Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
NEWS OF THE COURTS
Matrimonial Bonds Severed in Law
and Chancery Court.
Charter Granted Property Transfers
DIR. Armstrong; Ca.c-Mnrriase
Licenses tho Police Court
Chnstiscd Hi, spouse.

Two nuptial knots were severed In
the Court OF Law and Chancety yes
terday. In one case wife sued for
release from the marital bonds on the
grounds of inndclty. This was the
case of Sarah McNair vs. William Nc
Nair.
The other case was that of John
vs.. Josephine Thomas. The grounds
alleged were dosertion.
Mr.. John q. Tilton was attorney for
the plaintim in both cases. Neither Of
the defendants entered Il defense.
REALTY COMPANY CHARTERED
In the Corporation Court yesterday
Judge Hanckel granted n charter TO the
Old Dominion Realty Company. the
purposes of said company being to en-
gage III the real estate business. erect
factories and dwellings. deal in build
ers, supplies and building materials
ana to engage in a general lumber
iand and merchandise business.
The capital stock is II be not less
! than $4,000. nor more than $50OGO the
shares to be worth 500 each. The COM
nany may own not exceeding 25.oO1
acres OF real estate. The officers are:
PRESIDENT Thomas Z. Knauss: Vice
President. Charles l.. Munson; Treas
urer. r. II. Hickey; Secretary w. D.
hilbert These are all Of Columbus.
J.. and they, With Mr. O II. Jackson
OF Norfolk, compose the Board OF Di-
rectors.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
The following deeds transferring
property We're recorded Yesterday:
From j. 5. Darling and wife to Glad
stone Hotel Company. lot of land and
the Gladstone Hotel. on East Main
street: $4,000.
From Kate d. Newman TO n. :. G
Greene. lot on Nicholson street. near
Saltcr: $lOO
DIR. ARMSTRONG'S ESTATE.
/ The appraisers report OF the estate
OF the late Rev. Dr. George u. Arm
strong has been iilcd in the Clerks
Once. 1t places the value of The per-
sohai estate of the deceased at Sil,SS6.i,.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
a marriage license was issued yes-
terday to Charles Edwin Levy a thea
/ trical performer of Baltimore. and
MarN Elizabeth ncmorc of Baltimcrc.
IN THE POLICE COURT
| rom Taylor, n young negro. was CON
| Nicted OF shop lifting on two counts by
Justice TOmlin yesterday and he re-
ccivcd a four months Jail sentence. lie
stole severa! articles from an upper
| Church street dry goods establish
ment.
! Rosie Smith, ncgress. lnsultcd a
white boy and was fined $40 ana costs.
/ Steve Owens exercised the old com
mon law privilege Of chastisine his
! spouse, Jane Owens. but. as usual. he
/ went beyond the meaning and spirit Of
that privilege and was fined Sl0 and
| costs.
Jim Jones. Silvey Avery. D. Braxton.
Annie Bell Winboush. Ellen Jones and
Lizzie Shpp, all colored. were arraign-
ed for maintaining n nuisance on New.
castle street. They were arrested by
sanitary Officers Stevens and Cannon
The Justice fined them Sd each for fail.
! ing TO abate the nuisance
James Powell got drunk and. Incl
dentally. disorderly. When arrested he
| resisted and assaulted the officer. He
was fined $3.50
Lizzie Arlington, colored was fined
So'o0 FOR disorderly and lewd conduct.
LIBEL DISMISSED
The libel case of Bartlett & Shepherd
against the barge Chalmettc was YES.
/ terday compromised by the parties and
/ Withdrawn from the United States
/ Court. The suit was for $3.50 damages
| growing out of Il collision
THE ROSALIE LIBELI.ED.
| The tug Rosalie was libelled yester-
day by Deputy Marshal West. of the
United States Court the amount in
| liiq .seIlddns pun 1900 Su!oq poAloA