Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-27
WITH THE COURTS
Injured Woman Wants $4,000
Damages for Burns Received.
Claims criminal Negligence In Ar.
ranging Gas Fixtures in Her
Homo veralct for PIn,n,im In
Conspiracy Case Police Court.

AS result Of burns received In a gas
explosion at No. % Avon street some
days ago. Carrie Deems, or Marshall
through her next friend, L.. A. Schwab,
has entered suit in the Court OF Law
and Chancery against Frank busch
and the City Gas Company, claiming
$4,000 damages.
Criminal negligence is alleged in the
suit. The story OF the explosion was
told in the Virginian-P Pilot at the time
Of the accident. The@woman Is said
to be suffering greatly from her
wounds and has to lie on her sides,
her back being too sore and raw TO
touch
From a. legal standpoint the woman
Is said to have good grounds for a suit,
as 1t is claimed that the house shoutt
not have been rented to occupants un-
til it was thoroughly inspected by the
gas inspector.
The room in which the gas escaped
on the night of the explosion was void
OF any gas fixture. excepting the end OF
pipe protruding from the ceiling
There was no plug in the pipe to keep
the gas intact, and it was from this
the gas escaped and ignited from n
light IN the hall when the door was
opened by the woman who was burned
The case will be tried at the next
term of the Court of Law and Chan
Gerry.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
In the alleged conspiracy case of p
]. Morris, administrators, against a.
Sumneriield, S. Hamburger and j. Sill
vcrstein, II verdict for the p1uintim was
rendered by Il jury in the Court of Law
I'M ncfn do, HI. to, 4 Ia
second time the case has been tried
The verdict was for 81 and costs.
SMALL ASSIGNMENT.
D. w. Sanderlin, a retail liquor dealer
OF Nos. 312 and Si4 Queen street. filed
Il deed of assignment in the clerks Of
flee yesterday morning. Mr.. II. j. Nor
ris was appointed trustee. The liabil-
tiles are between $1,000 and 50, 600, with
no preferred creditors.
A COSTLY KICK.
George Pryor, colored, was fined S25
and costs by Justice Tomlin yesterday
for kicking his son while in a drunken
rage. Pryor went 10 Jail in default of
paying his fine.
MINOR POLICE CASES.
Mag Baton, a frequent visitor to the
Police Court, was before Justice Tom
lin yesterday on tho charge of drunk
enncss and dsordcrly conduct. She
was required to furnish IL $50 good be-
havior bond.
v. Lascaro, arrested as a nuisance.
was fined 81.
Michael Harigan was committed to
the jail hospital for five days to recover
from dclirium trcmcns.
Sallie Aubrey, colorcd, was fined So
for street promenading.
Mittie White, coorcd, charged with
stealing pair of opera glasses from
Kate Hopkins. WAS ordered held for
ten days.
Mary Smith. colored. will be tried
this morning on the charge OF stealing
s. from Gertrude Cooper.
ELLA Cornck, colored, suspected of
stealing clothes, will have II hearing
to-day.
Richard Coleman. colored. assaulted
Maggie Boyd, and paid $3.50 for the
Seymour Tolliver, charged with
threatening To kill his wife. was dis
missed, his better half refusing to
prosecute him.
JUDGE GARMENTS CLAIM.
In the CORPORATION Court yesterday
the matter OF the new award by the
Tripoi street condemnation commission
in favor of Judge II. S. Ga,nett was
heard, and the case continued. The
-estsst.ts- sta.-ltettla- nn-ah iactinn- l,i.N
Attorney Taylor. who claims that the
award of $4,000 is too large.
The old commission allowed Judge
Garnctt $4,000 and the new commission
appointed went 81. 900 better.