The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-04
10 Council adjourned at 1890 A. NJ.
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
A Long List Of Cases and tig Crowd of Or
Lockers Yesterday.

Lockers Yesterday.
The outside Of the Police Cour. yesterday
looked like the railway depot as John Jas
per excursion was in progress For a block
around cOngregated coatless men, and women
nrrayed in gowns and ribbons of startling col
ors The inside Of the courtroom was packed
with culprts policemen. reporters and few
witnesses. The room was crowded TO sunoca-
ton. and al extra layer of sawdust Was
spread 20 absorb the perspiration that rolled
in lucid stream from the sOrrow-stricken
faces.
Two policemen we're in the court who had
been maltreated. Their case was appalling
Il is sad when great grown men in the cover
OF night assail the guardians Of the peace.
and without word or warning strike down
their defenceless victims hut oh. how feeble
is human language TO express the Nervousness
of the brutally concocted plan that in the
bright sunshine of summer Is laid for the de-
struction of two Of our valuable co-workers IN
the capse of quietude.
". ]. Orange and j. f. Marion were the
officers whose sweet young lives were SO
nearly terminated. Samuel Barlow was
brought into court as the hendish william.
Samuel is about twelve years old and weighs
at least ninety pounds Yet, from his Hercu-
lean arm came the wonderous missel that
nearly left two families without the fathers
care.
The historic throwing of David seems bat
trifling when the dexterIty OF Samuel IS con-
sidered. The famous bullet OF Wild Bill that
broke the thongs that bound his comraSe to
the tree. and bounding killed the twenty In
dians that sought to burn him. finds its coun-
terpart in the story If Samuel and the two
brave officers.
The evidence. both of the valiant police
men and of Samuel shows that he hurled
with startling force r. stone at gray tom cat.
The death dealing missile broke into two
pieces ard struck both the officers, vino were
unseen across the street. They both swore
that they were disabled for a time at least,
and the picture was complete as they lowered
like giants above the trembling Samuel. The
case was dismissed
The long pent-up fires Of eloquence that
volcano like have slumbered in the chests Of
Randolph and Giles jackson broke out afresh
Yesterday morning In lurid. especially lurid
streaks. it broke into the calm of the court.
and fell in neglected masses at the feet of
Justice John.
Louisa Sharp and Anna johnson had como
on an excurslon from Washington on Satur-
day. The streets were very wet and Louisa
had on her best dress. Her actions did not
conform 10 the decorOus notions of Officer
Talley. and Randolphs eloquence was needed
In van he pleaded, but his brilliant effort fell
upon the dull. cold ea.; OF justice, and $3.50
each WAS required.
jackson had more fertile field for his flow
Of literary magnetism. and he virtually made
the waste places rejoice in his earnest ell
deavor 10 clear his client BERTHE RoSne Is
mulattC maid Of gorgeous attire and pleasing
face For years Chris" Draper has been
her accepted company" but Of late John
Christians suit has pleased her much. Gen
tie BERTHE with winning grace worked things
all right as long as she could keep the suitOrs
from meeting, but on Saturday evening
Bertie's fckleness Was disclosed and Draper
and Christian fought Jackson's plea for
ofcrr1r, nf.pf ~ Rarffn
WAS startling. and his compliments TO Chris
tian were similar 10 the sweet speech OF "A
Texas cowboy to bucking broncho. Draper
was fined els.
Robert Moody the proprietor Of the Merch-
ants Hotel, was fined Is for striking Lee
Haskins colOred with char. Haskins had
the impotence to ask A Richmond hotel
keeper for money during the summer lush
10 the country and received q sore head IN
consequence. This item has moral.
James Rogers was charged with assaulting
Joe Jackson. The affair began at the hobby
horses and terminated IN Baptist prayer
meeting They both testified that language
was used not found in the hymn book, and
Jackson was fined 40
Charity Clay and Parphenia Walker were
fined ~ 50 each for disorderly conduct.
Mary Washington and Rain Wallinger paid
a. 30 each for fighting on the street
Mary and Martha Smith were fined $3.50
each for lighting with John Richardson and
wife The latter household was also assessed
80 for reciprocating.
Marshall Brown paid costs for cursng and
abusing Jerry Green.
John Bryant was sent on to the Hastings
Court for the alleged cutting of General Val
entine. Bryant claims the cutting was acct
dental
Ellen Ferriter. Robert Scott. J. A. Mat
thews. W. l.. Nicholas, d. A. Cumberland,
Rosa Gray Henry Franklin Moses Garlick
Lewis Edwards, T. J. Doherty and Thomas
Crump wero all fined or sent to jail for
drunk" and other onenses.
Polly White, Sophy Brown and To0my
Green, highly coored trio, paid fines for dis
orderly conduct