Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-09
COURTHOUSE NOTES
What Was Done in the Tribunals
of Norfolk Yesterday.
Proceedings of tho Corporation cour,
-Hnbcns Corpus Proceedings ral,
Through divorce Sui, Protested
-Crnn joint Negroes Released.

The case OF Wright Satterheld. col
ored, charged with forgery, was tried
In the Corporation Court yesterday.
The prisoner escaped punishment upon
q technical point and was discharged
from custody
The estate of Joseph Kelley WAS yes
terday turned over to James Q. Kelley,
colored. who qualified as administrator
before Judge Hanclel under q bond Of
$50. with r.. G. l.. Paige surety.
LEGALLY DETAINED.
Eli Holloway, colored, sentenced to
twelve months In jail by Justice Tom
lin for larceny, is not being illegally de-
tanned. as contended by MIR. w. s.
Woodwork, counsel for the imprisoned
man. AIR. Woodworth Instituted habeas
corpus proceedings in behalf of his
client, but they have fallen through.
Through investigation it was found
mat Holloway appealed from Justice
Ionnlin'S decision and is now being held
TO await trial in the Corporation Court
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
w. III. Webster to Edward Spalding,
lot fronting % feet on the south side of
Olney Road, Ribblc Place; S100 and
other considerations.
Arthur Foreman Tatem. of Peters
burg, to Katie Thoroughbred, lot with
improvements fronting So feet on the
north side of Liberty street, 81 feet
from Cumberland street; also lot with
improvements fronting 10 feet inches
on the south side of Liberty street;
$1,000 and other considerations.
Thomas III. Wilcox 10 Penny Fore
man. lot with improvements fronting
81 feet on the north side of Liberty
street 81 feet from Cumberland street !;
81 200
ANOTHER DIVORCE SUIT.
The tide OF divorce is still rising.
Inc latest is a suit brought in the CITY
Circuit Court yesterday by Frank Il.
Reed. through j. c. Tilton, counsel.
against ella Reed. who is now said to
ne III Minneapolis. MINI. The ground
for the suit is desertion.
WILL PROBATED.
In the Court of Law and Chancerv
Yesterday the will OF the late Miss
Alice Patterson Cunningham was adj
lnrrted to probate. The instrument Is
dated January ), 1899, and reads as fol-
lows:
! - <Nicc PATTERSON Cunningham, do
make this my last will and testament:
unto my beloved sister, Mary
fullgham Cunningham, I give and he
queath all OF my real and personal
estate.
Il leave her as eXecutrx of my es-
tate. and request the court that she
be allowed to qualify as such without
security; also that she be not required
TO render any account of her manage
ment as cNecutrN of my estate to the
court"
Miss Mary F. Cunningham qualified
upon the estate. which is valued at
$4,000, without surety
Messrs. c. II. Bull, John T. Reed.
G. w. Sans, b. A. Marshall and r. 6.
Perkins were appointed appraisers of
the property.
CRAP JOINT NEGROES.
Justice Tomlin yesterday convicted
the two proprietors of crap Joints.
Washington Pinn and George Reid,
both colored, and fined them $50 each.
They were arrested Tuesday upon
bench warrants issued by Judge
Hanckel upon complaint of the. grand
jury.
Joe Douglas and George Beverly.
| hatla-ealaHea7 -Mere the witnesses. and
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each of the accused was based. An
appeal in each case was taken to the
Corporation Court, and the defendant
was bailed in the sum OF 500 each.
| George Reid, one of the accused. is
under indictment for felonious shoot
ing at George Beverly, colored, the wit
ness who gave such damaging evidence
against him yesterday.
WIFE BEATER RELEASED
| John Sedlcr, q negro wife-beater, who
was before Justice Tomlin January Sth
and sentenced to one month in jail in
| default of furnishing 500 peace bond
was released from Jail yesterday, hav-
ing furnished the bond required of
him. Frank Levitt, colored, was ac-
| cepted as bondsman.
FOND OF RABBITS.
Henry Columbus. colored has a ma
MIA for wild animals and "discovered'
some fine rabbits in William Lamherts
stall In The city market Wednesday
| evening. The tempting appearance of
the Dummies" captivated Henry, and
he lost 10 time in putting himself In
possession of them. There were two.
already dressed, ready to put in the
pan.
Henry was not aware of the old
proverb that "the way of tho trans
gressor is hard" and he had hardly