The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-13
NEWPORT NEWS.
Proceedings cG the Circuit CourlLWife
Withour q Husband.

Newport NIsws, Va, March 12.-(Spe-
cial.)-On the chumcery side III, this court
th2 orders and DEGREES following were
NADIA:
In the case Of Sprig Lee and c. p.
Courtney VS.. II. H. Gordon and L. b.
Turnbull, j. T. Barham was madIa spe-
ch2a commissioner to report on case.
G. q. JONES VS.. NJ. II. Hughes, by
consent OF parties 70 suit, decision will
be mad'a In vacation. is.
Cornelius Harris, ct al. VS. The Bank
ers' LoaEi,amd Investment company, pa
pers delivered ITO the court ard by On
sent of parties decision will be rem
dEred IN vacation.
Annie, l.. Johnson. by her n:Ut friend,
VS.. Edw'2md w. Johnsc::t decision, by
consent of parties. Will be red:rcd in
N1caHicn.
NJ. S. Reese VS.. S. B. Reese ankl ]. S.
and c. S. Thorp VS.. S. b. R:es:. IA was
decrsed that ]. S. Tin:r'p deposHe III, the
First National Bank of Newport News
S5,S4S.S6, within As days, with interest c!
S3.677.S9 or part thereof, from the 9Th OF
March, 1898 uns!l d;poslt is made. II
was further ordered that w. j. Nelms
and }. e. Hubbard nrt as commissioners
In THIS cause to report ~ th;' court
on matters held i'm allegiance.
G. G. Crafford was appocGtcd com
missioner IN chmrccry of chis court
On the common law side AN order
was reversed in tlra case OF II. B. Las
lo:Y VS.. G. ~. Gladke. agent for NJ. j
Gladke. 1t appearing u rho court tina,
the defendant was indebted 10 the
plaiTtff irr'thc sum of $50 CO. George. w
Crow. constable, was ordered TO sell the
defendants gocds upon which levy had
h:cn made, to satisfy the debt. with in
terest and costs.
TH!' Following allowances were made
10 officers for Attendance at this term
OF COURT: T.. w Nlilstca,d. $40; V. u. Bar
clay, $40; ID. G. Smith, SIS
a d'sc's!c':I OF much local latcrcsa was
rendered in this court Friday evening
The Injunction secured by the Ch..sa-
pcake and Ohio Railway company VS..
Gd-mSo y. West, some ws:ks since, pro-
hibitinG the latter from huildiag n pri-
Vate wharf adjoining tms Chesapeake
ana OHIO properly, was dissolved. Judge
Blackstone held thaj Mr. G.. w. West
had right 10 build ra wharf on his
own property.
The case which has G :me to be some
what famous IN the Pclica Court this
weak was decided to-day. The goods
stolen from the british steamship L. j.
Spencer, which was coaling here. was
Che cause of all the trouble. John Rcy-
tGolds arll Charles Ivorson wers accused
@h the th3,ft. But the Commonwealth
~ order to- work its case up had two
contnuances. and when 1t went to tr!al
this morning, ~ was scaled Down TO such
f.n poi..'t, that there was mo chancs
Of o:nvict!ng either of the accused In
Che meanHm;, hcwever, four more de-
fend2mts were ropaM in. These were
the ships second mat;i j. G. Bartlett,
Waterman Peter Frazier. Robert NIaritz
'2md his pal, Jola:, Docke:ty, alias Sect
", both OF whom cut, quite q figure Iii,
this CONT yesterday
TT sum up the evidence, Captain Coch-
ran, owner and nazEtcr of thsr ship. could
not possibly identify the goods to tn,
satisfaction of the court. lie only knew
That's he had missed similar goods fr.m
the l2cker of his ship. James N. HEX
a"d one Mr.. WN::nc. who caught tbs
supposed thfEWeS cd-GlarIi:i. made n
woeful mistake in Identifying the parties
by means of ~ might glass" V. NJ
PettuS say from 4 tug in the stream
''h3 heavily laden yawl in charge of
TWO man, being taken ashora, lie sus-
pected smuggling ard notified tal cusu.rns
officer, whom he carried to the SPIT
where the boat was landing. Mr. Per
tus cv1n offer-,l To- help those in ch.rg,
TO pun i"hc boat ashore. but they de-
c!lned the proifcrcd aid and left the
BOAT unguardcd. whil2' they "wen'c %.
th:' house. h. passing aLcng tbs. path
JohHi MaEee s,3w the supplies; h., a
l'aky boat. and thing thM' one could
make something by saving it, called
j -'hn Reynolds out Of Earton's Then
ire. and showed him ;ha gods In the
mF'aC'time Al;ssrs. Heck ard Wyrnc
sighted the iind and set watch up.n NJ.
thy saw MCnS"e when he came back
with reynolds. Th;Y laid low untu
Reynolds carried away 4 coil of rope ,s,nd
an oar. and returned with Charles Ivmu-
sou TO finish r:mov.nG the goods, when
the arrests were made
NJ evidences appearing aGains, the
parties cil were Dismissed In she rush
to breathe th: fresh air again, n peculiar
thing happened Ma officer being sta
uoned at the door 70 intercept one
wrongly goalg cut, Robert Morf:Z and
his faithful friend, SCotty passed ,-mt
with the procession Fines rstfgrg,s al,:ng
$3d were charged up 10 The Ll,.ter's ac
count. The former was held for thu
acHou of the grand jury on n charge
OF shooting with intent 10 kill. besides
b$h::E fined ~ the amount of 500, all or
which is likely % remain unpaid. John
l1ock5Tty, alias Scor;y. was ovaretken
by officer Crafiord AID brought back TO
JAM. Mori'H IS sti!l at large. This oc-
curfcH'cl emphasizes the crying ncal
OF a turnkey or s. inc officer t., keep n
watch on prisoners hi the dock, and ssg,
that Hhey are 'proparly returned to jail
WIFE WITHOUT \ HUSBAND.
y Mr.. Clark, who, with his wife. has
occupied rooms at Mrs. COrn:ll's, on
fh'rtie'th street, left notice yesterday
eAhlainErS that since he was l'rlnd for
parts UNKNOWN, II would be wise C,t,ths
part or Mrs. Clark If she would use the
rhc'oSed mon@y in returning tn her
pareI''S home. in IBost:rr Mrs. Clark
went This Is s@id to be the second
TOT
The LADIES' AuXili3ry III the Y. NJ. C.
y. gave q delight full silrnr - ~. L..