Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-23
IN THE COURTS.
Hung Jury in the Cottage Toll
Bridge Company Suit.
Stolen North Carolina Furs Recovered By
Norfolk Police-J. w. Murphy Convict
cd In the Police Court and Takes an
Appeal.

1t will be remembered that some time
ago the Cottage Toll Bridge Company
began suit In the Norfolk County Court
against John Mariner. the matter at
issue being q few inches of land at a
point where the plaintiff company
claimed the grounds of the Virginia
State Fair and Agricultural Gssocia-
ton. as established, encroached on
their property. The contention was
raised recently when MIR. Mariner be-
came interested with interests deemed
antagonistic to the toll bridge COM
pany. In jury OF eleven men ten were
for Mariners views and one for the
plaintiff.
POLICE COURT.
Yesterday cases were disposed of in
the Police Court as follows:
Richard Love and w. T. Nunley,
stealing a $l.50 turkey from ]. b. Bax-
ter: ninety days in Jail each
Mark Anthony, drunkenness: $50
good behavior bond for sixty days.
James Buxton. colored, larceny of a
pair of shoes from John Perry: six
months in jail.
Annie Davis and Tnley Taylor. both
coiored. assaulting Whey Stanley;
Kit Whitehurst. defrauding Howard
L. Deering out OF $50: dismissed at the
cost of the complainant.
Joseph Neal. colored. larceny; con-
tlnued until December eth.
Ed. Parks. colored. embezzlement;
dismissed.
]. t. Overton, cruelty to animals;
dismissed at the request of S. p, C. A.
Officer Grimstead.
Whey Stanley. colored female, fire.
quentng bar-rooms; fined $40 and
costs
MURPHY FINED AND APPEALED.
Yesterday ]. w. Murphy, a saloon
keeper, was arraigned III the Police
Court, charged with keeping a disor-
derby house and selling liquor on Sun
day. He was fined $50 and costs, noted
an appeal and was bailed in the sum of
5000 to appear in the Corporation Court
on the first Monday in January. John
"A. Lesner went on Murphy's bond. The
ten negroes arrested when the police
raded Murphy's saloon were dis
charged.
STOLEN FURS RECOVERED.
Yesterday morning while a negro.
giving his name as Thomas Barnes.
was attempting to dispose of a GUAM
tity OF fine furs, valued at SIS, to the
proprietor of q hide store on Nivison
street. he was arrested by Policeman
Fl. Moore on q charge of having stolen
goods in his possession.
On investigation it was discovered
that the hides had been stolen from Mr..
y,
n. c.. from whose place they We're
taken last Thursday night The pris-
oner was arraigned in the Police Court
and confronted by Mr.. Jennings. who
identified Barnes as n negro resident
of Elizabeth City.
Barnes alleged that he paid n man in
Elizabeth City $40 for the furs, but
could not give the name or descrip-
ton of the party. His recollection of
the plG &c where the deal was made was
also very haZy. The prisoner will be
held for the Elizabeth City authorities,
who bave been notified of his arrest.
HEIZENDERGER RELEASED.
Louis Heizenderger. brought back
from Baltimore Friday to answer the
charge of failing to account for $40 to
the Carroll Springs Compressed Yeast
Company. was released yesterday. as
the case was settled out of court. Hell
Zenderger was formerly an employee Of
the yeast company.
In the Police Court yesterday Frank
Butts and Henry Anderson. both COL
ored. were held for the January grand
jury. They are accused Of stealing a
quantity of cigars and whiskey from
a. AbanO, of 561 Butte street