The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-25
MAYORS COURT.
A Row mt tho Red House Engages the At
tcntiOn of His Honor


Mayor Evans held court yesterday
morning and trial for disturbance
near tho Red House brought out dark
cloud. This cloud lowered behind the
railing, all gazing with breathless in
terest at the majesty of tho law, and
were prepared to swear to the truth, no
matter how tho chips fell.
Wednesday evening q great battle oc-
CURED near the Red House in which
some five or six families and school
teacher figured The lauter's name is
Jennie Albright. She was determined
to protect the Johnson family from the
assaults and abuses of Susan Casey and
Tishic Barlow. But the latter were too
much for the school-mistress. One of
them sailed into her with Il large stone
in ono hand and gun breech in the
other, while the Barlow woman rushed
at the terrified school teacher with a
stone as large as her head.
The air was full of profanity and pan
dcmonium reigned Several hundred
negroes gathered around, and the school
mistress, scoing that she was still pur-
sued, wont in the house and procured
a pistol with "whcels" on it and came
out. The Barlow woman attacked her,
but tho revolver with "whccls" on it
caused her to check.
Mary Johnson, an old-timc woman,
gavo graphic description of tho row.
She distinguished herself as an elocu-
zionist of the first rank
Another witness told how a ''hog ap-
pie brush wild thorns on it wuz wore out
on de back oh at oman" and how dat
niger, Charley Majors, cussed and
Charged
Charley Majors said it was lie, and
was fined So for contempt of court
Susan Casey, Tishie Barlow and ono
other woman was fined from $3.50 to 81
each. Charley Majors was also fined
$3.50.
Rufus Howerton, charged with being
drunk on Salem avenue, said he took
whislIey for the toothache, and substan-
tiatcd his statement by exhibiting
cavity from which might have been
taken an elephants tusk. lie was dis
charged.
Mag Irwin, n notorious Ernest avenue
character, who has bee giving the
authorities trouble for a long time, was
up on the charge of drunkenness. She
wanted Justice and the mayor gave her
81 worth
Edward Goss, arrested on the historic
Postum Trot for being drunk and swear
ing, hadn't a word TO say, and was fined
50.
James Proctor, young white man,
charged with being intoxicated, was dis
charged.
The last case was that of Mary Tur-
ner, notorious white woman, charged
with keeping a bawdy house near st.
Andrews Hall. Two other women of
the basest sort accompanied her. The
evidence produced by Officer Rensch
showed that the house had been located
near school, church and in Il respccta-
bic community. Wednesday night he
heard Il great disturbance there, and,
swearing out Il warrant, pulled tho
place.
The mayor fined Mary $40. She paid
and started out in company with an
officer to get the remainder, when She
used profanc language and was brought
back and fined IS additional for con-
tempt OF court
short time ago tho citizens had
nearly affected an organization for the
determination of this place. 1t was
their intention to drive the women out
of the city with lashes. but wiser con-
sideratio resulted in the Job being given
up. 1t is understood that Father
Lynch will lodge complaint with the
authorities if these women do not get
out, as they live almost opposite st.
Andrews Parochial School.