The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-05
CONTEMPT or COURT
". G. Meggs Af.I'aIgaed In Corporation
Courtfor AttsmE to Bible Witness.
QUITE A SENSATIONAL CASE TRIED
ncfttrc Justice Tonilin-A Mnrric.'
woman Trying to Protect Her
iscarthstonc Envnites TAU Lnw-
Justice Tonliin's ConccnleI Wenp-
on Decisions Con6rtucd. i

In the. Corporation Court yesterday,
the Case Ali ar T. Hanske pres!ding called
Of contempt Of court fer o eu ne , fna 10
b bim NV 2 witness, not to appear against
it'll and the pf:soner Vas u1 resas sd
on ball. -, '''. $50 -
p Tne ff 2lo Of S lanes spaay came up on an
mad been tried for carrying concealed
Wenpons and unlawful shooting: The de-
e esd n, Of the Police Justice was confirmed
fifteen ID da Is: In JAIL By the Police ustce
fined hun $3.50 and costs.
POLICE COURT RECORD.
Justice Tolnl,n had quite an Interesting
docket yesterday morning. Alfred L. Du-
and Jos. Geracia. an italian street ven
der, became involved In difficulty about
q debt, on Main street. on Wednesday,
time by Geracia, who struck him over the
head with b & cudgel. It was at first
sion Of the brain, but he Is now much bet
ter. Ills assailant waived examination in
the Police Court Yesterday and was sent
by Judge HancEcl In the sum Of $500 for
his appearances. with S. Lagiglia as surety.
FOR FELONIOUs CUTTING. :
Moses Boykin. the cclored oysterman
assault on Joseph stires. colored, who was
na eut by ne FISHERMAN. was nrlaii{n,
gu before JuSt1CC IOmIin yesterday anu
given six months in Jail.
A SMALL COLORED THIEF.
Sam Lewis. Charles II Wrenn ana Joe
Moody, small colored boys, charged with
stealing $40 from Stephenson & Tnyior's
rental agency, Plume street, were gwen Il
hearing by the Police Justice Yesterday.
Lewis and Moody were discharged. Wrcnn
10 send to prison he was, in censid side so
Of his release. soundly thIashcd by his
mother al the JAIL
JAIL SENTENCES FOR THIEVES.
a young man named y. D. Lawrence, OF
Portsmouth. was Il prisoner In the Police
Court yesterday morning charged with
stealing an overcoat belonging to MIR. John
having been stolen from Sci myers place
on Talbot street last Sunday night. He
was found guilty and sent to jail for two
Belle Lawson, young colored girl, who
has served term In the penitentiary for
stealing. was given two months III jail YES
terday unon the charge Of attempting 10
steal door mat from the residence OF Mr..
7. j. Cary.
TO SAVE HER HUSBAND
y rather sensational case. growing out
to keep her husband from the company OF
Flora Harris, 4 resident Of Washington
terday. The Harris woman was charged
with being a nuisance and she was placed
under n bond Of $3.50 for her good behavior,
VIII CHI she furnished, b. d. Henley becom-
ing her surety.
4 charge OF keeping a house Of ill-fame
preferred against Hattie BEDFORD, was dis
missed
MINOR CASES
Willie Preston and Frank Pierce. both
colored, fighting: the former fined 81 and
the latter fined s35o Pierce, in an eTor,
Put he could net raise enough upon it and
had to 20 to Jail.
DUCT: fined $3.50 and given thirty days i'll
jail
Henry 3. Deale. colored. who was last
in inl for carrying concealed weapons.
had his case rconaned. Thc jail sen
Dora ns ms
age from the New York. philadelphia and
Norfolk Railway under false Drctences;
Isaiah Crossen, a small colored boy, lar
ceny of 90 oants worth OF old iron from T..
Kentrovitch; continued till Saturday.
COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS
hy the State Court OF AppealS We're two
Of interest hare-city of Norfolk vs.. Pol
lard. which was. reversed, and city of Nor
folk VS.. j ohnakin, VIII CHI was affirmed.
The first was an appeal by the city from
"a verdict in the Corporation Court, which
ns out the e1 arket stalls at S auction FOR
ihe then City Collector .Hofhe:mer. The
reversal means. /, would seem. that AR.
mond some ten, days ago BY. NF. George
Mcintosh. Ter MIR. Pollaru ana by HcSS13.
". .lIN Thyltr and:@:Thos. W. shelton fo.
tthe City. I. \
city from verdict in the e drpoIa ton
Court giving Miss EVE Johnakin 5000 for
al Injury received II Brambleton. caused
by an obstruction on the street The city
will now have TO pay 81. 1t was argued In
Richmond recently, by Mr.. John Nicely for
Miss Johnak!n, and by Mcssrs Taylor md
shelton for the city. Mr; John G. 1'ilton
was also an attorney III tn s ease.
LAW AND CHANCERY COURT.
In the case OF n. Burruss Us. the Ma
t:oral Insurance Union for Sia,0S0 in the
Court Of Law and Chancery, there was
hung jury and they were discharged from
further consideration of the case.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
John T. Mayo ct uS, to W. II. Smith, All
undivided interest IN property on Princess
Anne avenue, 400.
James Il. Moore ct ux. to Martha T..
Williams, Windsor avenue properly, $l,lOO.
cuban League 10 Meet.
y meeting OF the Cuban League will
be held OIL Friday, February 5th at s
D.. H.. 1t the Cumberland Street Bap-
t.st church. The public are invited to
nv, RI l. M .ar,t