Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
WITH THE COURTS.
Judge HanckeI Grants Many Ad-
ditionaI Licenses To Sell Liquors.
Licensed To NIarry-A vexatious Suit Decid-
ed In The Law And Chanccry Court
Fined For Talking Too AIuch-Looisins
For Boots other Police Cases.

In the CORPORATION Court yesterday
Judge Hanckel granted the following
liquor licenses in addition to the sixty
odd he granted Saturday:
N. v. Jones. GAS Church street: VIM.
Hart & Bro, 10 Chapel street; d. Ma
lone. 45-45 Market Place: c. l.. Han
berry, 1913 st. Paul street;James L. Gal
10 and IL Hill street; j. l.. Lucas. Hull
street; G. w. Goodson, agent; OH
Church street: II. NJ. Lee. SO Cove
street: Z. J. White. 129 James street; l..
Duncan. 100 James street: j. c. Ciugs-
ton, City Hall avenue; T. d. Bullock,
56 Washington street: A. c. Ward. So
street; 2. O'Connor & Co.. 206 Water
street; T. H. Morrsett, Church and
Union streets: r. a Dodson, Atlantic
Hotel; Turner & Malbon, $40 Church
street; r. j. Malbon, 40 Church street.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The Clerk of the Corporation Court
yesterday granted the following couples
license sto marry:
Zach Jones. Jr., and Harriet Lavina
Mitchell
Clifford c. Crowder and Florence l..
Slade.
WON AT LAST.
After three trials of the case, w. A.
Johnson has finally won his suit against
the Postal Telegraph Company for 800
for the alleged failure of that company
to deliver a message to the plaintiff at
the proper time Hon. Eugene Withers
and n. 7. Greene appeared as counsel
for Mr.. johnson and Mr.. George Nc
intosh represented the Postal Telegraph
Company. There were two mistrials of
the case. Mr.. Mcintosh made a motion
for a new trial.
PAID FOR HIS ABUSE.
Percy Halstead was before Justice
Tomln yesterday morning charged
with using language to E. l.. Simpson
that was calculated to provoke n
breach Of peace. They had a msunder-
standing over an ice bill. Simpson OBJ
jecting to paying 81 Il ton for the cool
ing commodity. Halstead invited Simp-
son to get off his horse on Church
street, accompanying his invitation
with statement of what he would do
to the latter If he accepted. Simpson
told Justice Tomlln that he didn't like
the idea of fighting like cats and dogs
on the street, and he therefore said to
Halstcad that If he attempted to pull
him off his horse he (Simpson) would
| shoot him down in his tracks.
Each side was represented by counsel
Mr.. Wilkinson appearing for Simpson
and Mr.. w. H. Grandy for Halstead
Justice Tomlin fined Halstead S. ant
| costs.
LOOKING FOR BOOTS.
Mr.. r. A. Doble, Jr., principal OF the
Fourth Ward school, had small ne
gro arrected for drawing n knife upor
| him, but the youth proved to be the
wrong party, or at least Mr. Dobic
| couldn't positively identify him, ant
Justice Tomlin dismissed the warrant
About a dozen small negroes threw
bricks 1t the school children last week
and when Mr. Dobie went out to run
them away one of the largest drew q
knife and showed fight. The negro
youth arrested said that the boy who
drew the knife was known as Boots,
and the police will try to find him.
YEWELL DISCHARGED.
| G.. B. Yewell, whose arrest on the
| charge of robbing II. c. Parkinson, n
| Richmond drummer. of $50 while the
two were out together last Friday night
was chronicled in Sundays Virginian-
| Pilot, was again brought up for trial
Justice Tomlin decided that there was
| no case against him and ordered the
Warrant dismissed
rtfpUrge CroCKrT WIS arTaIgned on The
charge of stealing a bicycle, but his
case was continued until tomirrow.
Susan Jones was given thirty days in
jail for stealing clothes from Mary
Walsh to the value of Sc.
Norfolk Gun Club Organized.