Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-13
IN TliE TOLICE COURT.
y Number OF Important Cases Before jus
tice Brown.

- Number Of Important Cases Before JUS
tice Brown.
! Dennis Gordcttc and Rufus Dggs
were arrested yesterday by Officers
| Padgctt and Mitchell on suspicion Of
being connected With Il burglary at The
| grocery store ct Judkins and Madaera
! shortly after midnight Both young
! men arc now in the station house
awaiting Il hearing, Which will take
! place Monday morning Before Justice
| Brown in the Police Court. The police
| man arrested the men Oh description
! and seem TO believe that they have the
right parties. Neither Of the accused
men Will be released unless they are
| ;nle to furnish gilt edged bond.
The burglary occurred yesterday
| between II ana 1 O'Clock. The thieves
whoever they may be. succeeded in
making first class haul. Five hun
ored cisarsttes ana one hundred cigars
We're stolen, together viii q small
amount of money which was taken
from the drawer. 1t is also believed
| that the thieves made away with some
wh;sk"y. Ii they Gid they drew it from
| barrels and carried it OFF IN bottles
mad Il bottle Of whisliey similar to the
kind sold by Judlins & MADEIRA in his
pocket
When the proprietors OF the store
opened up for the days business yes
terday they discovered that the place
mad been Dursiarizeu. The police were
immediately notified of the theft ana
Officers Mitchell! and Padgett were sent
on the case.
Mr.. Sinton. who lives on Twenty
fourth street directly opposite tho. store.
saw Two men inside OF .Iudki1ls 4 Mad
uefa place of business about l O'Clock
a. NJ. yesterday. At the time he did not
suspect that anything wrong was gp,ne
on IJc thought That the proi1i,ieto:s or
the clerks had bacn Gcta.n at the store.
re Was able TO see the men 50 plainly,
however, THAT he took particular notice
OIL the way they We're dressed When
ne policemen started out on the case
they first questioned MI. Sirtor arC
from him obtained the description @,
me men. The policemen obtained othc,
clues "::u about . O'Clock they arrest
ed tordettc ana Di.Cs Ut the corner o,
TWcntyfcur!h street and Washington
avenue Both men denied all know
ledge tit the crime.
MUST GET a LICENSE.
IL. j. 'uryear, an auctionccr in Tie
service or q firm which has been doing
BUSINESS under the name of William
foWles 4 Co. but which really seems 10
pc w. i. Ship & 60, and the Warwick
Notlon C"nl,lny We're before Ild:,.
John yesterday on the charge
selling Goods without the proper au,.-
'l"llecf license. Thc hearing OF thes.
cas2s developed I, sercs OF bu mess diff
teltns,s similar to 'hose which arc
heard in court time and again
~ seems that William Powles uncers
iaoniously left the firm which bears his
nanG several months ago because he
coulu not get along With others in the
company Tie license was in the name
OF William Powles & Co. and W. Il.
Shipp was the Co" When PGwlns
Withdrew, there was no formal d;ssoll,-
tl"n and the business has been con-
u'l,.teu Ill the same name ever since
IN August Sth. Commissioner Of Rc-
Venue VI. - jones saw I; flag out a,
INC place of the Warwick Notion Conn
l't''s' WHcEc an auction was in plOcrrSs
re NAG summons served on Mr Pur-
year. In" auttiunecr, ard the property
81 thc Company. charging Them: win
selling goods withoet a iiceus. M.
iufScar, 1t seems "as au.tiorc eriaa
the goods fer the William Fowits Com
Eah% tWilh Poves out of il and hcn.a
W"S selling under the Poles Corpapy's
license When all of the cvidenc, was
heard COMMUNICATING ATTORNEY New
ton stated that he would MOI nrosa..,,io
me case and the accused were dismiss
cd Nh. Newton advised, however in II
" Shilsi' get Il license OF his oHn in
order to avoid trouble in the future
re RI also said he would prosecute Shi;p
~ lie cld not take oat Il State license
DCNNELl.Y'S CASE
lack Donnclly, who was arrested an
'He charSe OF aSSault;ng sailor named
Aleck Anderson and who was admired
20 nali, says that Anderson insullcd his
WE ana that is the reason he punished
the sailor. Donnelly has not baen fried
yet ana he does not like to be writta:
up -eforc his side Of the case is heard
m court he says the facts in the. case
viii SHOW that he did only what he was
Justified in doing.