Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-10
NEWS OF THE COURTS.
The Corporation Court Wrestles
With the Motion Docket.
Property Transfers Admitted to Record
Tined For Carrying Gun Minor Police
Court Cases Disposed Of bankruptcy
Proceedings in U. s, Court.

The Corporation Court was busy yes
terday in calling the motion docket and
setting q number of cases for trial.
Nothing of interest transpired beyond
the granting OF naturalization papers
to NJ. Sidenburg. native of Russia
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Martha A. Wood to David Weisberg,
lot with improvements No. 16 Mariner
street, s2;lOo.
Frank w. Mccullough to James B.
McCaw, lot fronting on the north side
of Boissevain avenue, Client, s1.15o.
Miles Trummel to Mrs. w. T. Grim
lard street. Brambleton, 81 900.
HIS REASON RESTORED.
Judge Hankell ordered the release
of Caleb Mason, who has been re-
stored to sanity since his confinement
recently by order of n commission of
lunacy.
HE CARRIED A GUN.
w. p. Kitchen. a young white man,
was fined s22 in the Police Court yes
terday morning for carrying a con-
cealed pistol. Kitchen was also
charged with insulting Miss Daisy N.
Russell, of Portsmouth. He will be
given hearing on the latter charge
next Tuesday.
MINOR POLICE CASES.
Mary White. but colored, faced Jus
tice Tomlin yesterday on the charge of
being drunk and disordcrly. She was
fined $3.50.
Susie Jones and Della Stovall. COL
ored, female aspirants for pugilistic
honors. We're fined So each for fight
ing.
Beulah McAbee and James Patter-
son. both colored. charged with steal
ing. will be tried one week hence.
Alex. Wilson, q sick sailor, was or
dered to the Jail hospital for five days.
Mat Brown, colored, was fined $50
for unlawfully firing pistol.
William Johnson, colored, was taxed
s21 for carrying a concealed pistol.
John Scott, colored, paid a like
amount for carrying a slungshot
James Gregory, alias BLACK Tom
colored, was fined S25 and given fifteen
days in jail for firing at William Elan
agan.
PROCEEDINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.
The firm OF r. o. Nottingham & Co..
who were recently forced into invoI-
untary bankruptcy by out-of- town
creditors. filed an answer in the clerk S
office of the United States Court yes
eeruuy, denying tnat they have In any
way preferred G. NJ. Lamb & Bro, of
Baltimore. or the National Biscuit
Company, both of whom hold claims
against the bankrupt firm. The an
swer was filed in reply to the petit
toners bill. Bankruptcy Is admitted.
SCHOONER LIBELLED.
The schooner ]. w. Ames has been
attached by Deputy United States
Marshal West upon n libel filed in the
United States court by Hudgins G.
Hurst, who hold a bill for repairs
against the schooner. This is the first
libel case under Judge Waddilrs new
rule In admiralty cases providing for
the sale of libeled craft within five
days unless answer is filed by the
libellant.
Law AND CHANCERY COURT.
On account OF Jurge Martins indis-
position, Judge A. r. Hanckel presided
in the Court of Law and Chancery yes
terday.
The second trial of the case of E.
Finley Cromwell VS.. the Fruit Grow
ers' Express was began and almost
completed before court adjourned The
case grew out of the loss of a shipment
of Strawberries by Mr.. Cromwell last
year in Fruit Growers Express car.
About $500 is inFolved. The jury will
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