Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-26
WITH THE COURTS
Damage Suit Against Street Rail-
way Company.
Application For Charter-A Bod
Mnu Fined Ono MINI sent 10
Grand Jury For Burglary, and
Another For Pocket Picking.

The suit OF B. F. Rosson for 81 900
damages against the Norfolk Street
Railway Company for injuries received
by the plaintiff, in now being tried in
the Court of Law and Chancery. The
trial was begun yesterday.
Mr.. Rosson is represented by Messrs
Hugh G. Miller and p. j. Morris. and
the defendant by MIR. Il. b. Tunstau
The plaintiff alleges that he hailed a
car on CRANKY street. opposite the Mon
ticeilo Hotel. and just as he started to
board the car it started with Il jerk and
threw him to the street, causing him to
sustain serious injuries. He alleges
negligence on the part of the compa-
N.Y. employees on the car. y steno-
graphic report of the trial is being ia
ken.
CHARTER APPLIED FOR.
The Quratol Company. for the manu-
facture of II patent medicine by that
name, has applied IL Judge Hanckel for
Il charter. The maximum capital stock
IS named in the application at $4,000.
The officers are General r.. NJ Henry,
president; i. -. Knight vice presi-
dent; 5. W. Bowman, secretary and
treasurer. These, with a. w. Cornick.
w. {. Cobb and Rev. Charles l. Stem
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PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
The following deeds transferring
property were recorded yesterday:
Mrs. +. Il. Nottingham To Mrs. p. e
1eatman. lot with improvements
fronting % feet inches on the south
side of Princess Anne avenue. next to
the corner of Chestnut street: $4,000.
Charles n. Whitehurst to James and
5. V. Bryan. lot with improvements.
fronting % feet on the west side of
chapel street. between Wood and
Queen streets; $4,000. Deed dated June
l. 1891.
The city of Norfolk to Josiah t.
Jones estate, quit claim to the prop
erty at the corner OF james street and
Magazine lane and No. Is Magazine
lane. i'm considera ton of the payment
OF delinquent taxes.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Nellie Harris, colored, disorderly con-
duct; fined So
Martha Johnson. colorcd. assaulting
Nora Lewis, colored; fined So. So
Alexander Wytch colored. obtaining
a boat under false prctenscs from Mr..
Allan G. Burrow; fined s26. Appealed.
John Capps. colored. attempting to
steal bicycle; discharged.
BAD MAN FINED.
Robert Hill. colorcd, assaultinE and
kicking George Briggs, colored, on two
octdsipHS anu destroying clothing be-
longing to her; fined $63 and required
to furnish a $3.50 bond for his good he
havior during the next six months.
Hill went to Jail.
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Joe Spady is known as n swell COON"
He has figured extensively in the Police
Court Yesterday he was up again be-
fore Justice Tomlin on the charge OF
burglarizng the house of il. Good
man. Cumberland street. on the night
of March 18th and robbing Goodman
While he was asleep of iewelry valued
at about 500. Some OF the stolen arti-
Giles were found in Spadys possession.
lie was held without bail.
BRICKHOUSE HELD.
will Brickhouse, colored. who was re-
Gently acquitted of numbering Will
Shepherd was yesterday held for tne
grand jury without bail. He is charged
with picking the pocket OF Seabert
Goodwin. also colorcd
TWO SCHOONERS sOf.D.
BY order of the United States Court
Deputy United States Marshal West
yesterday afternoon sold the libeled
schooners Henry w. Slicer and John
Howard. The former was libcled by its
cook for wages. amounting 10 about
$500. It brought 1902. and was bid in
DY w. j. WILSON, and T. T.. Britton
The John Howard brought $500, being
purchased by G. +. Hewins