The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-22
THE REALM OF JUSTICE.
Results Of Yesterdays Work Of The
uphoIders Of the Law.
JUSTICE ToALlH FINES OFFENDERS.
Mr.J II. white Pinned for Criminal
Libel and An Appeal Taken-Twen-
ty.one Cases oa tlae Docket, All but
Three of which Was DismIssed-A
Case OF Abduction Dismissed.

Justice Tomlin had a light docket
yesterday. The most important matter
disposed of was the decision in the case
of Mr.. j. b. White. charged by Mr.. w.
His Honor fined Mr.. White S25, and In
doing SO stated the following points:
The case comes fairly within the pur-
view of the Virginia law referring
to criminal libel, which is defined as
a malicious publication tending to pro-
woke breach OF the peace there was
no question as to the fact that the ar
ticle was a libel; it accused Mr.. Sar-
gent, in effect, and in so many words.
of perjury; 1t was malicious. inasmuch
as 1t was not only written after the re-
traction was made by Mr. Sargent. and
a reconciliation between all parties had
been effected, but was so violent that
the first two drafts of the article in
question were refused by the cashier
OF the paper in which 1t was published,
and when 1t did appear II was printed
charge of crime against Mr. Sargent;
not admitting that justification could be
pleaded In case like this, neverthe-
less, the defense made an attempt to
prove the truth of Mr.. Whites assertion
and In the opinion of the court utterly
failed ITO do so. nor could the publica-
tion of previous libel be argued
against Mr.; Sargent; for he had nothing
Whatever TO do with any newspaper
publication referring to Mr.. White"
The case was appealed to the Cor
poratlln Court
1t has been the custom of the colored
people living near the Norfolk and
Western yards to sweep up the floor
OF the grain cars and take the loose
corn thus collected home. 1t was for
doing this that William Fuller was ar
rested, but Justice Tomln discharged
him Saying there was no criminal intent
snown.
Isaiah. Crossen, small colored boy.
was up for throwing a brick at c. c.
Morton, grown man, who, It was
in evidence, hit Isaiah on the ear with a
ten-foot bench, and knocked him down
three times with his fist Morton had
Isaiah and his little sister arrested. but
Justice Tomlin turned them loose, as
there was too much conflicting testl-
mony. He told the father of the chill
oreh 10 give them whipping, how
ever. and said he didn't blame Morton
for slappng the boy, for a mean little
coon was the meanest thing on earth.
Ed Sutton and his mother Martha
sutton, were up, charged with stealing
The siNteen-year-old daughter OF vii.
nam Clark. The parties are all coIored
ana 1t appears that Ed had engag ed
me sirrs directions. but there was. how
ever no evidence whatever of the girls
ABDUCTION, and the case was dismissed.
Dismissed-Mary Smith. profanity:
NJ. j. Higgins. colored, nuisance; Th6s.
oapps, colored. warrant: Alberta
wight. Lulu Brown, Annie Shields
Mary Hunter, colored, nuisance: sd
Ward osborne, white, trespass: Horar 20
Seay, Charles Riddick, BENJAMIN Hes
Ter, colored, assault
Dennie Torney and W. w. Wilson
white, drunk: fined 81 and costs.
AErippa Jones, white. drunk. commit
ted five days