Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-22
NEW SUITS BEGUN.
Street Railway Asked for Dam.
ages.-H. E. Smith Short So, 600.
crittenten Homo Suit Habeas Corpus for
Young Girl Heavy Fine for vasr.nt
Negro omcor Barrom's witncs. and
Trial To-day Seeking owner of a Ham.

M. j. Stephenson. of this city, and
Mrs. Virginia Chesney, of Norfolk
county. brought suit in the Court of
Law and Chancery yesterday against
the Norfolk Railway and Light Com
psny for $3.50 damages each. The for
mer sues for injuries to q valuable
trotting horse which was struck by a
Norfolk trolley car. and the latter sues
Tor personal injuries received by being
run into by an Ocean View tram Wine
driving across the Ocean View tracks
on the suburbs of the city. Mr.. John
u. Iilton is counsel in both cases.
Messrs. Loyal & Taylor, counsel for
w. N. Camp. of Albion. Fla, have
brought suit in the United States
Court against H. E. Smith. of Suffolk,
for $4,000 damages. The defendant was
formerly Treasurer of Nansemond
county. The plaintiff alleges that to
make good shortage to the county
of $4,000 he was called upon as one of
the defendants bondsmen to pay to the
county of Nansemond. and State of
virginia, S2.18S.57, which he now seeks
to recover.
Frederick NJ. Eslick has brought suit
IN the Court of Law and Chancery
against the city OF Norfolk for 81 900
damages. The plaintiff stumbled over
pile of bricks in the West End in
August last and was hurt. The acci-
dent occurred at night, and the OBJ
struction. 1t is claimed, was not marked
by light.
HABEAS CORPUS REFUSED.
Through Mr.. H. L. Worthington. at
torney for young woman who is an
Home, of this city, habeas corpus pro-
ceedings have been begun, it being urg-
ed that the plaintiff. George Lamson,
was detained at the Home wrongfully-
mat Is to say, that She must either pay
for the benefits received there or re-
main in the Home year.
When the case came before Judge
Prentis yesterday ne decided to take
no action, because the young woman's
mother is with her at the Home, and is
arranging to take her back to North
Carolina, where the mother lives
Mr. Thomas w. Shelton appeared as
attorney for the Home, and explained
to the court the shelter which the in
stltution is trying to afford young wo-
men who need its good offices.
SENT TO JAIL.
Joseph woodward. a negro excursion
list. supposed to be wanted in Richmond
for shooting police officer in that city,
and who attempted to shoot Sergeant
of Police Mayo and Policeman Nc
Murine, by whom he was arrested ut
an early nOur yesterday morning, was
sent to jail in default of payment of
the $50 fine imposed upon him by Po-
lice Justice Taylor.
OFFICER BARROM'S WITNESSES.
Special officer Frank Barron, of the
Norfolk and Western Railway, charged
by Detective Hurricane" Branch, Of
Suffolk. with abusive language and as
sault ut the Norfolk and Western depot
in this city on Sunday last, has sum
moned the following witnesses to tes-
tify in his behalf in the Police Court
to-day: Messrs. w It. Stanworth,
Walter Cant, Gilbert Hinton, Police
men Salyer and Wolf and Town Ser
geant Ames. of Suffolk.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
John Henry Jones and Rufin Davis,
both colored, fighting; fined Sc each.
Howard Walden. suspected of stealing
brass: held until Wednesday.
Tom Jones. colored, sick nuisance;
ordered to the almshouse.
Grace Sumner and Lou Robinson,
negro women arrested for drinking in
barrooms. were sent to jail for thirty
days by Police Justice Taylor in de-
fault of furnishing good behavior bonds
In the sum OF s25 each.
Joseph Harris. colored, was arrested
by Policeman Dougherty yesterday up
on suspicion of having stolen n ham
which he was carrying down Main
street concealed in bag. Justice Tay-
lor committed the prisoner to Jail until
next Wednesday so that the police