The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
An Gave Thanks aud LAW Seemed to Prevsi'
Universsily-CiviI Cases.

Universaily-CivII Cases.
The city ON Thanksgiving day seems 70
have been wrapt in universal law for only
three new cases were on the docket yesterday.
and crime seemed 10 have taken day oil, Tor
nothing more than cock fight. q billiard
match aud one or two decsions OF physicai
prowess were known to have divided atten-
ton with the solemn duties of giving thanks.
II seemed 20 have been a case OF THANKS.
arrfully" Yesterday and the majority OF the
constant customers at tho court appear 10
have braced up and staggered through THO
day without q single mishap.
X was just the kind of day for tnanks;
Those who had no umbrellas were thankful
that they could stay at home and everybody.
from the elevator boy 10 the boss. poured our
thanks until gratitude could be raked up ike
dirt on Main street or dry leaves in the Capt.
tol Park. It.
IL WAS the greatest day for thanks that
Richmond ever knew Two or three sdieS
actually thanked gentlemen who gave them
seats in the electric car. and one case IS re-
ported in which a woman rendered thanks 20
an officer who picked up her pocket-pooh anu
returned it to her.
We are great people. II is not necessary
10 set apart day for us. for we give tnnhhs
every few minutes. and If man pays OH OF
two years standing we are liable 70 WrIte
Thanks" in red ink on the receipt, and tho
cripple who sits ut the Capitol Square gate
aud opens It for pedestrians gets tour nun
drcd thanks every dav and about seven cop
pers from strangers who come to town
BEAT HIS DAUGHTEE
A Delesandro was charged with assaultins
eud beating his daughter, Mamie Delesandro.
1t seems that for some time Miss Mamie mas
not suited her aternal ancestor IN regards 10
her hours for going and coming more espe-
- nd, yba an cl a
Thursday longer than the father thought she
ought 70 do. lie proceeded to chastise her
OF course IL is not right IN these times tor
girl 10 feed the canary bird. dusJ
the parlor mend her own clothes
or assist her mother IN anything
but the only thing actually proper Is to pm
on yellow chrysonthemums and spend the
forenoon paradlns the streets and the alter
noon in pricing tall cloaks IN the Broad
street stores. he case WAS dismissed against
the father. and the daughter yet has chance
TO accumulate a few grains of common sense;
Willis Fitzgerald lcOlored) was charged
with a misdemesnor. Justice John fined him
$40
James Allen (colored) was fined so for
throwing lime into the eyes OF a little white
gir!. Allen was mixing mortar and the cnll-
dren in the neghborhoOd amused themselves
by playing in the sand-pile. He became
angered at them and deliberately. 1t was
clallneu. splh-Heu inc uofldr iulo bho 10
Of the children. lr. W. W. Parker attended
the injured child and stated that she would
recover. The line was paid
George f. Harrison had three charges
against him and paid $3.50 in fines for being
drunk. acting disorderly aud contempt OF
court.
The case of William W. Bass. the young
white man from Danville. who is charged with
passing worthless check. came up
Through his counsel. Ma or W. kirk Ma
thews examination was waived and he was
sent on to the hastings court.
CIVIL DOCKET.
The following Judgments were rendered
from the civil docket Charles kienZle in favor
George Bannistsr { ,65: J. II. PocklengtOn
10 favor Joseph Hutzer. So 4. CT. Pretlow
in favor Shackelford IL Joynes. SIP: II. Y.
4. q. Pretlow in favor f. VI. Noble SlG.75,
+. ID. Bunneu IA favor George +. Crawford,
$3.50: X. H. Anderson in favor Heller " Co.
S. Julian d. Gilman III favor James A. Nc
Donald $3.50; August Deopie in favor
Charles Klein, $40 W. c. Howell in favor
McAdams d Berry, s23 W.. f. Need
}. l.. Griges in favor K. y. Watkins
Brother, sl7 20; Lewis Z. Enos in favor &.
w. New. 81 VI. ". Tliler in favor John VI.
Ryall. rs; \. C. and j +. Burnes in favor }.
S. Moore. =s6.61 II. w. Tyler a Co. in favor
same s99.Gs George Scheicher in favor
George Eanllster. cS.tO; Mrs. Mary POWERS III
favor Pat Foley. 80 q: Waller Bland in favor
Edward Riley. Il. 10: James Abrams in favor
Or Charles II. Chalkley, 50. d. = Wool
bridge in favor Landon +. Jones. $3.50; j. II.
Clark in favor DR.. L. +. Stratton, S36.
Gin circuit CourL-The suit Of Frank Ellis
against the Singer Manufacturing Company
was occupying the attention of the court
yesterday. The jury was sworn and the evil
dence partly heard. and the court adjourned
until 10 o'clock to-day. This is an action for
damages for 5000 for malicious prosecu-
ton IL grew out OF the arrest of the plain
tin in connection with a sewing machine al
legged 20 lie the property OF the defendant
company. Able counsel are engaged on both
sides. and interesting arguments are e1-
pected.
Suit was instituted by the Rockford Co
operative Furniture Company against james
". Martin. Case. Damages, $50.