Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-12
COURTS YESTERDAY
Trial Of W. Church Lewis Results
in Acquittal.
striking Plumbers In Police Court on
tho Charge OF AssnnIt-Roas club
Chartered Business Transnctcd
I'm tho Police Court.

Considerable interest was centred in
the trial in the CORPORATION Court yes
terday of w. Church Lewis on the
charge Of shooting the negro, Joseph
a. Malbon, in a bar-room at the city
limits. on Chapel street extended, May
22d. The case took but n comparative
ly short time and the jury considered
the plea of self-defense we'll taken, ac-
quitting Lewis after few minutes
elaboration.
BOAT CLUB CHARTERED.
This was all the criminal business
transacted, but Judge Hanckel char
tered the Chesapeake Boat and Yacht
Club. with a capital of from $1,000 to
$4,000. divided into shares of s25 each.
This club has been frequently writ
ten of lately as marking by its organi-
cation a revival of boating interests in
this port and the possible awakins of
regatta chances. Its officers, as char
tered. are: Theoderck a. Williams,
president: Edwin G. Lee. vicc-prcs-
dent: Norman Bell. Jr.. treasurer. ana
Washington Taylor. Jr.. secretary
These. with Charles Parker Breese, J.
z. Andre Mottu. George C. Bllups.
William ]. Stanworth and o. II. Bid
we'll. Jr., compose the Board of Direc-
tors.
WILL PROBATED.
The will of Jane Derdon. deceased,
was admitted TO probate yesterday, Il.
e. Nottingham qualifying as executor
in the sum of $1,000. without security.
II. c. Hoggard. Joseph Jones. and
James L. Nottingham were appointed
appraisers of the estate.
FINED FOR ASSAULT.
The striking plumbers were in evil
dence before Justice Tomlin yesterday
morning to the number of seven. COM
prising charges and countercharges Of
assault.
Carey Wilbern. a non-unionist, who
declined to enter the strike, stood
charged with assaulting Frank NJ
Loughlin and j. j. Kelley. and they
with assauiting him. Joseph Lancaster.
Joseph NJ. Wright. c. c. Curtis and H.
l. Williams being included in the lat
ter charge. These latter four were dis
charged. as was also Wilbcrn. but Nc
Loughlln and Kelley paid Sc each for
assault. to which decision they at first
dcmurred and intended to appeal. but
finally concluded to accept the decision
OF the Justice.
MINOR POLICE CASES.
James Davis. colored youth, gath
cred his plums from a fruit stand and
it cost him 81 so and costs.
William Davis. for cruelty to animals,
was fined $3.50. which he paid.
The case OF William Bolden, for as
sault. was rcopened and he settled for
$3.50
Andrew Pedin. for assaulting a child
and woman, was held for trial Thurs
day.
The case Of w. W. Seaborn, a null
sancc. went over 10 the 25th
Jose Evans and Emma Devil, colored
a mutual assault case, went over to
July 2lst.
Arthur Auglin. charged with two
cases of robbery and houscbreakinG in
the county. was turned over to the
county authorities.
rant and AErippa Jones. plain DRINKS.
were fined 81 and costs and all paid
save Agrippa. who went to Jail.
Several minor assault cases paid
costs.
Daisy Gatlin. drunk and disorderly;
paid $3.50.
UNITED STATES COURT.
In the United States Court. Judge Ed
mund Waddil presiding. the case of
Louis Tobias VS.. the American bark
Moody (of San Francisco, was opened
end a portion of the testimony taken,
wnen. by agreement of counsel. the
case went over to the November term.
Mr.. Hugh G. Miller represents Tobias
and Hon. r. t. Thorp the ship owners.
An order was entered Diminishing and
striking from the docket the cases OF
Grant. master VS.. the steamships Boyne
and Voltage. which grew out of the
Newport News fire. both cases having
been settled.
United States Marshal West served n
libel on the Norwegian bari, Chryco