Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-18
LAW AND ChANCERY.
\. G. DAVIS & co. ASSIGN FOR
N-oo)-JUROR WALKER TAKEN
SICK


In tho Law and Chancery Court, pre-
sided over by Judge w. II. Martin.
business was done rs follows.
George w. Face. administrator. VS..
Anne H. Wright. ct ais dismissed on
motion OF pIaintG and new SHIT
Georsc w. Face against Anne r:.
Wright james Il. Wright. her nus
band; Lorona II. Face Mary w. Farce
VIE of George W. Face James T..
Wright trustee. and james L. Dunbar.
z. J. Norris. assignee of Moses Marx.
VS.. l.. Wasserman; verdict for the
plaintiff FOR 500. Motion for new trial.
WIZ 6. Booker against Anna Louisa
Smith. sometimes called Anna Louisa
Booker. divorce granted on the plea
OF the plaintiff Of abandonment
Francis Seymour, who sues for use
and benefit of NJ. c. Fcrebee against
Archer Anderson. Jr.. and Edward
Spalding. assumpsit; damages. $500
Jacob Bennett Il Bro. against Jes-
sic j Haskell. assumpsit $780, dam
ages 5000
Coinelia NJ Kidd against The City
of Norfolk case: damages $3.50
Il. j. Norris against j.. j. Whitehead.
II. l.. Northam and w. +. Meiggs. debt:
damages $3.50.
y. S. DAVIS & co. ASSIGN
y deed of assignment from A. G.
Davis X Co, grocers at 217 BouSh
street, to Lloyd l.. Williams trustee
was admitted TO record in the clerks
Office yesterday. All creditors are to
be paid pro rata. Liabilities exceed
81 900.
DAVIS AGAINST HOGGARD.
James r. Davis brought suit in the
Corporation Court against Horatio G.
Hoggard and others, all colored Hog
~ n r1 ic tnI nd
goods in Ellen Harkins' house bought
from James T. Davis and not paid for.
Davis now claims the goods, which
Hoggard objects to deliver, as he used
the proceeds to payment.
Mr.. A. Il. Walker was taken sudden
ly sick yesterday while serving as
juror in the Corporation Court. He
was carried to his home in Brambe-
ton in a carriage. The case was con-
tinued and the jury failed TO agree.
Judge Hanckel adjourned the jury last
night to meet at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
BANKRUPT PETITIONS.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed in the United States Court as fol-
lows:
John w. Carroll. of Newport News.
Liabilities. $S29.43. with no assets.
Walter T.. Goodwin, of Isle of Wight
county. Liabilities. S99396. with no
assets.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Edward II. Lee, vagrancy; thirty
days in Jail.
IIlnora Riddick. colored, drunkenness
and profanity; fined S7.25.
Same. assaulting La1ina Green, col
orcd: ninety days in jail.
John J. Hagen, colored, driving a
lame horse: fined s7.25
John Tilrcy and Willie Raney, both
colorcd. fighting; fined s6.75.
Dinksey Cooke. colored, abusing AL
berta Wright: fined $4.57.
Rufus Graham. colored. was SEN
fenced to four months in jail for rob-
bling James i. Hall of Sc.
An embez2lcment chage against Nor
ris Asher will be heard in the Police
Court to-day The case was before
Justice Taylor yesterday, but con-
tinued The defendant was bailed in
for 5000.
SENTENCED FOR STEALING.
A colored boy. Dave Hayman, was
sentenced to ninety days in Jail in
Police Justice Tayor's Court yesterday
on the charge of attempting to steal
package containing thirteen pocket
knives from Waters & Martins hard
ware store.
SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY.
Penitentiary Guard c. A. Birding
passed through here yesterday from
Richmond on his way to Princess Anne
G.. II. after the negroes Wesley Perry
and Alex. BLY,. who have been con-
victed in the Princess Anne County
Court. Perry was sentenced for eight
years for the murder of Mr.. Isaiah
Etheridge and bly, for six years for
assaultng his l3-year-old stepdaugh-
ter.