The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-24
THE LEGAL LABRYNTH
Police Justice Tomlln DIspsnses Eyenhand.
Cd Justice II Manly Gases Yesterday.
AN HEROIC TREATMENT For 1aANpS
Given FoGr Dnys OFT Ercnil and water
Fired FOR t'oiitthipt or Court-
Minor Police Gaurt Gases Dis.
posed Or Grand Jury Hrawn for
the United States Court.

The United States, grand Jury wi,
convene to-day. The following have
pee, neen drawn: Q. p. Williamson, 3. i.
1 m,elsel' ". j. Wheeler j. +. Lawler,
met kerill, G. L. Yealman, Virginius
walker. a. Adelsdorf, George Y. Bal
ietine II. l.. Myers, Leroy II. Shields, j.
II. Calrow, G. Billups., all OF Norfolk; G.
AZ. Meginley and, John II. Bassett, or
portsmouth: A. S. 1Gley ana Jordan
1 rnonps9n, Of Suffolk; II. y. Warren, OF
onho, James City county: Col Joseph
!ri OF Morrison's, Warwick county.
Inc first case to be tried Is the damage
suit or w. j. Flif1in vs.. the Norfolk ard
western railway. After this slit is dis
posed Of the eases OF the colorcd men
now IN the Norfolk jail. charged with
mutiny. will be called.
ON BREAD AND WATER.
IL j. Ryan. John Henderson, William,
Vance and Franc Mansfield full
iieuEed hobos. were sent TO Jail ycstcr-
day by Justice Tomlin for four DAYS
each, TO subsist, during that period.
upon bread anu winter. His Honor eX-
pressed the opinion, in dealing with this
case, that 4 chain gang would I've the
proper article for this class OF the trade.
Aiahsileid Is thought to be tho tramp
VINO assaulted Major Myers last Satur-
day, and this part of his case will be
investigated to-day.
TICKETS TO THE DANCE.
The Smoking Bee, which was schc-
uulcu TO take place at Good Samaritan
hall. on st. Paul street, Monday night.
Jailed TO materialiHc owing TO a lack of
funds so the affair was turned into n
pail. y negro bearing the distinguished
name OF Franklin Pierce was given S26
worth to SELL Said Pierce was before
the Police Court bar yesterday morning
ON The charge OF embezZlng tickets to
that amount. His Honor dismissed the
case, there being nothing in it,
At this ball. pinkney Perry assaulted
Lawson Scott with b knife. She was
arrested and flied $11 by, Justice Tom
lin. She did not come out or the frac
unscdthcd. Scott, who had been arrest
ed on the charge or assaulting her, was,
however dismissed.
TO THE GRAND JURY.
a. p. Males, young white man. was
sent on to the grand jury on the charge
of forging Mr.. w. l.. stevens mama 10
boarding house OF Mrs. Capps, No. "a
Brewer street. He could not furnish bail
and was remandcd 10 Jail.
y similar fate awaited George Davis
coloretl, charged with attempting TO bur
slarizG the store OF N Abramson's cloth.
c!al Place. Charles Roberts and Ed.
ward High, held for accompliccs, wert
discharged.
OTHER CASES CONSIDERED
George Fisher, small colored boy, ar.
rested for throwing missiles In thu
street. was given his choice between n
hraSh!ng by his mother or fifteen days
in jail. He chose the former.
Lewis Spagle was discharged. He Is
the boy who knocked Mrs. Mary Calls
down on Church street Saturday after
noon, causing her to break her wrist
The affair seems to have been an ac-
ci1cnt
y white man named S. Kaufman was
fined S2G for wife beating. His wife had
recently come from the hospital, where
she had been under treatment.