Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-08
WORK OF THE COURTS
Cases Set For Trial by Judge
HanCkeI.
Charter Granted Propcrty Transfer
red Marriage License - Charges
against Merchants Dismissrd-
hathaway Lewis Shooting ARRAY

court circles yesterday. aside from
few licenses issued. charters granted.
suits entered, cases set for trial and
prisoners punished for minor offences.
there was nothing worth publishing.
CORPORATION COURT.
There was no business of general
public interest transacted in the Cor
poration Court.
Rev. L. r. Smith qualified to cele-
bra;e the rite Of matrimony.
Judge Hanckel announced that APP
peal cases would be heard to-day, and
the motion called Monday.
Tie Tebault case Will be tried on Fri
day. 1t will he remembered that the
first trial resulted in a hung jury.
CHARTERS GRANTED.
Judge Hanckcl granted a charter yes
terday TO the West Eng Annex Com
pany to do Il real estate business in
Norfolk. The capital stock shall be not
less than $1,000, nor more than $4,000,
and not more than one thousand acres
of land shall be held ut one time.
The officers are as follows: d. p.
Blunt, of Norfolk, president; NJ. L.
Gland, Portsmouth. vice-prcsident: j.
l.. Brittin. Norfolk county, secretary
and treasurer. These gentlemen and r.
a. Odem and c. w. Tebault constitute
the board of directors.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
y. j. Cannon to Jennie III. H. Black,
n lot on Hawk street; consideration.
$500.
Louis Lawson and wife to Oracle NJ
Judson. LOT on Hamilton avenue. be-
tween Moran avenue and Duke street:
5000.
Norfolk Company to w. w. Stark and
Hugh q. Whitehead. lot No. 6 and
part of lot No. Z, in block 80, Olney road,
Client; $1,7l0.
Same to William b. Farant, lot s.
part of lot and part of lot 7, in block
80. Olney road, Client: consideration,
$500.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
a marriage license was issued yester-
day to Mr.. Edgar Herman Bonney and
Miss Eva May Calrow.
WASTE PAPER IN STREET.
Four merchants were before Justice
Dalton yesterday upon warrants Issued
at the instance of the Chairman of the
Board of Street Sewer and Drain Com
mssOncrs, charging them with failure
to provide proper receptacles for waste
paper They testified that they had
fully complied with the law and that
lItII ldlltE MOull IOI DlOW ABOUT lue
street if unmolested by negro women
and children. There was no evidence
to the contrary. and the warrants were
dismissed "A tAe-cost of the-city.
HATHAWAY-LEWI AFFAIR.
David J. Hathaway. on bail to answer
the charge of shooting w. Church
Lewis on the morning of February 23d.
appeared in the Police Court yesterday
and renewed his bond. with w. NJ.
Hannah as surety. in the sum of 81 900.
The prosecuting witness was not able
to appear, but his Attendance is prom
Used on the 18th instant. Captain +. II.
BOrand represents Hathaway.
MINOR POLICE ITEMS.
Justice Tomlin disposed or the follow
ing eases yesterday:
.Iunius People, colored. fast driving,
was fined So.
Henry Godfrey, colored. driving a
cart on the sidewalk on Haple avenue,
Brambeton, was fined SO.
Peter l}urk white, appeared before
His Honor. charged with drunkenness
and assaulting an officer Peter derives
great amusement from such sport.
which this time cost him exactly So so
Thomas James, colored. took the lib
crty in violation of law of blocking the
street. and was fined 50.
James Buxton. colored, was charged
with breaking into n house. He was
given until tomorrow to answer the
charge. For carrying a black Jack he
will board for thirty days at the Hotel
Lawler.
Sarah Robinson. Il female Of color.
charged with robbing Willis Tully of
s.. was dismissed.
Jack Johnson colored stealing
clothes valued at 500 from John John
son. was given a three month visit to
the city Jail.
Henry Cook. who was too handy with
his pistol in recent scrlmmagc WAL
answer to the Justice Friday.
There We're several everyday com
mon DRINKS. who contributed the usual
amount 10 the treasury and were told
10 go and sin no more.
y COUNTER SUIT.
The Orient Insurance Company. of
Connecticut. through Mr.. q. Taylor
Gwathmey. counsel has brought suit in
assumpsit in the Court of Law and
Chaucery against David Humphreys
and \. G. Humphreys. partners. trad
ing rs u. Humphreys & Son: damages.
$3.50. The plaintiff company is the same
against which Mr.. a. c. Humphreys.
one Of the defendants. has brought suit
for $4,000 in the United States Circuit
Court for defamation of character.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
\ petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was flied in the United States Court
here yesterday by Charles Lipscomb. of
Newport News, through Mr. Sidney ].
Dudley, his counsel Liabilities So. 2o3. "a:
assets. s2,s60.75; exemption claimed,