Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
TRIBUNALS OF JUSTICE
How the Blind Goddess Handled
the Scales in Norfolk Yesterday
Two MistrinIs in the Inv ana chancery
Court Verdict for the Plaintiff DANA
ses Wanted for Dog Bite Tho Corpo-
ration Court u. S. Court.

After considering the case all day.
the jury in the $50 900 damage suit of
w. S. y. Poyner against the Norfolk
street Railway Company was dis
charged about G o'clock last evening,
when the foreman reported to Judge
Martin that there was no hope of the
jurors reaching a verdict.
"ANOTHER MISTRIAL."
The suit of w a. Johnson against
the Postal Telegraph Company for 500
Tor alleged failure to deliver a message
at the proper time, was tried for the
second time in the Court of Law and
Chancery yesterday. and. as in II pre-
Eious trial, resulted in II mistarial. The
jury was evenly divided.
Air. Green appeared for the plaintifr
ana Colonel Mcintyre. of Richmond. for
INC uurondant. The plaintiffs counsel
went ON the stand and testified that the
rialntiif lost nothing by the delay OF the
message, but the suit was brought to
recover 800 penal damages allowed by
n statute where there is negligence on
the part of the telegraph company.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
IN The case of Lydia NJ Banks VS..
waiter {. Lowry IL jury in the Court of
Law and Chancery Yesterday found for
the plaintiff. fixing the damages at $40.
Hugh G. Miller. defendants counsel.
entered Il motion to set aside the iudC-
ment.
DAMAGES FOR DOG BITE.
John c. Ralph, through Mcssrs. Venn-
Die " Stcbbins. counsel, entered suit in
me Court of Law and Chancery ycster-
daS against Ralph kantrovitz, II cloth
I'm In, mt.
| INJURIES received by being bitten by a
uog belonging to the plaintin. The
atalr occurred several weeks ago.
Naiph WAS bitten on the leg.
THE CORPORATION COUFT.
me corporation Court did not con-
Venc in March term yesterday.as Judge
iinnckcl is out of the city lie will he
back by "Wednesday, when the term
| Will DE opened.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
leeds were recorded in the Clerk S
Office yesterday making the following
property transfers.:
| oia g. Webster to Claudia NJ White,
| iot win improvements No. 22S Hamil-
ton avenue: S2.i50
Turner NJ. Johnston to james ~. NOT :
| t!nEham, lot fronting % feet on the east
| side of Wide street, 202 feet south of
| Calvert street. $3.50.
j. j. Hubbard and James e Heath
special commissioners. to James n. Not
| tingham. six lots fronting ISL feet or
the east side OF Charles street. IS fec,
south of Calvert street: 5000.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., of tho
United States Court. arrived here yes
terday morning and opened an ad-
lourned session of this court, to con
iinue for about ten days or two weeks.
The case of Mary Steward. executrly
OF James II. Steward, VS.. the Old
dominion Steamship Company. n suit
Tor $4,000 damages for loss of the hi :
| ter's life on the steamship Northamn-
ION: was partly heard yesterday and
Wili be concluded to-day Messrs. w.
~. White and X. NJ. Hughes are de-
PENDANTS counsel and Messrs. c. w. r.
Lane and a. b. Seldner arc for the
| plaintiff.
THE POLICE COURT.
Police Justice Tomln disposed of
seVenty-iour cases yesterday morning.
put none OF them We're above the com
George Beverly. a coIored prize fight :
err of Baltimore, was ordered to leave
town.
Ben. James, colored, was sent to mi,
Tor 80 days in default of furnishing n
500 good behavior bond. He was ar
rested Tor acting snspiciously at the
doorway of residence on GriCsbv
Place
tcnnS Moore. colored. was fined ST. 40
for nssaultinE Frank Jenkins.
Henrietta Isabel, colored, abusing
Matte Bryant; fined $3.50
Annie Knight colored assaultinr
Lou White: fined 81.
Dallas Chavers, colored, cutting Oil
yer AIaylield; fined ST. appealed.
I'il Jones. colored, accessory to nm
| assault: discharged
James Carter. colored. county war
rant for stealing; held two days for ex-
animation.
BERTHE Jones. colored. drunkenness
and disorderly conduct: fined $3.50.
Richard Richardson, colored. assault
ing Laura Minor. colored: fined So.
Cora staten. coored. threatening to
cut Mollie Goodman dismissed.
Ella Epps. colorcd, drunkenness and
| disorderlv conduct; fined $3.50
| Mary Randolph. colored, assaultinc
Lula Smith. fined Sc.
Eveline Skeeter colored. assault:
fined $3.50.
Laura Thoroughbred. colorcd. steal
ing three fish from A. c. Ward: fined
$3.50
Tom Ash colored. obstructinr the
| sidewalk; fined 80.
w. NJ. Spence, stealing from Emma
Foreman: accused, who was bailed nv
Justice Sterling in the sum of So failed
TO appear, and his re-arrest was or
dered.
Matilda Newly. colored, abusine
Margaret Harris: fined So
Washington Cartwright. cutting Will
liam stevens: fined sl1.