The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-17
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
News Of The City Courts and Of
Clerks Office Transactions.
A BUSY DAY IN THE POLICE COURT
Couid Not Prove the Charge-,Two
Miittin,ncn Arrest n Negro Chang.
ed His Trousers and Got into
Troubia-IIeid for the Grrl,i ury.
Other Matters of interest,".

cases of minor interest were disposed OF
by Justice Tomlin.
w. S. Fcntress. a saloon keeper at 371
Main street. and ]. Il. Evans and ID. S.
Baum. of SI9 Main street, were charged
with selling liquor OH Sunday. Chief Of
Police Dornin swore out the warrants,
and among the witnesses was Captain
Mansfield, of the Seaboard Air Line tug
Dorothca, the other witnesses being
Captains Johnson and Harvey, and Po-
liccnan Spry. Mansfield stated that he
had been in Fentress' place Sunday and
saw u quart bottle of,whislcy on Il table,
and thought he saw officer Spry In full
uniform come in and take a drink, which
he Mansfield) paid for. Upon cross-ex-
animation he stated that he had been
in this harbor fifteen years. yet couldn't
distinguish the uniforms Of u soldier,
policeman or marine.
AS Il result the case was dismissed.
the prisoner discharged and the officer
cNonerated.
Wednesday night, as two members of
the Lee RIFLES were returning home
from drill, they noticed Jesse Harri-
son, negro, acting in very suspicious
manner In the vicinity of the Mcrri-
were a number of wheels belonging TO
the members of The club.
The actions Of the negro were so
strange that the militiamen put him UNI
der arrest. Yesterday he was tried In
the Police Court upon THE charge OF at
tempting to steal q bicycle belonging
to Mr.. T. c. Parish. He was given
twenty days in Jail.
Emanuel Floyd, n negro. was hired
Wednesday by Mrs. C. c. Reid, of "a
Washington street, to do some work
about the house, and after the work
was completed Mrs. Reid discovered
that her diamond ring was missing
Policeman Cannon arrested Floyd, and
when he was searched at the station
house pair Of brass knuckles was
found on him, but nothing was seen Of
the missing ring. Floyd stated to Jus
It's Tomlin in accounting for the pres
ence OF the knucks, THAT he had CHANGED
trousers with his room mate and was
not aware that they were In the pockets
Notwithstanding this Floyd was given
fifteen days in jail and fined $50. At
ter he shall have served his sentence he
will have to answer for the theft OF
the i.ng.
Cannon Buxton, colored, a profession
al thief. was charged with stealing yeast
powder and other articles from G. W.
Gordon's store. on Church street. He
was given thirty days in Jail.
w. Levy. colored, for unlawfully tres
passing on the property OF the Noting
ham & Wrenn company, was fined SIX
dollars.
Two sisters. Bessie and Grace Russell.
colorcd,: for lighting refined 49,
each.
Tom Shelbliss. white tramp. was or
Ian In, A.,
Henry Harrison, colored, for beating
his wife. Maggie Harris. at their home
Ill Queen street, was held till the Goth
instant. the woman being unable to ap-
pear in court yesterday.
Richard j. Jones. a white man. was
held for the grand jury yesterday on the
charge of embezzling s2SS from the
Union Fruit Basket and Carrier COM
pany, of Philadelphia, for whom he was
the agent It Is alleged that he received
crates and baskets to that amount. for
which he made no returns. In the alb
sence from the city OF Judges Martin
and Hanckel, Justice Tomlin said he
would bail him in $500, which the prlso-
ner furnished
a Robert Portner beer bottling agent
In this city was before the Police Jus
lice upon the charge OF using bottles
bearing the Consumers Brewing COM
pany's stamp. The case was continued
until Saturday Of this week, and the
defendant was released upon his own
recognizance.
CLERKS OFFICE.
a deed of trust was admitted to re-
c7rd in the clerks office yesterday af-
tcrnoon from the Norfolk Warehouse
company 10 Columbus Bierce, of New
Orleans. trustee, to secure the payment
Of two notes. one for $4,000 and the
other for $4,000. the deferred payments
on the new cotton compress
Thomas S. Southgate transferred to
NJ. II. Tilghman a lot on the north side
of Mowbry Arch, Client, $50
JUSTICE ASIbBURN'S COURT.
Justice Ashburn yesterday gave judg-
ment for the full amount In the case
of H. w. Nichols against the Union
Transfer company. The suit was for
$3.50. the value of trunk and con-
tents given othe defendant for delivery,
and which was lost.
If YOU have ever seen little child in
q paroXysm OF whooping cough or If YOU
have been annoyed by a constant tick