Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
SUIT FOR $4,000.
Mrs. Whitehurst. Widow, Sues
City for Husbands Death.
Judgment for se.iss Against H. E. Smith,
for Treasurer of Nan.emond County
Trials In judge Hnnckcps Court Liquor
Seller Fined 500 for Keeping saloon
Open on Election Day.

The trial of the $4,000 damage suit of
Mrs. Addie R. Nvhitehurst, administra-
trix of the estate of her husband. c. j.
Whitehurst. against the city of Norfolk
began before Judge Martin and Nor
folk county jury in the Court of Law
and Chancery yesterday.
The Jurors in the case are: w. j.
Canover. w. j. Vandeberry. d. NJ.
Harding, John H. Pearce, Ira T. Holt.
John A. Lesner. L. c Ives, j. A. Nc
Cloud. Lycurgus Berkeley, f. A. Eley.
Charles III. Williams and 3. Babcock.
The lawyers are Whitehurst & Bro. and
duncan d Prick, for the plaintiff. and
City Attorney Walter II. Taylor, for
the city. ~ stenographic report of the
case Is being taken by Mr.. D. S.
Phlegar.
Mrs. Whitehurst sues for $4,000 dam
ages because of the death of her hus-
band. Mr.. c. J. Whitehurst. who died
in April. 1899. shortly after he stumbled
over a street obstruction in Church
street. -
The plaintiff contends that her hus-
band died because of injuries sustained
by the fall he got.
The defendant contends that he died
as the result of disease four months
after the fall. The defense denies that
he died because of the fall and intro
duced several physicians to prove that
| he died of disease.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon the
jury retired to convene again this
morning, when the instructions to the
| jury Will be read and the arguments of
| the attorneys will begin.
JUDGE WADDILLS COURT.
The fall term of the United States
Court. Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., pre-
| siding, was begun yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. w. II. t. Loyal introduced Mr..
j. l. McLemore, of Suffolk as a prac-
| ticing attorney and he was recognized
by Judge Waddill in the case of Mr.. w.
n. Camp. Of Florida, against II. L.
Smith. of Suffolk.
Mr.. Camp was a surety on the bond
of II. e. Smith for IS, 900, given as
| Treasurer of Nansemond county. The
county compelled Mr.. Camp to pay
S2.1SS.57 in default of the principal. MIR.
Camp sued and Judge Waddil gave
judgment for that amount with inter-
est from January. 1896
Defendant Smith allowed the suit to
go by default.
The following grand jury was empan-
eled: William Gary, foreman; James
Twiford. w. NJ. Bennett. w. ]. Taylor.
Carlisle B. Shipp, Thomas G. Culpep-
per N G. Norfleet. ]. F. Carr. r. II.
Beaman. c. L. Richardson, ]. T. Lee.
r. l.. Boggs. ]. NJ. Duvall, w. P. Can
die. Charles II. Brown, w. w. Mason
| and'R. b. Dougherty.
The grand jury returned true bills
as follows:
Robert Smithson and Charles r.
| Jones, selling liquor without a license
Joseph j. Robertson (2), Andrew
King. Jarvis Brown and Winston F.
Rogers. Illicit distillery.
William Foodford, forging masters
certificate.
Joseph D. Miller. embezzling valuable
man matter.
Frank S. Oliver, assault.
Not True Bills-Otto klann, SNUG
Cling; John A. Lyon and f. A. Burnell,
retailing liquor without license.
The grand jury was adjourned until
to-day.
IN THE CORPORATION COURT.
In the Corporation Court yesterday.
Judge Hanckel presiding. the following
cases were heard, namely:
James Williams, alias Skipper, and
William Johnson. for robbing the
schooner Mary Haywood, Captain
Potts: two years in the penitentiary
each.
Sam Stern, assaultng w. A. Cooke;
dismissed.
j. Il. Brown. larceny of $3.50 from
Leroy c. Land: six months in Jail.
Harry Young. public nuisance; fined
s5 and costs.
j. w. Hoffman. assault; acquitted.
LIQUOR SELLER FINED.
James Harris, colored. charged with
Keeping his saloon. corner Queen and
h G.