The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-30
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
The Cumming Up of . Human Ils..
Depicting Sorrow and sadn.s.

Depicting Sorrow and Sadness.
A little JOY and great deal Of ssdns,,
human life is summed up. A few l,'.S.
days when peace. Like the Blended h..
dwells above us, when sorrow take. "
parture and the gay voice Of gladnss. U.s.
sounds through the chambers OF TIA . "a
and great many days when Hope sta 4, ,t
charnel-house, when Despair. unbi5a.n
walks with us side by side. and undyiraa
rows gnaw upon the heart WI
lniquity and crime, twin children a w..
tainted with contagion. play upon ~,
thoroughfares and reyei In the mid, rs
humanity. Day by day their course ia rna,k,v,
and one by one tho victims OF their alln,,s
mountaineering stand postured in dec,
and revealed in sin.
The tenderest ties Of human life are snapn.a
as the strings OF tho harp and the music -
the soul In Joining discord discontinues r.
hottest emotions of the heart are silepos5
and from the forward gaze Of guilt mode,t-
recoils and virtue shields her lovely face
Zach day upon the records OF time soma
human being stands committed 10 the deem.
est crime, and poor souls mourn and gre,e
No place reveals more clearly the frailty Of
our natures and portrays the sadness Of on,
lives more fully than docs the daily polos
court. and yesterday. especially case att,
and burdensd with oppressive gloom.
Miss Sarah +. Curmes caused the arrest %
Joseph Puccett. charging him with BEN,
false TO his promises and moro than false n
her Scarcely upon the eminence of woman
hood. from which sublime height che should
look out upon tho world, with pleasure and
pride over the girlhood period OF probation
and with hope and gladness upon the year,
of maturer life. she stands to-day with down
cast eyes suhused in tears. while charity in
kindness draws the veil that hides her from
the world. The case was dismissed
Harry ScOG, white man who formerly
lived in Berkley Virginia. was charged wifi
the most aggravated dlsorderly conduct
J ears of attention e. his business. years
passed in quiet enjoyment Of credtabls
citizenship now eliminate in culpabe crms
and sin hangs the ruddy livery Of shame upop
his face and clothes him IN dishOnor. Tbs
case was continued 10 October ID.
Daisy Cooper was auaigned for being drunk
and disorderly. The first time in my life >
she pleaded. and then came the sad old story
of a temptation. an ignorance OF the effects
of folly. and with repeDtant tears deplored
the sin that LETT its stain. The dewy lap OF
morn p0urs forth thousand peary drops 70
bud "A single rose. and thus IN LIES few feet
ing years a single act may cost our hearts q
thousand tears She was fined TO-
Robert Scott Thomas Smith. Robert ".
Stanford and David Lownes were all fined
for drunkenness. -Four men with fair inteli.
gence. created and made IN the image OF
their maker, capable OF any reasonable
achievement yet stepped in rum and unit Tor
worthy associates.
ing with Officer Sale while in the discharge 4
his duty.
William Giles (colored) was sent 10 jail for
49, la Tor a
liam Davis
ETis'ing court. Dandy Davis was tried yea.
terday before Judge Witt on the charge q
breaking into the house Of Chastlne Jasper
and stealing several articles. He was con.
victod and sent to Jail for thirty days and
fined one cent.
T. de Comm was tried on the charge Of for.
ging a check for 1915 on the City Bank la
lal No. counsel but argued the case himself.
The Jury rendered a verdict of not guilty
Chrnrerg Coer'.-A deed Of assignment was
filed il the clerks Office by h. b. Pearce.
grocer and green grocer No no. 22 sOutl Pine
street 20 X. l.. Montague, trustee. THO
liabilities amount 10 about 5000 Ihecrell.
tors are Mrs. Mary j.. fearce $500 j. IT,
Griffith. Sl8.S1. Slater, Myer- * Co. $3.50,
Whittle. Sydnor a. Co.. .4f53. Writ h. Taylor
4 Co. S122: Waiter j. Todd. $56 l3. Watkins
& Davenport sl95.05 Joseph w. Blant o.
$500: the Southern Flour Company, flldV
Ratclife d Richards. si2.62 Jelress 4 Shell
ton. sl125: John L. Powers, sl15 Finlayne
a Frazer, $3.50. S. q. Lett A.; r. G. King p
Bro. 49, +. Park. $40. Simon Fleshman,
s. 80. j. w. Holoran, s3 W. }. Keinz " Co.,
$l3: William Spratley, sl4Gsi Wallersteln y
Son. $1,000. Taylor. Boiling y Co.. S370i W.
NJ. Luck a Co.. s6. 85; VI. lander, sl03s John
A. Kraft. s2s. "a: X. Kastleberg S25.s3.
The assets consist of the contents Of tho
grocery store, astable, grocery wagon, butcher
cart harness, etc.
Heu,ico Comfy C0rt.-This court has adj.
iournod for the term.