Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
CITY LAWS CONFLICT.
Peddlers Arrested Who Have Lii.
cense to Sell on the Street.
City Granted Licenses; Then Fined tho Mon
for Using Them Now Lawyer to Settle
Here-Hoaso Thief Sentenced A Circus
Girl without Friends or Money.

The street peddlers were before JUS
tice A. j. Dalton yesterday.
There We're ten warrants against
parties charged with violating the city
ordinance forbidding the obstruction
OF the street with fruit stands. Among
the defendants were several push carts
ana hot chestnut men, The court
ruled that the ordinance forbids sta
tionary stands on the street. and that
the defendants were all liable to from
80 to $50 fine, but at the request of
Sity Attorney Taylor acuuiesced in by
MIR. HUBBARD. attorney for the defense,
one or the defendants. George Ander-
son, Il chestnut vcnder was fined So i'm
order mat an appeal could be taken to
,he corporation Court. which will he
heard to-day before Judge uanckcl.
and the others were dismissed upon
payment of costs.
city Attorney Walter II. Taylor an
pcared for the Street Department and
MT. D. l.. HUBBARD appeared for the de-
iendantS: Chairman j. ID. Hofhcimer
and Assistant Street Inspector w. II.
JACQUES were both present during the
hearing
All of the chestnut vendors had city
iiccnses to sell on the streets" which
seems to partly conflict with the late
ordinance concerning Sidewalks"
etc, 1t is thought that an effort will
be made by the vendors for reimburse
ment of the license money paid by
them for the time they will not have
the benefit of the privilege the license
apparently entities them to.
COURT OF LAW AND CHANCERY.
c. f. Harper vs. G.. ]. Hart: writ of
iieri facas on Judgment.
Jones Bros. VS.. w. j. Carter ct ais;
offset fi101 h,-t hn
Wood & Seick VS.. Il. l.. Obcrndorfer;
verdict for the plaintiff for s11651.
). ~. McNeal, former Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, Altoona, Pa, was adj
mitted TO practice in this court. He
intends to come here to practice law.
HOUSE THIEF SENTENCED.
Willie Spencer, alias John Taylor a
15-year-old colored boy, was sentenced
to Jail for eighteen months by Police
Justice Taylor yesterday for theft.
Spencer stole n SO coat from n colored
man and II Sl.50 pair of trousers from
house at Cranky and Charlotte
streets.
a CIRCUS GIRL.
Estellc wainwright. who says she is
q Spanish girl, is in Jail for treatment
She says she came here with Wanacc's
circus. but was discharged three weeks
ago as an opium flcpd. She came to
'''N i''iiNt S'hti'i yesterday II pnySlcal
wreck. From there she was committed
to the jail. With the girl was col
ored woman. who had accompanied
her from a house on Smith street.
Miss Wainwright said she had money
when she left the circus. but that now
she had no money and no friends.
| The girl was n bareback rider and
trapeZc performer in the Wallace
shows.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
II. Dean and Thomas Kellebrcw.
throwing bricks in the street: fined
S7.25 each.
Lillian Davis and Til Taylor. both
colored. fighting; fined Sl2.25 each.
Margaret Tinsley, colored, drunken
ness and disorderly conduct: fined S4.75.
Murrell Bruce trespassng on the
premises of Michael Cline; fined $52.25
Appealed.
potatoes: continued until Saturday.
opened and continued until tomorrow.
Defendant bailed in the sum of $50
Charles Clark colorcd. sick nuisance;
five days in the Jail hospital.
Thomas Wilson, colored. housebreak-
ing and robbery-stole lead pipe from
Watt, Rcttew & Clay; four months in
Jail.
BANKRUPT PETITIONS.
The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have been flied in the United
States Court:
Garettc j. Hart. liabilities. s2.696.Si;
Marcus Lykin. liabilities. $40, AGO; as
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