Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
JUDGE TAKES ACTION.
Issues Bench Warrants Against
Alleged Policy Writers.
They Were Witnesses Against Robert rny.
Tor, Who Told All About Policy PLAYING
in Norfolk Compromise of Collision
Cases Reached Out of Court.

Judge n. r. Hanckcl, of the Corpo-
ration Court, issued bench warrants
yesterday for Church Lewis. Edward
Moore. Dave Hathaway and Alex Rob-
inson. the latter a colored man, charg-
ms them with promoting policy shops.
This action was taken as the result of
the straight testimony given by Robert
Taylor. Il policy writer. on trial for fe-
loniously shooting Edward Moore.
Taylor told the judge and jury all
ABOUT the policy playing in Norfolk.
The men he charged with being policy
promoters were witnesses against him
lie said they have been trying to run
him out OF business; in other words
they nave become imbued with the
Hanna idea of forming Il "benp:icent
combination, and i'll this deal Taylor
was frozen out. He was too warm at
the game to stay frozen oIt. and he
started out in open defiance OF the
trust" policy men.
This defiant attitude according to
Taylor, embittered the other policy
men, and continual trouble has exist
ed between them. Taylor says that the
other crowd couldn't run him out of
the business, and they determined to
try shooting him out of ii. That threat
reached Taylor. and about two months
ago there was II shooting affair in YAK
ley's lane. the policy shop hcadquar-
terS. but Taylor was the man who was
at the harmless end of the gun. He
was tried for shooting Edward Moore
yesterday and acquitted. His lawyer
Z. j. Morris, tangled up some of the
prosecuting witnesses. and after the
evidence was siftcd by the jury it de-
cided that Tayor's plea of self defence
was justified.
The issuance of the bench warrants
against the chief prosecuting witnesses
came quite as a surprise to them. They
were bailed in the sum of 500 each. and
will be arraigned before Justice Tay-
lor in the Police Court to-day.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Stuart NJ. Buck, of Bramwell. W. Va.
and Howard NJ. Buck, of Maybewry
w. Va, to G. w. Watson, of Fair
mount. w. Va. their interest in GER
tain Norfolk city real estate: 500.
w. w. Shield To Annie Kelly. three
lots with improvements at the north
west corner of Falkland and Chapel
streets s. $50.
c. l.. Allen Company to Duncan
Drysdalc. certain milk business ana
fixtures: S@iG.3S.
COMPROMISE IN COLLISION CASE.
Tie old dominion Steamship Com
rary and the Merchants and Miners
TranspOr;ntto on Company have reached
compromise with nearly all the heirs
of the nineteen negro longShorcmen
tween tho Ole Dominion transfer barge
and the Merchants and Miners steam
er ESSEX on the night OF June Goth last.
The heirs are 10 receive $500 in each
case. .he first of the cases To be
brought into court were those of
George Spratlcy. Isaiah Bridges ana
| Allen Eoyd. i. J. Morris counsel in
each OF these cases. yesterday filed pc
titions asking the Court OF Law and
ChauCery to confirm on behalf of the
,f..l.
been effected.
THE POLICE COURT.
In the Police Court yesterday Will
liam Crenshaw. colored, was sent to
Jail for ninety days for stealing pair
of shoes from Smith Lucas.
Mat Woodard was fined SO for beg
ging.
james Flanagan and Sam Webster
We're sent to the jail hospital for five
| days as Migrants.