Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
COURTS OF NORFOLK
The viii of a Late Esteemed Citi-
zen Admitted to Probate.
Declarations of Plaintiff in nDanaEe
suit : Property Trnn,fer.-crap
Joint snspec,s-Pence bond RE-
CURED Minor Po,ico Cases.

Samuel WeStheiner was admitted to
probate in the Probate Court yester-
day. 1t is yas follows:
I'm the name of God, Amen. /,
Samuel Westheimer of the city of Nor
folk, in the State of Virginia, do make
my last will and testament as fol-
lows:
First. direct all my just debts to
! be paid as soon after my decease as
conveniently may be, and to that end
I'charge my whole estate, real and per-
sonal. with the same
Second. I give and devise to my
daughter, Lena WeStheiner, all Of my
household furniture, linens, bedding
and wearing apparel.
| Third. All the rest and residue of
my estate. both real and personal, I
give, devise and bequeath to my son,
Moses S. Westhemer, and his heirs
| forever.
Fourth. I appoint my said son,
| Moses s. Westhcimer, executor of this,
my will. and desire that no security
be required OF him as such: and also
request that no appraisemert OF my
estate be made"
MIR. NJ. S. Westheimer qualified as
executor OF the estate under a bond of
$4,000. without surety.
THAT DAMAGE sUITs
In the suit instituted by Hayden w.
Drake. of Wilson, n. c., against Police
Justice Robert w. Tomlin for So, 500,
alleged to have been sustained by rea-
son Of imprisonment, the plaintiff has
filed his declaration. which alleges in
part
The plaintiff was by the defendant
deprived of his liberty against his will
and without legal warrant. authority
or excuse, for the period OF ten days
In the common jail of the city OF Nor
rolk amongst negroes, thieves and
malefactors. whereby lle was greatly
shocked and outraged and was greatly
exposed and injured in his credit and
circumstances, and suffered from hun
ger and the deprivation OF proper food
sustenance and nourishment such as he
was used to and had right to have
BY reason of the wrongful imprison-
ment aforesaid, and at the end of said
ten days time having been so impris-
oned. the said PLAINTIFF was brought
into the presence of the said defendant
and was thcreupon summarily dismiss
ed and ordered to leave the city in nf-
teen minutes time, all of which wrong
full acts of the said defendant greatly
damnified and injured the plaintiff to
his damage of $780,"
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Thomas Griffin to James Fl. Madden,
all the stock OF liquors, etc, in the
store No. 46S Water street, 500.
Norfolk Terminal and Transporta-
ton Company to C. w. Grandy e Sons.
0ne-fOOrth infaraCt N ha
bounded as follows: Extension of
Freemason street, westerly OH the
north; the Seldom property, Botetourt
street and Thomas street on the east:
the northern dock of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway on the south, and the
Port Warden line of the Elizabeth river
on the west. s1,250.
Mary Zollikofer to Norfolk Terminal
and Transportation Company land c.
w. Grandy & Sons, the above property
on the proportion of three quarters to
said Norfolk Terminal and Transporta-
ton Company and one-quarter to c.
w. Grandy G Sons. $500.
CRAP JOINT CASES.
The two allegea= prnprietars- Gran
joints. Washington Rim and George
Reid. were before Justice Tomlin in the
Police Court yesterday morning.
The cases, however, were not ready
for trial. and the prisoners were bailed
in the sum OF $500 each for their ap-
pearance in court this morning.
A PEACE BOND.
Emanuel Nottingham, the write man
charged with threatening to shoot Will
liam Staylor during a difficulty up
town Il few nights since. was placed
under a 500 bond by Justice Tmlin
yesterday to keep the peace for the
next thirty days. Captain w. W. Dey,
Commissioner Of Revenue, was accept
ed as bondsman for the accused.
MINOR POLICE CASES.
NJ. Grandor. coored, drunkenness
and profanity; fined SO.
Lizzie Arlington, colored, drunken
ness and disorderly conduct; fined SO.
Ida ,Girard. drunkenness and dsor-
derby conduct; discharged.
Isaac Toms, coored stealing railroad
brasses from the Norfolk and Western
railway; continued until to-day
Jim Barbour, colored, assaulting his
wife. Fannie Barbour; fined Sc.
TROUBLE BETWEEN sEAMEN.
Herbert Mcnamara was before
United States Commissioner George r.
Bowden yesterday upon complaint of
William a. Hammond. Both men are
members of the crew of the tug Her
cules.
Mcnamara is alleged to have assault
ed and beat Hammond while the Her
cules was en- route TO Providence from
this port The warrant for McNam-
ara's arrest was issued under the sta
tute dealing with an officer of q vessel
who beats a sailor at sea.
Hammond said his assailant held the
position OF mate on the tug. but this
was refuted by McNamara. who said