The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01
THE POLICE COURT.
Long and Tedious Dockct-s Large
Number Of Gases Disposed pf

Ing before the IDlicc Justice was able 10 leave
| the bench. Tie docket was long and tedious.
A. stated Ina the IIMts Yesterday, Kichatd
] Cook, a yellow boy who occupies the Io-
/ sitiun Of Walking advert isemtut FORA tailor.
AMI Whuse dress Is blue, with "a spike tail
/ coat, Joe Bailey. Chester Ellis. commonly
known as Jack Ellis. and samuel rumbcr,
all young colored men. we're arrested on
warrant charging them That they did uu-
I lawfully assault and commit robbery on The
I person of ina q. Nelson by beating him with
stones ON the public highway nId did
/ iclOniOusly steal and carry away from his
I person one gold watch and chalu Of the
value of p and Sl2 In currency.
Another warrant charged Joe Bailey Chcs-
ter Illis ana samuel Cumher with fclOuiou.-
~ nssaulting. beating ANA woundlng ira &.
Nelson.
A third warrant charged Richard Cash. Joe
Bailey Chester Ellis AMI samuel tumher
with feloni0usiy beating and wOundiug ilar-
rs Flood
From the eyidenrc. % seems that Messrs.
Nelson and Flood were ON spree last
Thursday night They left the RrOad-stfcet
Opera House no "a late hour and took "a drink
with "a couple Of the aforementioned ne
grOes I'm the hai-iOOm al the northeast corner
Of Broad and Eighth streets They cot some
more drinks. That j.. The Two white men did.
at the har-rocm u Mr.. Patrick Iafter. Ihey
then prumcnadcd down Broad street. and
landed lu the grog-shoI Kept hV 1911 Brown.
negro. af the conner Of Broad street and /
Jail Alley. There they drank the best that /
am establishment OF its reputation could fur |
nisil There also they treated an four Of the |
negroes arrested.
Ihcv left this shop and proceeded down |
JAN alley. The pr sOuer. tumber. went "a /
short while previous down the same alley. !
and went 10 bed. The Oihri three followed /
Nelson ana Flood and about O'Clock that /
night. OF rather Friday morning. Mr. Nelson /
was beat an over the head. There were at /
least ten wounds. Mr.. Flood also came iu /
for consideration, and Mr. Ncison's watch |
disappeared.
Boih Mr. Nelson and Mr.. Flood took the |
witness chair. ON account II ffheir condition /
that night they were unable 20 identity any |
of their assailanfs
Policeman Foster testified 20 Chester Ellis /
giving him the Information ~ TO where he |
had sold the watch On Friday.
Henry Washington. a cOlored barber Of |
Brook avenue. stated that Ellis brought the |
watch % him Friday and offered 20 sell n for /
S12 The witness told him hc had no money !
% buy watch with. Ellis then dropped 20 I
$40. saying that he was hard up and wanted /
some money with which tO pay his debts /
The barber still told him that hc had no !
money 10 invest iu watches. Ellis then /
dropped to IS. and said you can pay me for u /
by the wc-iI. Washington Thought the watch /
% hc plated one, and bought 10 for -. put |
Affer argument. the Court said there was
no evidence tO show that Cumhor had any
thing iO do with TIE robbery. and hc would |
discharge him. The other three he saw plenty /
OF evidence which 10 was proper iury should |
pass 0n. BE accordingly sent fhcm on io the I
grand jury
SOME MORE THIEVES.
Moses Clalf.ornc lc0l1redl. was charged /
with stealing 70 suit OF clothes Nulupi at SIS /
from some one unknown
Thomas lo0kctt WAS charged with stealing /
five paiis of pants from some person un-
Moses Claiborne lcoloredl. was charged 4
with stealing four pair oi pants from :.
CTOWell.
John Pryor icolorodI charged with steal |
inc and CARVING AWAY IUr mir ~ IIUf~ lee !
longing tO some one unknown.
The Commonwealth was NOT ready in /
each Of these cas-s. ANA iu consequence the /
examination in each ease WAS continued tili !
mex Friday. september eta.
DIs0HnEELY
William ~. Hulah was charged with being /
drunk and dlsOrlerlN boo tn- public street. /
He Wns fined $3.50 and COSTS
ASSAULTED a wITNFss
John H. Howell was charged WIKI assault
ing mud striking william Cooper. This was
the result Of what rs kuuwa as "a family quar-
feI. The accused $50. au interested party lu the
Police Court some days ago and N m Cooper /
Wasa witness Cooper told the truth. which |
dld not please Mr.. Howell lie Threatened
fna witness for nI- testimony ln thr hearing
of the nailn. Mr. Dan Turner. lie disap-
uearol after calling Nr. Cooper dog and |
bastard subsequently uc struck Cooper un
fle arm with 20 weight Whi D. bruised ~ so
thai the arm cannot Dee Strengthened sufii-
oicufly to put lf iu Tine sleeve OF lls cont. The /
Court decided That fle prisoner WAS NOT in
sseiA SENSE responsible lOi what he did. D. e..
Obi, mind was weak aui iu consequence dis
charged him with an admoniiOn.
WILL CIT CAUGHT
Thomps Fmucioni WIS nnci .2j for Ling
liquor on sunday.
MALICIOUS PROSECUTIONS
A. Deltsandro was charged with selling
llauur ou ~ui cIf and with scliIn. liquor
without ID license The only evidence for
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