Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-25
NoLLE PROSECUTED
A Number of indictments Went
by the Board Yesterday.
Bench Warrant Issued for George Archer
Mrs. vaughan's VIII Probated Suits
Entered Corn Doctor Jailed Used BAD
Language.

JuQge Hanckel, of the Court OF Law
ana Chancery. issued bench warrant
yesterday for George Archer, who is
under indictment for felonious assault,
and who was to have been tried YES
terday. He is out on bond. which will
De forfeited If he does not appear.
Henry Williams. who in April last
was sentenced to four months in jail
by the Police Justice on the charge OF
larceny. was allowed TO withdraw his
appeal. He has decided he is willing to
serve out the original sentence.
NOLLE PROSECUTED.
The following cases were nolle prose
Quled:
Maria Thomas. grand larceny: Joe
Bright. grand larceny; John White
hurst felonious shooting; j. G.. Gray,
forgery and uttering; Sidney Cooper
grand larceny; George Lomax, grand
larceny: Richard Bates, petit larceny;
Anthony Green, assault; Is. F. Walden
forgery.
Judge Hanckel dismissed the rule
against c. Dudley Lee for failing TO
attend court as Il juror.
An"rew Armstrong qualified as adj
lni3ist!ator of the estate of Thomas
Dunn, deceased, under Il 500 bond,
with A. NJ. Johnson and T.. w. Spivey
as sIretics.
WILL P1tOl5ATED.
In the Corporation Court yesterday
the Will OF the late Mrs. Mary Louisa
Vaughan was admitted to probte. Wal
ter j. Simmons qualified as admins
traitor under bond of $4,000 with
FRANK busch as surety. il. G. Will
liams. Il. NJ. Baum. j. y. Wnslow and
u. t. Guy were appointed appraisers.
PROPERTY TRANSFER.
a deed was recorded in the clerk S
Office transferring from Edmund S.
kuiiln, special commissioner, to ]. II.
Sammons, an improved lot fronting 37In
feet on the south side of Butte street,
"A feet from Dunmore street. $1,000.
SUITS ENTERED.
In the Court of Law and Chancery
yesterday George Hunter, through j.
Sydney Smith. as counsel, entered suit
for $4,000 damages against Joseph NJ.
Clark and Alvah II. Bushnell.
NJ. V. Hammack. assignee of S. F..
Day. through Attorney Moe Levy.
brought suit for the recovery of S403.
which 1t Is claimed was advanced to
the defendant company by Day.
CORN DOCTOR JAILED.
A corn doctor, who wears long hair
and towering hat. was sentenced to
two months in Jail by Police Justice
Taylor yesterday. The Doctors name
is Otto Taylor. He was accused of
stealing SO watch from Pat Booker,
who runs Il club at $40 Water street.
Witnesses said they saw the doctor
take the watch.
USED BAD LANGUAGE.
Jennie Stewart and Ella Plummer
went to Delaware Park Monday on a
colored Sunday school picnic. After
they returned to Norfolk they had such
a thirst that they were tempted 10
stop In n Talbot street saloon and get
n drink. Their thirst eventually led to
their being locked up for the night,
and their being fined IS and costs for
using language which they did not
learn at Sunday scnool.
BEAT HIM WITH HATCHET.
A resident of Brambleton Ward. w.
T. Williams. charged Mabel Anderson
colored. of Bulls Court, Union street
with hacking him with n Ratchet
Mabel Anderson accused Williams of
assdulting her. Williams said the res
;lcnts of Butts Court tried to mob
him. The Anderson girl was fined SIC
and costs. and Williams was dis
charged.
James Rice colored, was fined SIC
and costs for fighting John Pernella.
AlcV West. colored. was held for tho
grand jury on the charge of cutting
Florence Wesley in October. 1899.