The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-28
ALONG LEGAL LINES
News Items Picked Up About The City
Hall and Police Head quarters.
THIRTY MINUTES OF POLICE COURT
Justice TonIin Soon Disposed OF the
Docket Another Arrest HIS Been
Made in Connection with the Dues
berry Robbery Busincss iu the
Corporation Court.

Just thirty minutes were consumed by
justice Tom!!n in the Police Court
yesterday morning in dispoSing Of his
docket. The minor cases were as fol-
lows:
Add!e Schroeder, colored, lunacy; held
for commission.
w. II. Walker. removing goods which
had been levied on by the High Con-
stable; discharged.
Cha. lie. Hughes. colored, suspected
OF stealing an overcoat: continued till
tomorrow.
JUST WAS PLAYING"
Willie Barge. n mulatto, and Oliver
Jackson, also colored, are employed at
the St. James Hotel as call boys, and
ed In fight. Barge drew a knife and
slashed Jackson across the cheek. The
case was heard yesterday and Barge tes-
titled he was only playin'."
Il know what kind of "playin'" 1t
must have been" said Justice Tomlin.
"and you ought to be held for the 6. and
jury. I'll fine you $40 and costs" The
prisoner paid his fine and was released.
ED. CRAIG. OF NEW ORLEANS.
Ed. Craig, young white boy, who has
been In Jail five day:, was brought into
court and released. He was suspected
Of robb!ng the Union Mission in lower
Church street, of a lot Of s.lverware,
but the officers could get no evidence
against him. Craig claimed to be from
town." said His Honor He got.
HENDRICKS ROBBERY AGAIN.
Martha Fitzgerald, a consumptive ne
gross, and a suspect in the Hendricks
robbery was also relea sed. She has
been In Jail several days. and was
thought to have had a hand In the rob-
berry of the negro stevedore, who claims
to have lost s.. 400.75. There are no new
developments In this case.
ANOTHER SUSPECT.
The room of Manager Duesberry, OF
the Academy Of Music was entered last
week and SlS5 carried away. Two little
ncgres:es, jamie Banks and Rosa Lee,
were arrested. but as there was no evil
dence against him they were discharged.
Detective Heppel ever vigilant, contin-
ued at work on the case and has arrest
ed Mary Thomas, formerly employed in
the Duesberry house. and who had $50
she could give no satisfactory account
Of She was remanded 10 jail for ten
days, and in the meantime the detec-
tives may fasten the crime on her.
BRANCH'S AFTER HIM.
Hawkins, a ginger colored negro,
hailing from Nansemond county, fifteen
months ago slashed two OF his own
10 re up near Suffolk. and has eluded the
officers since. Constable Branch has in
vain endeavored TO locate him. and II
remained for Detectives Arlington, X.
Ruddick. and Snowden to nab the fugi-
tive. who had come 20 Norfolk and Sc
cured employment at St. Vincent's Hos
p!tal. Hawkins was turned over to MI.
Branch, who took him TO Suffolk TO stand
trial.
Police Justice Tomlln reopened the
case OF b, II. Ncbb. whom he sent on TO
NO oh N N q
SIC worth of cattle under false pretcnces
from George y. Nosay Monday. Nebb
paid Nosav for the cattle and the
Court dismissed the case.
II. L. Taylor. who was fined 500 by
Police Justice Tomlin some time ago
upon the charge of running policy
shop in "Ailytown." and who took an
appeal to the Corporation Court. was
tried in that Court yesterday. The jury
brought in Il verdict of acquittal.