Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-09
COURTS YESTERDAY
A Technical Error in the Parker
indictment.
May Rcsuff TN Giving Him Liberty-A
Gernisheo Case-An indictment
Qunshed "A North Carolina CON,
vict-PoiIco Court Presentmcn.s.

technical error in the indictment of
George Parker. colored. may give him
his liberty. although he has been tried
and convicted in the Corporation Court
for attempting to drown Special officer
Ashberry. who had him under arrest
for oyster stealing. When the jury re-
turned n verdict finding Parker guilty
his attorney. Mr.. P. j. Morris, entered
motion for the arrest of Judgment
but did not at that time state his
| grounds for the motion. Yesterday the
| motion was argued before Judge
Hanckel. Mr.. Morris disclosing as the
| grounds Cor his motion the fact that
In the indictment against his client the
woro ielonIouSly" was left out con-
trary to the decision of the Supreme
Court. that the vcrbaSe of such in
uictments should charge that the at
tempt 10 take life was done feloniously
Judge Hanckel reserved his decision
A GARNIsHEE CASE.
case was decided by Judge Hanckel
yesterday which, though ii only in
VOWED the amount of S1i.4O, occupied
an entire day In the Corporation Court
some time back.
Inc case was one in which the Nor
lolk and Carolina Railroad Company
was garniSheed by Baker & Brown
| merchants of North Carolina, to secure
the payment of the above stated sum.
owed TO the plaintiffs by Thomas
KUHN. an employee of the defendant
company. The railroad company ac-
knoWledged indebtness TO Ruffin, but
OBJECTED TO being garnishced setting
up the plea of no Jurisdiction. holding
mat the money was payable to Ruflin
| IN North Carolina. where their main
Office is located. Their plea was over
ruled by Justice Ashburn and the case
was taken on appeal to the Corporation
Court. and yesterday Judge Hanckel
] rendered a decision sustaining the
Justices ruling.
INDICTMENT QUASHED.
On motion of Commemorative Attor-
ney' Duncan the indictment for house,
breaking against John William Clai-
Doa ne. a,las Boots, colored was nolle
prosquied. This was done owing to the
INABILITY of the State TO locate it's viii
neSSes. Claiborne was charged with
breaking into the house of Oliver An
gustus, 1872 Smith street.
a NORTH CAROLINA CONVICT
| Gus Lee. an escaped convict from The
North Carolina State farm. near En-
ielsh, was arraigned before Police Jus-
ice Iomlin yesterday morning who
ordered that he be held for the North
| carolina authorities. The prisoner was
| serving a years sentence when he
| ESCAPED. AZ
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Inc following transfers of property
by deed We're recorded yesterday:
pa ne he Norlolk Company to Mary A.
q lAr
leet on the northern side of Bolssevnin
avenue. Client: s.. 500.
" NJ Keeling, attorney in fact. to f.
w. Darling, five lots fronting twenty.
nve feet each on the south side of
mary avenue, Ribble Place; $1,000.
- IL boriand and G. NJ billiard, spe-
ciai commissioners. to Mrs S. ]. Tav
Tor. lot In rear of Nos. los and IN Mat
| ner street: $780,
Erhe a. Battley. administrators of r
na..ley. TO Brown & Horner, all the
par-room fixtures, etc, in the Bank
saiooh' NO. Ii Bank street: 81 900
THE POLICE COURT.
Inc case of Z. B. Mars. charged
WITH shooting at negro known rs
Dummy. was continued until Satur
| day and Mars was rebailed in tha
| sum of $780, i' 'i'e
| Thomas Jefferson, colored. maintain
'fS- htttftt rruisance. lined &c.
mails: discharged. ~ gill
| fined s1O.5O. o''uucl'
Eva Delmartin. colored, disorderlv
| conduct; fined $3.50. uei'
charged -"''a'S' as
W. T. Irwin. maintaining n health
nuisance; fined &C.
James Smith. colored. bicycle steo,-
| ing; thirty days in Jail.
.ReDecca Ross, colored. ass,u,t,,o
NAY Il. Coleman; fined sl1. Appealed
Mrs. Annie Saks, maintainine n
heatn nuisance; fined $3.50. &
Archie Pryor. colored, stealing condv
TOM the woodland & Goodridge Con-,
pdiy' Twelve months in jail.
UNITED STATES Co1JRr
The United States grand iur,, 81
Journed for the term yesterday after =
SNORT session, during which two othor
iilulctmentS were returned against IT,
~. lam and Patrick Jones. both oe
Norroik. for selling liquor without .
government license.
A HUNG JURY.
The case Of the United States VIC
aired y. Owen. alias VIM. B smith
occupied the whole of Yesterday In ~
United States Court, and last njch, ~
Jurors having been out some t:n,n an
nounced that they could not agrec
ms IS the case started in the United
otates Court Wednesday. Owen ;s
charged with fraudulently obtoinin9
| anu eInbezzling a letter containiro .
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