Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03
THEY ASSAULTED THE BAlLlFF.
Two Young Men Sent On for This Offence
Other Cases.


WI. st. Clair and Charles Crouch were
before the Police Court yesterday morn
inc charged with assaulting and resisting
Bailif Dan. Turner. who attempted to
arrest them Friday while IN row.
Mr.. Turner testified that while the Po-
lice Justice was trying his docket on that
day difficulty occurred on Franklin
street near kane's bar-room, diagonally
opposite to the Police Court. and that he
ran to the parties participating IN the
fight and discovered Paul st. Clair holding
a man down with his head between his
knees pounding him IN the face with his
fist. He separated the men and told them
tbev were under arrest. While holding
Paul st. Clair, Watson st. Clair, his brother,
came up and told Turner that he had no
authority to arrest any one. Words fol-
lowed, and az Watson st. Clair continued
To use abusive language Turner arrested
hun also. The two brothers offered to go
to the station-house if he would re-
lease them, but after continuing,
short distance in this manner they
escaped in the crowd. Turner pursued
them and caught Watson st. Clair, who
showed fight. Meanwhile Paul st. Clair
came ND and also attacked the Baillf, who
then was forced to defend himself most
vigorously. In the struggle he was struck
over the head and knocked on bis knees,
and had his shirt, which be produced as
evidence. torn completely to pieces. Po-
liceman W. G. Wilkinson then appeared on
the scene and went to Turner's assistance,
and w. l.. ST. Clair was taken TO the sta
tion-house, but his brother escaped.
Mr. johnson testified that he went into
Kane's bar-room and was followed out by
the st. Glars and Crouch, when the fight
followed.
During the row Crouch also interfered
with Bailf Turner, telling him that he
had no right to interfere, and that his place
was in tho Police Court.
Both St. Clair and Crouch threw them
selves upon the mercy Of the Court. ad-
hitting that they were drunk at the time
Of the occurrence.
Justice Crutch6eld discharged Johnson.
who was considerably bruised, having q
very black eve, and sent st. Clair and
Crouch on to the grand jury.
MANY WOMEN FINED.
The continued case of Mary White, Vir-
ginia Branch, Maggie Branch alias Wat
kins, and Julia Gray, all colored, charged
with fighting and creating disturbance
on Fifteenth and Marshall streets near the
Jail. was called. The trouble seemed to have
arisen from ouarrels over their children,
and axe-helves and gas-pipe were used
quite freely. A large number Of witnesses
were examined. and of these Marion Will
liams, Willie Tyree, Irene Jones, and Cas-
sic White showed by their evidence that
they had also participated IN the melee, con.
seouently Justice Crutchfeld ordered
them TO consider themselves arrested and
| fined the whole party $3.50 and costs each.
Mary White, who seemed to have emerged
from the battle considerable worsted with
quite severe wound on her head, was ex-
empted from paying the fine.
OTHER CASES.
The following other cases were also dis
posed of: -,
George Grant, charged with unlawfully
assaulting, cursing. and striking Charles
Booker on the street. Fined $3.50 and
costs.
Thomas Payne (colored), charged with
| unlawfully stealing one cantoloupe and
cursing and abusing Harrison Jones. Re
CURED to give security in the sum of 500
| for ninety days.