Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-13
A BRUTE PUNISHED
Henry Roane Put Where He Will
Not Hit Another Officer.
AND ANOTHER MYSTERY
AND ANOTHER
MYSTERY
No Kec.sr.l OF tho DeDnr,ure or 81 Y,,un.
Man In Il Drcns Suit. Mr. nartiuand
His Honor. Nothing Don. Isy
WARWICK County Authorities.

There were several incidents in the
Police Court yesterday that ware of
more than usual interest.
Mr.. W. T. Moss p,ssidtc for Justice
Z, Brown and dispose. NJ the Offenders
in short order.
Chief among these A,os one Henry
foanc. the negro who escaped FROM
special c. & Q. Officer Pettus some
time ago after dealing that Officer 4
terrible blow in the iase.
Roane was arre;;.er in Portmouth
and brought here. His Honor SEM, nc
I'd him to six months ;r jail
Roane is negro wha has a past
Once before he was arrested in Ports
mouth on some charge and put in jail.
Hc escaped Through L window with
3,anlcufts on
1he tedlun OF tho proceedings was
relieved during the session by 4 scene
between Ills Honor ana AIR O. r. Mar
tin. attorney. Mr.. Martin was address
Ing some remarks = the court The
court told him to sir t;cwn and stop
talking about it. or words to That Of
feet. His Honor rer"a,td his request
three times. Mr.. Martin l.aying 70 need
to him. After the thri time H., court
told Mr.. Martin that he was finad IS
ana COSTS Tor CONTEMPT.
Whether this fine stands or not can
rot pc said. 1t was not paid At Che
time, nor was any record made Of .he.
affair on the books.
There is another mvstrry around at
the stsotonaouse abou! on q par with
the incident of some weeks aga when
q prisoner completely disappeared from
The lOck-uD and was never hear., from
again.
Yesterday morning 4 street car con-
huctor placed under arrest Il YOUR, man
IN a dress suit. minus beftizer. This
young man, it was crausetl. had anus-
ed and cursed the conductor on the
way UP from CID Point He was hand
ed over to an Officer Il. this END of
the line. and after considerable .lif1i-
Guilty was gotten 10 the station house.
where a charge Of disorderly conduct
was entered against him.
Inc young mans name was entered
upon the register as S. B. something sr
other, said not to be his right name
This was scratched Oh. and Tire na33,,1
Of IS. E. Mason, said - tie his right
name. was put dow? instead. lie left
$40 and watch win tie sArge,nt
when he was taken bac!.> into the lock
up. During the session Of rour. the
case was contnued fo,. witnesses. III
curry for the SoEng man at the station
in the afteri,JGn reverted The fast 1bat
oc Was nc there. His money ana
WHlch Vas sstiIl in the hands If the
sere ant, but the prisoner was ron est
Are was no record % the book showing
nat he had been hailed. and Justice
Scmmcs says he did NJ, bail him. 1t
IS supposed. however. that some other
magistrate did bail .ni:n. taking his
NaluaEles as collateral as is customary
on occasion. but failing to make q;
record of the tranSa:iio ion. WhOt!,e mag
istrltc was. there is no ccOrd to SNOW.
The young man will probably turn up
this morning and :iaim his watch
Whatever was done, was done in the
absence of the house sergeant. probably
curing dinner hour. Following IS the
docket:
w. f. Smith ,liSorltriy; dismissed
&. f. Plaiss, riding Bike on sidewalk;
S. and costs: RENTED.
Dickson liastcrSicrn, riding bike on
sidewalk: s. ana costs
alice Clayton. d;sordcrly: So ana
costs
Richard Grey, alias "(;rea 81" liu;-
sancc, dismissed.
Rowland Besk. Sidney Garter and
Dennis Everett, vagrancy; dismiss a.
Nathan Yates attamrted larceny:
dismissed
Henry Banks carrying concealed
weapons: continued Gle day.
John Conley. drunk: s. and costs
John Dunlaps. trespnSS: dsm Used.
Willie Byrd, riding bike on the side
walk; dismissed.
w. w. Smith and r. F. Turner. lisor
derby; released on their own rccogni-
zancc.
j. Il. Travis, on warrant dismissed.