The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-26
LEWIS BOOKER SENTENCED.
he Appeared In The Hastings Court YesttI-
day Morning.
TO TIE PENITEETIARY TOMORROW
He Only Bowed His Head and Said Nothing.
Other Cases In tho Courts-Justice
Johns Docket Was Small.

Lewis Booker was yesterday morning ar
raigned before Judge 5. b. Witt. OF the hust-
ings Court. to be sentenced to three years
Imprisonment in the penitontiary
On Monday, July 18th, he pleaded guilty TO
the charges preferred against him. and the
Jury fixed his imprisonment at three years.
The prisoner. desiring some little time IN order
that he might arrange some private AFFAIRS
before being taken 70 the penitentiary from
the city Jail, Judge witt postpoheu sen'en0o
until Yesterday.
All o'clock Yesterday morning Judge Witt
ascended the bench. and as soon as Clerk
Iawton had called the names OF the Jurors
| City-Sergeant Charles II. Epps produced Mr..
Booker from en- adjoining room. The pris-
oner was accompanied by his uncle. MAJOR
| Rem. w. Richardson, and Mr.. w. A. Page.
He appeared perfectly composed, but looked
rather pale. He took q seat next 10 his coun-
sci, Major Stringfenow. and both had short
| private conversation.
Whom asked by Clerk Lawton whether he
had anything to say why sentence should not
be pronounced upon him no merely shook
! his head.
Booker then faced the Judge, who passed
sentence In the following words The SEN
tence Of the court is that you be taken 10 the
penitentiary and there confined for a period
of three years. that being the term of your
! conviction"
Immediately after the sentence had been
pronounced Major Stringfellow asked the
Commemorative Attorney what he proposed
10 do about the other four indictments against
Booker.
Mr. Smith moved the Court to nolle prosequi
tho indictments upon which the prisoner had
not been tried, and this was Immediately
granted
Booker accompanied by City Sergeant Epps,
his counsel, his uncle and Mr. Page, at once
left the courtroom. and the prisoner was
taken back to the city Jail.
Tomorrow morning he will be delivered by
the City Sergeant to Superintendent W. W.
Moses Of the penitentiary, and Will be incar-
cersted in that institution for three years
The whole proceedings yesterday did not
occupy over FIVE minutes.
The rest of the day WAS taken up by the
trial of cases in regard TO the violation OF the
revenue laws.
On Monday the trial of those will be con-
tinued who have failed to pay their license
taxes in the time prescribed by the law.
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Chancery Court.
Judge Barton. Of Fredericksburg. yes
terday entered a decree in the case Of DE
Vore against Jameson and others. The
cases we're brought in order that some
DEGREES might be changed which had been
entered in 1890 in regard to certain rents due
from the Ballard House. The decree Of
Judge Barton orders that the demurrer be
sustained and the bill Of review Of the DEGREES
of 1890 be dismissed.
Messrs John Hunter. Jr., and :. ID. Davies
appeared for the plaintiff, and Messrs. w. W.
and Beverly i. Crump for the defendant.
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City Circuit Court.
Suit was instituted yesterday by Ottenburg
d Brothers against Wade Brothers. Action
Of debt for S222.S9.
Justice Johns Court.
The Police Court yesterday morning resem-
bled the early gathering about the First
market. where the carts from all the quiet
country lanes are congregated about the
streets.
The lusty boys arrived early in the after
noon on Friday. and began to enjoy city
life" Watermeons. cantaloupes and cab
bage were disposed Of with great CELEBRITY. for
Hanover county products are always IN good
demand at the Old market. But, somehow. in
the inscrutable ways of nature. their joys be-
came tinged with madness and yesterday
morning George Jeter came into court with
lovely little hole in his back. which he claimed
was made by knife IN the hands Of Simon
Tinsley.
He had on a neat blue and white striped
shirt and the crimson stream which had
on the one side, left his back looking like the
new flag OH the CALICO mills, or the ensign
which floats above the custOm-house. Wit
nesses were rs thick as if there was corn
huskng, OF bush meeting at the crossroads
church OF Hanover, and the boys swore by
Jeter 10 the finish.
George p. Hsw, prominent member Of
the Richmond Bar. was present TO defend
Tinsley, though all of his eloquence failed to
clear him OF the charge.
The cutting was done in saloon near the
market, and grew out Of quarrel which had
its origin in the market. The Justice held all
of the parties 10 appear before the Hastings
Court on September Dist.
Annie Gracey (cOlored) had caused the ar
rest of Mary Sands for alternating the afec-
tons Of her husband. Mr. Grscey appeared
with q smiling face. There are great many
kinds Of smiles-smiles that cost fifteen cents
or two for a quarter, and some one has alluded
10 smile on the face of nature" but for
genuine undegenerated smiles smiles that
display great rows of white teeth that resem-
Bile the headboards on the silent soldiers
graves at Oakwo0d-it was doubtless this
smile that won Miss Sands. She looked as if
il would take less, but truly she was won.
Justice John saw this smiling face of Mr..
GTaoey, and dismissed the case.
James Mallory and William Godfrey, two
white and swart- faced men, whose sad de-
meanor portrayed their great and constant
love for rum and whose photographs upon
Joker or cigarette package would be
sublime. were given sixty days each in which
TO get a shave and lose their gentle look.
Emma Johnson Was charged with stealing
number of garments from Belle Foster.
Case dismissed.
Kirk Mason was sent TO jail for sixty DAYS
for stealing lot Of lead pipe
d. 5. Bruce and G. ID. Higgins were fined
81 each for having cows running at large
James Lewis and William Brown were
charged with trespassing on the premises of
the Richmond and Chesapeake Railroad Com
pany. They were fined 81 each.
TIRE OLD REGIMENTS TRIP.