The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-02
IN THE CITY COURTS.
News Of Thslr Proceedings and Of
Clerks Office Transactions.
SYKES SHORT SENSATIONAL CAREER

fied 10 ~ foRns lady or Stnunt0n-
negro Sent on for Criminal Assault,
+ -Other Court News.
nathaniel Sykes, with enough aliases
10 equip dozen men with names aud
nntoiesslonal titles, was arraigncd In the
oltce Court yesterday on the charge Of
Stealing bicycle, the property of Cant.
II. RI. Sheen, OF this city, and on the
charge ne was sent OH to the grand Jury.
ohder the name OF McCrepry, the ac-
cuSed is said 10 hove been at one tImc
editor Of the Wnyncsboro (Va) Sentinel
ana under that name he is charged in
otaunton with using the United States
Hnhiis III getting goods from the Staun-
Ion merchants under false pretcnces.
al al, United States warrant, charging him
win This oifenSe, has been received here
from Stanton.
mington, Nelson county, Va. for sn,linn
iiquof without q license, and lie Is said
10 nave left a wife and child in Nelson
county.
Ihls last suggestion is interesting
from inc fact that when arrested upon
the charge OF stealing Captain Sheen's
b1cycie Sykes had just been married
IN Elizabeth City. N. c.. to Miss Katie
Caliahan, daughter Of Mr.. Patrick Cal
lahan. OF stanton. with whom he
c4opeu from the latter place
announcer interesting feature Of the
case IS the TACT that he has been twice
married TO Miss Callahan that was. AS
slated. the first marriage took place in
Elizabeth City, N. c., and the ceremony
IS SAID to have been performed bv u
Justice OF the peace. The second mar
rage took place In Norfolk Monday
enenlhs' When, to please her parents,
WHO are Catholics, she was married ac-
cordlns to the rites or that church.
Sykes was taken from Jail and carried
with his wife TO the pastoral residence
or rather John Dohcrty, or ST. Mary's
Catholic church. by whom the ceremony
WAS peri ormed. The prisoner was then
remandcd to JAIL
sykes is said to have formerly resid-
ell lii Norfolk and Portsmouth IT Is
alleged that in M;llboro, Va, he passed
under the title Of wv. a. Fletcher. ar.
~ physician and surgeon and expert
sHilecloslst. lie is also said to be q
printer. He is "a years Of age.
CASE OF ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
William Nixon, n negro boy. was mr.
ralgned In the Police Court Yesterday
ana sent on to the grand Jury on the
chafSe OF attempting to criminally as
Sault a little 9-ycar-old white girl on
Inc Arm.stead Bridge road She was
ont walking with three companions Of
about her own age. Her brother ar
rived, and recognizing Nixon. had him
arrested later
REFUSED TO TESTIFY.
Scrt smith, colored, was a prisoner in
ne Police Court yesterday. charged
WIN assaulting George Scott, whose
lace presented ample evidence of very
rough handling. She refused to testify
against Smith and was sent TO iaIl in
dclault OF payment Of the costs.
FLOuRlSHED A PISTOL.
~ white man named T.. S. Donohue
Il
noon for flour!shing pistol 1t seems
that at the time he was looking for a
woman who lives OH Smith street, and
whom he charges with robbing him of
sao. Ills case was continued and a war
rahI IS our for the woman's arrest.
ASSORTED SINNERS.
Brsto Bright, colored. larceny Of a
barrel Of oil. the property OF l.. r. Britt
4 CO.: sixty days in Jail
stony Blount and Henry Trueloyc,
thirty days in Jail each in default Of
furnishing q 500 bond for sobriety.
William Davis, colored, fighting: fined
Cora Claiborne, colored, drunkenness
and breach OF the peace; fined s3.5o.
Ida Thoroughbred and Estell John
son. both colored, breach Of the peace:
fined $3.50 each.
Mary Foster, colored, assaulting An
ME Royal. colored; fined $500
rom Driver. alias Joiner colored. OBJ
tanning clothes under false pretenses:
continued TIL Wednesday.
Weldon Brown, abusive language:
fined $500
The case OF Virgie Burton, colored.
who was given ninety days in iajl on
May 2oth, upon the charge of stealing
clothing from Roxanna Burton. her
mother. was reopened and the prisoner
was discharged.
Property BraB9frra.
Z. wesley Fentress to Abram CooDer,
property No. SIS Butte street. $500.
+. 3. Shumadine to ". b. Linton. n
lot with improvements on the north
side or North avenue, Atlantic City
Ward. $3.50.
]. w Walker to G.. r.. Pryor. all the
stock OF groceries contained in the store
No. 174 st. Paul street, $500.