The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-15
Two JurIeS Did The Business and They
Worked With Great Precision.
SOME OF THE CASES ENUMERATED
A Hobo 7Ins His Leg Crushed White
Stealing Rtdc-Coiorcd People
Contribute TO Suffering EubnnS-
Struck His NIfc-SOt After the
Spaninrds-Artist Recital.

Suffolk, Va, March 1i.-tSpcciaD-
This was a had day fer criminuls in
Nansemond County Court. Hon. j. w.
Kilby Judge. The cour; sent up bad
Gnen f-r time l.! the aggregate amount
ing 10 nearly half a cu:,,,iry. Two
jur.eS did the business and they worked
with clock-l!kc precision. While one
was up talking about the sentences
another was hearing evidence i'm tn.
next ClSe.
The following grand jury was sworn:
William T.. Hines foreman; Robert +.
Harrell. John II. Pierce. Robcrt Bowen,
james Britain, Edwin s. Rawlcs.
Richard Peel, James p. Rivrs. Willis
j. Lee. They found true bills against
these: Joseph Jordan William Rob
erts, John Aston. Skpco Erpcs John
Sea. houscbrcaking; III. Gregory. Ed
ward Shields, Beverly Terry, grand
larceny
The hurglurs wmr smashed a. +.
Daughtrey II Co.'S window ana pur-
lSired what clothing they could reach
got terV years apiece They were JOS.
Jordan. William Roberts and John Al
sion
Then came the men who hoadun,d
Zen Hail. Of Chucka:uck, out Of 500 or
mere with lock game. Ed Gregory
and Ed. Shields were presented with
ten years each
With Ecv arly Terry It was different.
i was he who ic'' Police Court uad in
County Court to-day made the cunv:c-
ton Of the other :,wo possible. Terry
SAW sc'nd thing in peachng lie
turned states evidence aud got III
win ja! scntenCs-sXty dHys, the
jury said.
Sk:peo Eppcs ac,d Iolpa, Sea will he
tried tomorrow fer hurglar.z.ng a pea
En- storage house in the county. There
Is talk of compromising the case
against G.. Brooks. when Justice Luke
hned for breaking his w,fr's sewing
machine and whose attorney appealed
u County C0ur;
WALKING WAS SAFER.
Wayman Jones wouldn't use his feet
when he could. Now he can't and
may never do ii as m.rc. Jones is
'rain-hcurtr whose home is nv Ra-
leigh. n. G. sunday he wanted 10
cake ride without g ticket and Sc
lccich the Norfolk and Caral!na. with
MIN IVES fellow hobo. y. Tuckmiilcr,
also of Raleigh. Thy 70; IN very
wei! IN Tun:S, y. c.. thirty miles fir IN
Shf"ik. WAS reached. 1t WAS there
that Jones goa one OF his feet be-
tween the bumpers. When Il was
pulled away there was a mass IF
crushed bones. blood and flesh where a
good foot used 10 be. In response f.,
instructions from the road authorities
Jones wac hauled - Primers Point and
n surgeon was summmsrd The train
winch hurt him was r;,-Tthhound No. "a.
COLOR:D PATRIOTS.
Suffolk has c1lorad people who arc
patriotic 2; well as sympathetic and
liberal w."h their means Any one
Skeptical on that proposition would
nave changed his mind on w.t:,,css n 9
The exercises at the Pine Street \. NJ.
r.. church Sunday afternoon =. t. 1t
was mcm2ral service held on of re-
spcct Tor those who have blcd. suffered
ana died in Cuba. The auditorium W.
decorated with flags and drapcd in
m"urnic:G. There were solos, ESSAYS and
speeches filled with patriotism. Jordan
thompson was the leader y liberal
money Offering WAS received for The
benefit of Tia sufferers. III will be for
Warded to the treasurer OF the relief
fu3d In Washington, -. c.
STRUCK HIS WIFE
Jake Jordan and his wife had a SIN
day go round" Jake lives over on the
Old far grounds sunday he e., vc..i
with m. woman he promised 10 love
and protect and struck her The police
found II out ana Mayor Brewer was
calicd o.g 10 settle the affair this m,n9-