Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-19
TEMPLES OF EQUITY
The Usual Gang Present at the
Police Court.
Isissouor Smile. For tho First Time in
Week and Disposcs of "a Long
mis-.

The grip of the cold snap having
slightly relaxed and likewise the stay
ing qualities of the snow having some
what given way, the old time gang
showed up in the court yesterday, and
for the first time i'll more than a week
"IIissonor" smiled n sweet smile as he
came upon the bench clad in rubber
boots 10 to his knees and q plaid
macintosh.
The monotonous proceedings of this
lum tum tribunal were relieved n trine
yesterday by the Introduction of scve1
raj new scenes in the comedy of errors
and Tragedies of the streets which are
daily portrayed. or course, n change
OF program will give even the best
of shows new impetus, and the turn
out yesterday would have been salts
factory To the most cXacting of man
ayers. Men of high and low estate. n
| few owners of real estate and great
many with neither real or false estate.
the weil-to-do and those who have
nothing To do, the dark and the light
compleNioned were all there mingled as
happily together rs n crowd a Il cock
ING main or dog fight. or Il lot of
hands shoveling snow. 1t has been said
that love levels all ranks but it is an
undlSDu;ed TACT that no place on earth
so thoroughly places everybody on the
| same level as the Police Court.
The unparalleled distributor OF even
handed equity came upon the bench
with smile as pleasant as that as
snined by the coal and wood dealer
| these days, while even the serious
visagcd specialized cash receiver looked
rs haony as the merchant who had
Just collected Il bill that he never eX-
pccted to get.
MAGGIE. YOUNG AND TENDER.
Maggie Magec, Il yellow lass of ten
der years, but tough In other respects
| was Charged with being disorderly on
the street. On accoun; of her youth
she was turned over to Mother NIagce
| Tor correction. The maternal prcdcccs-
Sor took the Maynard offspring into
the bath room and well indeed did she
perform "liiSsonor's' commission
Maggie yelled the pceling from her
throat. while Mama Magee took i;
FROM TIE PINY SwAMPS.
Jack Muldoon halls from the Pny
| SwampS of North Carolina and as bus
mess was Il little dull down there on
account of the snow he came to Nor
| ioIk Win Il little money in his pocket
ana q great deal OF meanncss in his
Dosoh!. lie was charged with disorder
| - iii lllc llouSc OIL Il woman
ON Avon street. Muldoon has a face
unit for publication. and is as unpre-
possessing rs some OF the SNOW men,
me boys have made out In the fields of
| branpieton. Meanness. whiskey and
~ arc as thoroughly mixed I'm i'm
his composition as the remnants of YES
| tcruay meals In 4 restaurant and
brunswick stew of to-day a charge
OF drunk was also entered against him
ano when Justice Robert was through
se'oo wis registered opposite his name.
THE OTHER CASES.
Tom Roberts. an old offender. walked
up To the beach as naturally ms one Of
cnlef Ryan horses to the engine when
the gong sounds, and in default sidled
back into the pen like n man who gets
out at iirst base. He was n lovely spe-
cunen OF q sinner. with Il nose tinted a
beautiful CARROT like hue ana muddy
siecpy-looking eyes that can only be
seen IN men of his class. He nut on 81
lew extra trimmings to the every dav
drunk. Five dollars and costs was the
result. '''N
Richard Smith. colorcd. stealing
shoes: dismissed
John Gregory. coIored, assaulting In
diaha wis On; fined &C.
Il. i. MiliGan. obtaining clothes nm
der false prctcnscs from Il. Voirht. dis
missed at the costs of the comn,.'in-
ant. '''i'''"-
Henry Brown. colorcd. stealing n sill,
hahdHerchicf from John Allen. colored.
ninety days in Jail
Wiley Pcyton. Colorcd stealing n Iot
OF copper, valued at $40 the propcr-
jaiI. way III
Thomas Napier, colored Stealing
T.'' M valued at $l5. the property of
l" w :Nirhnison; sixty days In Jail.
! stealing; dismissed upon the novmnni
OF So costs. f'' '''e'''
John Evodsman. n sick sailor: recon-
'hymued 10 the jail hospital for ten DAYS.
hIcht'd herryinan. colorcd holding
up and robbing cX-Policcman Leonard
Moore. of 81 on Queen street; CONTINUED
until Wednesday next
Fannie Foldcn. co1orcd. lunncy; held
Robert Johnson. colored stealing;
TRANSFERS OF REALTY.
In the clerks office yesterday the fol-
lowing deeds of bargain and sale We're
! rccorded: WIZ
Il. Il. Borland. trustse. to Mary 7.
roweli. the property Nos. 315 ana Sl7
| cumberland street and lot on Cedar
| lane: $3.50
Thomas H. Wilcox to William U
ihorohShsood, the property No. 20 VII
loughby street; 1919
Mrs. George l.. Arps to Robert TAFT
lot on me western side OF the east
S2.343.S3 N''c"' =
Frank II. Townsend to Charles NJ.
| ferguson. Il lot with improvements on
the east side of jefferson street; S70O
Mary Louise Mclean to Marion lane
mclean and Regina Mclean smith.
certain personal property. deed of rift
GENERAL COURT NOTES.
George W. Butt, charged with grand
larceny, was acquitted by IA Jury in the
Corporation Court Friday evening.
j, I. White has filed a. supply lien
! against the Rensn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~ ~