Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-20
poIMes IN THE COURTS.
A LIGHT CIVIL DOCKET AND FEW
OFFENDERS HAULED BEFORE
THE BAR IN THE ABSENCE
OF POLICE JUSTICE
TAYLOR

ia HLOR.
The absence from the city of Police
Justice Taylor may or may not have
been responsible for the fact that there
wasn't q great deal doing in the Police
Court yesterday. and his substitute
Justice Dalton, had q comparatively
easy time of 1t. The dockets in the
civil courts were correspondingly light
LAW AND CHANCERY.
Mrs. Mary E. Samuel. executrix of
John j. Samuel and Richard ]. AL
TREND. has begun suit in assumpsit in
the sum of $500 against John H
Pierce and c. a. Nash. Messrs Loyal
IL Taylor appear for the plaintiff
CORPORATION COURT.
Three charters were granted in the
Corporation Court by Judge Hanckel
yesterday.
The Supreme Grand Tent of the I'm
proved Order of Knights of the Macca-
bees of the Eastern and Western
Hemispheres was chartered with the
following officers: Luke Peaks, SUI
preme commander; John H. Robinson.
lieutenant-c commander; Charles H
Robinson. supreme record keeper:
Jacob Spencer, supreme finance keeper:
James II. Ash, of Portsmouth, supreme
sergeant.
With a capital of 100000 the r. w.
Whitehurst Company was chartered
the purpose of the concern being the
manufacture of agricultural imple-
ments. The officers named were: r.
w. Whitehurst, president and treas
urer: John b. Sanford of Baltimore.
vice president, and +. *. Bonney. sec
rotary. CIV. III. II. Trice and George NJ.
Guild are named as members of the
board of directors in addition to the
officers already named.
A charter was also granted to the
Mutual Fidelity Company, of Whining
ton. Del.
LAW AND CHANCERY COURT.
]. S. McSorley was awarded a verdict
in the Court OF Law and Chancery in
the sum of s1S9.5O against +. a. Paul
son.
The administrator of c. II. Duxbury.
Mr.. p. j. Morris. secured a verdict
against l.. S. Allen for $500.
UNITED STATES COURT.
The charge of stealing brass from
Port Norfolk, preferred against Henry
Nelson. was tried before United States
Commissioner Ralph Fl. Riddleberger
yesterday, and in the absence of what
the commissioner considered condem-
natory evidence the case was dismissed.
Joe Miller. the night clerk in the post
office who was sentenced by Judge
Waddill. in the United States Court to
serve eighteen months. was yesterday
taken to the /penitentiary at Mounds
Vile. Va, by United States Deputy
Marshal u M. Bland.
The eX-mayor of Oxford N. c., who
will serve six months in the MeclIlen-
burg county Jail for dallying with
"moonshine." was also taken to his new
abode.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Police Justice Taylor was absent
from the city yesterday and Justice
Dalton donned the ermine. The docket
was not particularly heavy and the
judicial acument of his honor was not
subjected to any severe test.
The sentence of three months i'm
posed on Willie Haywood. the negro
driver employed by the Goldman Whole
sale Grocery Company. who was
charged with stealing a quantity of
provisions, among them certain guam
titles of lard, bacon, ETC., was not rel
ished and he filed an appeal. Mary
Holmes. on whose premises some Of the
goods were found and where Haywood
made. his home, was discharged. The
bail was fixed at $3.50
Justice Dalton, after hearing the
statement of Attorney James F. Dun
can on behalf of the old negro, c. CT.
Henderson, who Is charged with assault
on 9-year-old Mary Cottrell, concluded
that 1t was matter with which the
grand jury could best deal. and ac-
cordingly held him for the action of
that body.
A couple of stowaways on the Balti-
more boat-C. NJ. Kelly and Howard
Shalzer-were. at the instance of Jus
tice Dalton. re- embarked as their pre-
sence in Norfolk was not deemed ad-
visable.