The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-27
In the COURT.

and Itlfff. ana one 90 ilf HIi.FtN'N ''''.'
Of the Christmas Of 1889 closed
In the Courts.
p,fiec r0u1.-Thc Police Justice held
his court on Christmas day for about an
hour. during which time numnerot tfiNllt
casos were disposed Of. The following Wer,
tried. Eugene Monroe (cploredt cnarteu
with being disorderly and lighting IN liie
bar-rOOm Of i-ham jenkins. was hned -
and COSTS. James Mallory was fined s. and
costs Tor improper concurt on ihe s,Ie'i,
lack Rhodes and Richard lsa3cs, charged
with throwing rocks and breaking the door
If Mar, Thomas. were fined each 500 ana
costs. Charles Harris. di-ordefy in the
b.r-r30m of Joseph Perkins, fined - ana
costs.
Four persons went 10 jail Christmas day.
Tho docket Of Yesterday WAS long one,
Numbering scycuty-lOur eases. seventeen
partie- went tO Jail and siVo.io collected
The case which attracted the most aiieh-
ton and people was Tie charge oi tre9pd 10
inc ON tine premises oi the Hotel podsou, re-
ir~ di-ord.riv aud striking 4. =. DodSDn
with "A stick. preferred against Thomas
smith and Walter Ferguson. smith ana
FERGUSON had mo- connection with AFFAIR De-
tween MIR. Dld,on and three others down
stairs. bat hearing Of DO. went after p0dsot
40 enquire. and from this began the heht.
Mr. James Haihin. a Northern IMAM. here on
busiue--. testified tO both smith and fcrgll-
SON striking D0ds0n. At this same moment
Mr. ped,op was struck on the head with q
walking stick with such force rs % break
/ H.. This blow came from behind anu madr
n s,aln wound. which bltd pr1iusely. Nh.
Dodsln said. four OF lou are on one man
come 10 lne one at n time and fI lick th.
l FI.I
went D0d-On On top of his opponent where
| Inc hrid him. The parties We're separated
and Smith and Ferguson were arrested.
/ The other two men had disappeared.
/ Iba f,yo Gentlemen surrendered themselves
Yesterday evening and were b8iied. Justice
! rnfchGeld ~lii tiiat I'm his opinion The
chaf.o should he felony. Nr. g.. Is. Macon.
corn.el for the accused. stated that the ole
ftire civ OF Manchester could not show inhf
mon of better character than ihc four
/ accused. DE- could MOI lind scintilia oI
evidence to make the charge illoni
! Commonwealth Attorney ~pottsWo.a
',,o,,,,l tbat was "a felony. Both p1rfo-
were sent 1u Co. tine Grand jury ana were
/ bailed I'm the sum of 500 each. d.
smiths father going security for both.
.Joiu Williams (cO.0red). 900 old offender
wa, charged with stealing Tot of Nrafii-
anuarel from Laura Eos and Rosa Bland
/ "A iiliam. being IL man who would steal any
t,ino hD could yet BOT. hands ON, was given
fine iuH term ior petty larceny month
in ian. Nellie McLuuren tcoloreG). charged
/ with sielln. lot of glassware. linen, a.
from 81. s. Barlow, WIS given four months
I'm lil. Mary j. Brown lrolofeD was
/ rh,r,,od with stealing ole chain. one pair
III nsr-ring-. and moncy-bOy with 1929 ii
il. wa, caught with the stolen goods 900 htl
uo..r--ion. rl. VAS given four mouths Do
/ iyU Laura Miller lcOi0redj was found
0nilty OF stealing pOcAet-hDOk r0nthnin-
ninety cent. from ~a.lie lia-u.ch. sem. O.
isu in IlflultOfs lNu security urth.riy day
/ some week. a-s John Mitchell. am ugly
] brutal unlro of over fifty years NJ age. gave
/ Grace Thornton 20 fearful beating. F0W
DAVIS later she died. An inquest -fd po-'
u6rtom was held. Yesterday the case
came up for examination. coroner itNiD'
aid the tNu worst nfuise, oh ihe nNo9 Wth
one on the back of the head and one Over
the right csc. in making the Internal eN.
.rfp.iion lie found that "a diseased BLOOD
vessel had burst. THIS WIS the mmcdilt.
cause of death. The doctor thought thai
ibe blood vessel might have burst anyhow
IN leiug diseased or II pol. ht not nave hur-
1 when ia did. Onc witness WAS examined
who saw the beating. Mitchell wa'
sent Oh tie gran jury. ilaTi. B0oke
feolorah throwing rocks in the stree
,V.s fined SO and costs. t}nthi
II1miIfna and sarah lewis tNoth coiNra0
l,ad a debf on the street. Each were Zine,
$3.50 and costs. Albert bDlc, Luther hoi
and Joseph B0ze were charged WIN h-ni
inc and creating "a disturbance Do me- OAR
r,,n of Ben scheme. The first named Wa'
nncd sl0 the last Two we're hht" eaeh ,.
aud COSTS. William iOles (colOrcd) WH
.Ha .HH i
with a knife. Della Johnson tcolored
assaulted and struck Dora Hicks vail,
.he was i'm the custody Of H. {
Hunter. Z. yhe lind was - and costs
James smith (colorcd) charged With tres
Dss-iug ON the premises and attempting T.
a,tsr the house nf Andrew fontane,e Will
intent % commit larceny, Na- rtqured' ID
live security tor one month in ihe sum a.
s300. jaime. Sweet (cOlureaD pad 9-.Dl anl
costs for striking Joe Bland with u rock
Robert Iurpin and John JNull-o.
CHARGED with striking Charles Win
rock were fined each $40 aud costs
william u ran tco.ored- charged WIN 'e
.i.fiu. Policeman Wren in the discharge e.
hi. dtitv. was fined SD and COSTS. T." !
stewart (.aiOred). di.0rderly on electric
car SO. 90. Was fined s. and costs. iiliHn
smith f-olored}. disordorly On the street. Wu
fnad - Sd and costs. Lille Johnson lcO'
oredl. d -0rdprly ON the street, nned So
ana costs. 4 drunken man came 10 ih
back door ~ hcresidence Of Mr. \. y. 1ui
eon. ON seventh street near Clay. christina
s;oht while Nr. Guiz0n was shooting Ore
works in front. and tried Co set in. oI
iGuigan tried ID drive hm away. aha as h
.rould not 20. Dee beat him. The man su9"e'
,iui,t. and SIR. Guieon had him arrested. J
f.nt f,ur men to get MIN 90 the station
house. lie WAS lined i0r being drunk
Thomas Baughan paid So for carrying
pistol.
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