Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16
SUIT FOR s5,757.
7. S. Ross Sues the Rowland
Lumber Co. for Dredging.
Bird. Baldwin s Co. Recover From IL. f.
Copperthite Hot Chestnut Men Must
Keep or the sidewaIks-w Dickson
nJaii for Threatening to XIII wife md
Mothcr-in-Lnw.

ana Chancery were disposed of yester-
day as follows
Dunlop Printing Company VS.. s. w.
Bowman; dismissed on motion of the
plaintiff.
The Washington Building Lime Com
pany vs. Stakes e Co.: Judgment for
the plaintiff for sl44.sO.
| L. j. Penn, administrator and r. 7.
Bass VS.. Norfolk Railway and Iiph,
company; order for special jury for the
18th inst.
i. Sanford Ross VS.. Rowland Lumber
Company. This is n case involving s.
toi for which the plaintiff sues for
ureuging done on the Defendants prop
er'y. The latter disputes the account
ana Is wiling to pay only 81 5S7, claim
| contract ~ 'iie
me case was fully heard before n
jury yesterday afternoon and n yerdict
| lor S4.2ii99 was rendered against the
defendant last night.
JUDGE HANCKEL'S COURT.
Byrd. Baldwin * Co. against Robert
Copperthite, in an action of debt
neIore Judge Hanckel, without Il Jury,
the Judgment was against the defend
ant Tor $40 and one-half the costs
HOT CHESTNUT MEN.
Police Justice Taylor decided vester
gay mat the hot chestnut" men must
keep off the sidewalk. The Greek ar
rested Saturday for obstructing the
corner OF Main and CRANKY streets with
ms roasting apparatus was discharged
| with 4 warning.
THREATENED TO KILL.
William Dickson. colored, threatened
TO XIII his wife. Della and the latter's
mother also. With an axe on Sunday
he was sent to Jail yesterday in default
or payment of Il $50 fine imposed by
Police Justice Taylor
STOLE FRIENDS CLOTHES.
Luther Williams, colored. of 12l Smith
street allowed George Copeland alias
| towers. to have his room, and as n re-
suit lost So pair of shoes and and S.
par oil trousers from trunk. Cope
iand was arrested and sentenced to six
months in Jail.
AWAITING BURIAL.
n colored woman named Moody diad
at l3i Liberty street yesterday morn
ing: The city took charge of the BODY.
Wnlcn iaid at the morgue last night
This is necessary when there is no
| certificate of the cause or death from
physician.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
marriage license was issued at tho
| Clerks Office yesterday to George NJ
Hale and Erma Powers. daughter of
| Joel Il. Powers
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
il. f. Bonney 10 w. NJ. Bonney. un-
divided one-half interest in lot on
DeBree avenue; $3.50.
{. ~: Woodland to Norfolk and At
lantic Termina Company. five lots on
I'eBree avenue, part of Enterprise
Land Company property; So 000
Mary V. Nicely to Norfolk and At
lantic Terminal Company, four lots in
lelSree avenue, part of the property
of the Enterprise Land Company:
81 600 'h'''S
w. x. Rock to ]. ii. Shumadine. lots
ana improvements on the west side of
Fort street; S1,100.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
In Justice Taylor's court yesterday
there were sXty-four cases and S62 in
cash fines.
! George L. Wilson, colored. begging
and trespassing; fined SIPS.
Jules Gregory. colored disorderly
conduct on the ferryboat: fined s6.75.
Willie Gale. sick nuisance; ten DAYS
in the Jail hospital.
Elisha Hurdle, coiored. fast driving;
fined $3.50.
Willie Talbert. alias Goodman, stab
ping and cutting Willie Carey Septem-
Der nth; three months in jail
Weldon Perry. James Arts and
Frank 1ranson. all colored, obstructing
the street; fined $4.75 each.
sam Taylor, colored, drunkenness
S-E--pai4Ais- J. Re l,,,-z-
ing an officer; fined $7.75 each.
Peter Martin, profanity on the street;
| fined Sl2.25.
| G. w. Travers. colored. drunkenness
and sleeping on the street; fined S4.75..
Charles VIM, colored, drunkenness
and disorderly conduct; fined S7f5
Frank Jenkins and Morris Pearson,
suspected of stealing: discharged
William skinner. .colored. soliciting
| baggage without a license; fined So
| James Levitt, colored. cursinG and
assauting Sarah Scott: fined S6.75.
Robert Casper colored. held for the
county authorities; ordered delivered.
Elijah Little, colored. drunkenness.
disorderly conduct and abusing az,
| officer fined $l2.25
Robert Holley. colored. suspected of
stealing searchlight from the Nor
folk Steam Laundry; continued until
| Wednesday.
Herman Diggs, n negro arrested by,
| Policeman Sweeney on Sunday for
carrying a concealed pistol. was sent
! to jail yesterday in default of pay
ment of $50 fine imposed by Justice
| Taylor.
JUDGE PRENTIS' COURT.
The Fall term of the Circuit Court
will begin on Monday. November 18th.
! but the term will be short, as there are
! on Clerk Warnings docket but few
! cases. Judge r. r. Prentis will pre-
| side.
NEW SOCIAL CLUB.
| Judge Hanckel has granted a char
| ter 10 the Olympic Social Cub-F. II.
Hansford. president: George c. Fergu-
| son. vice president; w. Fields secre-
| tary; w. a. Boges. treasurer and man
ager: L. NJ. Hudgins, sergeant arms.
| The object of the club is stated to be
the discrimination of political and liter
airy information, and for social inter
| course.
RYAN RAILWAY CASE.