The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-25
Editor Times:

Editor Times:
Personally | have nothing against, orr CITY
Treasurer MIR. Chiidrey' officially have an',
as q citizen interested IN every department OF
! Our government desire briefly to express my
views pro bono pubhcO."
First Of all. / would state that if he had com
piled with the city ordinance IN dsiiy 60, n
ditor. there would have been no shortage OF
s2,gD). Sc shown by the Mayor
If ignorant Of his duty there is no excuse Tor
him, and II he willingly AMI knowingly ignored
il. ~ shown by the same report. there Is less;
As demonstrated hy his Honor report there
were numhcrle.s instances wherein no WaNeii
the penalties imposed upon those who allowed
th-ir iii, 10 20 by default for non payment,
thus depriyins the city OF 50 .much revenue
due IL.
BY what authority was this done2
IL, for example, some .ioor laborng man or
woman working for their daily Tread had been
SO unfortunste 20 have been placed IN similar
position, by misfortune or otherwise, would ne
have been 30 Insgnaminous?
II not impelled by desire TO retain or IN
crease hi, popularity. then why this lcniency7
Again by what authority did he rebate or
have dated certain bills as shown IN his
Honor report
These are pertinent questions in which the
public are interested. CITIZEN.
Ia tho Courts.
Supreme C0rt az Apptrfs.-Coleman against
Sands. registrar. Argued by Edmund Naddill,
Jr.. Esq. for plaintiff and Charles y. Meredith
ESQ, Tor defendant and submitted.
Wells and sis. against Hughes and ais, Passed
HAYES against Bargamin; Glblln against Bar
Hunter against Hume. Argued by James r.
Cation, ESQ. for defendant IN error ana sub
mtted.
Cifl Circuit ConJt-The following suits were
instituted yesterday: Gates and Brown against
J. L. Newell. action OF trcspass ON the case.
DAMAGES, 80 o.
Miller. her husband; action OF debt for S3E.lL
Chnnoery C0,0i-Edward A. Hopkins qualified
as administrator Of the estate Of John II. Hop
kins, deceased. The estate Is valued at 500.
Hastings Co'rf-Judge William Josiah Leake
presided. Civil cases were heard yesterday.
HeRricO Comm Cfr7n COiTt.-A supersedeas
and writ Of error have been granted 10 Jug
mcnt in the County Court IN the matter OF levy
ing taxes for the improvement OF Lee District
The suit had been brought by Cayco and
others against the Board Of Trustees OF Leo Dis
trict the plaintiffs questioning the night or the
Board Of Supervisors to leyy6peclal taxes Tor the
improvement 81 Lee District. The case Will be
tried In the Circuit Court at the next term,
which begins May 9Th.
Judge Minor yesterday afternoon went on
tour Of inspection Of the property belonging to
the FairmOnt Land Company.
That corporation had presented petition tor
the establishment Of a uniform grade, when
was argued few days ago.
Thoms. CLAYTON was tried in tho County Court
Yesterday afternoon before Justice James i.
Lewis on the charge Of attempting to cut W. L.
TAYLOR with 4 butcher knife.
Later ia the day Judge Minor granted
habea. corpus and admitted Clayton 10 bail.
Polfce Cotnt-Crminal Docket Quige num-
her Of boys were arraigned yesterday morning
on the charge OF icing dlsordcriy on the street
and throwing rocks. Some Of them were dis
missed on the payment Of cost while others had
TO Pay - fine besides.
Iue D.bnoy colored. was charged with steal
Ing s5 from J. T. Hodges. His case was con-
tinucd until next Monday.
Enclno Shelton and Mamie Hyde, both coll
ored. were charged with being disorderly and
using bad language on the street. The Former
was fined e. and cost, and the latter s2jO and
cost
Joseph r. Smith, coored, had to pay $3.50 and
cost for similar ofien.e.
Richard spears colored, had to pay a. and
The charge against 4. Miller for receiving
stolen iron was dismissed on payment Of cost.
Ole 1indall and II. y. Goodwin were fined
g - each and cost 'or fighting Ia She street.
following case. ". ID. Courtney IN favor OF
Baldwin \ brown; s3D.0; Mrs. Rcbeccs Hymes
in favor Of !. Sipler so0t; Chaflc 7. Landrum
in favor Of ". S. Gum. SOFA; d. ". Bowles in
favor OFT, c. Hain, trustee sssi c; Bate,helier
vor Of Otto Morgen.tern.ls3; George Crutchfeld
in favor OF II. j. Richardson 4 Co, s67 81; 4.
Niseman in favor Of oscar CRAM, $40; A.
Thompson IN favor OF 5. q. Lott, sa); j. Z.
Houston in favor OF McAdams & Berry, ss %;
ss -: lucu. Field. in favor OF nr'. b. J. Glib
ron. ss4O5: sam Michaes contested Stanley
Iipscomb & Co, se5,'s; L. Coplin in favor Of
Fraakel Brothers. SIZE: James Dunn in favor
Richardson 4 Co, 1913; G. IL. Goodwin IN ia
yor OF J. l. Beale, si2; James welsh IN favor Of
Henry Cohen. $40: Charles Peasants, in favor
of the same ~; VI I. Clarkson III favor Of the
same. Is; John y Brown IN favor OF Mrs. VIII
liam Mallory, s2.