The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-06
IN The COURTS.
supreme Judges Es.Assmsls-Cbsrter
Amended, &c, &c.

Supreme court of Appedis.-Watson
against Commonwealth, Commonwealth
against Chaffn d Co., Curtis against CON-
monwealth, Jones against Commonwealth.
Passed.
Wall against Day, Sergeant; Lawson
against BransfOrd, Gregory against Brans-
ford Dismissed.
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany against RisdOn's administrative. Ar
gued by Charles NJ. Blackboard, Esq, Tor
plaintiff in error, and Daniel Hartman, Jr.'
and 5. V. SOuthall, Esqs., for defendant III
error.
Police Courf.-Julius Cohen was charged
with abusing and using improper language
10 Annie Senator. The evidence showed
that they were at a wedding and an
fculty occurred over an accordean when
Cohen was playing and which belonged tc
Annie's mother Cohen was fined $40.
James j. Jones was charged with beat
ing Emma Jones, his wife, and pulling Del
hair. He was fined SO.
James Couch (colored), charged with be
ing concerned IN game called policy. Con
tinued till January 18th.
John W illiams (colored), dls0rderly anc
recklessly riding his horse on the street
Fined SIS.
sixty days for stealing coat.
James Hill (c0lOred) was fined $3.50 FOL
beating Eliza cambridge.
| William Robinson, Albert Thompson anC
| Alex Mure TALL cOlored), disorderly anC
creating a disturbance in the bar-roOm o.
! Robert Stokes. Each fined $3.50.
William Jackson (colored), lighting In tn'
street. Fined $3.50.
j. W. jenkins. assaulting and beating
Robert Smith. Fined 50.
George l.. Bainsel. drunk and disorderly
in the bar-room OF William Custalo. flheo
$3.50.
william Stewart, drunk and disorderly
on the street. Fined $500.
William Burnett, carelessly driving hl'
team on the street. Fined 50.
Arthur Blackburn and Ike Jones, two
small BOYS. were each fined $3.50 for assault
ing John Gibson, Jr., with rocks.
William Rollins (cOlored), fugitive IRON
Justice from Newport News. charged Will
stealing $50 from William Williams. Inc
case was continued to await the arriVai o
an officer from Newport News.
J. w. Richmond, drunk and disorderly OF
the street. Fined $3.50.
CifU Circuit COUrt.-An amendment wal
granted Yesterday 10 the charter OF the FER
petual Investment, Construction and DE
post Company by which the capital st0ci
OF the company is increased. The stock j
now authorized TO be not less than SlOO,OV
nor more than s2,OOO,OO0, divided into share'
of $25 each.
In the case Of stage against the Rich
mond City Railway Company judgment wa
entered for the defendant.
The following suits were instituted:
Wingo, Elicit & Crump against j. Is
Blanton & Slough. Action on open &C
count for $4SS93.
Joseph Il. Hudson against James Gilday
Action on open account for S2l61.
HusfinqS COur.--The grand jury yester
day found the following indictments:
For Felony-Joseph X. Pollard, Henry
| Hoffman, William Winston alias j. IL
| johnson, Thomas Harris, j. W. 10 "ers
Charles H.. Harris, Alice Lockett, JOSEPH
johnson, Samuel Merriweather, JOSEPH
Hicks, Annie Stokes, William Butler
Elijah Parker, Clarence Brown, Spencer
Dance and William Lawson.
For misdemeanor-lienry Mayer. Charles
b. jackson, Daniel Murphy, &. W. Burr
Kate Callaghan, Daniel Hill. Mrs. Mary
Owens, X. +. Thomas, q. II. Williams, X
fl. Fights, W. J. Poindexter, William
Holmes and William Howard. All thes'
were indicted upon their failure to take Ou
tneir quarterly license.
Judge Witt stated yesterday that ciNl
cases would be tried today.