Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-17
COURTS YESTERDAY
Judge Waddill'is Considering Adj
miralty and Bankruptcy Cases.
! NEWPORT New. Grocery aud
snloon fn LttiEatiou-Juryi I'm Inv
ana .Chancery Conr. AdJournod-
sent TO tho Pen-Dtvoroe suit.

Judge Edmund WaddilI arrived here
| from Richmond and heard civil mat
tiers in the United States District
Court yesterday. Several admiralty
| and bankruptcy cases will keep Judge
Waddill here during the week.
In the bankruptcy case Of w. H.
Dudley. of Newport News, attorneys
representing Mrs. Dudley and the cred
itors OF Mr.. Dudley, appeared. ~
| fight is being made by Mrs. Dudley to
! loon in Newport News, which she and
her husband claim is rightly her pro-
| perty, but which was taken in possess
| Sion by the court at the instance Of MIR.
Dudley's creditors. The matter has not
yet been determined.
The lawyers in the case were Colonel
j. G. Baker, o. L. Martin and g. c.
Mitchell, of Newport News. They were
admitted to practice In the United
States Court.
Henry C. Willis, OF Norfolk, was
granted discharge in bankruptcy.
LAW AND CHANCERY COURT.
The case OF Harry Brown VS.. the
Virginia Electric Company, in which
$4,000 damages for injuries Is asked.
was set for trial yesterday In the Court
Of Law and Chancery. but owing to the
| eNNoShSO VI tipOl ttul MllneSSSS II WAS
| continued.
The jury in this court was adjourned
yesterday to the Goth instant.
A YEAR IN THE PEN.
In the Corporation Court Maggie
Bobbltt. colored. was fined and given
| one year in the penitentiary for steal
ing S110 from H. c. Palmer.
John Whitehurst. colored, charged
with holding up and robbing Ozias
Cooke in an alley near Avon street, was
acquitted.
WILL PRoBATED.
The will of Mrs. Ann Phillips was
admitted to probate in this court The
testatriX bequeaths her entire estate to
her daughter, BERTHE l.. Phillips. r, g.
l.. Paige is named as executor,
DIVORCE SUIT.
Suit has been entered in tho Court
of Law and Chanccry to Mrs. A. C.
Davis, against j. l.. Davis. for divorce
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses were granted yes
terday to the following couples:
George Everett Baughman and Lii.
liam Campbell Scott.
Frank James and Eleanora Lassrter
| colored.
Charles Jones and Mamie Ward. col.
! ored.
POLICE COURT RACKET.
The Police Court had ite, usual Mon.
day morning docket yesterday, and the
sinners who had disobeyed the law on
Saturday and Sunday were given their
Just deserts by Justice Tomlin, who ar
rived on time, looking fresh and ready
| for business.
David Susks. colorcd, charged with
sueailng an anchor from Capt. Joe
Clarke, will be given chance this
morning to prove his innocence.
James Woodson, colored, bought
junk without a license, and will be tried
Wednesday.
Tom Jarvis, colored, stole copper,
and he was required to hand over So
Steven Bell. colored, stole wearing
apparel. and will be the guests of Turn
Key friedman for 10 days.
Daniel Mackey and Walter Burnett
both colored, stole coat from Burk &.
Co., and each received a permit to
spend 30 days in JAIL
Richard SCOTT. coIored, stole a, hi
cycle. Justice Tomlin ordered that he
be whipped. His father proceeded to
carry out the command by chastising
Richard in the jail yard.
Jcff' Allan treated his horse cruelty.
and was taxed So.
William Hopper colored, threw n
prlck in the streets, and was fined $3.50.