Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-17
A CHARTER GRANTED.

The Tidewater Jobbing Confectioners'
Association of Virginia was granted a
charter by Judge Hanckel yesterday.
The purpose OF the association. are to
provide for and regulate just and
equitable principles in trade; to ac-
Quire, preserve and disseminate valu-
able business information; to adjust
controversies land MISUNDERSTANDING
and to regulate trade abuses among It's
members.
The capital Is not to be less than
$500, nor more than $1,000 divided into
shares of $40 each. The officers are: B.
e. Oberndorfer, Nesident; William
Beck, secretary; B. Kahn, treasurer.
The above named gentlemen and r. I.
Bowman and r. +. Brooke compose the
Board of Directors.
SUED FOR $4,000.
A suit for $4,000 was brought in the
Court of Law and Chancery yesterday
by George w. Butt against the Farm
crs' Manufacturing Company, and ].
Frank East. Butt claims false arrest,
and has employed Messrs. ]. w. Hap
per, of Portsmouth, and /. N. Eason of
this city, to push his claims.
THE POLICE COURT.
Mrs. L. E. Capehart and her two
daughters, Lille and Bertha, of No. 5S5
East Main street were fined So and
costs for keeping disorderly house ana
NisIQib iH6 IhCiI IlGlSIlDOIS 1T nlHnL WIN
cries OF murder" etc.
One of the girls paid her fine, and
then acted as counsel for her mother
and sister She noted an appeal to the
Corporation Court in their cases and
they were bailed in the sum of S25 for
their appearance at the March terIra-of
the grand jury.
CANVASSER FINED.
e. f; Curtis was fined s25 and costs
yesterday in the Police Court on the
charge of cmbeZzllng goods belonging
to Huffman &c Grant, furniture dealers
of Church street. Curtis was employed
as n canvasser by the firm. He went
to Jail in default of payment OF his
fine.
MADE THE COURT TIRED.
Justice Tomlin had before him YES
terday one of the SWEETEST colored gals
in dis hyar town." Her name is Mar
tina Carter, and she was arrayed in a
blue dress, a picture" hat. white gloves.
furs and brilliant ornaments of differ
ent descriptions. She was charged with
abusing and ''scandalizing" Emma
Brooks. colored, who coupled a room in
the same houscc, No. 346 Queen street.
The evidence was of n spicy nature. ana
1urnished much amusement to the spec
tators. The Carter woman explained
that the Brooks woman had told that
she got drunk and entertained gentle-
men IN the absence of her husband.
Justice Tomlin evidently got tired
of listening to such rot, and imposed a
fine Of $40 and costs upon the Carter
woman, and her husband" left the
courtroom in search OF the fine.
MINOR POLICE CASES.
William Fl. Hall. colored, was fined 50
and costs for stabbing Frank Holland,
OF Cumberland street, in the hand with
an oyster knife.
Matthew Russell, colored, charged
with stealing three pocket knives from
the Five and Ten Cent Store, was given
thirty days in Jail.
YOUNG MAN KNOCKED OUT.
John L. Giddings, employed at the
Academy Of Music as n bill poster. had
his scalp badly cut in the saloon of
HOFFMAN q Johnson. Union street and
Commercial Place, Thursday night. II
Is alleged that Giddings refused to leave
when ordered to do so, and used lam
guage so Objectionable that Johnson.
one OF the proprietors, knocked him out
In Jim JeffrieS' style, and that in fall
ing Giddings struck his head on
sharp wooden partition. Ten stitches
were taken in the wound.
Giddings was seen at the Academy
last night by representative of this
paper, who, after hard work, managed
70 get statement from him. Giddngs
is deaf, and also has an impeachment in
his speech.
He said he went into the bar for a
glass of water, and while drinking 1t
man, who was eating at the counter
and fussing with the man behind the
bar threw a fork at the latter, who in
retaliation threw beer bottle at the
man, but missed him. hitting him (Gid-
dings) on the head instead. He said he
was taken to the station house by
friends and was laid on a cot, while the
doctor injected morphine in his arm
four times before sewing up his wound.
Giddings stated that Sergeant Stevens
asked him who cut his head and he
answered that a. r. Johnson did it.
Johnson was sent for and bailed for his
appearance yesterday.
Giddings is alleged to have told the
Sergeant Mt the station house that he
was drinking beer when hit
Justice Tomlin continued the case for
one week. and did not send Giddlngs to
jail as stated In an afternoon paper.
GiddingS says that Johnson was fined
500 and costs. but this is incorrect, as
Justice Tomln says he had not inves-
tigated the case as yet. johnson was
bailcd for his appearance in court one
week hence.
70 CURE a coin ONE DAY
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