Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-25
ANOTHER WATCH CASE.
Four Little Negroes Sent to the Hastings
Court-Police Court Scenes.

Fonr Little Negroes Sent to the Hastings
Court-Police Court Scenes.
Yesterday was delightful day aud the
Justice did not undergo his usual wind
mill process to keep from sweltering
There was n very full attendance at the
court and the matinee passed off pleasant
~. When the curtain fell upon the last act
tho case against negro for secreting him.
self in the folds of night and dropping a
rock IN at his neighbor's window, thereby
creating turmoil-there were Just seven
teen who were the prospective boarders
Of Sergeant Epps at the city Jail.
Cpon entering the courtroom the first
thing that caught the eye of the reporter
was the genial face of Bailif Daniel Turner.
who has lust returned from the seaside.
where he went to search for his health,
| which he lost in Richmond. Daniel looked
a little thin, and what was once close
fitting uniform is not now skin-tight. but
he is greatly improved and is as formidable
toward the evll-doors as he was before the
grim monster sickness reduced his cheeks
and took the merry twinkle from his eyes
TWO NEW BIBLES.
Proceeding TO the reportorial desk the
DISPATCH man observed another thing
| the old Bibles, which had lain upon the
bench through RIchmonds darkest days,
| anu upon NlDtl, hltOlililE W iHt WINS "
| the Justice himself, thousands OF untruths
| had been sworn. had been removed and IN
| their stead were a couple Of very hand
some morocco-bound books with the
| words Police Court, Richmond, Va.
| 1891" in gilt letters thereon. These had
| been sent to the Justice by an enterprising
citizen Of this city and the following note
accompanied them:
| To Hon. j. j. CrutclfeH, Police Court:
My Dear Sir.-I hand YOU herewith the
law aud the Gospel. Read, ponder, and
mentally digest. Trusting the same may
| have a beneficial effect. | remain your:
| truly. WILLIAM IA. SANDS.
One Of the old Bibles was presented to
| the DispArcH's regular Police-C Court man
| and the other was given to another report
! er present. The Justice made the presen,
| tatlons i'll "A most advisory way, and the old
books will be tenGcrly cared for as a so,l
| renir of this celebrated tribuuai and 1t;
| ever-genial chief magistrate.
on Tc The HUsIISGs COURT.
] Four little negroes named william Cole.
man, Charles Vessel dids Banks, Josh Rid
dick, and Joe Riddick We're sent to tn,
| Hastings Court on the charge Of breaking
and entering IN the daytime the dwelling
| ofJohn q. Whitaker, and the larceny oftwC
| gold watches.
George johnson alas Cornelius Clary
was sent up for ninety days for stealing q
scarf-pn valued a. 80.
| Clarence Linwood (colored) wns charged
! with aiding the escape OF persons from The
| police. He was asked TO drop s5 with thu
Sergeant and give security in the sum OF
| 500 for his good behavior during the
next ninety days.
W. II. Runin (colored) was committed
| to the tender care Of Sergeant Epps for th'
next ninety DAYS Tor stealing two boxes OF
cigars from Maria Pivenstinl.
Jack Rhodes will have hearing before
his Honor oI. August 25th for beating Ed
! ward Moore.
The case of Henry Anderson (colored)
charged with being a suspicious character
Will be heard ten days later.
FINED TWENTY DoLLARs.
Fountain Jackson and James Hok'
| (black and yellow, respectively We're be
fore the Justice for throwing rocks in th'
window OF Mary Burton and breaking
lamp, the shattered fragments of which
few all over child which was near by
jackson appeared 10 have been the guiltI
party and he was fined $50 and costs ant
went to jail III default of $500 security fol
twelve months. Hoke was discharged.
The case of Albert Jackson (colOreD
charged with feloniously breaking into an'
| entering the stable of e.. W. Glass an'
stealing therefrom set of buggy harnes
was continued until September 4th.
G.. 4. Wood alias John Briggs, and Will
johnson, two white men. were charged
| with the larceny OF two crayons, valued q
81. from the Acme Copying Company
their case Will be heard this morning.