Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-18
R. J. Jones Failed to Appear in
the United States Court.
Charged With Fraudulent Use of tho Mails
-rucker-Blick Case Settled Out of Court
-Absconding Debtor Caught by crodi-
tors United States Court Adjourns To-
morrow Until February.


mate of the National Soldiers Home
at Hampton, with selling whskey
without license was taken up. The
prisoner plead guilty and was SEN
fenced TO 80 days in Jail and fined SiOO
and costs. The court subsequently sus-
pended Judgment as to the fine, and
at the request of the prisoner his
place of confinement was changed to
the Hampton Jail.
w. F. Rogers, of Mecklenberg
county, was arraigned on Il charge of
illicit distilling and convicted His
COUNSEL made q motion for suspension
OF sentence. which is under considera-
tlon Rogers was at one time Mayor
OF oxford, N. c., and more recently
member OF the police force OF Rich
mond, Va.
r. j. Jones, of Brambleton, was ar
raigned on charge of using the
mails for fraudulent purposes. Jones
was arrested about ten days ago on a
bench warrant and placed in jail over
night. The morning after his arrest
he was baied out by MIR. John IT.
Brady, of Portsmouth The date for his
appearance III court was fixed for De-
cember 18th.
On this date Jones appeared, ac-
companied by his attorney. Mr.. p. ].
Morris. but, as the Prince case was
The nth yesterday. When the case
was called yesterday Jones did not
appear. His attorney was notified and
Marshal Treat went to defendants
house, but Jones was not there His
wife promised to hunt for him, but
later reported that she could not find
him. Before court adjourned last night
Judge Waddil issued a capias for
Jones arrest. This was placed in the
hands of Deputy Marshal West for
service. His bail holds during this
term of court.
The United States Court will adjourn
tomorrow until the latter part of Feb
ruary. y number of cases have been
set over the term.
An order has been entered by Judge
Waddill fixing the Norfolk Jail as the
place OF confinement of all United
States prisoners arrested in this sec
ton. and the Federal prisoners here
tofore in the Newport News jail have
been transferred to Norfolk.
CHAN1BERLIN WILL REOPEN.
Yesterday in the United States Court
III the case of Knickerbocker trustees
ct al. VS.. Hampton Roads Hotel Com
pany. decree was entered by Judge
Waddill, directing Receiver William p.
Duncan, Jr., to reopen the Chamber
lin Hotel on January 1st 1901, and or
derng the sale of the property on
February 1st Mr.. Alan f. Campbell,
manager of the Chamberlin, was in
Norfolk yesterday on business connect
ed with the hotel matter. Thus this
famous hotel will soon be open as OF
yore.
The following are the special COM
missioners who will sell the hotel
property in FEBRUARY: Richard b.
Tunstall, ]. w. Wilcox, Thomas Tabb
and w. w. Woodward.
POLICE COURT.
c. L. Gibson, colored, disorderly con-
duct; fined S12.25.
George II. Hicks, colored. assaulting
Charley Taylor; fined s12.25.
Richard Grady, colored. wife beat
inG; fined $12.25 and sixty days in Jail.
Plummer Harris, colored, convicted
of stealing; whipped at the Jail.
Louis Mayo. colored, cruelty to ami
mails; fined Sl2.25.
Church Smith, alias Joe Smith, COL
ored. carrying concealed knife; case
reopened and prisoner ordered out of
the city.
John Henry Jones, colored, assault
ing George w. Rapold; ninety days in
JAIL
John Wilson. dsorderly conduct;
fined $11.75.
b. f. Walden, coored. unlawfully de-
tanning Lena Mack-a case wherein
Walden, who is well known in police
circles. was charged by the Mack wo-
man with having locked her up in his
place on Church street. AS usual with
Walden, there was q lack of sufficient
evidence to secure conviction and the
case was dismissed. The police released
the girl from Vaidens place Saturday
night, their attention having been
called to her by her screams.
Moses O'Brien and Charles Wilson,
colored, supposed to be professional
crooks, were arrested Saturday night
by Detectives Heppel and Childress
for attempting to swindle w. c. Butts,
colored, out of IS by the old pad lock
scheme. They were given six months
in Jail.
TUCKER-BLICK CASE.
The case wherein business differences
between the Misses Jennie c. Tucker
and LOWE A. Blick, of the Tucker Sc
Blick school, were to have been
brought into the courts for settlement,
will not be heard as the parties have
come to an amicable understanding
out Of court. After January 1st, Miss
Tucker will be senior principal In the
school on Fenchurch street.
Yesterday afternoon c. G.. Hender-
son, colored, about so years of age, on
complaint OF the child's mother, was
arrested on a charge OF attempted as
sault on Mabel Cotrell OF 81 Lincoln
street. The child is 10 years old. Hen
derson will be arraigned in the Police
Court this morning.
Mrs. Valeria B. King has brought
suit in the Court of Law and Chan
Gerry for an absolute divorce from her
husband. William NJ. King, on the
grounds of desertion. The couple were
married five years ago. Mr.. r. r.
Hicks is counsel for the plaintiff
AS a result of police raid Saturday
night on an alleged disorderly house