Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-09
MANY TRUE BILLS
Grand Jury Return q Number of
Indictments.
DAVIS INDICTED FOR MURDER
November Term OF The County Court in
Session. Burge Gets q New Trial and
Is Also Granted Bail. WIFE
Give the Bond Today.
DAVIS INDICTED FOR MURDER

'hhc November term Of the County
Court convened yesterday With Jud&:,,
l5aker II. Lee on the bench. a large
amount of business was transacted ana
the grand jury. With was also in scs-
sion yesterday was unable to complies.
rs work. They Will be in session again
GRAND JITRY's WORK.
The grand jury reported the following
indictments just before the adjourn
ment OF court
Commonwealth vs.. T. Hall Davis. Jr.
murder. Il true bill. Davis is the yo,ln:;
man who is alleged to nave Killed .Jelli,,
johnson (roloreD in his CDavisD sa-
loon last month He is now out on bail
bond. The. day for the case 10 come up
for a hearing before Il jury has not vt
been named by the court.
Commonwealth VS.. james Minkins,
house-breaking: Il true bill
commonwealth vs.. Charles Brannan
grand larceny: a true bill. The charge
81 murder IS also registered agains I
an important witness that was above 4
~ go over.
Commonwealth VS.. Emmanuel An
drew. alias Emmanuel Randall, mali
clouS manning: a true bill
commonwealth vs. James Briggs
Misunderstanding: true bill
N"mnonweallh vs. benjamin Page,
St"relbieaking: :, true bill
IN che case of LEM {. S.leetz. ~.
against whom Il charge Of s,ealin!: was
preferred. the grand jury was urs,bi.-
to lind an Indictment Sheetz was
drinking at the lima, the alleged crime.
is said to have been committed ana 4;
is generally Thought that he never once
thmusht "t committing q misdem-anur.
To-day the grand jury Will make ;he
annual Inspection OF the books. papers
and accounts of,the cunmiss Toner. of in.
revenue. lhe following gentlemen com
pose the jury: Alessrs. James Mem ma
min. chairman: Howard S. Collier. Jas.
l-arculn.5e, j. Fl. Crimson. j. Is. Lake
II. M. Mugler. Il. f. Wilson G.. x. Sin
Clair and j. {. Wallace.
WHAT THE COURT DID.
Tn. business disposed Of in the Coun-
ty Court follows:
Mr.. W. H. Power. the clever attorney
OF Phoebus, qualified as a notary re-
public.
Willis Wcoten qualified as admins
traitor tss the estate of his late uncle.
Benjamin Wooten. The estate is val
ued at $500.
Mr.. D. B. Howard took the oath as
guardian of his young daughter, Gertie
Howard
The liquor license Of M-ssrs. Fuller
4 Davis. late propretorS Of the Barnes
Hotel. was transferred TO the new pro-
rrietor, Mr.. j. T.. Gibson. as was also
the license of Messl,s. 1-ovett & Co. Of
Thoe'bus, transferred to Mr. Fred Por-
ter.
Edward Barber was given light
months in the county jail on the .hargr
Of entering the house of G. w. Field
and taking therefrom several valuable
articles. The verdict was q comprnnisa
agreement between CoMmonweal Ii h
Attorney Montague and Mir. F. S. Col
lcr counsel for defense.
MIR. BOpklIlR'S WILL.
This. will of Mr. George Booker. late
proprietor Of the Sherwood Hotel. az
Old Point, Was admitted To probata H..
widow. Mrs. George Booker. qualifying
as cxecutrix. The will. which is writ
ten on two pages Of the regular hotel
paper. conveys all OF MI. BooSer's per
soual property to his wife. The estate
is valued a $3,,nGO.
JONES CASE TODAY.
The case Of I. T. Jones. better Known
rs Bonnie" will occupy the attention
Of the court when it opens this morn
ing. The charge against Jones is T&-
liciously assauiting 'Alr. Charles Whit
ing. Il young man whom he met on tie
street in company With a young lady
friend Mr.. F. S. Collier will appear
as counsel for Jones.
NEW TRIAL. F'C'R. BTRGE.
Judge Lee shortly after court opened
rendered his decision in matter Of
grantin" William D. Burge, who was
convicted and given ten years in the
penitentiary at the July term of the
County Court on the charge of crim
nally aSSaultlng his SeVcnIeen- year ia
daughter -Addie Burge. The new TRIAL
was allowed on the ground that tn.
main witness for the commonwealth
was compelled by illness to leave the
witness stand before the attorneys fol
the defense had had the proper time
in which to examine he. Argument
for the new hearing was heard at the
August term of the court. but His
Honor reserved his decision at that
time. When Judge Lee had completed
rendering his decision Burgess attor-
ncys. Messrs. Causey. Jones and Wood
ward, who have made an eXcellen:
fight for their client. asked for bail
which was allowed. The bond will be
executed this morning and Rurge will
for the first time in six months make a
visit to his home, near Fox Hill
1t is understood on good authority
that Miss Addie Burge, the young girl
upon whom the assault is alleged tC
have been committed, has left the
county and will not appear against her
father at the new trial.
Burge is sixty years old and his
close confinement in the county iai
has had some effect on his health.
THE case Of r. F.. Gittiths, charged
with assaulting Mr.. G. e. Trice. Will
also come UP for hearing today
WORK ON POWER HOUSE
Will Begin at Once. Contractor Pres
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