Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-01
WITH THE I COURTS i J.
An Alleged Conspirator Released
on a BaiI.Bond.
A Qualification Property Transfers
Charged Win Attempting to
Poi.on-"Bnck Tnlk-Two DlFsr-
ems ssorIes.

Charity Brown, colorcd, yesterday af-,
ternoon appeared before Judge
Hanckel, of the Corporation Court. with
Attorney Land, colored. and asked for
bail. She is charged With conspiring
with her daughter. Lucy Roberts, to
put poison in the medicine of the lat
ter's husband, Peter Roberts.
Judge Hanckel admitted her TO bail
in the sum of $780, and the colored at
torney, w. a. Land, was accepted as
surety.
a QUALIFICATION.
James v. Trehy qualified before
Judge Hanckel as administrator of the
estate Of Mary e. Sales, under bond
of $4,000. with N. B. Joynes as surety.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Deeds to real estate were admitted
to record in the clerks office yesterday
as follows:
Luther Dear and Wife to Sarah r.
Luton, wife of James H. Luton, build
ing and machinery of the carpet clean
ing business on High street; 1927.
e. Cape and wife, of New York. to
improvements at No. 100 Holt street,
having frontage of 40 feet and inches
and a depth of los feet; $4,000.
J. NJ. Keeling, attorney in fact ct ais,
to w III. Taylor, lots Nos. 12, Is and IA,
OF block No. l, plot Of the Ribble Place,
said lots being at intersection Of Pem-
broke avenue and Mowbray arch;
$500.
CHARGED WITH POISONING,
Lucy Roberts, colored, was arrested
upon the charge of attempting to pois-
on her husband, Peter. by mixing
Rough on Rats" with his medicine.
Roberts also had his wife's mother.
Sharlty Brown, arrested, charged with
peing an accessory. The prosecution.
asked for a continuance of the case
until this morning, which was granted,
ana both women were held.
ABOUT BACK TALK
Dora Reed "a colored woman, living
In Sawdust Row, Atlantic City, was
charged charge with cruelty to her child and
was the complainant in the case, and
SAID the prisoner gave him n lot of
back talk" and that he had to call
assistance in order to get her to the
station-house. When cross-examined
the officer said he would not have ar
rested her only for her back talk"
Police Justice Tomlin discharged the
prisoner, whom he said had a perfect
r1ght to resist arrest under the cir
cumstances. The Court also cautioned
policemen In making such arrests Of
fcer Henderson was very sore over the
dismissal of the case, and left the
! courtroom to secure n warrant for the
arrest OF the womans son, who threw
n stick a him while he had his mother
in custody.
SHE TOLD TWO STORIES.
Mamie Parker had Louis Butler ar
rested on the charge of shooting twice
ut her In n Doolroom at the corner of
st. Paul and Nicholson streets We'd
nesday. The woman was not hit by
either of the bullets. but appeared with
a bandaged head, the effects of a fall
against pool table. In the Police
Court yesterday morning. the Parker
woman, by prearrangement with the
prisoner, testified that he neither
struck or shot at her. Justice Tomlln
committed the pair for ten days to
give the police time to learn more
about the case.
MINOR CASES,
Justice Tomlin had before him yes
terday a large crowd of lawbrcakers.
some of whom had made his acquain-
lance before. The docket was disposed
of rs follows:
Charley Mars assaulting Beulah
Poole; paid $3.50.
Wack Cheek. colored. charged with
burglary at Virginia Beach; held for
the Princess Anne authorities
Hattie Banks. colored, charged with
stealing 81 from May Johnson. was
discharged
]. Blner. coIored, was held for ten
days on the charge of stealing goods
from the Baltimore Steam Packet
Company.
A party living in Brambleton,
charged with riding n bicycle on the
sidewalks, will be tried this morning.