The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-08
JUSTICE JOHNS C1SE.
Hero Jones. Of Sugar Boiton, Entered Amid
Great Triumrh-Other Cases.

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Great Triumrh-Other Cases.
Justice Crutchfeld was busy man yester-
day morning; the docket was very large.
but the audience was comparatively slim.
About seventy-hve or one hundred men. both
| white and colOred. who usually spend about
one-half Of every day in the police court.
were busily engaged yesterday in the Labor
| Day parade This must not be construed as
| 70 reflect upon the industrious artisaus who
| frequent tho court for when duty calls
them TO march under Gving banners 10 tho
| martial drum beat they leave even the scenes
for which they seem to evince prediction.
and march in unison with the brother who
spends his mornings IN the monOtonOus earn
ing of a sustonance for his family.
Tho cases were not uncommon ones, and
the usual DRINKS and family quarrols were, as
usual. III the majority.
Soon after the opening OF the court the
front doors swung open with bang, the
| crowd parted, while stuffed murmur Of ap-
! plause broke from the assembled throng.
Fall back there cried the bailin. HE
comes. repeated the Sergeant. Mr. Jones
of Sugar Bottom solemny spoke the Just
ice Il am here" deliberately announced
Squire Frank 7. Jones Of Sugar Bottom.
Jerry Pettis. Mary Pettis. Frank Han
cock" yelled Sergeant Thomas. and one slen-
der colOred woman and two brawny sons Of
Africa came 10 the front
Il made this arrest" said Squire Jones
last evening between 10 and 4 O'Clock as [
passed along Franklin street. between Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth. heard cries for help
and / ran 70 tho scene and found Jerry Pettis
beating his wife. / placed him under arrest
Frank Hancock interfered and | took them
all in"
1t was a moment of supreme triumph for
Frank 7. Jones Of Sugar Bottom. Two burly
negroes, feet each in height and weighing
200 pounds each. and there stood Jones. as
high as a picket fence and weighing about as
much as one of the palings. but he had more
sand than an ordinary railroad gravel pit, and
while two Herculean darkies were deciding
which one should take him for their watch
charm. he marched them both to the station
at the point Of the revolver.
Jones is q hero he is great and he s now
sure TO be the mem Der elect from Sugar Bot
tom. His life is as full of great deeds as a
COW pasture is of dandelions, and the hearts
Of his constituency swell with emotion at the
recital of his latest triumph.
Jerry Pettis was fined $40 for chastising his
wife. and Frank Hancock was fined a similar
amount for resisting Officer Jones.
Mollie Montell and Dora Feldner were
charged with assaulting and abusing Kate
Thomas. These are all reputed to be white
and are portion of the lob lot Of females
who make night hdeous in the very neigh |
borhOOd of the police court building The |
Justice fined them rs heavily as the law |
allows.
Mary Smith was fined $3.50 for fighting on |
the streets.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox. who resides on Mar |
shall street. between Fifth and Sixth. was
sent TO jail for thirty days in default OF sl00 |
security.
George Lowe (white) was charged with as
saulting his wife. Edna. He claimed that
Edna let their little baby fall down the steps.
and that when he reproached her she tore his
coat and otherwise detracted from his per-
sonal appearance. They both made up in
court and the Justice permitted them TO go
in peace. and admonished them TO sin no
more
Morris Scott was charged with assaulting
Tom Paine. He was fined $3.50.
Potter Berry and Pat Wilkinson We're fined
81 each for being drunk and trespassing upon
the schooner A. u. Robinson.
James A. Johnson. Dick johnson. James
Harris aud Margaret Nelson We're fined IS
each for being drunk on the Sabbath
Joseph Morand was fined 81 for assaulting
Webster Ellyson.
james McDonough. charged with being
drunk and resisting a policeman. WAS fined
sl0.
Shedrck Scott J. S.Davis. Richard Tay-
Tor. A. Lipscomb, William Richardson, and
Games S. Frye were fined 81 each for drunk
snness
Josephine Stewart was charged with throw
NC unclean water upon Harriet Gray. 1t was
general boarding house row, and tho parties
we're dismissed.