Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-08
NEWS OF THE COURTS
Charged With Embedding Letter
Containing Check.
The U. g. Court Grand Jury Makes
Several Additional, Prescntments
Demurrer overruied -sixnonths
For Robbcry-PoIice Court.

The trial Of Alfred E. Owens for the
embezzling of a letter containing a
check was begun in the United States
Court yesterday afternoon. Owens is a
Matthews county man and is defended
by Judge G. Taylor Garnett and Mr..
Sears. of that county.
Sometime ago letter for Mrs. Annie
q. Owen was sent to New Point, in
Matthews county. The letter had been
missent and there was no claimant for
1t for several days. when Owens repre-
sented to the postmaster. it is alleged,
that 1t belonged to one Of his relatives.
The letter was given to him and it was
afterwards found that it contained n
check for S68 from the Battery Bank, at
Asheville, n. G.
The check was never cashed, but it is
alleged that Owens attempted to cash
1t. owens. who Is we'll known in Mat
thews county. claims that he thought
the letter was for one of his relatives
and that he took 1t out Of the office
and opened 1t on this superstition. The
trial will be concluded to-day.
THE GRAND JURY'S WORK.
George r. Gornto, q white man about
so years old, we'll known in Norfolk.
was indicted by the United States grand
jury yesterday afternoon on the charge
OF attempting to unlawfully extort
indicted for perjury in an affidavit
made to secure pension as the widow
of an eX-Union soldier.
Other indictments were as follows:
Chas. c. Connorton, assaulting q gov
eminent officer
VIM. j. Fitchett, cutting a cable and
turning boat adrift.
The charge of perjury against iona
than Cuffee was nolle prosecuted.
DEMURRER OvERRULED.
In the case against Alexlnia James.
charged wIth perjury in a pension ap-
plication. the defendants demurrer was
overruled. TIE defendant had been
drawing a pension. which was discon-
tlnued when 1t was shown by evidence
taken here that her conduct had not
been such that her husband would have
oeen bound to support her had he lived.
Judge Waddills ruling sustains this po-
sition. which has also been sustained
by the Secretary OF the Interior
CORPORATION COURT.
In the Corporation Court yesterday
W. ]. Shepherd Qualified as notary pub
lie.
Charles Britt, the negro who robbed
William Skinner OF rs cents. was given
SIX months in Jail. Britt was sentenced
TO serve twelve months in Jail by the
lower court and appealed
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
In the Clerks Office yesterday deeds
making the following transfers were
recorded:
j. r. Wilson, of Riverhead, N. Y, to
Jacob Pfeifer, lot with improvements
fronting 81 feet inches on the east,
side of Doyle street; $3.50.
West End Land Company to T. T.
Riley, three lots fronting % feet each
on the north side of Ward avenue:
$3.50. e"u'
j. NJ. Keeling, attorney in fact. to ].
r. Johnson, of Lewiston, N. c., lot at
the corner of Mary's avenue and Now
bray Arch, Ribble Place: $1,000.
Margaret s. Whitehurst and John IT.
Whitehurst, Of Baltimore trustee for
margaret S. Whitehurst, to Mrs. VIII
liam M. George. lot with improvements
fronting 22.6 feet on the southern side
OF Brambleton avenue; $S25.
me Client Company to Eliza A. Heyl
lot at the northwest corner of West
over and Colonial avenues. Client.
81, $780, ''
The Client Company to A. A. H.
Boissevain. a lot of land fronting 10
rect on north side OF Raleigh avenue.
Client; $500
The Client Company to A. A. II
Boissevain lot of land fronting 325 feet
on north side Of Redgate avenue.
Client; s21, 06O.
THE POLICE COURT.
The following cases were disposed of
by Justice Tomlin yesterday as indi-
Gated:
Charity Lee. colored, throwing baer
bottles at Wade White, colored: fined
George Williams. begging on the
street; twenty-four hours on bread and
water. anu
Delig Dickson. colored. MAINTAINING
health nuisance; fined Sc.
John Raspberry. colored, wife-beatinp.
fined s26. no
William Rodman. colored. INSANITY.
held for commission.
Major Griffin, colored, shooting: dis
missed.
j. l.. Dixon. colored bicyclist. riding
INTO George Ferebee. a colored bow:
All In sight of monument. Newest
discovery extracts teeth painlessIy,
y. Y. Dental Rooms. Ennes only. 33i
Nain street. corner Talbot.