Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14
FALL TERM DEFERRED.
Negro Soldiers Spanish War
Claims Amount to $40, 600.
Hot Chestnut peadlcrs in Court Negro
Kobberscnt to therenttcntiary- Drury,s
Wife Requires a Bond for Peace : Judge
H"nckers Court Proceedings.

The fall term of the United States
Court here will not begin until Novem-
Der Sth The term would ordinarily be
gin on Monday. November 5th. but
owing TO election day falling on the 9th
Judge Waddill will defer opening court
until Thursday, the Sth.
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS.
Evidence was taken at the law offices
or Hubbard & HUBBARD yesterday on
the claim of the two negro companies
LOT pay due them from the time they
volunteered for service in the Spanish
war. April 25th, 1898, until they were
M, INTO service. August Sth of
the same year. The claim amounts to
S2V,uoo The case is pending in the
Court of Claims at Washington The
lawyers here in the case are Mcssrs.
simon Lyon and G.. a. King, of Wash
ington. u. c.. and Mr.. j. l.. Hubbard. OF
Norfolk. for the companies. and MIR.
FeilN Brannigan. of Washington, rep
resenting the Assistant Attorney Gen
eral.
HOT CHESTNUT PEDDLERS.
The police are after the Main and
CRANKY street hot chestnut" men. One
OF them was arrested yesterday for the
purpose OF testing the right OF the men
roasting apparatus. The case Will be
heard before Police Justice Taylor on
Monday.
SENT TO PRISON.
William Bell, the negro who entered
the residence of Mr.. Il. S. Rufiin, PAL
Mary's avenue, on August 18th, and
who was subsequently captured by Mr..
Rufiin after an eNcitin~ chase. was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary in the Corporation Court ycster-
day.
DECREE PUBLISHED.
julius Keeser & Co. against w lillian
Coleman. in the Law and Chancery
Court, Judgment entered for Sl55 with
interest.
ii. Nj. Wills qualified as deputy in the
Law and Chancery Court. He has beer
acting as deputy heretofore in the Cor
poration Court. and this qualities hin
also as deputy in the Law and Chan
Gerry Court.
DRURY GAVE BOND.
w. It. Drury, 222 North Reservoir
avenue. Brambleton. was before Police
Justice Taylor yesterday on the charge
of threatening his wife. He was re-
CURED to furnish n 500 bond to keep
the peace for six months and to pay
$3.50 costs of court. a. w. Kemp be-
came bondsmen for the defendant
BEFORE JUDGE HANCKEL.
William Bray, unlawful assault; fined
$40 and costs.
Jack Hackney, unlawful assault;
fined $40 and costs.
Bette Smith, unlawful assault; fined
S. and costs.
William Bell, housebreaking; five
years in the penitcntiary. 9.
John Lee. shooting Joe Wood; hung
jury.
NEW SUIT FILED.
c. A. Woodland & Co. against j. A.
Wilkinson; suit on an account.
STEWART AND TITUS FREE.
James NJ. Stewart and e. f. Titus
the United States sailors brought &c
Norfolk from Portsmouth, N. H., OF
the charge of completely in the theft OF
pig lead from the navy-yard here, were
before United States Commissioned
George l.. Bowden yesterday and dis
charged. the evidence against the mer
being insufficient to convict.
HARRIS CASE CONTINUED.
The case Of the negro Thomas Har.
| ris. who cut the throat OF Nat Shep.
| pard, colored, on Queen street. las
| Sunday. was called in the Police Cour,
| yesterday, but owing to the injured
mans condition the hearing was ad.