his counsel to oppose the
request. His Honor granted the further
continuance, just as he had concluded
10 do so. however, plaintiffs counsel
came in and on learning the status of
me case. he at once objected to the
nj a.
nad been given ample time TO produce
their witnesses and that the case had
ncen closed and should not he rr-opened.
also that his client was in feeble health
ana ordered to leave the city by his
physicians. and that 10 be forced 10 re-
mum over tor the next grand jury might
endunger his life. Justice Burroughs did
not feel justified, however in reversing
ms decision, and the case was held nm
DER further advisemcnt until Saturday
next.
COULDN'T CONVICT THE BOY.
~ small colorcd boy. named Robert
Taylor, was arrested by Detective Rus
sell on Monday night, on the charge of
Stealing IL bolt of cloth from the store
oi MIS-. trownStein. on Church street |
ne was arrnigned before Justice Bur-
.ouEhs Yesterday, but there was no evil |
a. ce to connect the lad with the theft
ane he was released. He had not pot |
ten "ut of the Police Court. however. |
befor. another charge was lodged |
against him. of stealing bananas from
Il fruit vender on Church street Again
he was arreiened and the evidence on |
TINS charge was found TO Ice rs Ilir;sy |
as the other and at last the clearly in |
hocent darkey was allowed his liberty.
y STIR IN COURT.
The trinl yesterday of "a colorcd man
named John Evans for assauItinr a |
co4ored woman. named Mary Rants |
s.irred UP Il hornets nest in The Police |
Court. The colored lawyer, Land. de- |
fended the man and Officer CL3steen as-
Suihed somewhat the role of prosecuting |
attorney. as well as witness; now, these
TWO duties do not blend well together
ms mas been proven time and agnin TO |
Inc sorrow of the over Jealous officers
VINO are anxious to convict. The result |
was thnt Ehwyer and would-br LAWYER
WilheSs Got mixed UP together in bad |
shape. until il was hard To tell whether
the officer WAS really witness or an
attorney His Indignation toward the
colored lawyer WAS given full vent to. |
ihiii Ills Honor took al hand and called |
then both down ard in n few words; still
ed the troubled waters.
MINOR OFFENSES.
Isaac Wilson. colored. assault. dis
missed. 80
Martha Thomas. colored. larceny. CON
tinued TO the 4th
Martha Thomas. colored larceny. CON
tinued 10 the Attn
Mamie White. colured. breach of the
peace: dismissed at costs. SIPS to the
'''e
Charles Washington, colored, larceny:
continued ten days.
Robert Taylor. oolorad loroonv. at;
missed. ~
e; Nelson. colorcd. assault; fined 50 so
and costs.
+. Nelson, colored. breach of the peace.
dismissed with Sl.25 costs.
Joe d. Miller. colored assault: fined
$3.50 and costs
Mary Thomas. colored. assault; fined
So and costs
81 and costs
James Harris colored. vagrant: con-
tinued five days
sam. Dixon, colored. vagrant; con-
H. corleto. colored. false pretenses:
dismissed
James blackburn. colored, larceny.
continued five days
Lena Flanagan. colored. breach OF tho
peace; dismissed.
ed ten days.
Robert Taylor, colored. larceny: dis
missed
Curtis King, colored. larceny; continu-
ed ten days.
JIM Green. O. \. I,uckett white