Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-13
NEWS OF THE COURTS
Five Years Imprisonment For
Burglar Goodwin.
Police Court Nolan CAT.
ling OH TrinI-Tho United stntes
Court Conycnes To-Duy-Scnbonrd
Libeis Rcieascd-Bankrup

There was no rush of business in any
of the courts yesterday. The judges
are hard workers. dispatching business,
and the dockets are unusually clean.
FIVE YEARS IN PENITENTIARY.
Alex Goodwin, colored, indicted with
w, II. Taylor, colored, for breaking one
of the show window glasses at the Hub
clothing store, on Main street. recently
and robbng the window of clothing,
was tried by a jury in the Corporation
Court yesterday and given five years in
the penitentiary.
The charges against Taylor will be
heard a. the next term of the court.
DEEDS RECORDED.
Deeds were admitted to record in the
Corporation clerks Office yesterday as
follows:
Thomas II. Wilcox and Richard L.
Tunstall, special commissioners to Sid
ney l.. Nusbaum, lot at the northwest
corner of Queen and Grant streets.
fronting six feet on Queen and eighty
feet on Grant; consideration, $500.
James j. Swaine, OF Baltimore, to
Rebecca j. White, three lots fronting
2I-6 on south side of Avenue 3, Allan
tic City; $1,000.
II. ID. Oliver and wife to James Berk-
ley. the house and lot on Cove street.
formerly the property OF james sim
mons; consideration. $500.
THD POLICE COURT.
Albert Johnson. assaulting C. Fernan-
90: fined $l1.
John Nichols colorcd, shooting n pis-
tol in the street; fined 50.
James O'Brien, United States sailor,
Blair Gill. colored, paid So 30 for fight
Ing Elvira Hawkins.
Turner Dickson, coiorcd, beating his
wife. Annie Dickson. was discharged.
James jackson. colored. beating n
woman at Virginia Beach, was contin-
ued Till Saturday, and he was sent to
Jail.
ALONzO GATLING IN COURT.
Alon2o Calling, the colorcd man who
drove over MIR. James IL. Whitchurst
an old gentleman on Union street, pro-
ducinS injuries from which he died, was
before the police justice yesterday. II
VIII he remembered that Calling left
the city and was arrested in Baltimore
and brought back by Detective Snow
den. When the case was called MIR. p.
j. Morris appeared for the prisoner.
The testimony showed that Mr..
WhitehurSt was crossing the street with
his hands in his pockets, head leaning
forward, as IL in deep thought. The
horse was being driven at a moderate
Sait, when the deceased was run
down" Witness stated they did not be-
lieve the driver could have avoided the
accident. The case was continued and
Calling WAS baled, as was MIR. w. II.
Richardson, for whom the man was
driving.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Judge Waddill, of the United States
suit of Essex Holt against the British
steamship Indrani.
The judge will arrive from Richmond
this morning.
SEABOARD LIBELS RELEASED.
All libels OH the steamer Seaboard.
amounting to nearly $lS,000 have been
raised. and the steamer released.
Repairs Will now promptly be gotten
under way and In about ten days il is
expected she will be able to continue
her voyage to Tampa, where she is I'M
der charter. Captain Drisko has been
very energetic and will push the work
as fast as possible.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
a petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed in the United States Court
yesterday by Joseph Hautz, of New
port News. through j. A. Massie. of
Newport News, counsel. Liabilities
$1.115.40; assets, none; creditors in Nor
folk. Portsmouth and Richmond The
petitioner was formerly in the butcher
business. The papers were referred TO
j. y. Locke. of Newport News, refer
rec.