Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-04
MISS MAS0N'S AWARD.
Jury Agrees to $1,000 Damages
in a Few Minutes.
Suit between Teachers Partners Driver
Held For Running Over Boy Dam
ages Asked Tor Child Gases Set For
Corporation Court.

The trial of the $4,000 damage suit
OF Miss Nellie V. Mason against the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company
was begun before Judge Martin and a
special jury in the Court of Law and
Chancery yesterday.
Miss Mason appeared in court with
her mother, Mrs. NJ. w. Mason. and
brother, Mr.. Guy Mason. She was on
the witness stand for an hour. and
told at length of the street car acct
dent on York street on July 9th in
which she was injured.
The jury, a special one, was compos-
ed of men prominent in business in
Norfolk. The Jurors were r. T. Pen
Simcoe, r. p. Voight, w. d. Southall
b. Ct. Pollard, c. ~. Woodland, w. NJ
Womble, t. w. Blake, a. Il. Brough-
ton and John T. Gibbs.
These men took the case under con-
sideration about 3 p. hi. and returned
With verdict for 81 900 in few min
utes. No appeal was noted.
SUIT BETWEEN TEACHERS.
y chancery suit has been instituted
in the Court of Law and Chancery for
settlement of the partnership exist
ms between Miss Jennie c. Tucker and
Miss Lovey a. Blick, who conducted u
school on Fenchurch street.
Action was brought by Miss Tucker.
who AYERS that Miss Blicll broke the
partnership agreement between them,
and thereby placed her in an embar-
RAISING position.
Strained relations between the ladies
exist, and only after employing counsel
was Miss Tucker. the plaintiff in the
case, given portion of the school
desks and paraphernalia used in the
Tucker and Blick school. Miss Tucker
opened n new school on Charlotte
street yesterday.
Miss Blick is still teaching on Fen
church street.
a DRIVER HELD.
Charley Markell youth was run
over by a coal and wood wagon near
the corner of Main ana Chapel streets
on Saturday evening and had one of his
legs crushed. Floyd Shadorick. the
driver of the wagon. was before Police
Justice Taylor yesterday and bailed in
the sum of 500 for his appearance in
court December 18th.
MIR. SAWYER ENTERS SUIT.
James B. Sawyer, or Huntersville.
father of Lille Sawyer. the 3-year- old
child who was run over and injured
by u city express wagon on Main street
last New Years day. has intituted Il
suit in the Court of Law and Chan
Gerry against L. Il. Hudgins. proprietor
OF the city express for 81 coo damages.
JUDGE HANCKEL'S COUNT.
The December term of this court be-
gan yesterday. Judge Allan r. Hanckel
presiding. The following grand jury
was empanneled: Thomas Townsend
(foreman), Il. NJ. Henry, w. T. Cooke.
w. +. Smiley, W. ii. NJ. Reed. Edward
Frost, a. b. Walker. ]. S. b. Anderson
and j. W. Spagat.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills.
Joe Young. felonious cutting.
Junius Walker, grand larceny.
]. X. Guy, colored. grand larceny.
Henry Taylor, housebreaking and
larceny.
The grand jury was adjourned for
The following cases were set for
trial:
Wednesday, December 5th-NIamie
Fitzgerald. William Gaskins, Ida
Lloyd w. l.. Nellines and James II.
Harris.
Thursday, December 6th-J. r. Guy.
Henry Taylor. julius Walker G. w.
Balm, Phoebe Clody and Charles
Adams.
Friday. December 7th-James Hicks.
w. Il. Irwin, Bill Darden and Joe
Young.
A. L. KAYTON GONE.
y. l.. Kayton, who was detained on
Friday evening by the authorities of
Baltimore. where he is under indict-
mcnt, charged with violating the Mary
land liquor law, left here with his at
torney, Mr.. Moe Levy, by the Wash
ngton steamer on Sunday night for
Baltimore TO answer the charges
against him.
ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
An absolute divorce was granted
Richard T.. Machen from Ada V. Ma
chen on November 10Th last.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
In Judge Taylor's court yesterday
there We're forty cases, and the cash
collected was $3S Some OF the cases
We're as follows:
Ida Lloyd, colored, throwing glass in
the street; fined S7.25.
Frank Kency. begging on the street;
thirty days in Jail.
Ennis Watford, colored. crap shoot
ing: dismissed.
Lewis Franklin, nuisance; held for
five days.
Mary Gusts. colored, threatening to
cut Mary l.. Robertson: fined S6.75
Custer Weeks. colored, unlawful
shooting; fined $27.25 and sixty days in
Jail
rom Boston. colored, stealing
oranges from the Norfolk and West
India Fruit Company; continued until
December Sth.
Earl Myrick, sailor. from the United
States steamer Amphitrite. was called.
but as King and the colored man are
continued till Saturday.
DT.AT mr.,