The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-23
R|ABEY- JORDAN CASE
and Set Down for Hearing
81 on the 18th Of July.

slsS on the 18th Of July.
saQERIlE TACTICS OF PETITIONERS J
2esss En- NY siery asary Capc'inrt Find"
ssa esubstnntinl Tricn,i~ and Gains facr
Ssg6s Freedom -'Ehe Church Festival
's BE- season is Ncw on.
sytIs Suffolk, Va, June 22.-tSpeciai.}-lne
ordan contested e.ecsion case IS
$again continued. When Judge Niiby con-
gYsned court to-day in adjourned session
there We're present Judge r. II. Rawles
s#gSntestnnt, and Judge ID. Tucker Brooke
land S. E. Eve. et., who appeared for the
SEanteStee. The result Of the session was
##thatS the contestant came out with ,he
8c5mplalnt. 4 motion TO Quash vas over
sssSu3ed, and the case was continued TIL
Lilly 18Th.
BACK AND FORTH
ssiS',I To arrive al the present status regard
Sing The petition there have bsen divers
sssand fseemingly unnecessary, not TO say
spueriles tactics used. The complaint.
s5signatures. Afterwards four men petit
TSftoHedt TO have their names withdrawn.
TIL later two OF these iour asked that
ssf be- request to withdraw be not con
assidered, and that the nance be allowed
ITO remain. To-day anather Of the four
Ekstated he would allow his signature 10
sstay,Sand another Of the original wanted
iStoEget off. The only two now off are
sSGeorge& Taylor and W. NJ. Spivey. This
SSslltsaYes fifteen IS required by law. Coun-
Esel5forJ contestant excepted TO the courts
arullng, allowing them to go.
ss2sss9 ssToiscite the va:ious Influences and
& scoun ter influences which have been
into rGquisi ion TO bring about
Hsthe q bove results would be nuperfuous
s lNsad.iislulsnrderstandings and misrepresenta-
sssf1Dns have been alleged.
SssssSs IaUMORs OF AN ELOPEAIENT.
~; sRSSE Twas told on the quiet tonight that
saSEound couple left town shortly after
this morning and went 10 a
NORTH Carolina villa ge. where tn y were
.smarrfed. MY infornlants are supposed
ISfo abe truthful, and are associates OF the
young man whom they say is married.
sfNeither of the alleged married couple is
2l&yeafs Of age.
HE SAYS NOT.
s;ssfsSeVhen told tonight about the report In
aGnestion the young man reignel surnr,sn
u and said he hadn't heard Of it. When
asked point blank whether he were mar.
sIied he answered in the negative.
49, 81, It's SO 1t looks like pity that the
! ! g sss. public should be kept In such
sSAgohlzlng suspense, when 80 importa n,
Il Il a. mater is involved The people may
nose G a rev nights sleep trying to get f
s:lhe real truth, but It is to be hoped tina I
ssh IiS many Will die OF Insomnia.
Sssn 8 OF the alleged escorts TO North
fssSSsS saoina denies any knowledge of the
s ;ali ar. But even this Is not necessarily
for secretve moves have
sspeen heard of in Suffolk love affairs he
X$ore.. II IA: oo-
CO. MARY HAS FRIENDS.
ag5 s MslaFya Capehart. the 19-year- old SLAYER
sof Alice Trotter, has friends, She
Snseoed friends to-day and they came.
H.sheS was pining for freedom and Trash
Judge Kllby last week granted bali
ENC to-day was named for the bonds
asnen 70 come up. There were enough
s ssl ties present to furnish a bond in
#EEsn times the amount Of the one re-
I'M arys was told to go tn August iath
Rhen she will be tried for murder.
SEsSs5 "a POSTOFFTCE APPOINTEE
sSsss. Master Cliff Jones, a son Of the late
Sss soium BUS fTobe) Jones. Will get iot
sS,sdiniSthe postoff1ce. Colonel Harper saif
ESQ ESQ o-day. Cliffs engagement Will MOI
SeRuse the release Of any Of the present
SssassttttS*S ASs Aot AOT q Wnlle. Colonel Har.
ssSDer$ goes In July 1st
A SHELL CAUSED TT.
33ssssst Gen. L. S. Baker returned this after.
ssffnoon from Portsmouth, where he ha6
sSbseen TO see his grandson. Hodges Baker
Ssnyho.- he says. was resting quietly wher
s5htleeS ieft Hodges eye was taken out las
SS5ssstl1ghtt by Drs; Driver. Parrish and Nash
GONE THE OTHER WAY.
1he officers Of Nansemond will no,
aeon get chance to arrest Shade, alias
the murderer of Britt a.
.sssi3ellvllle Saturday night He has gone
aEsAir. Z. A. Deans, who lives in thai
sssy!einity. told me this afternoon tina
ssssiSs5hade had been taken across the James
80 Newport News. He went from there
80 New York or some other part no
sasoSWell known. Shade went to one Of
Ii Deans workmen and gave him 5.
sSierry fare. saying he had sick rela
sss. save II Newport News and must go.
esss CHURCH FESTIVALS.
The Christian Endeavor Society vii
syptaye an Ice cream festival on Thurs
1t seems to you that that
Sic king, hacking cough is all
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