The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-07
IN THE CITY COURTS
Many Matters Of Interest Around About
Oily Hall Square.
CASE AGAINST THE WESTERN UNION
Sued for tho First Time I'm scyefecn
fcars-some of IFS interesting
Features-A Fit of ITistory-WnlI
WINS a b~sent-Triai of Jones Minor
Police Court Cases.

was the brutal murder Saturday night
In Shelwy House, as told in YES
terday's Virginian, whereby Harry
Webb, colored, an eX-saifor, was stab.
bed to death by Bill Pitt also colored
and who escaped, he having not yet
been arrested. The inquest was held
yesterday at noon in Justice Ashburn'
office. the jury consisting of John l.
Nash, lInoch Capps, L. d. Crocker.
John Findley, X. MeCauley ana C.
a. Howe.
There were only three witnesses. all
colorcd
Eddie Wesley testified that he saw
Webb slap Pitt; then Pitt pulled his
knife out and stabbed him: it was a
arriving knife, such as is used in res
taurants.
John otem, colored, testified that he
ala not know either party; hey were
quarreling in the Shelwy House: he
saw no blows, but saw the party pull
the dirk from his hip pocket and make
The stab; the blood flowed immediately
in great quantity.
CHARLES Whitehurst. cOlored, the pro-
prletor of the dive in which Webb met
ms death, said: Il am proprietor OF the
place in which the %stabbing occurred:
know poth parties 10 the affray: saw
thein clinch; Pitt said turn me loose:
saw the knife in Puts hand: il was y
carving knife.
Coroner Charters said he made nm
autopsy on the body of Webb at the
morSue Saturday night; found a stab
wound on the left side just below the
last rib. which penetrated about five
inches, cutting the abdominal aorta in
Two, ana entering the spinal column in
The space between the last dosal and
flrSt lumba vertebrate.
The jury then brought In n vor1ic.
mat Webb met his death from a knife
in the hands of Pitt.
u remains were turned over TO tho
friends OF the deceased for intermonL
me murderer has not yet been can
tured and the police have absolutely no
clues as to his whereabouts. The sun
position is that he took n train over
the Norfolk and Western railroad short
~ after the murder. One was scheduled
TO leave near that hour.
WESTERN UNION SUED.
For the first time In seventeen years
mas the western Union Telegraph COM
I"hy IN Norfolk had u suit on their
hands. In the Court OF Law and Chan
Gerry yesterday, through their attorney.
L. j.. Randolph. J. d.. A%ddington g. Co.
merchandise brokers Of lis Water street
brought action against the companv for
800. -
On August 10th last a message direct
ca 10 the firm was received from De
IRON. Mich, which they alIege was de-
iaEed in delivering. The reason they
pTlng suit for 500 Is because the sin
tute in Virginia allows that amount for
damages for delays In Transmitting and
Receiving or messages by telegraph com
pahies. II, however, the firm lost moro
man that amount by the non-delivery
OF said message, they would have asked
more damages. The case will be heart
al The next term of the Court of Law
and Chancery.
Ihe last suit against the Western
Shlon Telegraph company was in 1850,
seventeen years ago. when Reynolds e.
Co., cotton brokers. asked 81. 600 DANA
EeS for delay in transmitting n cable
TO Liverpool regarding the price OF cot
tor. hey got a verdict for 81, 800. ana
the company appealed to the Supreme
Court. The latter court sustained the
lower court. and the not only
mad to pay the amount, bur interest and
costs. $500
IN the same court yesterday the Ma
tlonal Farmers and Planters Bank. Of
baltimore, entered suit q -ainst Burruss
Son u Co for debt, and ask So, OO2 .3i dam
ages.