Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-05
COURTS YESTERDAY
Law and Chancery Court Adjourns
For the Term.
No Session OF Corporation Court
Jury Finds For Defendant In Mary
Nichols $4,000 Dnmngo Suit
Servant Jailed for stealing Ring

The Court of Law and Chancery met
for short while yesterday and ad-
journed for the term. The May term
, will convene on Monday week. when
a number of large damage suits, al
ready entered, will be heard. and other
matters that are yet to come up will
be attended to.
The jury in the Mary Nichols suit
against the Columbia Guano Company
for $4,000 damages was out all yes
terday morning, and at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon brought in a verdict for
the defendant. A motion for n new
trial was entered. which motion will
be argued at the next term of the
court. This case has been before two
buriee, the first one having disagreed.
NO SESSION OF CORPORATION.
COURT.
The Corporation Court was not in ses-
sion yesterday owing to the absence OF
Judge Alan r. Hanckel from tho city.
The court at the session to-day Will
deliver Its decision In the habeas corpus
case wherein the release of Horatio e.
Solomon, the murderer of Charlie
Small, Is asked on statutory grounds.
Another matter will be the report of
the jail commission. which was out
lined In the Virginian- Pilot yesterday.
The report recommends the building OF
O. new modern city jail.
TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY.
Deeds of bargain and sale were re-
corded yesterday as follows:
From Merrill III. Tilghman and wife
TO S. r. p. Talt. lots Nos. Z. and 0. In
block No. 8. plat No. 1. of the Norfolk
company; said lots being on Mobray
Arch. between Colonial avenue and
Bridge street: s9.25O.
Alice +. Scott and Josephus Scott to
Honoria Barrand. lot with buildings
and Improvements on Falkland street;
$1,000.
Alfred Won Nyrenheim and wife to
John w. II. KARL. lot with improve
ments in Atlantic City Ward. on Fort
street and Avenue "B"; $3.50.
q. w. Wood and wife to James L.
Henderson. lot with improvements on
Fort street. Atlantic City Ward; sl.25o.
c. II. and II. II. Hostetter and wives
TO Jesse n. and Archie D. Green. lots
% and "a. In Atlantic City Ward; $500.
From tho Norfolk Company to John
Graham, Jr., several lots at the inter-
section of Redgate avenue and Blow
street. and running in a westerly d.
rectlon: $3.50.
From william II. White and wife to
John Graham, Jr.. several lots on CO.
lonial and Westover avenues: s3.07S.33.
From the Norfolk Company to Taze-
we'll Thompson, lot on Boissevain ave-
niue: S17l0.
From Alpine d. Graham and Samuel
A. Graham to Joseph S. Sanderson. lot
on Highland avenue. near intersection
with Maltby street: $500.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
G. w. Pearson. one-armed man
about forty years old. who is charged
with breaking open the house of George
Jordan In the suburbs of Portsmouth.
was before Justice Tomlin yesterday
morning and was recognized for his
appearance to-day. His case will be
sent to the Norfolk County Court.
The cases of Ada Cadney. Samuel
Brothers and George Washington. all
colored. were sent to the June grand
jury by Justice Tomlin. They are
charged with robbing Louis Proctor. a
Newport News mechanic. in Paradise
alley. near Avon street.
SERVANT STOLE A DIAMOND.
Elenora Wilson, the negro girl SER
want of Mrs. ]. w. Stickley. OF 1870
South Reservoir avenue, Brambleton,
was sentenced to six months imprIson-
ment for stealing n diamond ring from
Mrs. Sticley. The ring was valued at
$50, and was found on the girl by Po-
lceman e. T. Spratt.
WE'RE KNIGHTS OF REST.
Walter Patterson, Joe Selden and G.
w. Clark, tramps, were arraigned for
begging on the streets. They had re-
Gently arrived in town as walking del
egates OF the knights of Rest. Pat
terson was given three days in Jail
on bread and water diet, Selden FIVE
days in Jail and Clark two months in
default OF 4 800 bond for his good be-
havlor.
w. c. Booker. tho negro who assault
ed Miss Cotton Wednesday afternoon
on Arlington Place. was held
Mary Lou Robinson, colored. assault
Ing Carrie Shepherd; fined SO.
Mat Harvey, colorcd stealing n 20
cent cap from John Tabb, colored;
fined 50.
w. c. Booker, colorcd. assaulting a
lady; continued until tomorrow and
the prisoner bailed in the sum OF Sloo.
win X. q. l.. Paige. colored, surety.
John II. Hunter, colored, assaulting
MS wife, Sally Hunter: fined 81.
Elijah Little. colored. drunkenness.
disorderly conduct and assauting on
Ger Taylor with crutch; fined $1,000.
Willie Wilson. Willie Rhea. Louie
Brown Willie Smith and Alfred Gill
liam. all colored, trespassing on the
property of the Norfolk and Western
railway; fined SO each.
II Is better TO preserve health than to
cure disease Therefore keen Your HOOD
pure with Hoods Sarsaparlla and be