Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-27
sEVENTY-FVe CASES HEARD.
Three Persons sent On and Others Fined
and Jniled.

h1i 'hAiFA.
There were seventy-fve cases heard in
the Police Court yesterday morning. and ;
o'clock was near et hand when the last ono
had been disposed ot and Sergeant Thomas
remarked 10 the motley crowd: Court ls
over; YOU can 90 now
In several warrants az many "a from
three TO five persons were charged jointly
with the same offence. SO that there were
really about eighty-fve or ninety prison
ers. The crowd IN tho courtroom num-
bcrcd perhaps 800. and about hat ~ many
more stood IN groups on the street near oY.
TIE HOTEL ROW.
Tho examination in the case Of Thomas
Smith and Walter Ferguson, both of
Manchester, charged with trespassing
on the property of the Hotel Dods0n and
being disOrderly and assaultIng aud beat
iuC Charles >. DOdson with Is stick, con-
sumed a great deal Of time and
attracted considerable attention. \
number Of witnesses were examined
and there were present from Man
chester % number of friends OF the
Young men, both OF whom are hard-wOrk-
ing mon and bear good regulations. The
difficulty. which occurred IN the hotel
office lucsday nirht was reported IN the
DisDG'cl of the next morning. and the oyi-
dcucc. which was both yolumlnous and con-
fhctirg. threw very conditional light On
th' case. Mr. Dodson could not say who
struck him on the back of the head wiJh }. a
stick. nor could any one present identity
tH. scol,-round from which Mr. Dodson
iT.l tIooi, Ca,,r-oo,voaltb'e-A Attorney
SpOtswo0d represented the prosecution and
Mr.. G.. b. Macon aupearedt0rt thep prisoners,
for whom he made avery strong plea. hoth
OF lc accused We're sent on 10 the grand
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,-r ,,I'.. j. ,',. 5000 r,tietostirory went
T,n & @ S.n @no rr1t re.s''29b wbs0 '0 'I tbe V' TWO
l...,., ,.s.o ,.rro.t.1 aud thay viii proh,-
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.l;nr VIII ov,r como of the case. ns Mr..
nnlsor whose ininrv was NOT of A sorious
rb.r,ctsr t,lJ The pniire .Insficc that he
,.,.re,r.j -l.t Tho case 4houId be dismiss
ill ,t,j ,'t n'4n .i,s 'rnnor court
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siNr on FOR N.fp.h'
Au examination was h'lI IN me con-
tuutd case ~ Jonh 'Il Cuet ''oi1'cu .
charged with the murder oil NIA'' nom
ron, ana tho if'-oN I vas Ty"' ~" ~ ~"
grand jury. No facts were developed not
brought out aJ me inquest ana puDiii'7n,'
W tins paper. ur cgiureu ld"Sol Dn"v7
j. counsel Tor Mitchell.
o1HlR cAsTs.
N.l,ie MI arr.n (colorodO. stcalinc one
l,t IF ,is.-,-,r. tL-en sheets. four towels.
~ "o-.i.i,.. nn, ..,rt oue nlir Of shocs'
ana ,,c., a9,'d,arrIirfs. the tropprfy of NJ.
T. lin. eeut 20 ,aol for ntnsty DAYS.
Anpo.l tasau
Alb.r. bole Luther Holt and Joseph
Tol. yar, CHARGED with fighting aud
crrstiusa q a d.-turbance in the blr-room of
BENJAMIN Scheme Albert Boze was fined
$40 ind costs and the other two half tLat
amount.
John williams (colored). feloni0u-lv
stealing One lot OF wearing apparel. tle
,,r,',.-f, .f 7 ..nr1 Foy and Ko.a Bland.
S..t D.. ioil for ak months.
q',or..s Esu.hln. carving a pistol as a
cor.o,iri wcanuu. Fined ,2O and costs.
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