Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
IN THE COURTS.
A Very Large Docket Yesterday
In the Police Court.
Guy Hall Was In the City. Blu. Escaped tho
Acknowledgment to Have Left For
Now York-stroet Railway sued-At-
tempted Murder BY Jail Prisoner.

glance at the dockets Tuesday and
yesterday in the Police Court. There
we're "a persons to answer to long
Nst OF charges of minor nature and
with plain drunkenness predominatjng.
ihere were, however, number of as
sauft cases. The sum of $3.50 was
taken up in fines
The more serious cases were dispos-
ed of as follows:
Grant Trotman, colored. carrying a
concealed pistol and threatening to
shoot an officer; fined s52.25.
Eaoie wesley. colored. assaulting
susie Smith; fined S22.25. Appealed.
John Smith, colored. assaulting Mr..
Jeffery; fined $22.25.
II. A. Mulht r. assaulting Mamie
Thompson; fined $6.75.
) ohm Smith, colored, assaulting ].
w. r. RUSSELL; fined SIZES.
THOMAS Westman, assaulting Lottic
Wessman; dismissed
-eiH1-NNalker,- eolored, assauitiffe- Geo.
Brown and .Lottie Foreman: fined $40
and COSTS
Harry Lewis. assaultlng May Yer
non; fined s6.75.
SIPS. '''ieu
Essie Thomas and Mollie Cousins.
noth colored, fighting; former fined
slz25 and the latter $725.
India Wilson and Tom Saunders.
both colored. fighting: fined S7.25 each.
Thomas Harris, colored. tr'espassing
at the Bay Line wharf; fined s21.75
and 500 good behavior bond for six
months.
William Rose. colored, stowaway on
the steamer Topeka; ordered out of
the city.
John Smith, exploding large fire.
crackers on the street: dismissed upon
the payment of S2.25 COSTS
Jim Jones. colored. drunkenness and
disorderly conduct; fined s2225.
s. Fearce and Tom Walker, both
colored. disorderly conduct; fined s7.25
each.
Isaac Glover. colored, drunkenness
and disorderly conduct; fined s7.25.
Mary Smith. colored, drunkenness
and disorderly conduct: fined s12.25.
Pinkey Malone. colored, drunkenness
and disorderly conduct: fined SIPS.
j. c. McGregor and Edward Par
sons, disorderly conduct: fined s6.75
each.
Joseph Prunnis. colored fast driving;
fined SIPS.
F. Gentsburg and ]. A. Clancy, de-
tsroying private property; fined S6.75
Sim Hopkins. colored, suspected of
stealing pig iron; continued until to-
day.
Willie Lee. colored. cutting Ed. Jack
son: continued until Thursday
David Fuller, colored, obstructinp
the street and resisting an officer;
fined SIPS.
Martha Sims, colored, robbing John
Barco; discharged.
DEEDS OF RECORD.
Eva L. Ripper and husband to Chas.
u. Brumley. house and lot AIS South
Park avenue; SIS and other considera-
tions.
Frank w. Tatem to William H. Tay-
Tor, two lots in Atlantic City and
Brambleton; $500.
SUES FOR $1,000.
suit was entered yesterday in the
Court of Law and Chancery by Benja-
min f. Jones, an East Main street
tailor, through his attorney, Judge D.
Tucker Brooke, against the Norfolk
Railway and Light Co. Plaintiff
claims damages in the sum of $1,000
for injuries sustained in an attempt to
board Main street car two months
ago. Plaintiff alleges that the car
started prematurely. as a result Of
which he was thrown to the pavement,
sustaining injuries to one of his knee
caps.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AT THE
JAIL.
One of the most vicious prisoners
That has been COnffnet to the tUft-fUI-
a long time is Tom Taylor colored.
VINO has given Sheriff Lawler and his
assistants much trouble. Yesterday
about 1880 a m. as George Lynch, a
negro "trusty" was unlocking Taylor's
cell door, the latter jumped at Lynch
and attempted to cut his throat The
weapon entered Lynch's neck, but as
sistance came to him and Taylor was
secured. Lynchs wound was dressed
by Jail Physician Baker, who took
two stitches in it.
Later Taylor was taken before Po-
lice Justice Taylor, who gave him an
additional Jail term of twelve months.
Recently Taylors jail sentence was
Increased four months because of an
attack on Jailer Freedman with a gal
vanized iron bucket. Taylor, 1t is
stated. was formerly a convict in the
penitentiary at Richmond.
GUY HALL ESCAPED.
For several weeks it has been rumor-
ed that Guy Hall was spending his
time at Richmond. and it was believed
that he might venture down to Nor.
folk. The scenes of his former exploits
did finally prove too strong for the re-
turned Klondiker, and he appeared In
some of his old-time Norfolk haunts on
Sunday and Monday. His presence
here became known to Sheriff Lawler
and the latter notified his force and
ordered them to arrest Hall if he could
be found.
+ The knowledge that he was wanted
evidently reached Hall. for on Monday
he suddenly disappeared 1t is said
that he took a steamer to New York.
While here Hall talked to Officer Arm
strong and, 1t is said, two other police
officers. but they had Joined the force
since the notorious Hali-Cannon affair
of a few years ago and did not know
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