Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-11
THE IuATrcE's MONDAY DOCKET.
A Great Many Gases. Hut Few OfTbem
Important.

When Justice trutchfeld aScended The
bench Yesterday morning he found both a
long docket and an immense audience be-
fore hm. The docket covered eight
pages Of fOolscsp paper, and It's c0nsidera-
tion consumed about four hours. Most OF
the cases were Of a tri1ing character. only
the more important ones are noticed below:
Ananias Washington is the nsme OF 4 mid
dle-aged cOlored man who was called upon
90 answer the three charges OF carrying a
pistol a. a concealed weapon, 0ssautlng
and heating Martha Washington. and steal
ing SO. the property Of Matilda Booker,
which was in the possession OF Martha
Washington. ON the first charge the ac-
cu,ed was fined SD aud costs, and the
second S2j. and the third was continued
until Thursday the 18th, II being found du-
ring the examination that it WIS important
10 have present one Of the COmmOnwea!ths :
witnesses who had not been summoned.
Washington. who through bis counsel, Ed
gar Allan, EsQ., appealed in the cases IN
which he was fined, did not deny having
taken Mstllda's money from his wile's
drawer together with some of his own, but
he said that IL WAS done under excitement
inst after the trouble between himself and
wife. and without ieloniOus intent. Giles
jackson represented the prosecution.
John Green and Lazarus Coleman, the two
colored men arrested on the charge on break
inc into the stOrehOusc Of B. ID. Chalkley IN
the nigbt.tlme and stealing iony-eight sides
of leather Of the value OF about Slo0, were
both sent on to the grand jury. Giles ) ck-
son appeared rs counsel for Coleman, and
made a strong appeal for his client, but twas
no good. lie insisted that Green, whose
evidence wAS the strongest had by the Com
and that a rpmfufg-
sion of lunacy should be summoned to IN
0uire into his mental condition. Green is
the queer-loOking mulsllO VINO has been
giving exhibitions on the streets OF bis abiil-
ty 10 release himself when tied up with ttty
feet OF rope.
Eddie Miller, a neaiy.dressed, rather
dudIsh.looSing colored youth, was charged
with feloniously cutting Jane, Willis with
a knife. with intent 10 Kill. Willis appeared
with his head all bandaged up and the case
was contlaued until Friday in order that Dr..
Treyillan and other witnesses might be
summoned. The wound is trilng one.
Maple Miles, stealing nine oranges from
Thomas Saucuanetu. sent 10 jail Tor fifteen
DAYS.
Abram Coles lcolored) disorderly BY firing
rifle IN the city limits. Fined - anu
costs.
Henry Jones (colorcdl, lighting and creating
a disturbance IN the house OF Alice Jones, 10
the annoyance OF the nelghborhOod. Fined
S. and costs.
Patrick Lyons, drunk and guilty OF i'm
proper conduct on the streets. Fined 80
and costs.
Andrew Smith and Walter TAYLOR were
fined 81 and costs each for being drunk on the
sabbath.
Edward r. Lawrence, charged with being
q suspicious character. jailed tn defsut OF
security.
James W. Mitchell. stealing a small bag OF
corn from the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company. Whipped
in court by his mother.
Rosa GRAY. Rachael Coleman, Ann Taylor,
Sallle Games. aud Thomas Robinson lall coli
ored) were fined s5 and costs each for being
disorderiy on the street.
J. NJ. Halsey, drunk and driving bis team
through The streetx6 fast and dreckless man.
uer Fined Sl2 and costs.