The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-10
FOLiCE COURT.
4 Dispute over some Opera 'uss.s seen
er,-Ninor Cases.

Sunday night. between II and /.
O'Clock. Mr. A. j. Ford. the owner of tn,
Broad street Opera House. received IN
formation &C his hotel that the scenery
in the Opera House was being removed
This WAS found 10 bs the fact. and q
warrant was sworn out charging Jam''
Sweeney. the liyery.stable man. with
carving a lot Of scenery from \. j.
pord. \ search warrant was also
sworn out 10 examine Mr. Sweeney Z
stables aud glsen 10 Sergeant TomlIn-
son. He found the scenery az
the stable. Mr. Sweeney refused
| To open the door Of his
, stable. Sergeant Tomlinson said that
he conld. Of course. broke in the stable.
but he did not have teams to take the
machinery 10 the station. house without
using Mr. Sweeucy's. and he did not
want 10 be arrested for stealing Nh.
Sweeney : horses aud wagons. lie
placed an officer on watch. however.
which was kept up all night and pant
e Yesterday.
Yesterda, Nr. George A. Henderson,
the mau who has been running the
show. was arrested also ou the same
charge. or Is an abscondilg debtor.
The parties were IN court aCc0mpa'
nied 10y their counsel, Mr. Louis Wen
denbnrg Mrs. Henderson accompanied
her husband.
aMr. \. j. Ford testified that the
scenery taken WIS bis own. The Count
asked hin # it was stolen. Mr Ford
replied. They took my property az II
o clock AT night. The Court said thar
the taking OF other people = property
without their consent. was surely steal /
iug. Mr. Ford stated also that ilender T
son WAS in deb. 20 him for rent.
Mr.. Wendenbufg stated that be- could .
prove that no scenery had been taken /
from the Opera-IIOuse which did not /
belong to Mr.. Sweeney All the scenery /
taken away from the Opera House. and
which was nOw intact 20 Svccney sta
bic was the property of Mrs. tlender
son. She purchased It IN Baltimore
and had a biii Of sale for It. Mrs. Hon
ierson had given bin Of sale for the
same scenery to Mr. Sweeney. Moth.
ng belonging to Mr.. Ford mad been
ak,n away. Toe check for $50 Mr.
sweeney gave for the property was
low at his bank.
The Count said he preferred sif'ing
he matter 10 the bottom, aud must
lave Mr. Fotd's witnesses.
Mr. SNeeney aud Mr Henderson were
,liltd in the sum of $500 eech.
Alter court. Sergeant rOmllnson ex-
cuted the search warrant. and brought
u the euery IN large double wagon
% the Police Courtroom
The case will be ventilated % NOR
ow. and thu ownership of the prop
riy ard whether there has been "a
heft determined. Mr Sweeney says
e can Prove beyond doubt II az ne
ought II at bona fde sale.
ornrR CAsFs
John L3Bdrum wa hucd - and costs
u being dis1id,ili ard resisting Po-
ceman iiuchcr.
William stefheH icolJfedl, charged
it'll stealing one pair cf shoes from d
|. SJmmers. was gwen thirty days iu B.
If. Stephen vas alsD fined $50 and
)sts for carrying concealed weapons r
,-wit a rszlr.
Carter Fountain ,coioTed di.orderly
the street and resisting the police.
as fined = and COSTS
Charles G.. Bowler was fined $ , and
'sis Tor improper conduct. While IN
IIauce vile he walked away without
ing noticed. An attachment was is
igtF
Amanda M3rli. coloreJ) was lnsd
and cost for using pfoiaDe language
ia. atfeet. /
Frank Lee. a little ebony-skiunel
~, was arrested as a yagraut When
ked where he lived. he said No
here. he was sent ID the almshou,e.
James II. Green lcolofedl charged
tth beating Lucy Perry on the street, q
rs fined $40 aud costs. 4,