Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-08
JUSTICE cnrrcnrrrLo's DocRET
Some Of tho Cases Nhich Ite Heard
NcAtcrnaY.


Justice CmfcEheld had Il bard days
work Yesterday. AMI his labors on tne
bench were not concluded until near ,
r. ". Tho docket was OF unusual length
Ccovcung eight pages of foolscap paper
and contained more than the usual num-
Der of family rows growing ont Of quar-
rels between children and other such
domestic troubles. II is strange what
satisfaction 1t appears to give people,
both white and c0lOred, to yonhlate
these matters IN court. There WAS a
large crowd in the courtroom IN addl-
ton 20 the numerous witnesses, ana the
air was close and foul. 1t has been
long time since the prisoners pen was
20 nearly fall. st least "a dozen of the
accused were consigned 10 the care and
keeping Of Sergeant Carter.
julius lrcund, the youth arrested
Monday by officer Huntington upon a
telegram from Durham, \. C., charging
him with stealing S37C. IS in money and
ono GOLD watch, the property Of l.. Ed
wards. was before court The case Was
continued to await the arrival of an oili-
Ger from North Carolina. MAJOR Poe
had received telegram saying that an
officer wound come on the next tram, but
Justice Crutch6cld will not surrender the
prisoner without a rcqulsiuon. A reward
Of fifty dollars hid been offered for the
arrest of Ireuud, and Policeman Dun
nneton hopes 10 obtain this. The ac-
cused is twenty years old, but does not
appear to he more than eighteen. and Is
good-lookng, with rather an attractive
face. He does not look like a common
thief or felon. but shows that he came Of
better pareniage.
Robert Harris Clias Russell (coloreN
was sent on to the grand jury to answer
the charge Of breaking and entering the
room of John Edwards and stealing one
pair of shoes. Harris was arrested few
days ago on another charge, and when
IN court Sergeant Thomas recognized
him as Russell, whom he knew to be
notorious thief and made him take the
shoes oil his feet, saying that he (the
Sergeant knew they were Edwards S
shoes. and sure enough they were.
Anderson Shelton (rolored), assaultmg
and cursing and abusing Fanny Shelton.
Fined 3. 30 and costs.
Walter Cmtchheld (colored), stealing
a piece Of lcd-pipo ani one hand saw Of
the value Of Sl.J0, the property OF W. >.
jackson. Sent TO jail for SIX months.
Oliver Thomas tcoiored), assaultl1g
and beating James Couch on the street.
Fined 3 and costs.
James Couch (colored), assaulting aud
woundng with q knife George Faunte-
rov. Fined s. and costs.
David Cox, assault and battery. Fined
s. and costs.
Morris Wilson, assaulting and striking
Fannie and David Weiseman. Fined
$40 and costs.
Martha Harris (colored), disorderly on
the street. Fined s.. 80 ond costs.
George Fauntleroy, assaulting ami
beating James Couch. Fined - and
costs.
Lou Umphrey (colored), assaulting
and using indecent language to Lou
Frayser. Fined $3.50 and costs.
John Onesty, keeping disorderly ana
III. GOVERNED house Sent on to the grand
jury. , IL NJ
Kate Davis, Ella Bradley, Maggie
Cox George Clark, James Washington.
Cherries Branch, and Booker Tyler were
fnej 81. 80 and costs each for congres sa-
t;no ON the premises OF John Onesty and
creating a disturbance TO the annoyance
of the neighboThood. x
J. c. Crone was fined s. and costs Tor
psinc indecent language il tho store OF
William ii. COwardIu.