Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-25
WITH THE COURTS.
Proceedings of the Norfolk Tri-
bunaIs of Justice Yesterday.
"Bunzard" Escapes Conviction of Highway
Robbery Decision in AIiars Election
Case to, BIO Rendered To-day Employ
mcnt Agent Held for Grand Jury.

The jury in the Corporation Court
yesterday failed to agree on q verdict
In the case of j. K. Foreman, alias
"Buzzard." charged with highway rob-
beryt and was discharged from further
consideration of the case.
j. Saks qualified as a notary public.
James Buxton, indicted for house
breaking. was acquitted.
Gust Tomassan. a Norwegian, de-
ciared his intentions of becoming an
American citizen.
PROPERTY TRANSFER.
Emma l.. Sibley TO Sarah A. Eggles-
ton. lot with improvements fronting Is
fee: on the west side of Claiborne ave
nue.; $1,000.
DECISION IN MARS CASE.
Justice Tomlin disappointed n num-
per OF spectators yesterday by not Ne
livering his decision in the case of Ed.
Mars. charged with attempting to
bride persons to vote Illegally in the
late primary. He had announced that
he would decide the case at yesterdays
session of the Police Court but he was
DESTROYS of having his memory re-
freshed on certain points before render
ing this decision, and consequently had
one of the prosecutors, Special Officer
Frank Barron. again put on the wit
ness stand. After hearing Barron S
testimony Justice Tomlin announced
that he would render his decision to-
| morrow morning.
Barrom'S testimony was practically
the same as on Saturday with the ad-
| ditional statement that the man Pat
! Hogan, who Mars attempted to vote
| Tuesday, according to allegations of
the prosecution, voted at the Second
Precinct of the Fifth Ward about 10: 80
that morning under the name of
| Charles Woolhlser, n dead man. Mr.
| Wiley III. Grandy, attorney, closely
cross-examined Barron, who said that
Hogan was not legal voter in Norfolk
ANDRUS PERJURY CASE.
The case of Policeman Thurston f.
Andrus. charged with perjury, was set
| for trial in this court yesterday, but
owing to the absence Of Deputy Ser
| geant ID. b. Cain in Baltimore, it was
continued until next Tuesday morning.
Deputy Cain is one of the principal
witnesses for the defense.
Walden HELD FOR JURY.
B. f. Walden, n colored employment
| agent, was yesterday held in $500 bail
for the grand jury on the complaint of
Isaiah Lewis. a North Carolina negro,
| from whom he obtained SIG. 1t was al
| legged. He was to obtain Lewis q posi-
ton North. but failed to do SO. The
| coiorcu attorney, w. ii. Land, who has
heretofore defended Walden, prosecuted
him yesterday. Messrs. T. H. Wilcox
and John G. Tilton have been retained
for the defense.
MINOR POLICE CASES.
| William Baker. colored. charged with
stealing, was sent to Jail for sixty days
Abram Taylor, colored. was sent on
to the grand jury on the charge of
feloniously assaulting Matthews Wood
| house. colored.
Samuel d. Lane beat his wife and
when fined $50 took an appeal to the
Corporation Court, and was bailed for
his appearance in that tribunal when
needed.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., OF the
United States District Court, arrived
here yesterday and transacted some
business in chambers. He will return
TO Richmond this afternoon.