Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-09
BIG DAMAGE SUIT
Several Claims Decided in Favor
Of the Defendants,
Pocon,olse Guano compnny,. cnnr,.,
: ~ ''t "nU C"lHT"hS's {hnFt'F
Amended by JndEe iIanckci-
(: Transfers ofpropes,y-vb >mI,hs
Hemnnded toi .r,>mon,n.

Inc declaration of the PLAINTIFF in the
case of Mrs. Ora L. Shields VS.. the
National Union. an insurance concern,
Tor $4,000 damages for the failure of
that Company to pay the So, 500 life in
surance policy carried by the late Lee
Roy IL. Shields. was filed in the Clerks
oiilce yesterday by Mr.. William II.
White, counsel for the plaintiff. Mr..
Shields held membership and policy in
Powhatan Council No. 81. Of the Ma
t!onai Union. The concern did not pay
1t because OF the fact that the policy
holdcr committed suicide.
DAMAGE SUITS DECIDED.
The case of ouinton Mccoy against
the Norfolk Street Railway Company
was tried in the Court of Law and
Chancery yesterday afternoon Mccoy
sued for $4,000 damages for injuries re-
celVcd in being knocked down by q car
on mann street several weeks ago. His
attorneys were Messrs. p. J. Morris and
Hugh g. Miller. Mr.. r. d. Tunstall
represented the defendant company,
Inc jury returned verdict last even
ing about 2 o'clock for the defendant
The Jury in the Court Of Law and
Chancery In the damage suit OF Frede-
rick w. Power against the Mutual Re.
serve Fund Life Association, in which
$4,000 for alleged SANDER was asked.
brought In q verdict yesterday after
noon for the defense
CHARTER AMENDED.
On application of the company Judge
Hanckei yesterday granted an amend
ment to the charter OF the POcomoke
t.uano Company so that the officers of
the company shall be president, in
stead of president and treasurer and
u secretary and treasurer, instead of
4 secretary alone. The Office of vice
president and general manager. which
has been filled by Mr.. Samuel NJ LLOYD.
mas been abolished. Mr.. Lloyd will iii
the Office of secretary and treasurer In
the future.
PROPERTY TRANSFERRED.
Deeds were recorded in the Clerks
Office yesterday making the following
property transfers.:
IL. ). AcltlsS and Claude w. Northern
TO j. NJ. ResSler, lots at the southwest
ern intersection of Raleigh avenue and
Manteo street, Client, fronting 100 feet
on Raleigh avenue and 100 feet on Man
teo street; $1,000.
Park Place Company to w. A. Sykes,
lot fronting % feet on the southern side
OF Nineteenth street; $3.50.
D. L. Webster to James II. Noting.
nam. a half interest in lot with i'm
proFements on Bonnet street; SITS and
other considerations
Mrs. w. III. Smith to John o. Carroll.
lot with improvements fronting 81 feet
u inches on the north side of Proby's
Court $500.
The Norfolk Company to Lettie r
Harrison. lots Nos. is and 10 in block
NO. 80. on the plan OF the Client Com
pany and the Norfolk Company; $3.50
j. w. Pedn & Co. to T. L. Strawhand
lot NO. al on the plat of the Bramble-
ton Land Company; $3.50.
NJ. w. BurlS to George w. Dey. lot on
Sunolk street. near James; sl,325.
REMANDI5D TO PORTSMOUTH,
The two Smiths, John and Cornelius
Doth colored. who were arrested Thurs
DAY upon the charge of having too
much money, and not having a salts
factory explanation as to where they
obtained 1t, were yesterday turned over
TO the Portsmouth authorities. VAIN
wright & Co., oyster packers, OF Ports
mouth, had $3.50 stolen from their
pace or business Wednesday night.
and the robbery has been traced 10
the two prisoners. The stolen money
consisted of five-dollar gold piece
and bills of different denominations
Most OF the money was found on the
persons Of the prisoners.
HE LOVES NORFOLK.
He loves Norfolk and cannot s,o,.
away. AS consequence he will spend
two days In jail on diet of prisoners
sponge cake and wine"-bread and
water. This Is the fate Of John Con-
nell, tramp, who was ordered on,
of the city few days ago. He told