Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
CRIMINAL TERM ENDS.
Affidavits Against Juror Campo
in Keeling Case.
Judgment for Rennolds Against the Perry
Tie s. Lumber Co Old Slave Market
Property Transferred for $40. 600 rris-
oner Taken to Warwick.

| was HniSneu yesterday In the
Corporation Court. There were a large
number of criminal cases, chiefly of
negroes. They We're disposed of with
unusual dispatch, except in a few
cases.
Commonwealth's Attorney venable
VIII leave the city to-day for weeks
vacation in Prince Edward county.
Some of the most important cases dis
posed of yesterday before Judge Hanc-
KEEL. of the Corporation Court. were Ms
follows:
Ella Lee qualified as Administrative
In the Corporation Court yesterday for
windsor Lee. deceased. her husband.
Inc estate Is valued at s135 money in
bank.
JUROR DENIES AFFIDAVIT.
Mr. p. j. Morris, counsel for Victo-
ria Keeling. the negro girl convicted in
the Corporation Court recently of at
tempting to burn the residence of Mr..
). D. Fanshaw. I'm Brambleton, and
sentenced for three years in the peni-
tertiary. asked Judge Hanckel yester-
day to set aside the verdict of the Jury
which tried the prisoner.
In support of his motion for a new
trial he offered two affidavits. one
| singned by former Policeman NJ j.
Cannon and the other by E. Zeigler,- in
each of which 1t is alleged that Mr. G.
| w. Campo. one of the jurors who tried
the Keeling girl, after leaving the jury
room said to bystander at the court
house thQt he voted to give the ac-
cused three years in the penitentiary,
but that he didn't think she was guilty.
but simply voted with the rest be-
cause they seemed to be convinced of
her guilt
commemorative Attorney venable,
In replying to Attorney Morris, said
| that MIR. Campo was in the court room,
and sought to have Judge Hanckel ask
him IL he had ever made such a state
ment as attributed to him in the affi-
davits filed.
The court held that to inquire into
what had happened in n jury room
would be unlawful, and said that the
| commonwealth would have to file an
affidavit, as had been done by counsel
for the prisoner. The case was con-
| tinued
| Mr.. Campo stoutly denied to persons
in the court room that he had made
the statement that he didn't think vic
toria Keeling guilty of the crime of
which she was convicted. He said that
every member of the jury which tried
her was thoroughly convinced of her
guilt. and that the only question was
rs to the extent of punishment which
should be imposed.
Dave Hathaway, Ed. Moore and
Alex. Robinson pleaded guilty yester-
day of selling policy tickets. and were
| fined $3.50 and sentenced to ten days
each In prison, in the Corporation
| Court.
| Horatio Solomon. alias Happy
| Charlie" n negro, was tried in the Cor
poration Court yesterday for killing
| Charles Small in January. 1899. and
found guilty of voluntary manslaugh-
| ter. He was sentenced to four years
| in the penitentiary.
JUDGMENT FOR REYNOLDS.
trfo of n
H. Perry Tie and Lumber Company
against j. A. Rennolds & Bro. for the
recovery of a claim of s11SS.83. was
held in the Court OF Law and Chan
| Gerry yesterday. No witnesses were
heard. The evidence taken at the first
| trial In July last was read by counsel.
The defendants in the case claimed an
offset of Sl.434.83. There was a de-
| murrer to the evidence and a judg-
ment. allowing the defendant the off,
| set, and Judgment in favor of the de-
| PENDANT for S156.50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The Security Loan and Trust Com
pany to A. L. Harwell, let with i'm
| provements fronting 25 feet on the
northwest side of Clay avenue; 81, 800
| +. L. Woodward to the Client Com
pany, lot fronting 35 feet on Warren
| Crescent; S29l6.50.
| L. e. McCleary to o. l.. Williams. lot
| and buildings on the north side of
I Union street and Calvert's lane: $40. 600
| This tranfer of piece of property
which has an interesting history, was
admitted to record in the Clerks Office
yesterday. The property owned by Nc
! Cleary & McCleland. which before the
war was used as the slave market, was
transferred by deed of bargain and
sale TO Mr.. o. L. Williams. of Ports
mouth. for the consideration of 1000
| MIR. Williams contemplates erecting a
handsome lively stable building upon
the premises in the near future.
TAKEN TO WARWICK.
Wiley Winfrey, colored, was arrested
yesterday at the home of his sister. l5S
Princess Anne avenue, on the charge
of attempting to kill two men in the
suburbs of Newport News. The arrest
Sheriff Curtis. of Warwick county
| Winfrey was taken to Warwick by
| Sheriff Curtis.
BILL DARDEN HELD.
Bill Darden. the negro charged with
| breaking into Harry Noes uptown
store last Saturday and stealing sos in
| cash while Noe was at the barber shop.
had hearing in the Police Court yes
terday. He was held for the next
| grand jury
DIVORCE SUIT
| Nalena Is. KING has brought suit in
the Court of Law and Chancery for a
divorce from her husband. William NJ.
King. Desertion and non-support are
alleged. The couple were married six
| years ago. >
A RUSSIAN NATURALIZED.
Isaac Bloom, native of Russia. was
| granted full naturalization papers in
the Corporation Court Yesterday.
Bloom came to America when minor
and was not required to take out first
| papers,
IN THE POLICE COURT.