The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-06
ROUND TO SUFFER.
LAW BREAKERS MADE TO TOE THE
MARX.
IMPORTANT DOCKET IN TIE
HUSIINGS COURT.
CASI> OF HIGH AND s.Ow 3EGGEE-
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oAsr> OF HIGH AND now DHGGEE.

Yesterday morning the Hastings
court room was densely crowded when
Judge 5. b. Witt took his seat on the
bench.
The prisoner narrow and contracted
pen was literally packed with offenders
against the law. and it was noticeable
that among them there was q sharp
numerical sprinklins Of youths, mere
children IN fact.
MAKES a STRONG APPEAL.
The fist case called was that Of Jo-
seph Reed. charged with petit larceny.
Tie is the man that was arrested IN Nor
folk for stealing gold-leaf from W. e.
Sim0ns. Of this city. After the jury
had been ompanelcd ard the indict-
meul read h ed plead guilty. and then
made most affecting appeal in his Own
behalf 10 The jury. His voice was tIem-
ul0us with emotion. and I'D his honest
confession Of the crime With which he
stood charged he declared that the use
&c inioxicants had been the cause 81 his
fall Then me appealed % the jury for
mercy. and declared in his statement
that ne would never again be guilty OF
using an intOXicant of any kind. His
remarks were delivered with eloquent
and pathetic force. SO much so THAI
tears were brought TO the eyes of some
of the listeners. The jury brought in "A
verdict of confinement IN Jail fifteen
days. that being the minimum punish
ment.
SMALL OFFENDERS.
Tire next case included a bach Of
small offenders. the Oldest of whom
could not have been older than ten
Yeas.
These boys were sent up from the
Police Court and true bills had been
found against them by the grand jury,
the crime beng petit larceny.
Judge Witt and Colonel VI. $. Spots
wood decided to enter nOile prOSquis IN |
then cases. Judge Wit ordered that |
then mother be sent for. and when She !
appeared before the court the Judge |
told her 90 take the boys home and |
give them a good whipping. THIS she |
promised faithfully 10 do. and the old |
woman took them out. All the parties
were cOlOrod.
CURIOUS CASE.
Charles Rosser vii. stand upon record |
As the first white man i'm the city Of |
Richmond that ever engaged coiored /
counsel, and f. a. Randolph Was the
counsel
The charge against Rosser was that |
he had resisted Officer +. II. Rediord /
in the discharge of his duty. The EVIL |
dence i'm the case showed that IL took I
Officers Redford, W. W. Crane. and j. |
j. Goodman 10 take the man TO the /
station-house.
Randolph caused his client TO plead /
guilty, and. pending his remarks. two /
cOlored prisoners INDUCED in such loud /
talk that Judge Witt ordered them to |
be taken out and locked up.
The jury gave Rosser sixty days IN /
Jail.
WOMAN SHOOTER.
Mary Thomas was charged with /
shooting at, with intent to Kill, Cath
crime earns.
This case evoked considerable amuse-
ment. Giles Jackson was counsel for
Mary, and Giles is an original cha-ac
ter. lie tackled one witness. Bob
Smith, however. that knocked HIM out.
This was a tall colOred man, who lived
in the same house that Mary Thomas
does. Catherine shoat had broken
into Mary 5 yard. and some one bad
broken its back. This caused the
rumpus, and Bob was charged with
the chense, and Catherine earns hus-
band. with an axe, came up TO Smith
house TO have redress.
Smith ordered him away from his
gate. and described how earns raised
his axe m a threatening way.
Il stepped back un suatched an old
sabre where l ksep fur defense hind
my door.
You keep a sabre. then. DO youy'
said jackson, in loud voice.
Vas. do. brought it from tue
Confederate army; got 1t in my house.
nn 'spect to keep 1t dar' sir, long as
live. -
With such replies as these he silenced
Jackson. and Colonel Spoiswood asked
that Hove proseQ,H DO entered. which
" as done.
THE BAD BURGLAR.
The case Of James Van Horn. an ace
)f-spades hued individual. who entered
he dwelling house Of Mrs. NJ. +. Smith
and took therefrom a gold watch OF the
value OF 500. aud a diamond ring Of
he value of $50.
Mrs. Smith was the first witness. and
.hc fully identified Van Horn after he
= as made 20 doll the coat she wore in ,
QUIT ard don the one he wore the
li Int he committed the burglary.
Mrs. Smith said she saw the man in
Ter room try ing to fit key to her bu-
eau. She screamed for help and the {
pan fed. A pair Of shoes found in the !
table yard were also proven 10 belong
d the prisoner. Sergeant A. NJ. Tom
inson took the case and with but a Z
mall clue worked 1t successfully. ac- y
"A task that the best detect- a
We might be proud of. He was assist v
Il by Officer Enright. The jury found j
be prisoner guilty, and ascertained his a
srm Of confinement III the State prison
seven years. a
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