Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-11
WITH THE COURTS
Proceedings in Norfolk Tribunals
of Justice Yesterday,
Qualifications. I'm .hc Corporation
court = Transfer. : THE tonr. OF
law nnd Chanccry "A Costly Lark
Snatch Thief jailed.

z. w. Reid qualified before Judge
Hanckel yesterday as guardian of Ethel
L., G.. w. and Edith b. Reid. under q
bond of $3.50. with G. a. C. Scott as
surety.
Ret. Father Charles +. Hannigan, of
ST. Joseph's Catholic Church. colored,
qualified to celebrate the rites of mat
rimony under a bond Of $500. with AL
yah G. Burrow as surety.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
John G. Cromwell to Lola c. Purnell,
lot with improvements, fronting % feet
on Tunstall avenue; $1,000.
]. B. Jones to ]. S. Smith, lot with
| improvements. fronting 20 feet on tho
south side.of Highland avenue; $1,000.
S. Q. Collins to Emma Is. Bateman,
lot with improvements fronting IS feet
Q inches on the east side OF Yarmouth
J street; $500.
Susan a. Capps to T. d. Mccoy, lot
with improvements fronting IS feet G
| inches on the north side of Kent street.
200 feet east of James street; $3.50.
LAW AND CHANCERY.
| CONSUMERS oTcWlnS Company VIZ.
Chas. Dewitt e Co.; judgment denying
motion for new trial set aside and mo-
ton continued.
John Twohy qualified as admins
traitor of the estate of Annie L. Twohy,
under Il bond Of $780, with l.. D. Starke,
Jr, surety.
a COSTLY LARK.
Z, S. Wood and NJ. ~. Gillian. the lat
49,. Ill
the Police Court yesterday on the
charge of reckless driving and drunk
enness. The-tmo prisoners. while re-
turning from Portsmouth in n buggy
Friday night, drove recklessly when
they reached this side of the river.
Armistead Goodman. an aged colored
man, was run over by the buggy and
considerably bruised Mr.. w. D. Colon
na was also run against. but not Sc
riously hurt. Justice Tomlin. after
viewing the case. fined Wood Sill and
cost for reckless driving and the woman
81 and costs for drunkenness.
SNATCH THIEVES JAILED.
Thomas Burncy and william H. Glib
son, two colored youths. were sens
fenced each to thirty days in Jail by
Justice Tomlin yesterday for snatching
a parasol from Mrs. Sallie Fcnnel on
II TeGII1dSOH street w GuleSQdy
COULD NOT FIND HER.
Burwell Hudley, who was arrested on
a peace warrant signed by his WIFE,
was discharged from custody In the
Police Court yesterday. owing to her
falling to appear against him and the
inability of the police to locate her.
Burwell spent Friday night in Jail as
u result Of his wife's charges.
NfINOr, IoOTTcIc NACEo
William Lacy, begging; discharged
and ordered out of the city.
William Hurst, colored, stealing: dis
charged.
Philip Smith, colored, sick nuisance:
ten days in the jail hospital.
James Harris. colored. stealing; dis
charged.
Walter r. Pike. stealing a carpenters
plane from Joseph Forshner; continued
until Monday.
Henry Jones and James Mcpherson,
both colored. stealing brass pump; de-
livered to the county authorities for
trial.
Thomas II. Smith. sick nuisance;
ten days in the jail hospital
j. II. Johnston. drunkenness and in
sulting lady: continued until Monday.
SALVAGE SUIT COMPROMISED.
A compromise has been affected In
the $4,000 libel suit OF the tug Stella,
OF Sabine Pass. Texas, against the Brit
ish steamship Venetia. The case was
recently tried In the United States
Court here
The amount OF salvage to be paid by
the owners of the Venetia, as agreed in
the compromise is $4,000. The $685.
600 olaim of Clark e Co, of Sabine
Pass. against the Venetia, is yet to be
settled.