The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-17
Walter Jones Fires Three Shots al Jesse
Frances Without Effect.
q YOuAG LADY CAUSES THE ROW
Dr: Wand crslice's Condition Hopeless
Cursed n womnn-A Noted Lee
turer ConinE-An OF Day fn the
CoHrts-A store Burglorized-Pro>
perry Transfers.

Suffolk, Va, March 16.-(Spcrial)-
1he only reason Jesse Frances Is "ot
a corpse tonight is that three bullets
missed th,sr work. They l5ft the gun
pretty fast and hot, but spent their
force in perforating empty air. Wal
tnr Jones held the pistol aai,h pulled
the trigger. uHrairo;s ard Jones live
out In the county near Savage Cross
Ing. They are rivals.
When Jones and Frances met in the
couErtr, TO I'd at night, there wac; ii warm
dlscussion a girl car,ssd IT, Hoe
words were pusa5d urtil thci: heat was
fnadequati as al vehicle of cN-
sTesssfom Then the oneL*.dHi pistol
duel started. Three shots were fired.
but If any took effect, il WAS very
slight.
Hurricane BrancrI was soon the re-
cipie:t of 4 warrant ana jones was
arrested at $40 Yesterday afternoon.
Justice II. II. Baker will concucu the
Burgess has been retained EH' the de-
Tense.
HE'S LOVED IN SUFFOLK.
DIR. Nanderslice Is dying. The wires
brought 'wo:d tO-n.ght :h&c ttye talent
ed minister is passing away at his
homo in RhsMrpnd Mr.. Gra@lbcrry
Van02rsi1ce, IA son, b5legraphed that ;he
Venerable preacher was unconscious
and thought to be sinking There is
little prospcc. Of r5.c1w.ry. Or. Van
dersrice is held in hsya esteem here.
where he was for years pastor OF the
Main Sg.ec; NJ. l.. church.
CURSED \ WOMAN.
NmardG, Wright and John Boone had
q scG'aN il the county road. Words
ran high. Boone cursed Amanda and
she went for Il warrant. Justice w. II.
Luke irr;,,ad it and lIurricars BriEti?
went TO y, E'tlr AID got his u-nn. when
Jones Nos carried beGcre Justice Luke
for trial to-day he plead guilty and
asked for mercy. The court charged
J-mcs 81 nnt! costs ara let tim 80 II
loo!; for mercy s1mcwherz chSs.
NOTED LECTURER COMING
There is soon t., be Il we'll known
lecturer ii the Elr;isr church. Ii u
Rcv. J. j. Wicker. Of Ealtimor, who l.
ur.ked for .Apr! |. Tha subject is
unique 2'rl Viii be handled in 4 unique
'ma-ncr. Fuss Fun. Fits and Mis-
fits IN i.u npr" NJ. Wh-kar IS pastor
OF the li:'rrlen EaptiS; church in Bal-
.ii,~:y. 1hc lecture will r. Cor the
E,arei; cir ,hc LEGAL H-,2::st Ladies' Ala
Society. Fifteen c,s;,i: Will c!rrG- YOU.
CFi' rLAY IN COURTS.
THIS was an III day in Nansam0nd
C,su:t:y Court. iIvcry.i,-tng d0m- WIS
the justification Of Mrs. Olivia tl-lr-
rel Rs The guardian 81 hrr daughter
J.. bel Nay Iilrrcll. Mrs. IlIrr"U gave
ho-i in $i0O with her son, Raleigh c.
II;re'l as surely.
l'hc Saunders Ellis whirf case
I'in be called tomorrow. I;v,:r!,
iri! Of this suit yc: conducted last Il
three ,'ttNs and the next will nj likely
b. much shorter.
BURGLARS NOT ALL DEAD
There was g robbery IN the cxtensio"
of East Wushi-,S;on street yesterday
morning very early The s,nre Of
George Rop5r was ru!hcd Of al Ut $40
worth Of clothing The thieves ct in
from the rear The Police are aft T.
them. but have made no important dis
covcries as v2t.
PROPERTY CONVEYED.
These deeds were tilsd Tor record TO-
day: J. \. Hines ard wife to s. NJ PIT
man, siNtc"" acres Of land in Cypress
District, 500.
w. r. r.tman and wife -, T. T. Pit
man. 80 acres in N2!i.h Carolina ana
3S acres i!y Virginia.; cOnsidenpt:rm sam