Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-19
WITH THE COURTS
The Prosecution Of Or, F. M. Nor
gan Falls Through.
Trustees for ohof shoicm Appointed
-Motormnn prnmwrIsht Rcbai,ca
MarrInSo Licenses : Property
Transfers tho U. S. Court.

DR.. f. NJ. Morgan. Health officer of
Berkeley, was arraigned in the Corpo-
ration Court yesterday OH indictments
for criminal malpractice and murder.
commemorative Attorney Duncan
appeared for the prosecution, and Mr..
S. P. Thorn. OF Norfolk, and Captain
John w. Happier, of Portsmouth, repre>
sented DR.. Morgan. DR.. l.. Lankrorti
was put up By the prosecution. He tcs-
titled as 10 attending the deceased lady
during her last Illness. and started to
| tell the jury the substance OF the ante
| mortcm statement made TO him by her.
| discriminating DR.. Morgan. This was
| objected TO by the DEFENDANTS counsel,
| and the jury was instructed 10 retire,
| while the question as 10 the admissa-
| bility of this evidence was discussed.
The point was whether or not the post
mortem statement was made at n time
| when the deceased lady was cognizant
of the approach of death 1t appearing
| that the statement was not made un-
der these circumstances the evidence
was declared by Judge Hanckcl TO be
| inadmisSable. The prosecutions case
depended upon this excluded statement.
| ana the commemorative Attorney was
! compelled to stop the prosecution, and
Judge Hanckel instructed the jury to
| return verdict OF not guilty. This
| was done.
The indictment for murder was based
on the criminal malpractice charge,
| and was necessarily nolle prosecuted.
NOTES.
On the application of the proper au-
thorities OF Ohef-Sholem congregation,
Judge Hanckel appointed L. Ball, b.
Kahn. S. Marx, y. Ries and NJ. Stern
| trustees of said congregations
j. w. DOWNRIGHT, Il motorman
| charged with manslaughter in running
his car over boy and killing him. APP
peared in court, and was re-bailcd in
the sum of $1,000 for his appearance at
the next term. With w. NJ. Rosborough
rs surety.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to these couples:
DR.. William Elliott IIugcr, of Balti-
more. and Leila Barraud Garnett, of
Norfolk
James NJ. Hamric. of North Caro-
lima, and Mamie l1uphenia Eley.
Stanley White Butler and Ellie
| Campbell Thompson.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
The following deeds OF bargain and
| sale were admitted to record in the
| SiGi - olllCc yeSlGIuuS,
T.. y. Beardsley to j. L. Morrisett, loj
with improvements fronting % feet OF
South Park avenue and numbered 400
s2.G5o.
Thomas r. Hayman to Wolcott &
Wolcott. office furniture. &c: $500.
UNITED STATES COURT.
In this court yesterday, In the bank
ruptcy case of Joseph HantZ. Il New
port News butcher w. l.. Cooke, the
trustee, filed n paper setting out that
| HantZ had failed to include in his pc
| tition certain property that should so
10 pay his debts. The court granted an
injunction restraining the petitioner or
| his representatives from disposing Of
| the property in question until further
| orders.
| To-day the case of A. n. Marshall
against the Old Dominion steamer
| Hampton Roads, for the recovery OF
damages alleged TO have been sustain
! cd in the sinking Of the tug Sallic sew
| eral months since, will be called for
trial.
THE POLICE COURT.
An ugly looking-lot of lawbreakers
were those present In the Police Court
| yesterday morning. Justice Tomlin.
| ever ready for business. arrived on
time, and after scanning the unfortu-
mates before him meted out justice as
| follows
George Newly. colored. was charged
! with beating his wife. threa tening To
kiln her and die on the galows for
her." Justice Tomlin dislkes 4 man
| who will strike Il woman, and rs sure
as one comes before him, so sure Is
| he to be punished. unless he can show
| that he was justified in striking her,
| which is rarely the case. Newly was
fined $3.50, which he could not pay
| and went to Jail.
| Willie Upton, colored, stabbed Mary
| Jane Gregory, also colored. in the arm
With knife during a pugillstic bout
in Paradise Alley Yesterday morning,
and was brought into court to answer
TO the charge. His story did not suit
His Honor, and $3.50 was charged
against Upton, which he could not pay
and the ''old song" Get In the Pen"
| was sung to him.
| Charles Abbot, n white man. n stran-
| ger in Norfolk was fined So and costs
| Tor stealing an inkstand from Nickery
" Company. He could not pay the tine
| and was sent to Jail.
Mary Hicks. colored, abused II. P.
Embery, and was taxed Sc
| ]. Wall, unlawfully trespassing. was
told the leave the city.
heulah Poole and Martha Purvis.
TWO dusky bellies, who can't keen a wa,
from the Police Court for more than d
lew days at a time. We're arraigned or
the charge of fighting and fined s.
! each. "
John Taylor, colored, stole So from
James oliver, also colored and wa
gwen furlough of thirty days In
NJ. Fivel violated the funk ,ico,s,
and WAS fined $3.50.
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