Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-05
TWO GRAND JURIES.
Jury Terms Of Corporation Court
and United States Court.
Several Indictments Returned in Both
Courts Jordan and Capps Indicted for
Murder of Joe Douglass -Chas. DauSh-
erty Indicted for Attempted Assault.

erty Indicted for Attempted Assault.
Court began with grand jury yester-
day.
The jury was composed of the follow
Ing: l. NORTH foreman; +. ID. Brad
ford, w. l.. Baker John Whitehead. c.
w. O'Neil ]. II. Daughtrcy, j. y.
Winston. Edward Frost and Baker
Hoskins. Sr.
James Ii. Jordan and Theo. Caps,
both colorcd, were indicted for murder.
and will be tried at this term OF court.
| The former stabbed Joe Douglass, cot
ored. 10 death last week. while the lat
ter held him, it is charged.
| Charles Daugherty. white, aged about
81, WAS indicted for attempted assault
upon Jessie Sawyer little seven years
old girl who lives with her mother on
| Fenchurch street.
| The following other indictments were
found:
Alice Moore. white, an inmate of n
lower Church street house. indicted for
stealing $50 from Captain John Ham
| mond, of the schooner Samuel l.. Rus
| sell.
Lewis Ward. colorcd, indicted Tor bur
glarzing the house of MIR. w. d. Pen
der. So Cottage Place.
II. F.. Walden. colored. indicted for OBJ
tanning money by false pretcnse from l..
Lewis.
Dick Cotton. colored. for stealing CT
gars from Taylor and Loyal's store.
Alex. Luke. colored. for burglarizing
the house of Mr.. ]. G. TiltGn, Sc Cot
tage Place.
w Il. johnson. colored. for felonious-
ly shooting John n. Mills. colorcd
Isaac Mack for stealing Sl5 from
Horace White.
Thomas Riddick, colored. for house
breaking.
John Williams. alias Boots" colored.
for house breaking and larceny; three
true bills
Abraham Taylor. for feloniously as
saultng Matthew Woodhousc.
Sam Cross. for burglary and larceny.
Ed Baxter. Cor forging an order to
secure the coat and pants OF George
James.
Charles Patrick for stealing clothes to
tho value of $40 from sam V. Steel.
NJ. Nicholson white for same offense
Charles Harris. alias George Harris
for stealing SIS from Horace White.
CORPORATION COURT.
A license to conduct a retail liquor
business at No. 400. Church street was
granted to ]. c. Land.
James V. Trchy qualified as clerk OF
the Corporation Court. and the Court
of Law and Chancery, for a term of six
years. beginning July LIST next. y. b.
Joynes became his surety in the sum OF
$1,000.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
c. w. Petit to the Norfolk Heat,
Light and Power Company. property on
the west side of HutchnES' lane; $l0-
600.
The Twin City Permanent Building
and Loan Association TO Cassius y.
Jones. lot with improvements on the
east side of Sheldon avenue: $500.
WILL PROBATED.
The will of Bernard II. Mock was ad-
mitted to probate In the Court of Law
and Chancery yesterday. The testator's
! WIFE Mrs. Florence " Mock. was nam
ed as executriX. VIM. Robertson. Mack
Parrish AIiley Davis. Robert Culley and
| Howard Fore were appointed apprais-
| ers.
GRANTED A DIVORCE
Judge Martin granted an absolute di-
Nnrce- TO MrS-LYdla- -ReASleY- from
her husband Joseph d. Beasley. Mrs.
| Beaslcy was given the custody OF her
two oh ldren. Sensational grounds were
alleged Hugh T.. Miller represented the
| INDICTMENTS IN U. S. COURT.
The grand jury term of the United
States Court began yesterday.
The following grand jurors were
sworn:
+. Wilkinson. West Point. foreman;
| John H. Eggborn. Hudson's Mill; T. A.
Townsend, Williams Mill: j. r. Goode.
Skipwith; W. y. Anderson, Shackel-
fords: II. Il. Young. Smoky Ordinary:
w. l.. Bradley. Fredericksburg; w r.
| Taylor, Prospect John Childs, Calno:
! Clayton Walker. Binn's Hall: Tunstall
Williamson. Norfolk; L. II. Luten Nor
| folk: Samuel Sycle. Richmond: r. w.
Courtney Richmond r. Friskorn,
| Richmond: Charles Alexander, Basker-
! Vile; Irving Watkins. Richmond: NJ p
, Seneca. Munden; o. c. Ackliss. Back
| Eay: r. y. Patterson. New Kent: w j.
| Michael Lawrencevlle; G.. T. Eamich.
! Lovettsvillc
| An indictment was found against
John Mitchell. of Hampton. for forging
a money order for $40. There were two
| counts in the indictment.
| l.. r. Fleming was indicted for carry
! ing on public exhibition for money in
| Lancaster county without having paid
the speci1l tax as required by Federal
statute.
Allan NJ. Norman. colored, formerly
a mail messenger between the Norfolk
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