Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-18
TWO SAILORS SHOT.
Real Estate Transfer Of $4,000
Worth of Property.
X. e. wood and d. w. p. Parker, Licensed
Captains. Bcforc the Steamboat Iuspcc-
tors for Examination as to tho Collision
in the Uarbor on Snnc 30tli.

Peter Reel and VIM. Anderson. two
United States sailors from the receiv
ing ship Franklin, attacked JOS. D.
Berry. merchant on Avon street,
about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, and
as a result both were shot by Berry
one of the men received bullet wound
in the leg and the other was shot in
the shoulder. The sailors are said to
have drawn Il jack knife on berry. The
wounded men We're attended by city
Physician Speieht at police head
quarters. Their injuries are not serious.
In court Berry proved that he acted in
self-defense and was acquitted.
IN THE POLICE COURT
| Robert Davis. white man. was COM
mitted.to jail yesterday by Justice lay
lor TO await the action of the grand
| jury on u charge OF robbing Victor
ArcoX, a sailor of 500 in cash. ArcoN
was Il ledger at the Cranberry House
in Main street, where the robbery is al
legged to have taken place.
John Cook. colored. stealing a pair of
| shoes from V. Decore; six months in
Jail.
+. Hudson, colored. stealing 81 from
Il. j. Murdcn: thirty days in jail.
Alfred Holley. begging: sixty days In
jail in default of furnishing a $50 good
behavior bond.
inotlaS ltlcn1ruSOn, cOlored, stealing
n. clock from Henry PELHAM; six months
i'll Jail.
Special officer Frank NJ. Barron. of
the Norfolk and Western railway, was
before Police Justice Taylor yesterday
on warrants charging him with as
saulting and abusing Constable "Ilur-
ricane" Branch, OF Suffolk. The case
was adjourned until Saturday and the
defendant was bailed.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
| j. w. Grandy and wife transferred Il
! house and lot on Grace street to Ar
! Xilla I. Iilnllett- Tor s. --Ie4-------
\ deed was recorded in the Clerks
| Office yesterday whereby Katherine X.
and V. -. Groner transfer To Charles
$. McCulloh. of New York. nine lots
in Atlantic City Ward. facing the Eliz-
| abeth river. The purchase price is
| stated to be $50 900.
| |. o. Gardner to /. w Bright lot
| with improvements on the east side of
| Church street, near Moselcy; S2.1Oo
| CAPTAINS WOOD AND PARKER
| Local Steamboat Inspectors y. Y.
Johnson ana j. w. Nicholson are inVes-
| tigating Tho collision OF June 30th in
| this harbor between the steamship Els
| sex. of the Merchants. and Miners
| TRANSPORTATION Company. and barge
of the old Dominion Steamship Com
pany being towed by the tug Com
I nlodpfc DuiNr'i. Wnlcn resulted in the
drowning of nineteen negro ioneshore-
| men.
| \ number OF Witnesses were present
| Yesterday, those Tor the Merchants
ana Miners Transportation COMPANY
being examined first.
The hearing began Yesterday morn
ms; and was continued after 3 u. m.
! The inspection is in reference to the
licensed captains. Il. T. Wood. of the
Commodore Duryea. ana u. L. w.
| Parker, OF the steamer Essex Mr.
Luther T. Dow. of New York. repre-
/ senting the American Association Of
/ Masters and Pilots, appears as attor-
& Little appcar for CAPTAIN Parker
The case was continued to 10 o'clock
| to-day.
MIR. BRIGGS HORSE KILLED.
! Jesse Johnson. colored. driver OF a
street sprinkler. took from the Club
Stables in the West End. Saturday
night, a horse and vehicle owned by
Nv. Geo. s. EriSgs
While returning to the stable about
; o'clock sunday morning the horse
| ran away. and at the corner OF Freema-
son and Cumberland streets struck n
pole ana was killed.
Johnson was arrested by Detectives
Hcppel and West. In court Yesterday
Police Justice Taylor held him for the
HfNA Stdliu iui y. MI III lSES |dit'i HIS
horse al $3.50 and his vehicle at $l7O
SUITS ENTERED.
Schmelz e. Co.. OF Newport News
bankers. entered suit Yesterday against
c. w. Cake for debt of $3.50 and
damages 800.
T. *. Lee brought suit against II. w.
Lee. They were partners doing bust
ness as merchants at Old Town Cross
ing. on the Ocean View road. The suit
is the result of disa greement about
the partnership.