Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
WORK OF THE JUSTICE.
Matthews Sent TO New Jersey-Nlnety
Days for Stealing al.


Days for Stealing sf.
There was q large audience at the Police
Court Yesterday mOlning. and the Offend
efs were not few. There were, however,
not many cases either of importance or
pubic interest.
Robert Matthews, who was arrested here
several days ago on the charge Of being a
fugitive from justice trOm the state OF
New jersey, was taken before the Justice
and turned over to an officer from Patter-
son 20 be taken TO that city for trial. Mat
thews Is charged in Patterson with having
committed au assault. Soon alter his ar
rest here Matthews employed Alr. A. E.
Cohen to defend him, aud gave hn an or
der on Justice Crutchield for S25 of the
money that was taken from his person when
he was captured The agreement WAS that
Cohen should institute hdJedS corpus pro.
ceedings in the Hastings and Circuit
Courts 10 secure Matthew's release from
iail. Matthews said that before such pro-
ceedings were commenced no counter
mauded the order, but Cohen claimed
that such was not tho case. The Justice
at first decided that 1t WAS his duty to re-
tain $50 for Cohen, but later on he was
satisfied by other evidence than Matthew'S
statement that the order had been c0un.
termunded, and he geve to the prisoner all
tho money taken from his person, ana
as he said fret. Matthews handed 80 TO
the young attorney.
NINETY DAY8sEOR FOUR DOLLARS.
Robert Johnson (colored) was charged
with stealing 81 IL United States currency
from Mrs. b. W. Cosby. Mrs. Cosby test-
fed on Wednesday during the Fair she
pays Robert bat TO take 20 Mrs. q. Is.
Barbee. but Robert did not return the
money which Mrs. Barbee testified she
paid to HIM. Giles Jackson, seeing that
tho case against Johnson was very pam
one. directed his efforts TO get HIM on
with as light punishment as posslole' lie
reminded the Court that Robert might
have cone ont TO the Fair and uninten-
tiOnally spent some OF Mrs. COSBY
money or have Jared like himself,
who went TO tho show with S40O IN ms
pocket and came back nearly Droke. NOD
err might have beenrobbed. During such
times II is difficult for person to hold on
10 his money. declared the cOlored AdVO-
cate. ''Whv," he said, when the great
Governor Of New York was here even Ser,
geant Thomas did not escape the thieves"
The Court IN sentencing Robert TO ninety
DAYS. humOrously remarked that he was
Obliged to protect Mrs. Cosby, for wheh
she loses her money she will certainly raise
the price on bonncts.
OTHER CASKS.
Tucy Madison (COlOred) was CuafBeu
with unlawfully and telonlously cutting
and WoundIng Thomas Brooks with Il
knjfo. with intent TO main, dlsngure, dls-
allie. and kill. The case was sent on TO
the Hastings Court. -,
Sjlas Johnson (colored), charged with
heing a susplcious character, was required
10 I've security for 800 for the period oil
thITty days, and in default he was sent
down. The Sergeant. after exercising ms
thinkers, remembered that warrant hau
been sworn out for said johnson on
charge of felony in 1883. lie VIII DO trleu
for tins offence Saturday. -,
Barber Ben. Chapman was charged with
using insulting language to Mr; George
nabpey WoottoD. the lawyer and authOr;
Fach flatly contradicted the other, ana
bnaIIv MIR. Wootten said he could prove
what no said by Air. B. f. Tlnsley. Ihe
case was continued until to-day IN ORDER
for Nr. Hnsloy to be summoned.
Mark Shinault, who Is lust out OF lall,
yyag CHARGED with cursing and abusing his
wife. H9 was fined $40 and security LOT
six months was required. In default OF
this he went back TO prison..
Henry Brown tcOlored), who was aware
of the fact that winter was coming on ana
that ho did not have sufficient amount
~ cover visited the house OF one hlTs'
Rprke and carried of bed-quilt OF the
value of SO. The Justice, after hearing
the evidence decided TO turn him over 10
tte care of Sergeant Epps.. where Tor the
next SIX months he will DO MADE COM
Portable.