Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-28
IT WAS A PUT-UP JOB.
No Case Against BedmOnd-Two Bar
keepers Tined-Othor Cases.


For two hours or more yesterday morn
ing Ju,tice CrItcbfeld was engaged IN
an investigation OF the charge preferred
against John W. Redmond, the colored
barber, of setting fire 20 and attempting to
burn the barber-shop and dwelling located
on Twelfth street between Main and Frank
lin. Commonwealth Attorney Spotswood
conducted the prosecution, and Edgar Al
Ian. ESQ. and Giles jackson represented
the defendant,
The circumstances under which Red
m0nd was arrested have been fully pub
lishcd in the D,spdtct. He first complained
10 Detective Wren that some one had at
tempted 20 burn his shop last Thursday
night. and from the statements made 20
him the Detective felt warrantedin causing
Redmond % bearrested. The heevldence that
an attempt 20 burn the building was found
in some oil which had boon sprlnkled
on the partition in the shop and set hre 70.
The only witnesses introduced besides Mr..
Wren were Lucrctia Cook. VINO lives over
the shOp. and her two sisters, and before
the last one was through with her testi-
monv Colonel SpOtswOod arose and asked
that tho case be dismissed, which the
Court very promptly did. The Justice
said the story Of these three women was
evidently q well-gOtten-up hoax and he
was satisfied there was not word OF truth
in it,.
Mr.. Allan suggested such characters rs
these women should not be allowed 20 90
unpunished.
sALOON-KEEpERs FISED.
James L. Botto keeper of a bar-rOOm on
Main street near IWenty-thlrd. was sum-
monod to appear 10 show cause why he
should not be fined for keeping his bar
room omen on last sunday.
Nlr. Botto was promptly on hand, and
when the Police Justice entered his Office
he handed him five crisp s. bills saying
81 do not care to make any defence; take
the S2j and let me 60"
Mr.. Jungee. who keeps n bar-room on
Sixth street between Marshall and Clay
streets. wa also reported for keeping her
bar-rOom opcn on last Sunday.
A youth by the name of Lipscomb testi-
fed that hc was IN Mrs. Jungcc', bar last
Sunday with two gentlemen. lie did not
drink anything but the others did.
The defence did not Introduce any Wit
nc-.es aud submitted the case.
Mrs. Juugee was fined 50.
The case of 4. Equi. charged with the
same offence, was continued until TINS
morning.
TT WOULD not WORK.
Frederick Martin, soedy-lookng indi-
vidual, was charged with ya-Iaucy. Io-
Eceman Shoemaker testified that he was
called ON Tuesday 10y Mr. Tholl to arrest
AN impostor who was going about the
streets with has arm IN a sling getting
money from citizens on the plea that
his arm had been severely burned,
which prevented him from working. and
he was suffering for something to eat
The officer said he arrested Martin and
/ took him o. the statiou-house. y witness
testified that be heard Martin say 10 a
friend that he put something on his arm to
blister It, Justice Crutcnheld, after eX-
amininq Martins arm and seeing that j.
was bli-tercd by the use Of crOton oil, told
the prisoner that he ought 10 boz gwen nine
and thirty on his bare back for being such
a fraud. Martin was committed for ninety
davs IN default of surety.
Thomas Flanagan, q youth Of seventeen,
/ WAS charged with being q suspicious cha
rarter Flanagan admitted that the bla
fellow put his arm IN splnts and SEM hlm
/ ont 10 beg. He also went down for ninety
4 days.
SIXTY DAYS.
! Willie Richardson (col0rcd), stealing q
/ lot of eggs aud bag of -four, the property
Of Winston Cephas. Sent 20 lail for sixty
days.