Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-07
TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
A Marriage at the Police Court Nester
day-The Docket slim.

Winter is almost here, and no longer DO
the negro urchins while away the evening
hours or the glad sunshine Of the Sabpath
upon the streets In the interesting niue game
ot GRAMS Nor do the neghbOrs children tree
nass uDon our premises or break down the gar
den fence by climbing over. IL Is tne s"eetest
season Of the year-when the ruddy glo" o!
huge fire sends n thrill OF comfort through every
nhTe OF n mans body and the twilight skies
assume a deeper crimson every day.
These allurIDg influences tend 10 detract irOni
the usually irresistible attractions onereu at tne
Police Court, and the Justice and the Sergeant
are both in a rather melancholy mood lt mas
been several days since there was docket Oi
any moment at this tribunal The usual rush
for front seats Is now un)Dserycd, ana the Tue Vi
wickedness seems 20 be ~ low eDO.
Yesterday morning there were present seven
offenders, nvc ncWspaper-men, an audience Oi
Il rty-twO, and the regular adiuncts OF tne courI.
Giles jackson was on hand, ana the mos m1s'
striking feature Of his appearance was the SICK
ness OF his head. Giles was present 10 prihe
about peace In the same locality IN when ne on
the day previous opened warfare. But Giles IL
good-natured and would not haIin any oi his io''
low-creatures unless there was money mt
The case in which he has figured most con-
snicuously was that against John l.. Scott q
society leader among the cOlored contingent vi Vi
the city, who was charged Wlth tne petiayai VI
Iaabelia Burton This was case In whlch tne
heroine did not leave the town with anOther iel,
low but was satisfied 70 cling 70 her John. Al
things had been prearranged, ana wheh the ous- @
fice proceeded 10 70 INTO INC oAiAill"t'o' -
sage counsellor arose and stated that ne ueslIeu
10 have the scene Transformed INTO one oi
marriage feast. 49, po,v,
er Of Equity in solemn tones ot Henry WaFd
BGecher twang.
ave are" came the response.
But am not a minister OF the Gospei mol
have ever married couple.
"If your Honor please said the lawyer
don't let that matter interfere Tor we nave Will
ua Rev Sanders Howell, OF the Second baptihl
church (colored), and good ana cohsecra'ou
brother" 49,. .,,,
With this Brother Howell arose from among
the crowd, lowered his green glasses, ana IN
semi woman like voice declared the speaker nae
told the truth. .....,..,
aThon," said the Justice, "let tho bridal party
repair 70 my private Office"
Inc ceremony was there performed py the
Rev Howell, after which the groom stopped anO
tenderly kissed Isabella, while his auecuohatt
bride was bubbling over.
Now that you have each other wed,
Only one thing more is 70 be said;
on the 9TH day OF next December
You appear at tho Hastings Court rememper.
This was the only real important case before
his Honor, though Susan Williams was charged
with atealing pair OF shoes from j. Oppelman
The shoes were valued at 65 cents, but II wa.
proyen that Susan had them when she entered
tppelman's place and she was discharged
Little jamie Manning, who lives on sixtr
strset between Canal and Byrd, was before Ills
Honor charged with throwing piece OF "oou
over the fence while at a netghoors house anc
striking Mrs. Winnie Lee Brown. Inc chllc
stated mat she only did the rash act 70 scare
Mrs. Brown and the Justice dismissed the case