Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-23
HE FELT THE MOOSE.
A CoIored Chicken Thief Comes
Near Hanging.
c"nfc,ses Itia crimo nmd Goes TO Jail
Kings Daughters Appear, Ads
vertis'ng Pays Large Number
Home for Christmns.

When the colored man on Mr.. T. L..
Portlock's farm went out to the barn
yard yesterday morning to feed the
horses ne heard q strange noise about
me hennery, and on approaching he
. ' an intruder entrapped, awaiting
what he thought would be an awful
doom. John Brown, the county's old
,alhous chicken raiser, was the victim.
re oHereu TO pay the colored man n
orlpe OF 50 just to raise the door and
let nm out, but the colored man re-
FUSED and went for MIR. Portlock and
loio MN of his catch, which was the
result or patented spring trap door
arranged for the purpose. Mr. Port
lock sent his colored man for Specinl
Olicer Whitehurst. of South Norfolk.
nrown had first visited MIR. Z. L. Glib
son chicken house not far from Mr..
fortiocks farm. who had set n Gun
10 XIII such persons, but Brown was
used to those things and set the run
ASIDE and went in the house and wrunc
the necks and baggcd quite n numher
of his fine folw. When OfTicer Wbitc.
hurst arrived quite a number of tho
,ielEhDors had gathered about the hen
mouse with guns, axes and clubs do
.ernlned that the thief should not cs
cape. officer Whitehurst had the tran
Iuiseu and demanded Brown to wall,
OUT. lie hesitated at first but consent
ca 70 do SO when he was told by those
80 OUTSIDE that he would be shot
II he ala not. A moose on the end of
rope had been prepared and when
Srown walked out 1t was dropped over
MS mead and the other end tbrown
over limb OF tree Brown berrni
plteously for his life, which they prom.
ised TO spare IL he would tell ali bo
,,n 's,a aoont MS chicken thieving which
- &c uii. re was given Il herring be.
iore Justice Tfllotson yesterday NOM
ing ana sent on to the County Court
for housebreaking.
me Benevolent Society of 1Sirre,
oauShters were sadly disappointad in
tneir receipts of donations yes;crd,v
wn'ch arc quite inadequate to mcat
ne demands upon them. They decided
naNe ahother appeal to the public
10 heip them. that they NAV bo chic ~
give Nmas gift to each needy fo,,,;i,.
10 those who are not in n nositjon ~
enloN this bright occasion as we nro
biesseti OF God can we not rcturn on,.
gratitude by remembering the moor 4
committee OF Indies will be Mt Miss
VI Titley's school room, from To
IL 10 receive contributions.
Mr.. p. II. Deans. Of South Norro,,-
VINO advertised to sell at cost nu of
ms stock of furniture in this weeks
FirEintan-Pilot, stated YESTERDAY tbo,
L.
ne nad sold the greater portion of those
goods rs the result of the adj. and ,yas
continuing TO have rush. This Is
another evidence that It pays 10 nd-
Ver'iSe in the Virginian-Pil He has
Few more pieces of furniture md ono
bedroom set that you had better make
rush Tor II you want It,
MIR. Parke says that he has the finest
oysters that can be secured in this
section. which he can give customers nj
short notice.
a colored woman by the name of
Johnson was arrested last night for
the Norfolk authorities.
Hon w. w. Robertson, member of
the Council. presented the police force
and the Town Sergeant with a fine
turkey each yesterday.
MIR. j. w. Rodgers, master painter
OF the Norfolk and Southern shops.
and wife. will leave to-day for Peters
burg and Farmville to spend several
days with relatives and friends
Mrs. j. S. Gay and Miss Daisy Hol-
land. of Windsor, Va, were in town
yesterday visiting relatives and friends.
Gunner F. T. Applegate and wife and
her sister, Miss Lula Daley, left yes