Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-30
IN THE COURTS.
Distribution Of Assets 10 West
Norfolk Lumber Co. Matter.
Several Norfolk Men On the Federal Court
Jrrlcs For AlcxandrIa-Defcnso In tho
Fleming Case strengthened : Other
Court Notes.


grand jurors were drawn as follows for
the United States Circuit and District
Court at Alexandria,:
The petit jurors are as follows: Park
l.. Pondexter, Norfolk; ]. B. McCloud,
South Norfolk; w. f. Grey, South
Norfolk; j. w. Todd, Great Bridge;
G. Bruce, Hudson Mills; Jesse Maupin.
Williamsburg: j. j. Grim, Bo!ington;
Joseph Williams, Weedonville; Wash
ington Jackson. Alexandria,; Robert
ii. Stubbs. Glenn's; b. Upton. Ur-
banna; j. w. Barrich, Free Shade;
Luther w. Hickman, Elvan; Albert
Robinson. West Point; j. G. Canno.
Aiiller's; j. r. Corlin, Hudson's Mills;
n. w. Coils. Richmond; James West,
King William; a. G.. Ware. West
Point; j. w. Beazley. Beazley's; r. b.
Roane. Pampa; Harvey d. Pynes. Stew
ensville; w. j. Gentry, Richmond, and
r. f. Ritchie, Rumford.
The grand jurors are as follows:
Jos. S. Hall. Norfolk; Chas. Johnson.
Jr., Richmond. Va; w. c. Shackelford,
Brandy Station; Penalton Douglas.
Gainesville; Thomas Boiling, Rich
mond, Va; John S. Charles. Williams
burg; r. II. James, Beulahville; b. L.
Wolfe, williamsburg; w. c.. Newton,
Norman: b. Frischkorn, Richmond; Il.
Il. Malone, Williamsburg; II. G.. Spen-
Ger. Williamsburg; John G.. Harris.
Culpeper Courthouse: II. b. Whit,
Beulahville; William Trehny, Falls
Church; ]. p. I3ell Richmond; Robert
Bacon, Manchester; M. d. Bette,
Mitchells; A. G. Walker, Walkerton;
Joseph p. larry, Boydton: A. b. John
son. Warsaw; S. Ernest Bowers, Rich
mond; a. j. a. Aumack, Tappahan-
mock.
ASSETS DISTRIBUTED.
For some time Mr.. ID. Lawrence
Groner. referee in bankruptcy, has had
under consideration the matter of the
distribution of the assets of the West
Norfolk Lumber Company, amounting
to about $2S.o00. and he rendered his
decision yesterday. When the plant
was destroyed by fire some short time
prior to the failure OF the company
the insurance policies on the mill prop
erty were held by the Farmers Bank,
of Delaware, as security for indebted
ness aggregating about $16500. The
Merchants and Farmers Bank, of
Portsmouth, held deed of trust on
the plant to secure advances of aobut
$4,000.
Besides these two claimants there
were other creditors to whom varying
sums were due for supplies. Referee
of payment, including those of the two
banks.
BY Mr.. Groner's decision the Della
ware bank is given the proceeds of the
insurance policies, amounting to about
$4,000, and the claims of the supply
lien creditors are given priority over
the Portsmouth bank in the proceeds
of the sale of the land conveyed to said
bank by the trust deed. This was be-
cause the supplies for which claims
were made had been furnished before
the trust deed to the Portsmouth bank
had been recorded. The opinion forms
Il vouminous document.
lit is believed that an appeal will be
made to the United States District
Court. Messrs. Heath e Heath appear
for the Delaware bank. r. c. Marshall
for the Portsmouth bank. Starke &
Starke White. Tunsall & Thorn j. w.
Wilcox, James G. McLemore, of Suf-
folk; J. c. Parker, of Franl<ln J.
Saunders Taylor and Hughes e Little
for the lien claimants, and Ross e
Lambeth for the West Norfolk Lum-
Der Co.
POLICE COURT.