The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-18
POLICE COURT.
4 Number Of Cases of More or Less III
tercst Considered.

A number Of cases Of importance
were before this court Yesterday. some
were disposed OF. and others were iof
satisfactory reasons to the court con-
tinucd 10 a future day.
II nry Coleman and George lalla-
ferro. the two colOred boys who entered
Mr.. i. & Smith : place 81 business ana
stole the eatchei ann us contents, when
latter have been fully described twice
~ this per. were sent on 40 the gfehd
lury. In addition 10 the lewelry and
money contained IN the case when tnese
vouthfu. thieves took away with them.
there was numuer of checks. None
Of she property has yet been recovered
John 4. b NIX lcolored). who made "a
fclOnious assault on Timothy Bra1ton
Woundiug him with a stone wa con
tinutd until next Saturday. August
FAN.
George Manning. the stal~art negro
man charged with felonIOusly assault
ing Robert Evans, an aged cOlOred mar,
was examined into BY the Court. From
the evidence il was learned that George
Manning went 10 old man Robert
Evans hoIse While there he took the
chair on which Evans intended - SIT
away from under him. precipiiatng the
man TO the floor. The old man got mp.
demonstrated with Manning, where
upOn the latter picked up the same
char and struck Evans over the
head, breaking his nose and iDilictiug
wounds on the head. Manning was
scot on 70 the grand jury. The coun-
sci for Manning asked whether bail
would be allowed. The Court replied,
No. THIS ast0nishod the counsel.
and he asked the reason why bail would
not be allowed. The Court SAID Man.
nlug must either be acquitted or sent
to the penitenliary. | shall keep hun
IN jail until the grand jury meets on
September Goth.
The cases Of j.. ID. TraiDham. John
Jackson, Jennie Archer ana Mary Byrd
the two men aud two women who so
badly beat Nicholas Gus. an old coli
Ored man. IN Sullivan 5 alley some time
ago. breaking bis arm and bruisng
him all about the head. were again
called. The wounded man being still
at the AlmshOu,e hospital. unable Co.
appear IN court. the case was again
continued until August 9th.
Thomas Parrish. the young man VIII
stole a gold watch from Mr. w. "
Pearce ia DOnati's baT-TOOm sOWe time
ago, and who was arrested in NewpOrl
News by Policeman John 4. Hall. a.
has been fully detailed in the TIMES
was again before court on c0BtInu
ance from a former date. The tiiai a /
the case not yet being ready. the case /
vas again continued until next Thurs /
day, August 22d.
Daniel McAlaIn was charged on war /
rant that he did i'm the DAYTIME enter T.
the stOrehOuse OF W. j. Tyler. 1901 +
west Main street. and carry away two +
hundred cigars, twenty-five boxes Of I
soap. two bugs Of -four and fifty pound /
Of sugar. This case was continued I
There is much doubt as 20 whether .
here was any theft IN the mailer.
Mary Jane Hicks lcOlorcdl. charged /
v 18th breaking and entering the dwell /
ing house Of b. +. Birkley Do the night +
lime. This case was continued until .
Wednesday, August 2lst.
Mat ie Sheppard lcOloredl. charged .
with cursing. abusing and using iude .
cent language towards Policeman .
Fowlbes Fined - aud costs.
Mary Ford fcolored). got drunk and +
behaved dis9rdeIly in the public siroets. /
Not satisfied with that. she violently +
resisted the polio officers " no arrested /
her. She was fined 80 and costs foi I
lisorderly conduct On the public ste' Is /
and so aud costs for resisting the 30 /
lice.
James FIX. charged with damagu
trees on the street. WIS fined So.
Eleven boys. all co'orei. were each F
required to pay costs. 20 cents. ioI /
using pr0lanc language on the street.. /