The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-24
POlicc-C Court Pickings-MOnday Morn.
fng's Happenings.

Yesterday morning the usual increase OF
| business which ushers in the Mondays
docket was noticeable at the Police Court.
| Back I'm the saw-dust area the never-ending
supply Of dirty clothes and motley faces
pressed lightly against the barbed-wire
wicket. which the Court in its sagacity has
caused 10 be placed on the top OF the rail-
| ing dividing the rabbIe from the witnesses
and bar. They pressed very lightly,
too, for the keen edges OF the wire were
quite match for vulgar curiosity and the
rhinocerOs hides OF the herd.
One case called by Sergeant Chalkley was
that OF James Allen, charged with tres
lass. James had fallen a victim to loves
alluring sweets. and in that method known
only to the sincere and jealous lover had
told his sable sweetheart about the size OF
his feelings. insofar as they seemed TO Fit,
when her existence readily REQUIRED. The
girl (most girls do riow-a-days) voted James
a downright old fool for imagining that she
would give up all her admirers and allow
him monopoly, Notwithstanding he meant
business. jim declined TO entertain these
new-fangled opinions, and preached about
sincerity and singIeness OF devotion,
and in strong terms demonstrated against
the democratic policy OF dividing honors
with pool composed OF the lightest young
men i'm the neighborhood. He averred that
n syndicate OF this sort wouldn't do either
his love or himself any credit, and on this
account promptly opposed the scheme.
The girl therefore gave James the cold
est sort OF " "bounce"; and this causing
his anger to rise, he made himself bellige-
rcntly previous about the domicile OF the
dark coquette. Her angcred parent swore
out warrant, charging James with tres
pass, and when called upon by Justice
Richardson to testify yesterday morning
the old man said
"Jedge. heerd dat man talk scandlous,
| has. | heerd him say to my cal, ieas in
dis way, You has treat me Id ungent-
munly, and Nv YOU was man I'd break
your d-n Jaw OATS what | heerd, and
dats why got dat warrant"
Sent to jail for three months in default
OF security.
"THE LOST CAUSE"
Sunday evening it was reported that the
police had caught a burglar. Why this re-
port should have excited surprise, or caused
so much comment and so many eXagge- |
rated reports, is a matter that is left to the
decision Of those who feel deep interest in
burglars and deeds OF darkness. True it
is that the boys did gather in a suspicious
character" but he didn't pan out much !
in the burglar line. One}tale was that,
having been shadowed by the police. the
enterprising burglar, loaded with three
watches and much ''loot" Of different
sorts, was captured as he boarded the fast
mail while in motion near penitentiary
bottom.
Another was that n citizen whose sister
saw the burglar on the street and recOg-
nized him as the one Colonel Tanner had
fired at last week, threw fear behind him
and his hand in the burglars collar and
marched him TO the station-hOuse. At the
Police Court yesterday morning, however.
it appeared that the burglar had dwindled
into "fakir," who took in innocent
lovers of iewelry by selling them brass
finger-rings for gold at price from 42c.
up.
When Justice Richardson cross-exam-
ined the fellow he said he was from New
York. and was named II. p. Shannon; that
business was dull i'm New York, and that
he had come to Richmond to sell pictures
Of the Lost Cause. He pleaded guilty to sell
ing the ring without license, and was sent
TO jail FOR six months in default OF security.
There were twelve cases OF drunkenness
disposed Of in the usual manner.