Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-04
NEWS OF THE COURTS
Fleming Case 70 Be Tried in Prin.
cess Anne Monday.
Ccd"r Grove Purchase money Or
dored Observation-Disclosures of-Dt-
vorce-suit Instituiea-Fal.e Pro-
teneo case-Crnp shootor Fined
Sent to Grand Jury.

Tomorrow in the Princess Anne
county Court, Oscar I. Flemming, a
magistrate of that county, will face a
jury on the charge Of numbering Clar-
ence j. Snyder. ofthis city, some time
ago.
1t is thought large crowd from Nor
FOLK Will attend the trial. or at least
the present indications are that a. large
representation of citizens Of Hunters
Vile. the home of young Snyder, will
be in attendance.
Flemming was in the city yesterday
in consultation with his attorneys, Mr..
w. j. Whitehurst, of Princess Anne
county. and Mr.. George Mcintosh, of
Norfolk. Commonwealth Attorney
Ackiss. of Princess Anne: Mr.. NJ X.
Wolcott and Mr.. p. J. Morris, of this
city. will conduct the prosecution.
CEDAR GROVE PURCHASE MONEY
In the United States District Court
yesterday Judge Waddill ordered that
the clerk, Col. George e. Bowden, dis
tribute the money for the payment of
the Cedar Grove property. The dis
tributfon will be made in accordance
with the recommendations OF Special
Master Judge Thomas II. Wilcox
which was approved by the court.
Judge Waddill also dispatched some
routine business of no especial interest
to the public. He will return to Rich
mond this morning.
DECREE OF DIVORCE.
An absolute divorce has been grant
ed Mrs. Emma b. Mullen from her
husband. Robert b. Mullen. by Judge
Martin. OF the Court OF Law and
Chancery. The couple were married in
this city january Sth and separated
April Goth Of the same year.
A SUIT.
A suit for $500 was entered in the
Court Of Law and Chancery yesterday
against Robert w. Tomlin by Hayden
d. Drake The plaintiff alleges tres
pass. and has employed five attorneys.
They are Aycocks. Daniels & Daniels,
of Wilson and Goldsboro, n. c.. and
Duncan & Finch, of Norfolk.
FALSE PRETENCE CASE.
]. Fineburg, a former merchant OF
Portsmouth. who recently made an as
sIgnment, was before Justice Tomlir
yesterday, charged with obtaining
under false pretences, from the r. r
Morris Auction-house, of this city
merchandise valued at s60.32. Fineburg
it seems, rendered check on the Mer.
chants and Farmers Bank, of Ports
mouth. in payment for the goods. ant
said it would not be good until some
days ahead. The bank refused to honor
the check when presented on the day
named by Fineburg.
After thorough sitting of the evil
dence the court decided that false pre-
fences had not been proven. as the
oh tnun1xad n nr0nIqa &c
pay. and discharged the accused.
Fineburg was also before Mayor
Beard, of Portsmouth, last week on a
similar charge. with the same result.
CRAP SHOOTERS FINED.
George Beverly, the negro who de.
manded a dollar he had lost in a crar
game In Frank Reeds saloon. corner o.
Talbot and Plume streets. Friday night
was before Justice Tomlin yesterday
morning on the charge OF assaultinl
Officers Davidson and Seymour, WHIT
arrested him. He was fined $50 and II
default Of payment he went to Jail.
SENT TO THE GRAND JURY.
Reed. the proprietor OF the saloon II
| which the trouble occurred, was sen
| on to the grand jury for felonou:
shooting. The shooting Is said to have
been done to brighten Beverly. who
| threatened to brain Reed with bee
bottle IL he did not return the 81 hi
lost in the crap CRANE. Reed wa:
bailed In the sum OF $3.50 for his appear.
ance. with L. d. MARS as surety.
A SUSPECT DISCHARGED.
Alex. Charles. the negro who wa.
committee to jail several days ago fol
having burglars tools in his possession
was released yesterday, there being nj
evidence sufficient hold him