Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-05
THE POLICE COURT
Justice TomIin Disposed Of Sixty X
Odd Cases,
Horace scay, Nouns white sIan.
chargod with As.nu,tlnE a won,-
annt Point of ri.tol-A Drummer
"rook in'' by Nun Named Terry.
who In Turn is Taken In by Jniler.
cay, Nouns white MAN,

Justice Tomlin had sixty odd cases
to dispose of yesterday morning.
Horace Seay, a young white man.
charged with assaulting and chasing
Lula Goodson at the point OF a pistol
Saturday evening, at No. 2S4 Chapel
street, was tried. Mrs. Rebscca TIL
lott and Mrs. Annie West appeared as
witnesses for the prosecution. and
their evidence was considered Suffi-
cent to justify a fine which the Justice
charged by the witnesses against the
accused that the Goodson woman was
afraid TO appear as 4 witness herself,
because of threats made by him.
Scay appealed to the Corporation
Court, and was bailcd in the sum of
$780, w. II. Ireland, of Fauquier coun-,
~, standing as his surety.
a DRUMMER TOOK IN"
Louis Il. Clay is Il Baltimore drum
mer. who comes to Norfolk occasional-
IL. and puts UP at the Mansion House.
He was here Saturday and entrusted
to e, G. Terry. who had made arrange
ments to go to Baltimore with the
drummer OH the Bay Line steamer Sat
urday evening, two checks aEEregating
$3.50. The drummer and his friend
were to have met. it is said, at the Bay
Line wharf, but the meeting" was one
boat-leaving time. Later the drummer
found Terry, who gave up all of the
money save $3.50. The charge OF EN-
bezzlement was made by the drummer,
and Justice Tomlin fined Terry $50, in
default of which he went to jail
ATTORNEYS REQUEST GRANTED,
Walter Blount. coorcd, who has
reached that stage of IL criminal career
where he might be called an old Offend
er, plead guilty through his attorney,
Mr. p. ]. Morris. the charge against
him being the embezzlcment OF $3.50
from r.. 1[antrovitz. Mr. Morris asked
that the sentence be made six months
and Justice Tomlin asserted thereto.
STOLE TO GIVE.
Because she loved him So" Annie
Blount. colored, Il house girl employed
in the family of Mr. j. IT. Wood, Clai-
borne avenue, Brambeton, stole cuff
buttons and studs and gave them to
Walter Wilkins, Il bartender. The
stolen articles belonged to Mr.. Wood,
the girls employer. Justice Tolnlin
fined the girl $40, and she went to jail
pending payment.
YOUNG SHOP-LIFTER GOES TO
JAIL.
| Mary Z. Robinson, n 15-year-old COL
ored girl of No. S24 Green street, Ports
mouth. was found with dress goods and
a.parasol which did not belong to her,
and evidence having been produced
that the dress goods were stolen from
an uptown store. she was given 10 days
IN Jail.
| GREEK APPEARED INNOCENT.
| Nicholas Mapolas, a Greek fruit ven
der. obstructed the street withshis push
cart. When the officers told him to
move on" he was obstinate, so says
the officer When Justice Tomlin ask
ed him about the matter he appeared
not to understand English. The police
man said he was fcigning. There was
no Greek scholar present and the Jus
tice. using his own Judgment, fined
Mapolas 81, which another Greek paid.
10. Bradley, colorcd. was charged with
embezzlng $4.96 from f. A. Miner. He
was fined $40 so.
Oliver Williams, charged with as
sanlting Lucy Stallings, both coored,
was fined s1l.
James Pollard, colored, assaulting
Minnie Sherman. got So fine.
The usual number of Monday morn
ing 'drunks" stood before the bar of
justice and received the regulation fine.
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