The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-08
JUSTICE JOINS COURT.
Whistiing of Autumnni Winds Makes Bust
ness Brisk Around the Temple OF Equity.

/ Whistfing OF Autumnnf Winds Makes Bust
ness Brisk Around the Temple OF Equity.
! Just n trihe less of stimulauts would have
made the docket in the police court Yesterday
smodel document. but with the whistling of
| autumnal winds and the falling of dreary
rans before you can get a chance 20 discard
the straw hat low shoes and summer raiment.
| or 20 negotiate a sufficient loan TO reclaim the
! overcoat, which was put up at q high rate of
interest just TO keep the moths out of It,
comes desire to keep warm one way or an
other, and the average careless man has had
to resort 10 exhilaratng drains.
Ii is beautiful. however. 10 note how fully
justified. at least in their own minds. is every
one OF the wOful looking subjects who daily
produce e. for inebriety. 1t is a difficult mat
ter to ever find one Of these men who will
acknowledge having been intoxicated. man
may come into court with one boot and one
shoe on, his clothes may hang in tattered
shreds Ike scarecrow in a corn field. his hat
battered beyond recognition. his nose ahame
like the roseate hue OF the morning sun, his
eyes have the appearance Of those of d fish
two days out of water and his trembling
hand almost drop the book he takes up to
swear upon, but still in crOaking voice he
will swear that he was not drunk. Justice
John Is "a man of rare discernment in such
cases, and he puts on the fine when the phys
zeal appearance shows the situation. regard
less or the protests OF the innocent guZzlers.
Mary Overton and Unity Ann James are
about the same age, and both old enough to
know better. but they certainly had a fine
fight on Tuesday night and paid $3.50 each
for 1t yesterday. The cause Of the difficulty
did not come to the surface as they simply
plead guilty to the charge. They are n0gh-
bOrs and OF course tritling little matters will
come up now and then between neighbors.
When Mary borrowed a couple Of eggs 20 fry
for her break asst, or little ground coffee 10
put in tho hot water which she had and
Unity reminded her later that she had for
gotten to return them. she should not get
mad. She possibly was deceived by the
euphonious name of Unity. and forgot that
even IN the sweetest of evening skies the fatal
lightning shaft may Turk
John II. Gibbs was fined $3.50 for inter
ferlng with passengers At the Chesapeake and
Ohio depot. One of tho recent innovations
IN railroad travel IS the excessively hospitable
manner IN which passengers are welcomed |
TO this city. At any OF the depots all that |
poor, weary traveller has to do is 90 leave |
the train and como without the gate He is at !
once waited upon by adelegation ofabout forty |
men, his Oyercoat goes one way. his cane and |
umbrella are seized by another, his valise |
goes to third and with difficulty he manages |
TO keep on his necessary clothing
Peter Perch and George Rock. two queer
fish and rather scay looking citizens. were
fined s2.5O.for being drunk and trespassing
upon the premises OF John Steap and de- /
stroying his furniture
Emmanuel Ross was dismissed on the paw
ment OF costs on the charge OF assauting
Victoria Smith.
John Oliver. charged with assaulting Reuben
Brown. was sent on 10 the hastings court
-, William Ward was charged with keeping an
ll[goyerned house. Security OF 800 WAS de-
manded Of him.