Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
THE roLtcEcouRr RECORD.
Statistics for This Month-Tbe Gases
Disposed of Yesterday.

1fHBHFt1 VI
During the past month the Police Justice
dispo,ed OF 23a criminal cases and tried 9Ol
charges OF ordinance violations on criminal
charges. Twenty persons were sent on 10
the Hastings court for indictment by the
grand jury, % were convicted OF misde-
mespor. % were sent to jail In default Of
surety Tor their good behavior. and 375 were
fred. Fines c0llected-City, $949.30; State,
sos 30; costs, S231.40. Total, 81, 234.20.
Tbis Il the largest months business IN
point OF iues done since the court was in
Sugurated.
YESTERDAY NoRSING's DOCKET.
A preliminary hearing was held in the Po-
lice Court yesterday morning ia the con-
tinued cases Of John Veasole and julius
stanton, the two colored youths charged
with breaking and entering in the night
time The storehouse Of Mr.. Barker aud steal
ing fOus pair Of suspenders, four necktics, a
pair OF cuH buttons. seycrsl shirts, and sun
dry other articles. all OF the value OF $40;
sls0 with stealing = pair Of boots worth 81,
the property OF J. ;. Selle. Dir. l.. r. w.
Magye appeared a. counsel for Vensble. and
StsuBton was represented by the irrepressl-
bic Giles u. Jackson.
The facts Ia connection with both Of these
cases have been published In the Dispatch.
The attention Of the police was attracted
about three weeks ago 20 stanton, who was
trying 10 sell the boots. for which be first
sskcd 50 and afterwards offered to take 80
cents, sad he was arrested. Bakers store,
on north Sixth street. was broken into be-
tween 3 and 4 O'Clock on the morning Of
March STD, and the stolen goods we're found
In Venable's trunk, which was kept In
StauutOn's room. VeDsble claimed that
Stanton put the things IN his trunk and
that be knew nothing whatever OF il.
The hearing was a lengthy one, and the
argument consumed about twenty minutes.
In the housebreaklng case Vehabie was sent
on to the grand jury, snd the evidence
against St1untOn no. being sufficient 10 JUS
tify sending him on, but the Court, feeling
siTong suspicion as 10 his guilt required Sc
cuTity for his good behavior Tor twelve
months, in default OF wbIch he was sent to
jail. In the ease Of stealing the boots Staun-
ton was convicted Of petit larceny and sem
fenced to four months 10 Jail. judgment as
10 Nenable was suspended for ten dsys or
until be snail have been tried in the Hastings
Court on the first charge.
YOUNG J~AIL-BREAKBR
Emmett Ross, a young colored man, was
charged with being = fugitive from justice
from Warwick county, where be is charged
with iail.breaSing. The case was continued;
bot suDsequently Richard James (cOl0redb
the constable OF Warwick. came in and asked
that the prisoner be turned over to bin. lie
had no papers. rs he left Newport News a
few minutes after the prisoner gotout Of jail
90 FRIDAY, and had been on the hunt for
him until he learned that ne had been ar
rested here Friday evening. Justice Crutch-
field told the Constable that while he believed
what be had said was true he Ube Justice)
could not release the prisoner without some
authority. lie sect Ross down 10 the First
statIOB-house, where he remained until the
Constable received a telegram from the
Sheriff authorizing the Ricnmond authors
tiea TO turn the accused over 10 James
Ross was serving a term IN all Tor stealing
aH overcost and watch, aud on Friday while
bathing be pretended that he WAS Ill and fell
In what wss supposed TO be a fit. The at
tcndant lett the room for some purpose, and
when be returned the supposed Ill patient
had left the room, broken a hole in tho back
fence, and fed.
OTHER CASES.
Mary Hin alias Hattie Mills and Julia
Green Goth c~OlOred) were charged with
stealing sundry articles Of ladies' apparel, the
property OF S. G. Weisiger. The former was
sent to Jail for six months; the latter was
DISCHARGED.
The two women were also charged with
stealing several pieces OF clothing and a
pocket. book containing f~fty-6ye cents, the
property Of Bette Quarles. Security re-
quired for ninety days in the sum OF 500.
Mary T.. Brown and Henrietta Wright
doth colOred) we're tined s. and costs each
for being disordcrlY in the street.
A. jenkins, Ben. TwymaR, and George
Minor lall COloredL chsreed with stealing
50 80. the property Of William Taylor. Con-
tinued until April 9Th.