Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-09


siashed William Shepherd with a. razor
III the neck and chest making Two
wounds. Shepherd is at st. Vincents
hospital and may die. Harris surren-
dered to the police and was held TO
await the result of Shepherds injuries.
Both men are colored.
The dispute arose over cents. Har-
IT'S ureW razor and made Il lunge at
Shepherd. The first cut was in Shep-
nerds breast, the keen blade cutting
the clothing and laying the flesh bare
Then Harris welded his weapon with
terrible effect on Shepherds neck. the
razor narrowly missing the jugular
VEN. Shepherd lost much blood be-
fore he was removed to st. Vincent's
Hospital, where it was said yesterday
he was resting comfortably
SIMMONS CLEVER WORK
y quantity of old bones and n num-
Der OF bottles were stolen from N
Block x Co.'S Water street Junk shop
on Sunday night. officer Pat Simmons,
while on his beat yesterday morning at
O'Clock. arrested j. IL. Talbot. n col
ored man. at the corner of Cove and
Chupel streets as II suspicious charac-
ter. He had IL large push cart loaded
with bottles and bones. These later
proved TO have been stolen from
Block shop, on Water street. In the
Police Court yesterday Talbot was
found guilty and sentenced to six
months in jail.
SON AGAINST MOTHER.
Wilson Butt. II negro truckman, liv-
ing at Dodd lane, was before Police
Justice Taylor on complaint of his
mother. Clarissa White, paralytic.
who for Il long time was seen daily in
front of st. Paul's i. Il. Church yard
seeking aims from pedestrians. The
old woman said that Butt abused her
nd .aftA
treating her, knocked her down n flight
Of stairs. Butt preferred counter
charges against his mother, claiming.
among other things. that she abused
him because he refused to make pur-
chases for her on Sunday. The court
dismissed the warrant
CONDUCTOR FINED.
Louis Burkhart, a youth, had j. 7.
Allen. street car conductor, arrested
Tor striking him. Burkhart annoyed
the conductor while coming in on a car
from the fair grounds on Friday, and
the latter struck him. Allen was be-
fore Police Justice Taylor Yesterday
and fined $4.75.
TRACY DISMISSED.
Chas. G. Tracy. n bookmaker at the
races at the State Fair last week. was
charged in the Police Court yesterday
with stealing Il 500 diamond ring from
Mamie Green. of Avon street. at whose
house he spent Saturday night. There
was no evidence against the accused
and he was discharged
JUDGE MARTINS COURT.
T. j. Penn. administrator. VS.. Nor
FOLK Hallway and Light Company; de-
fendants demurrer TO PLAINTIFFS de-
claration ovcrrued.
Reuben Grocery Company VS.. John
Beskin; judgment for the plaintiff for
s226o6. Isaac Beskin filed a petition
claiming the property which had been
seized under an attachment issued in
the case and recovered the same.
NEW SUIT FILED.
The National Bank of Petersburs
against y. Brinliley and BENJAMIN
Lyon. Debt on protested note for $500
and S2.S4 protest fees; danes. $50.
JUDGE HANCKEL'S COURT.
The motion docket was called in this
court yesterday and the slot machine
cases were set for trial on October 22d.
G. ID. Cake Il Son VS.. the Security
Real Estate Company; warrant quash-
ed and case dismissed
Allean Patterson. colorcd, qualified as
guardian of Arthur Smith, under IL
bond of $500. with James Burks surety.
JUSTICE TAYLOR'S COURT.
Thomas Sears. colOred. selling with
out Il license: fined S2l.75.
-IQhn- ALIENS -cnlnred- throwing bricks;
in the street: fined $22.25.
iQst III tpltftu, StcHllDR Il 81 ut
from y. c. Ward; continued until
tomorrow.
Charley Jordan. colored. trespassing
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad
property and carrying concealed ra-
zor fined $500
William Gray, drunkenness and sleep
ing on the street: fined S..
Fred White and Joe Mason. both COL
ored. fighting: fined $6.75 each.
Alice Bobeck. colored. drunkenness
and carrying steel knuckles: fined $54.
Flossie Jones assaulting Maggie
Doyle; fined Si.25.
Maggie King. Emma Quarrelle Bette
Lewis and Ed Jones: all colored, pub
lie nuisances: fined 1918 each.
Henry Brown. colored. disorderly con-
duct and assculting Samuel Lumkin,
colored: fined $2615.
Samuel Lumkin, disorderly conduct:
fined S6.75.
Frank Taylor. Thomas Troy, William
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