Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-11
BEATEN WITH 4 eeO-SLAT.
A rullman-Car Porter Severely Punished
by an Indignant Husband.

There was no variance from the usual
order OF things at the Police Court yeaser-
day.
The Justice the Sergeant. the sinners,
the crowd. and the weather oil appeared
the same-only the latter was several de-
grees hotter.
IL II remarkable 70 note what largo copgrega-
tions of dislntercsted persons assemble az tho
hall OF Justice TO watch the proceedings. Great
strapping men who should be- at work In the
corn-nelds of Ienrico and women who would
adorn with better grace tho domestic wash-tub
come before the cont has opened and stand
with apparent untiringness until tho last pri-
soner has been hauled from tho pen aud hlr
faults laid bare to those preaont.
Yesterday morning there was very largo
docket, aud when IL had been concluded Iuat
seventeen blushing DANES and chiyalr0ua
knights OF darkest hue were transferred there
from 20 the fragrant bou'iolrs of tho Court 10
Epps. ..
Tho first case Of importance called was tha.
against II. r. Macklin for assaulting and boat
ing L. McGray. Both men are colored. McGrny
il a Pulman-car porter Of trim physique anu
appearance. while his assaiiant ~ city man
who runs sort of boarding ana ioisins-
house. Il seems that the winSOme ways npi
graceful attentions of the young boarier iron
the seeping-car were too Irresistible for the Hie
Mackln, and she INDUCED in communication
with him which irriated the husband.
On Saturday night when Mackn went homo
he found his wife aud McGray together. and In
manner which was very di-picasing To him. \
quarrel ensuei. whercupon tho itate husband
seized a beds and administered q Ms ndNeI.
sary several blows across the h"ni which ne VII
carry through lie ~ tender rccolicc'tons ~ tho
result Of being attentive To another mans wife.
Marklin WIS sent on 70 the iiustlng7 Court Tor
lis conduct
ANOTHER WIFE AFFAIR.
Henry Jackson il n tespecta ahle-lookiug col
ored nan. VINO - employed ~ Murphys Hotel
Archer Banks ls the indiyl lual who has caused
rauch lnplrasantue-s I'm lienryr domestic life.
On sunday night the latter. pursuant 20 "A re-
quest of hia wife. went 10 chufrh ana heard a
Oh sermon by the key. John Jasper. Before
tho dis,OIre was halt over Banks enictcd the
house ard ok a scat lust where be oouid cat n
the ehcst al giluce- ifom tho eyes u henfAs
wife. The services over. Henry and hi- trusted
better-half started TO wrni their way p"aceiuhy
hOmcward. iuf ~ they were pns.iug tfon nm ior
the roof II the holy edlnce BANKS approach
ed tho ONor-p0pular wife and made
brief address 10 her, then turning % the hur'
band hc said; I'll yol don't III" mat lurt stop
outside according tO Henry testimony. oth'f
church people slipped silently hy the quarrel
some men. and when they finally clnched only
the bright stars above witnessed the onslaught
which followed Banks claimed that ne had been
| assaulted With knife 10y Jackson Win lni"h' =
XIII, and jackson had a warrant issued against
| his adversary ter feloniou-ly assanitins ana
| beating him. Several ~ Banks- fingers Teto
| bandaged aud large pi"c' ~ colt-ples'"r
| Indicated that he had received slight woun
! upon his Uranium. Jackson was also sent On
| to the Hastings Court f)r trial ~ jury.
! OTHER CASES.
| negro named Jim Washington undertook 10
| run one Of tho electric ears saturday evening,
! and used very unbecoming language 20 the COLI
ductor In tho presence Of ladies. The Jus'i -
could not stand this sort Of thing and forthwith
| ordered the accused to pay slO line ami costs
Nancy Johnson ana Isaac Walker doth
| coored) who were charged with as.aulting and
| boating Parthenia Walker, were discharged,
| there being no evidence against them.
| Robert Scott (c0lOred) was nued ! 10 for beet
| ing Clara Miller.
Molno and Annie Burwcil cOlOredD. charged
| with unlawfully taking AMI harboring Annie
Fountain, daughter of Carter Fountain, against
| the parents will were is,hargcd.
The usual number of crap-players. sunday
| drinkers, and ordinary di'urterly characters
| were present and fined accordingly