The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-02
JUSTICE JoHN's COURT.
This Well-Known Dispenser OF Equity Has
Horrible Case OF the Grip


Horrible Case OF the Grip.
Justice johns voice Yesterday morning
sounded like some Of the vocal efforts Of a
miner entrapped in n coal-pit Of a lrgubrious
fog-horn on a stormy night or . candidate for
u legislative position after u forty-eisht hours
canvass. 10 might be called q case OF grip.
influenza. or bad cold. with o beautiful and
expressive ad cctivo winch begins ana ends
with the same fourth letter OF the alphabet. and
yet which is somewhat removed from deihed.
II tho Justice had been an ordinary man he
would have tayed IN bed and sent his re-
grets. but knowing that equity would drop
of point or two in his absence. and that
several friends were selling futures on his un-
limited stock he came - tie front 5ust 20
keep business steady.
William Dove cOlOred charged his wife
with ASSEMBLING him and threatening u bent
HIM. Giles b. Jackson. the colored orator,
defended the wife. He made q beautiful ora
ton which would have driven IN emancpa-
ton day aud ence wild. lie made q beautiful
alusion t. the gentle and lOyable life which
the two Doves should lead and then touching
uDOn the heartessnees of Williams charge,
forgetiul and unmlndiul OF the tender mluls-
tries Of the wife who could wash and iron 10y
Tuesday afternoon and cook meals an hour
ahead Of time he exclaimed. lie who viii
practice ngratitude will rob the dead, will
steal tie orphans bread. will pillage the tenn
ole of the king OF kings and clip their PIN
ions while the angels sing The justice dis
missed the case
George Matthews )col0redl was fined $3.50
for using improper language in the store Of
Mr. K. II. Robinson Mr.. Robinson keeps
store in the bottom below the penitentiary
and Matthews did say things which would
aggfayate a man whose attention IS constantly
demanded TO the leak In the mOlasses barrel
OF the drip from the Kerosene can. Attorney
! K. Il. fQunterOy. who was q short time ago
a candidate for the House OF Delegates, was
prosecuting Matthews. and made one OF the
| same brilliant speeches that marked the cam
paign. His invectlve was as pointed as the
wooden palings around the garden, and his
thrusts at the prisoner were tipped Ike an
old-fashioned lightning-rod.
James LlghtiO0t with number thirteen
| shoe and Alexander Wells. both cOlOred
were charged with creating q disturbance ut a
supper given at the Tine Refomers' Hail.
! One OF the fountains Of the order gave a semi
animal ban net as one of the visitors called
! it, and lighttoOt ana Wells claimed 10 be
among the invited guests. They were not
members If the Irue kelOrmers. and had no
] more business there than some independents
| in Democratic caucus. but they persisted
and used some beautiful language at tie door,
! for which they were fined p 10 each. The
! doOr-keeper finally agreed that they should
20 in. but afterwards rclented 0pd Giles
| jackson in explaining his action. said that the
/ do1r-keeper was sure that "dscOntent still
! harbored there the lncurahie consumption Of
| their peace so they We're bounced.
JacOb Stiner. an employee 40 the Bergner
/ a. Engel brewing department. was charged
! with assaultiDg. wifh intent 10 kill, Edward
| kumlehn. The fellow workmcn all testified
rs 20 their fear of the eTratic Jacob. aud he
was given six months.
| Charles Ros-er. white. was charged with
assembling W. A. Brittin. Charles spent last
Christmas IN jail and evidently was deter
( mined Go again enjoy the de.tc0cles Of their
annual dinner He was given thirty days
Isaiah Turner cOOred. was charged with
/ being drunk. The old man IS nearly bhnr
and is a burden to himself so was given sixty
days as q charity.
Charles Rock ana NlarhaN Leonard. botf
white were fined e = each for being drunk
and Edward Burton, co.ored. paid ~ for q
similar offence.
U,4remc Corr, Of IppcoIs.-C orqeutot
against the Commonwealth.. Argued by
Conrad kowuslar. IsG., and MAJOR llomei
Conrad for plaintiff in error and Attorney
General aud 5. Moore. Esq, for Common
wealth and submitted.
Cify C,rcu8 C3mL-eawyer Manning 4
Co. against Levy rothers az Co. Judgmen
rendered Tor the plaintiffs for $500. Bot
was brought in Richmond because the de
PENDANTS had q number of creditors here.
H. T. Patterson against The Richmon
Union Passenger Railway Company. Verde
was rendered Tor the defendant This WAS a
action brought on account # an acclden
which occurred - the defendant Oh ban
street
Suits instituted: John r. West agans
Joseph neppert, el5-.5
sydnor ~ Shepard against Allen c. May
nard. 1875.
Choncr,y C70t Judge Wexford, Of tn
Circuit Court who Yesterday was sittin
for Judge Leake, granted an injunction I
Messrs. BristOw a Pearce. estrainng ID. ;
Gates. sheriff O. this city FROM leyylRg ~ eE
ecuiion in his hands IN favor Of Watkins
Holladar. also restraining and eniOlning Wal
kins a Holaday from further proceedings %
q Judgment recovered Dy them against Brs
tow n Pearce until the further order OF ID
Court. The order was filed with Clerk Goo
din of the Clancery Court.