The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-24

The Old Clock stood still. But Equity was
dispensed at the Usual Speed.

The Old Clock Stood still. But Equity was
Dispensed at the Usual Speed.
The old clock in the police court which.
through the still lapse Of years, has looked
down upon the motley crowd OF sinners III
the dock. hung upon tho wall yesterday aS
"Noisclessly as the springtino her crown Of YER
And ' AS Silently ~ tho darkness comes whom
Or the crimson streak on oceans cheek grows
into the rising sun.
Colonel Sam Page, who has watched the
hands 90 round oftener than any othef one
man, was touched at the inability OF tne di-
lapidated old time-piece. TO MAKE 1uf.nsf
he indited tho following tender lines ana
nlaoed them over It's crystal breast ia which
the throbbing pendulum had daily gwen evil
dence Of its vitality;
Thou true recorder Of an hour:
How feeble now thy won'ed power
To time the cursed or plea'i
But since you We witnessed 81 sns cr'ine'
And seen so many serving tbe'
blame you not Tor rcst'
When Justice John had placed bis glasses
and read the inscription he quickly TOOK tneh
OF and drew the sleeve of his stripeu outing
coat across his face. and when Baiiln Dau
Turner called for silence his voice was 20
mixed up with emotion that any one would
have thought him Hanover hucAstef Crying
cautaloupes or cabbage.
The docket was not very large Yesterday.
and Justice and equity were rolled UP IN regu-
lation doses about as fast as 1rst-ciass
drug clerk would prepare qulnine. HIS Honor
beamed graciously upon the offenders ana
looked as pleasant as II no had Just been ~
yited To iOin Ia the German-Day festivities AZ
the Fxposition Grounds He did not seem
worried over the small docket. for no had
heard that O number OF the gentleman from
the Fatherand were 40 lagerheads. ana ne
imagined that business would Oe better TINS
morning. -, t.t...
Charles Tunstal was charged with beating
his wife. Hunter Tunstel. Justice John hao
long made an inexorable rule 70 me every
man $40 who strikes a woman even lhou-n
she be a new-pledged wife who burns tho
bread gets dinner two hours late. ana runs
his digestion with attempts al pastry thafieS
Tunstal knew tbs and WITH painiui know
ledge OF the runOus condition or MS OK.
che0uer he saw the bare already IA 'front.' ot
him and az the battered wife came mp 20 KISS
the book he gave her u look that saved hlm.
The calf e. be butchered never looked SO sp-
pealingly to his eGecutioner his great eyes
appeared like the BULLS eye on thousand
yard rifle target and were filed with al the
radiance Of the full harvest moon as 1t beams
fleIl OUT hLH AA1hf tAcufAa
glance saved him sixty days for the partner OF
his bosom pleasngly testified that 10 was az
mistake. and pleaded for his release
John H. Lester came into court with
beautiful hruise oyer his lett eye, which was
the result to a straight shoulder blow deliy-
cred by one Michael O'kOurke, who, though
weighing something over 200 pounds skips
around a baseball field with the agility OF q
young antelope Lester went into the saloon
IF Louis Euker and INDUCED III unbecoming
behavior and tho proprietor called on
O'Rourke 90 assist in eiectin8 Lester nom
the place The testimony showed that Les
ter drew his knife aud then O'Rourke struck
him lester was fined @.
The case Of G. DE JustO. charged with emu
bezzement, was continued until to-day
Thomas Parrish (white) was gwen thirty
days for stealing lot OF tools belonging TO
his friend. Thomas Murphy.
Rudolph Johnson. Asmall negro boy, was
sent on to tho hustings court on the charge
OF stealing $50 from the house OF LOWS
Carpenter.
John II. Miles (colored) was sent on to tho
musings court on the charge Of breaking into
the house of George Johnson.
Prmus Green and Edward Smith, two col
ored boys. were fined % each for dieorderly
conduct during the parade on Tuesday night.
w. L. Nuck0ls (whto) was fined 900 Tor
striking j. L. Adams.
Malachi Allen was sent 20 j8ll rOr ninety
days for attempted larceny in the house OF
Philip Begley.
About a dozen cOlored men and boys we're
fined g. 10 each for playing craps.