Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
MISS MAS0N'S SUIT.
District Court Docket For the
New Court Room.
NJ. II. Prince and Another Capital omenso
in the Same Week Mrs. Turner Arrest
cd as an rmpostor- Grabfeider Sued the
Wrong Company.

the $4,000 suit of Miss Nellie v. Mason
against the Norfolk Railway and Light
company.
The regular jury in the court Of law
and chancery, where the case will be
heard. having brought in this week a
$1,000 verdict for the plaintiff in a s., 1000
suit against the Norfolk Railway and
Light company. counsel for the defend
ant road appeared before Judge Martin
and asked for n new special jury in the
Mason case, which was allowed.
Miss Mason. the daughter of Mr.. M.
w. Mason, was injured some time ago
in collision between two electric cars
at the corner of York and Botetourt
streets.
Judge Edmund Waddill, of the
United States district court, will begin
the criminal docket of his court In the
beautiful court room of the new federal
building on Tuesday.
II is noticeable that though there are
but two crimes for which capital pun
ishment is imposed by the United
States statutes. both of those crimes
whiting the jurisdiction of this court
in the same week. One was committed
by Frank S. Oliver at Old Point Com
fort. the other by II. NJ. Prince here.
Both OF these cases are set for trial
this term.
The docket of the United States dis
trict court is as follows:
December 4-United States against
Frank S. Oliver; assault.
FRANK Moran; illegal shipping fees
December 5-Wm. Goodford; forgery
Joseph ID. Miller: stealing valuable
mail.
December 6-Johnson Pullen; attempt
to kill.
Joseph Irwin; assault.
December II. Thomas Csuy. proc,1r-
ing-forgery.
Charles Sharp; forgery
G.. 5. Pryor: illegal pension fee
December ION. III. Prince; murder.
December 11-Wm. Wright; illegal
pension fee.
Peter Showard; stealing lead.
December 12-Washington Walker;
stealing mail
w. It. Johnson: assault.
December 13-F. a. Piercy: violating
revenue laws Also for the same Of
Andrew King, Jarvis Brown and w. Il.
Rogers.
r. ]. Jones; using mails to defraud.
December 17-For selling liquor un-
lawfully the following: Patrick Jones
and John X. Gam Robert Smithson.
Charles Il. Jones. John A. Lyons and
+. A. Burnell.
December 1S.-Robert l.. Atwood; IL
legal pension fees.
Mary Il. Butts; perjury.
MRS. TURNER ARRESTED.
Mrs. Turner. of Portsmouth, was ar
rested yesterday. She is a seemingly
ignorant woman, In INDECENT circum-
stances. She was arrested on COM
plant OF Mrs. NJ. C. Faville. of Allan
tic City Ward. of the Methodist City
Mission Board, who declares that Mrs.
Turner is an imposter.
Mrs. Turner appears to be about 35
years of age, and forgets that the
,.,l.A II
not agree.
Mrs. Turner is alleged to have i'm
posed upon several prominent minis
ters and called at the home of Mrs.
Faville today. That lady had the
stranger take n seat in her buggy and
then started to police headquarters
with her. On avenue A the woman
seemed to realize the intention OF Mrs
Faville and suddenly jumped from the
buggy. She was pursued for some dis
lance by number of boys and was
finally apprehended by Policeman
Jones, who took her to the station
house.
Mrs. Turner. or Mamie Gordon. was
taken out on bail last night by friend
from Portsmouth who declared that
She ought not to be separated from her
infant.
The officers at the station-house took
an interest in her pitiful case and they
were glad to release her.
SUED WRONG COMPANY.
The trial of the $4,000 suit of s. Grab
fielder against the Norfolk and Ocean
View Railway company was commence
cd in the court OF law and chancery
yesterday, but it was discovered that
the case had been improperly brought
and the plaintiff took n non-suit. II
was Il suit on an advertising contract.
COLORED 10Y WHIPPED.
Roland Jones, a 14-year-old colored
boy. employed at w. l.. Walkers gro
Gerry store. in Brambleton. made a plot
with another boy to rob his employers
store. Coleman had himself locked in
the store. the agreement being that he
was TO admit the other hoy through
door which fastened on the inside
The second youth failed to come,
however. and Coleman unlocked the
door and went home. leaving the estab-
llShment open. Ills arrest followed.
and yesterday he was before Police
Justice Taylor The court ordered that
the boy be whipped at the Jail.
THE SAILORS CASE.
The case of Earl Myrick. the sailor
from the United States monitor Am
phitritc. who. while intoxicated shot
Waterman Joseph r. King and Joseph
II. hopkins. n negro 'longshoreman, Mt
the Boston wharf Monday night, was
called in the police court this morning.
but the injured men still being unable
TO appear, the hearing was adjourned
until Monday next. \ Myrick was re-
committed to jail.
MGII.L DIVORCE SUIT.
Thomas McGil has brought suit in
the court OF law and chancery for an
absolute divorce from his wife, Lille
McGill Desertion is alleged. They
We're married in Roanoke June 26th.
1893, and separated in February. 1897.
IN THE POLICE COURT.