Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-10
Inspecting DRAWINGS.
EDWARD nwowa DIsoHARGED.
The Legality or His Arrest Ques-
tioued-Othcr E'Oiice-COurt CnScs.


In the Police Court yesterday morning
Edward $. Brown. the cO'Ored man employ
cd the state Law Library, AZ the Court OF
Appeal, building, and ~Eo was at one time
q Justice of tue peace here, was charged Win
he,ng disorGerly IN the street and resisting
Policeman Harris in the discharge oi MS
dl'.. SIR. u. C.. Richardson appeared a'
counsel for the accused. The case attracted
considerable attention and was tic most in-
tcresiing Que on the docket. The real ques-
tion involved was whether the arrest OF
Brown was LEGAL.
There were several witnesses from whose
testimony Il appears that the arrest was
made under these cTcnmsIances: About
1889 O'Clock "Wednesday night after tae
services at E0enezer Baptist church on
Leigh street. where "A great revival Is in
urogres-. had been concluded 2 large NUM-
Der o. vouug converts. deacons' aud OTHER
church members cOngregated on the side
walk i'm front OF the church door and en-,
ee.rd i'm c1nyor alton, and some oi
those who bad just found pardon iof
their Sins became ycry happy and
dcmonsfr4uvo. While the hcIris q.
the older followers oi Cur.t overlooked
with Joy. and these two gave fun expression
fo their feelings. Sergeant Cousins aud zoe
rccman E4rrls walked up about this time
and ordered tlr sidewalk 10 be cleared, anu
stated thlt Oh blockade tac WaiAw1y Was
violation Oi ,Ue citY ordinance. LiIfr IaYAe
said Le would get tae sidewalk clear, ana
requested toe crowd 20 move Oh, W nlch tDef
90 once begun 20 no. Blown cliue 1872 aud
told Brother PavncV not tJ cflmp the
cnilJrcn. Luf % Dr. them teH wLet
,be Lord bad done for them. DE
was told Jy officer Harris 10 move
.h' D', .' t9p''o" '. ,-' - f,,,, ~
u4 anu ht uAu 4 iIN"i IT'D f-''' iN ',"". ~
the chuicn. Brown WIS po,,.u .i'@ ..' ,.II ep
gutter. hu' came DA'N ,o ,D, "l',,' a'' io..' -'
Alh lii'itl.I gre h'' =, 49,,
lbro"nt ne Nl. aII I',.'u' "u" ti.' '.''''
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. Ioio"eo 1' IN- ,Io""' .,' 49,, w.,
BOW "H1'' 'u - -'u a. LII t',..
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o.-'l '..'. "".' '''''i ~. r.l.,.ed
.'.'o. o.. ,.l, ljo, % try IL hut Ser.
oosof CONAN, advised Brown TO 90 on with
out Lsvng harsh means used on him. and he
consented 10 do so as soon as the crowd Vas
driven back.
Sir. Richardson was proceeding 10 argue
the case lou the ground that the arrest was
illegal and that his client could not be held
for resisting an officer when the officer bad
ovcr-tcpped hs authority IN mmlnZ thf
arirslI' Nutu 'olpN'i 'pp,'""'''' Wv ~.
."o' "'''." ,t., ,i' go bo di.,eissod He
S"U a' ~ ,., ,.', - ,,o .o,durt ~ officer
~ ''' ir'i,,si1,, Tho nrisonor thereby
,a.,.. 1,i,..i5 an an ,on.i footing with hlm
a,t oeis-,r,,, to frhf
""J' ,rhe y''1,iu7 r,j.oDer ~ was discbarged.
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sH''.''' N'S' 0'' Wv
James Burke, the proprietor oi saloon on
Seventeenth street near Broad was chat geo
/ WIN htepIh- us u.'-' o.u, VI ~" ""D .'.'.''i-
hlnor on sunday Nag ON. Wo ',o "Iln'a'e, ',
testified tnat tney ",ir ln LURE p.ace iAs.
sunday and GOT hqnor: ne ue'enuAAl en..liI
having ureu COM lirl'" % 'N' an. 80
on the 2)lh ol lasi month ana naeS S-S 60 ..
Justice CIutchuelo iWposru uus Vi e'y j..
iue present ca-c' ana NA.n,u bu,Se enss u