The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-31
THE POLICE COURT.
: watch Case Consumes the Time Of the
Court.

: watch Case Consumes the Time Of tn
Court.
Tuesday morning s docket was small
but some OF the cases of trifng char
actcr consumed a great deal of time il
their disposition.
Thomas Parrish. the young maj
charged with stealing a gold watcl
from the person OF WV. Pierce and a sil
yer watch from some person unknown
was partly tried yesterday. Parrisl
denied stealing the gold watch, bu
said be got IT from another party
named Nike George. Mr.. Pierce saiC
that no one was with him at the time
the watch was stOlen from his pocket il
DOnati's bar-rOOm last 4lh Of July. Mr.
Pierce said that his watch was in hi.
vest pocket. which was hanging open
The chain was loosely fastened in the
butt0n-lole which was torn, ano
the chain could easily hav,
been ieiked out. Parrish was standing
close 10 him. He had never seen him
before. Suddenly Parrish said he wa
going Outand would be back in three
minutes. About five or ten minute.
after be left Mr.. Pierce discovered the
loss o. his watch. lie and Mr.. Malone
the other party to the trio, hunted foi
Parrish, but could not find him and
then gave the case 10 the police.
The watch, which was sold for - 10
Bachrach. the pawnbroker, was resold by
him last Saturday TO an Italian. Bach
rach is out of town. and his clerk. Mr.
Goodman. says he won't be back fOr
three weeks. Bachrach sold the watch
himself. and he alone knows the par
ticular person who has it. The case
was continued for ten days.
Policeman Hall. who worked mp the
whole case, fixed his man IN Newport
News and arrested him there. He con-
Cluded half an hour after the court had
adjourned that ne could find the Italian
who purchased the watch. whether Mr..
Bachrach IS clerk. Goodman. knew him
or not. He started of and did not stop
going until DE reached the bridge now
being built by the Belt Line
across the james. several miles above
the city. There ne saw Mr. A. b. Di.
ladi. an Italian gentleman of high char
acler. who Is the master bridge builder.
lie j. was who purchased the watch
from Bachrach. and he paid the sum Of
tl5 for IT, This watch. it will be re-
memJcred. 8achfach bought for -.
Mr. Diladi did not want TO give
It up. bat the officer told him
Bachlach would make it good. Mr
Goodman told Mr. Diladi that he would
give him a similar watch at q =. NJ.
yesterday evening, and i'm the mean
ime gave him his own watch as socu.
-ity.
I'm The other case that Of stealing
liver watch from some person an.
Known. lhe owner was found by Police
nan Hail. ID was SIR G.. +. Hitchman.
le said he lost his watch on July 4ih
lst while having a good time. The
watch Parrish paWned in Newport 5
>ews was Identified by Iiitchman as
'eug bis. Parrish says that he found
DEE watch in his own pocket. but don .
snow how it got there. Somebody
must have given It TO him. be thought
Ie went 90 jail for four months.
II. Gofsl0rf. charged with being
trunk and disorderly in the street, was
iued So and costs.
NICK Myers had to pay 50 for driving
'is lcaded team ON macadamized pave
nents.
Albert Dibnoy lcoloredl was fined
-lOaud costs for beating Dia Dabncy
% the street.
Mrs. George Miller. charged with
ufsiug. abusing. aud using indecent
anguaee To- Helen Bell, was fined So
ud COSTS.
William Kemp. james Bell, Kate /
ackeon and Willie Branch are four
oiored children who live ON Ninth /
ireet north of Turpin. and Will persist
0 night in lighting and unlighuog /
amps. Sir. Henry Cohen. superinton- .
END of lamp lighters, Monday night /
aught the children in the act. The .
'uut turned them over To- thoir pa-
ants TO be- punished. with the warning
l.t il they came there again all would
ave io pay iiuc.
Charles Miller. charged with being
wrk aud disorierly. was required To-
iVe security in the sum Of 500 for siX
Months