The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-22
MAYORS COURT.
a Crowd of Saturday Night anu Sunda,
Lnw-Drenkers Fined.

a Crowd of Saturday Night anu Sunday
Law-Breakers Fined.
The police court was the scene of
much law, testimony and contest YES
to-day morning. Whom Mayor Evans
came in looking fresh in tho hopes of
getting through early with the long
DOCKET, his hopes failed at tho sight Of
several lawyers. Beyond tho railing
was crew OF unfortunatcs that looked
as though they had passed through tho
Danville riot, while In tho dock was n
long string of law-breakers both black
ana white waiting for tho mill to begin
to grind
charles Scott charged With using pro-
fane and obscene language on the street:
was fined IS.
The case of Lena Hairston, charged
with assaulting and cutting Charlotte
Hicks wish knife, brought out bloody
races and many scars. Each had law
yer. Charlotte was represented by Mr..
Lockett and b. Lacy Hoge and the
Hairston woman by Mr.. Perkins. OF
course there was much cross-Question-
ing. Tho testimony developed MANY
conversations that passed. "What I
said, what ho say and what she saw"
was the bulk of the evidence, but Lena
used tho razor, and she could not STAY
In Charlotte's house any longer. Will
Patterson took the razor from the en-
ragged woman, and accidentally cut the
unfortunate Charlotte again. After
counsel had argued the case tho MAYOR
fined each So and costs.
Mary Miller and Bette Price, charged
with hghting, wero next arraigned.
Bette carried wound over her left
eye an inch and quarter long, inflicted
with a beer glass in tho hands of Mary
Miller The lawyers wore in this case
also, but had some feeling for the pa
thence OF the court and submitted it
without argument. Mary Miller was
fined $3.50 and Bette Price S..
d. +. Galloway, charged with keeping
his barber shop open after l2 o'clock
Saturday night, was dismissed
William Campbell and Sam Penn,
lighting and throwing rocks on the
street; fined $3.50 each.
James 2. Simmons, charged with
stealing chickens from w. Nj. Sale, was
turned over to the magistrate.
Robert Westmoreland, drunk and
swearing on the street and resisting
Oilicer Flick in tho discharge Of his
duty; was fined Sl5
Henry Taylor, charged with being
drunk and disturbing tho peace, carry
ing concealed weapons and resisting
officer EaDcs in the discharge of his
duty; fined $50 and sent to Jail in de-
fault.
John Frawlcy, riding on freight
train; fined 50.
Charley Balentinc and John Hut
machcr, two small white boys were up
for using loud and profanc language.
They were arrested by Officer Rigney
the Third ward school house. The case
was continued till Wednesday order to
get another boy who escaped.
j. G. Ebert, arrested by Officer Flick
for being drunk and down on Railroad
avenue; fined IS.
Dennis Ford. arrested by Officers Eu-
bank and Locke for being drunk and
down, was fined SIS.
John Johnson, using profano Ian
guage on Railroad avenue; fined SIS.
Richard Anderson, disturbing the
peace by fighting j. C. Page on Peach
hill, was arrested by Officer Locke
Sunday evening and turned over a gen
tlemen to take to the station house.
Locke then began looking after another
party, and before he could report the
charge Anderson was bailed for So and
yesterday morning failed to appear A
warrant was issued for his arrest, also
for VIII Cassell, who an accessory to
the assault. Page was badly used up,
his face being partially covered with
plastcrs.
James Frazier, drank and down on
Railroad avenue on Sunday; fined SIS.
Frank Galloway and Robert Brown,
fighting and throwing rocks at the mar
kct house. fined 81 each.
Ed Scott, who stole knife from J.
w. jenkins at tho market house on
Saturday, was arrested yesterday morn
ing by Clerk Davis and taken before
the mayor Tho case was continued
till this morning.