Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-14
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As Nlorfolk Publisher After the Nor
folk County Court CLERK.

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Damage suit Dismissed I'm city Csr-1
cut co"rt-ca.c. set For rrla,7
Qualifications In Corporation.
conr,-Property Trnnsfers.
The City Circuit Court convened in.
fall session yesterday, Hon. r. r. Prem
tbs Judge.
Mr. Lawrence Warning, an attorney
and publisher of the Daily Record, q
small sheet devoted to court trans
! actions, made O motion before Judge
Prentis. of the Circuit Court. yesterday
or mandatory induction to compel Mr..
+ Alvah H. Martin, Clerk of the norfolk
County Court to allow the petitioner
access to deeds. bills Of sale and other
papers admitted to record in the Clerks
office.
Judge Prentis was on the point Of
granting the injunction when q tele-
! phone message was received from
+ MAJOR j. Il. Croker Of Portsmouth,
who Is Clerk Martins counsel Major
Crocker said he wanted to be heard In
the matter. and when he came over to
court 1t was finally decided, upon his
motion, to continue the case until the
I9th instant. In the meantime Mr. War
ing VIII be allowed access to the re-.
cords
j Mr. Waring says Mr.. Martin refused
TO let him inspect the deeds, ETC.. unless.
he was paid something for the privi-t
lege, claiming that Mr.. Warning made,
money out OF his publication, the Daily
Record. and that he had no right to in
ispect the records, inasmuch as he did
not do so in his capacity of n lawyer.
Mr.. Waring contends that he can no
more be charged for the privilege to
inspect the deeds than he can for pub
Fishing a newspaper.
CASE DISMISSED.
The case of Jacob Haupt against the
lefty, which was compromised several
months ago, was dropped from the
docket. Haupt sued for So, 900 damages
Tor personal injuries sustained because
of the alleged negligence of the city.
The following cases were set for trial:
Wednesday, November 15th-John G.
Wise VS.. George Newton ct ais.
Friday. tho 17th-C. w. Sans VS.. city
lof Norfolk ct ais.
Monday. the 20th-Sallie Stevenson vs..
metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Tuesday, The 21st-E. S. Ferguson VS..
BERNARD Abel.
i Wednesday,. the 22d-Charles Fl, Park
er VS.. city Of Norfolk.
4 Friday, the 24th-Tunis Lumber Com
pany VS.. town of Berkeley, ETC.
Monday, the 27th-Marshal Parks vs.
A. S. Martin.
THE CORPORATION COURT.
In the Corporation Court the will of
the late Mrs. Annie Worthington Cou.
2 per was admitted to probate Yesterday.
re q a In 0d ut NJ
/, G. c. Copper, husband Of the testator
qualified rs executor under SO, 900 bond
. with no surety. Almost the entire es-
tate is left to the husband of the testa-
triX.
. Mrs. Eva Barrett whose husband,
! Fireman Thomas a. Barrett, died from
the effects of injuries received In the
st. Vincent's Hospital fire, qualified as
guardian of Mary G. Barrett and Geo.
wv. Barrett, infants under IA years of
age Bond was given in the sum Of
$4,000. with Andrew busch as surety
;, Clifford f. Crowder qualified as ad-
ministrator Of the estate Of the late
William A. Crowder, under bond of
! s2,5O0 The appraisers of the estate are
Jacob Dunston. John r. Dunbar and
William Wassum.
Clifford f. Crowder also qualified as
guardian of Joseph Stanley Crowder,
orphan of William a. Crowder. The
American Bonding and Trust Company,
: of Baltimore, became his surety in the
sum of $780, in the former qualifica-
tion and $4,000 In the latter.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
, The following deeds of transfer were
admitted to record yesterday by Clerk
Register:
II. a. Crockett to Security Real Es-
tate Company, lot fronting 90 feet on
the east side OF Dewey avenue, At
|, lantic City Ward: $3.50
!. Same to M. w. Tebault, lot 81 on
!, Crockett's plan; $3.50.
NJ. w. Tebault to Security Real Es-
i tate Company, strip fronting five feet
, on Dewey avenue; s2S.76.
Same to G. t. Godfrey lot with i'm
provements, fronting 20 feet on the east
side of Dewey avenue; $1,000
Linda w. Dawes ct ais. to w. c..
Il Cobb, lot fronting 25.26 feet on the east
side of Colonial avenue near BoIsse-
vain avenues: also strip fronting five
: feet on the east side Of Colonial ave-
nue. and running back 1918 feet: $4,000.
II w. C. Cobb to James E. Etheridge,
: lot fronting 10 feet on the east side OF
Colonial avenue. near Boissevain ave-
nue.; $500.
Mrs. a. e. Krise to Ann e. Coggin,
the west half of lot fronting % feet
F. on Mowbray avenue, Ribble Place: 5000.
The Security Real Estate Company to
a. r. Powell, lot with improvements
fronting % feet on the east side of
{. Dewey avenue; 81 200.
THE POLICE COURT.
Z The docket in the Police Court yes
, terday morning was not as large as
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