Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-30
Business Transacted in Police
Court in July.
MUCH MONEY WAS TAKEN IN
The Total ..lls for the Month in Fines and
CostssWas al, 14s IS. Cases Tried be
fore Judge Robinson Yesterday.
Other Criminal Notes.

Chief of Police S. J. HARDWOOD has
prepared his report for the month of
July, which will he presented to the
Board of'PoEce Commissioners at their
next nesting. The report follows in
full:
colored.. 1876; convicted, 265; sent to
grand jury, 8: dismissed at costs, T.:
uaseha arg IS; amount of city fines
PAD, $sSl.5o; amount Of city fines COM
united to jail. S471.00; amount Of city
fines remitted. s27.5O: amount Of state
Zines paid. SITS; amount of State fines
committed to jail. s214.50: amount Of
state fines appealed, $4,000: total fines
and costs for July. 1899. $1.142.75
Ihis is considered n very heavy bus
mess for one month. but according to
present expectations the report for Au-
gust will go ahead of all the records
lor TINS year. "a great many important
cases nave been tried and the police
court has been busy all the time with
minor trials
9oseph casey, young man employ
ed at uhe shlpyard as a clipper, was
before Justice Robinson yesterday
on the charge of assaulting a Mr.
thompson his prospective father-in-
law. Mr.. Thompson and Miss Thonp-
son We're in court The large and Curl
Gus audience which was present Wit
messed a scene that is not often enact
ed in the Police Court.
1t seems that there has been 11-s,r. in
camp at the Thompson household fer
some cnme. The Old man objected 10
tCasey's attentions to his daughter. He
testified that he has frequently warned
one young man to keep away from, his
home On Sunday night when he re-
turned home he found Miss Thompson
and S1r. Casey on the front porch. Mr
Thompson said he ordered Mr.. Casey
away and the latter banged him
twice. ntr. Casey says he started to
!eave when ordered TO do SO and fur
ther that Mr.. Thompson struck him
and used insulting language Mr. Ca
Sey resented by striking the old man.
Justice Robinson believed the story of
the young man and dismissed the case.
Miss Thompson sided with MI. Casey
throughout the trial and did not hest
tate to tel the court that She had little
love for her father. She said he came
home drunk on the night in question
and SO abused Mr.. Casey that the lat
ter was justified in resenting as he did
After the case was Dismissal MI
Thompson asked to have Mr.. Casey put
under bond and Mr.. Casey wanted NJ.
lnomrson put under bond. Miss
thompson said she was afraid to go
nome. but her father assured her that
. she could do so safely. His only desire
was to have Mr.. Casey put under bond
TO keep away from the premises. At
this point the young man said that
THOMPSON would not he troubled with
iiliIf at the mouse any more. Justice
Robinson cautioned both men against
any violence in the future and ne de-
clded that it was unnecessary to put
either party under bond.
.sanlt. were continued until Wednesda
The cases of Susie Hawkins and viii
liam Hawkins, charged With felonious
assault We're continued until Wednes-
day.
The case of Thomas Ryan, charged
with dlsorderly conduct, was continued
until "Wednesday.
The case of John Rollins, charged
with assault, was dismissed
Samuel Harmon, charged with as
.sault was required to give $l0O bond
for SIX months.
Nellie Thomas. charged with using
prof:lne language, was required to give
bond for three months.
The two cases of petty larceny
against Frank Foster, of Hampton
were dismissed
Ed. johnson (colored). charged with
riding on the sidewalk was fined 50 ard
costs.
Joe Guy Hall, an old colored la,borer,
was arrested Yesterday in East End
by Officer Shorter on the charge of at
tempting ito shoot another colored man.
He will be tried this morning.