Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-09
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10y 5ss q q glTlsuS udge Waddfl
ana and a. = jury on the charge OF selling
,yi .l quor )Md bout q license The Jury
failed allie to agree. and the def end ant was
tballed In the Sui m OF $500 TO annea = ST
the the May term of the United States
court
The case Of James II, Bell Of chm 90
City, charged with selling .liauo or with-
out license. was con- inued until the
May May term, and he was sbailed In the
sum Of $500. =5 Il
PENDIN q. sSs
The trial OF n w lillian n; Ramsey, of
MEG MEG e.cklenberg county, charged with
Illicit l-t distilling, is pending. There are
t Two other witnesses to be heard. 4
u PETITION FOR BANKRUPTCY. IN
Through Mears &c Mapp. attorneys.
Albert j. Mears, a produce merchant
OF Elxmore, Northampton county. filed
petition in bankruptcy in the United
states Court yesterday. His liabilities
are about $1,000. No assets. -
a CORRECTION.
K The, following, which appeared in
ing: iSl
To-day will be Thorpe Day in this
court. There are four cases against
man named Thorpe, from Mecklen.-
Durg county, two of which are for
moonshindng, and the other two for
selling his "moonshine" product with
out a license" s7fT-S
Inc TACT is there is no charge on the
criminal docket of the United States
DISTINCT Court against my man named
Inorpe. There were four cases against
parties from Mecklenburg, and Hon. r,
!. Ihorpe, of that county, and ex-Rep-
resentat1Ve In Congress from the Fouth
Distflct, who now has a law office in
the Citizens Bank Building In this
city, us counsel In each. This explains
Why the reporters informant called
Thursday Thorpe Day
RAILWAY employees. ARRAIcNJED
Engineer D. e. Pursell and Conduc-
tor 10. Q. Atwill, of the Virginia Beach
Railway, who were in charge Of the
engine which crushed the arm Of Mrs
M. j. Ewell. in Brambleton Ward
tuesday, were before the Police Court
yesterday. Mrs. Ewell was unable to
appear and the accused were bailed for
their appearance Saturday, when Mr..
William HI. White, general counsel for
the railway company, will appear for
them
ASSAULT CASE APPEALED.
Richard Morgan, the colored man
who assaulted Policeman May in the
Queen street market Saturday night.
was tried in the Police Court yesterday.
The accused had his head bandaged.
and claimed that the officer assaulted
him, using a blackjack. The officer tes-
titled that Morgan collared him, grasped
his club and showed him off the side
walk before he struck in self-defense.
Morgan was fined $40 and costs. and,
was bailed for his appearance at tn
December term of the Corporation
Court.
STREET CAR MEN ACQUITTED.
F. The cases of Messrs. j. w. Donnan
and ]. B. Sawyer. conductor and motor
man, respectively, of the Norfolk
Street Railway, who were in charge of
the car which seriously injured Mrs.
Charles II. Diggs. October 18TH were
heard by Justice Tomlin yesterday.
For the convenience of several lady
witnesses in the case 1t was heard in
the office Of Mayor Johnston. Mrs
Diggs was not present. but was repre-
sented by Judge Thomas H. Wilcox.
The court decided that the accused.
whose services have been dispensed
with by the railway company, were
not guilty of criminal negligence and
they were discharged.