Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
.F0GARTY GOES TO JAIL.
He Was Convicted of BrutaIly
Asserting a Chlnaman.
John Mulden Acquitted of Charge of Steal
ing-Policy Cases Continued In Police
Goes Free.

Thomas Fogarty. white man, was
sentenced TO serve nine months in Jail
and pay fine of 500 in the Corpora
ton Court yesterday for brutally as
saulting Charlie Sing. n well-liked Chi
naman of Brambleton Ward. The jury
was out a considerable length of time.
ana brought i'll Il verdict at 3 o'clock.
The Cinnamon of Norfolk have been
taking great interest in this case,
and have flocked to the court house
every time il has come up. They were
there yesterday, and had ample oppor-
UNITY OF comparing the civilization of
the yellow empire with that of Amer
lea. While their Boxers were proba bly,
Staying Americans in China, an Amer
lean jury imposed severe sentence
upon an American for assauting q
Celestial.
The assault was said by witnesses to
nave been brutal and uncallcd for.
MULDEN ACQUITTED.
The case of John Mulden. colored.
charged with stealing from w r..
Bright. was placed on trial, and the
accused acquitted.
The case of Victoria Keeling. the COL
ored woman. charged with arson, was
continued to the October term.
deed was recorded yesterday trans
ferring from Moses Marx to Franklin
u. Gill property at 2SS Water street ::
$500.
POLICY CASE CONTINUED.
In the Police Court yesterday the
cases of Church Lewis. Edward Moore.
Dave Hathaway and Alex Robinson.
charged with promoting policy, were
continued to next Wednesday. and the
defendants rebailed. They are repre-
scented by Thomas IL. Wilcox
The hearing was continued on mo-
tlon OF commemorative Attorney Ven
able, on account of the absence Of Rob-
l. ~ tI,n Iii
witness. upon the authority of whose
testimony in the Corporation Court n
bench warrant was issued for the de-
PENDANTS Wednesday by Judge
Hanckel.
HUSBAND WENT FREE.
Mary Bradley. colored, who lives at
COS Front street. Atlantic City Ward.
had her husband, Wilmorc Bradley. ar
rested i'll Newport News and brought
here to be tried on the charge of
deserving her and her two children. 1t
was charged that Bradley was about to
marry Pifina Parker, Il colored girl of
Hampton. Bradley. who has been in
Newport News for about four years in
the employ of j. y. Moss. said that his
wife had lived In Norfolk ever since
he had been in Newport News. and he
had sent her money for her support.
The charge was dismissed by Justice
Taylor, and the wife was held until
she paid ,he 81 costs OF court.
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE.
+. Fofe, colored OF Yaxleys lane
was sentenced to 90 days in Jail for
selling for 50 Il sewing machine worth
$50 which he had purchased on the in
stallment plan. He had made only a
few payments.
HER WAY OF STOPPING HIM.
George Rasberry, colored. who lives
OF 81 Lincoln street, did not fancy her
husbands continual talk about another
woman and struck him with Ratchet.
She was fined Sc. and went to Jail in de-
fault of payment.
John Turner and LufIie Robinson.
colored youths. were sent to Jail for 10
days for stealing iron castings from
John II. Howard.
Cleveland Miller, colored. was given
SC days jail sentence for stealing a
coat from Archie Williams.