Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-21
Arrow ON A TRAIN.
Negroes Create Disturbance and are hr-
rested-Yesterday's Police Court.

His Honor Justice Crutchfeld. OF the
Police Court. had hrs hands full YESTERDAY.
Seventy-six cases we're disposed Of by him during
the forenoon session of his tribunal ana ohiy o"o
continued trial was loft ON the docket.
Tho hall was filed. II was an nnusuaIly mise
crowd and one OF the mott varying ever assem-
blcd in tho courtroom. Tho weather was Iea.
fully hot and oppressive, ana u WIS ~l,u WIZ 80
leaf fans that 1.-THE veritsbie Justice anu .ho
dormant Sargint survived under such pressure
He STRUCK The CONDUCTOR
Threo big negroes-Fred. Giles. Joshua Soh'
and Preston Archer--were charged with dlsor-
dcrly conduct while aboard train no. IO on n.i "
James-RiVsr branch OF the Chesapeake anu Oi'o
railway. .. Ia
Conductor Goodmans story in substance is
that on Saturday the man Giles got aboard hls
train at ROcg Castle with two colored cbnu,e ei' -
suppOsed to be his own. He had one nrst-clisss
ticket and when fare was demande1 ~ hhii-
price for the children he Obstinateiy rriuse, "
pay. CAPTAIN Goodman pulled the bel-coru 20
stop the train, when Cox said: I" LET MN s."P
II, d-n IL, he can't put you on No %, ~ .,op
other negroes put in their lips about whether
or not tho man with the children should Dc
made 10 get of the train. .,
The conductor explained tho shuatoh W ,,,, ~,
man AMI his companions. and SAID ne Nouiu
bring the two children 20 Richmond on the WHO'S
ticket, bnt he would have 60 get Oh.
Here the impertinenoe Of the men was Simply
terrific, ma the negro Cox struck ~ -, ~. =
blow on his shoulder. lie grabbed the negro ~ ~
the throat aud threw him over seat: Whlle
several other white men came 70 the conductor
aid prepared 10 fight.
wuY DON'T YoU sHOOT7
Ono ~ the negroes cried 90 Cox. "Why d9n non. /,
you shoot and the man throw his hand belll1
him while the conductor drew his weapon ah4
leyelled Il Al Cox head.
4 Iady who was in The rear end OF the car
was overcome by fright aGd tainted; Great con Oh
strruation and excitement preVaHel' III ~, ~
mean time another colUrCd man, win bettei Hu''
noblcr instincts than even some white men con
tain. steppeI TO Captain Goodman ana pun up
the requisite amount Of cash Tor the negro anu
In children 20 keep thcir seats on the tfaln. -,
The conductor ordered the three negroes unl'i
arrcsf and soon altog1ard locked the car. Itlt-
grams were sent to this city and when the ttall W
reached here the men were arrested uud thAen
90 the statiou-hOueo.
In court Yesterday morning they were repre-
sentcd hy counsel. At FIRST Justice Crutchnel1
doubted whether he had jurisdiction IN the case
a. aII but after looking into the matter deche1
that he did, and fined the offenders slo each anu
costs
Tho other cases deserving Of mention we're
az follows: .,
Marion Abrams, curslnr. abusing and threaten
Ing 10 beat n. If. Walden in the streets was bho'
- and COSTS. -
John Fields. Charles Holmes. James Rodgers
Thomas front, Charles Binior1, Aleck Claiborne
John Child-, William Rodd, Richard Morton
Carter Braxton, Jim Walker, Robert Robinson
Dick Cash. and B. Coleman, the coiored Sports
who were cauVht playing craps by the poiico "a
Saturday night, were hned 500 and costs ea, IL
Lucy Madison. q virngo OF considerable note
was nued and required 20 give security lor pelns
drunk and disordcrly on the streets Inc same
dispositon was made OF the cases against James
johnson, Moses Monroe, jennie Archc., Nirk'
Taylor, Victoria Hall, Peter tpps, ana Diiit
Branch. g..
Ihc case Of Robert Glasgow lcolored), tol
making an unlawful assault upOn : isan bichhel
with chair, WAS postponed until to-day lOi
trial IL.
r.. J.. Gibson and William Blalr two white
men who were caught lighting aud Otherwise IN
dulgng IN pusilistic sports in The house OF iohe}
IInyues ON the sabbath, were fined - each anc
costs and required 10 give 800 security Tor sixty
days. =,
Speaker Sheppard (colored). tho negro II
whose house tho crap-playcrs were arrested oi
Saturday Light. was let on on numerous pea
with fine oi 600 and costs.
George smith. littletOn smith, ana Chhre'
| Ilnrrs. three small-allci cOOu-. were taAel q
the r,fnrtnatory ard thrlshed ma mailef Mhlci
| they viii not soon forget for stealing chickens.
Funson Cox lcoored) was found guilty oi peu
| larceny aud sent 10 jail tor sixty days.
Lavauia Holmes, a cOlorcd woman Win n bh'
owe. was sent on 10 the grand jury for assaultni
aud cutting Rosa Richardson with razor oi
saturday night
The collections by Sergeant Thomas Tor M
morning amounted 20 s203.1O, and cighteei
were committed to Jail for non-payment Of fines