The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-22

| oilce court docket yesterday and (,
was after l y. m. before he was through
o'spehsins Justice to the offenders.
| a TOUGH CUSTOMER.
The officers found one of the toughest
customers to deal with yesterday MORN
,hs ABOUT 3 a. M. In the person OF Will
nam East. drunken negro that they
nave been called upon to handle for a
iohg time. The negro, who Is big,
ourly mulattO. was drunk and attempt-
Ing TO enter No. l4S Washington street
during the early morning hour named.
Nheh the officers attempted to arrest
MIN. he resisted, became very profune
ana drew razor on them. The Of
iicers were forced TO give him several
taps on the head before he could be sub
oueu Justice burroughs yesterday
fined him $50 and costs for CARRYING
a concealed weapon and 81 and costs
Tor drunkenness and profanity each.
lie went 10 Jail in default
DAISY THORN IN COURT.
Daisy Thorn, the proprietrcss OF No.
lao Washington street. who has figured
SO consricuously In the Police Court
or late. was before Justice burroughs
yesterday in the role of prosecuting. In
nearly all of Daisy's troubles she has
been the first TO take out the warrant
against either man or woman, as he
case may be, with whom she happens
to become cmbrolcd. This time her
complaint was against a young girl
who lived at her house. named Clara
Foster and young man named c. II.
Stokes. who were arrested on a war
rant charging them with breach of
the peace. The evidence proved that
Clara while living with the Thorn
woman had gotten in debt to Daisy on
account of doctors bills and otherwise
and when she wanted TO leave to go to
-1,n
the large bin OF s140 Being unable to
pay same. her clothes. hat, etc. were
locked up, and il was during the effort
on the part of her friend, Stokes, and
herself that the breach of peace oc-
CURED. His Honor thought that Clara
and Stokes had no right to take the
clothes wi ct armis.' where il caused a
public row. and he fined each of them
$3.50 and costs. Later Clara swore out
a warrant for the arrest OF Daisy, but
1t has not yet been served.
MINOR oFFENSES.
Mack Outten. colored. fighting; fined
Sl.0o.
Dinah Mason. colored. having stolen
goods in her possession; continued to
24;h.
Nora Jones. colored. having stolen
goods in her possession: continued to
24th.
'uiluS uIhci, cOlOTeu, nOuSSpleakinG,
dismissed.
w. Is. Worthington. colored. SUSPECT
Gus stealing; continued ten days for ex-
animation
II. F.. Wilson. colored. breach OF the
peace; dismissed
Dave Kenny, colored, stealing; dis
missed
c. II. Stokes white breach of the
peace; fined $50 and costs.
Clara Foster whffp braa OH 90 ,bn
peace; fined $3.50 and costs
William East. colored, profanity; fined
| 81 and costs
William East, colorcd. carrying con
cealcd weapons; $50 and costs
Jehoshaphat Hayes, colored. suspicion
TO housebreaking; continued to the 25th.
George Johnson. colorcd, housebreak
ing; taken under adviseuent.
| Thomas Carr. colorcd. nuisance: fined
| 81 and costs.
Susan Williams. coorcd. nuisance;
| fined 81 and costs.
! Joe Thomas. colored. cruelty TO ami
mails: dismissed
| Mamie White. S. Williams. John Tom
lin. William East. colorcd. drunk: fined
81 and costs.