Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
COMMENTED ON HIS RED cRAvAT.
And the Language Being Offensive Belts
Responded with Blow.

Has the popular though much-abused
red cravat y significance which viii n0t
bear utteringf This Is a question whlch
now goes before the courts for reply.
When the Justice entered the Ponce
Court Yesterday morning gang OF sPec55
tators followed closely behind which hileu
the auditorium. There were many sinners
and their sins varied from drunkenness 10
assault with intent 20 Kill In tne
audience sat three well-known per-
sopages-Iewis Belts, Robert MllestOn'
and Henry Hungerford. II could be piain;;
ly seen that some eruption had occurred
between them. Mileston bad an enormous
black eve, which had evidently been pro
duced by a blow OF great force. Inc
Justice soon called the cases. Belts anu
Mleston were charged WITH nghtlng II
the bar-room of Henry HungertQrd on
Sunday evening. and the facts OF the oci
currence were about as follows Belts ha9
on red necktie. and MIleston, who haa
been drinking. turned to his friend with
the fashy cTavat and pronounced us a.
legged significance, TO which Belts simply
responded with a blow. which Mllestoh
received in the left eye. Justice CrutcnI-
field said that the law d'd not JUSTIFY
blows, but when one man used sucn isn-
guage 20 another as that uttered by Ailies-
ton IL was equity for the abused 20 strike
Z
under such circumstances.
Mileston was fined IS and costs for being
drunk on the Sabbath, and Hungertoru
paid S25 for keeping his saloon open on
Sunday.
BAN AT LARGE EIGHTEEN MONTHS.
Just about eighteen months ago Fleming
PAYNE and James Finney, two negro men
became engaged in a row az they came out
of the Sam Joness tabernacle. and Payne
"swipedn his adversary across the head
With stick and left him for dead Ire
assailant then wended his way down into
the sunny sands of Alabama and he lin
! gered there many days and many months:
! That old feeling which makes one want
To brave the dangers and return home
! finally came over Payne, aud when the nrst
/ big snow fell he was found Flooding along
/ through il as happy and unsuspectlng as
/ the rabbit leaps along through the feecY
substance that covered the ground. Otn-
/ GERS Amos and Marin picked up the wsu-
| derer on a charge OF feloniously assaulung'
! striking, beating, wOunding, manning, ais
/ abling, and disfguring one James tlnneY'
with intent TO kill him. Finney was at the
| court and testified against hrs assallsnt'
1 and the case was certified to the Hastings
/ Court.
OTHER CASES.
James Kelly was before his Honor on the
charge of stealing q coat belonging to }. II,
| Valentine. Ho was sent to jail for season
| OF ninety days. 49,
Austin Roberts and Oliver Jones paid 81
and costs each for fighting in the street.
Ruth Wardrobe, a colored damsel OF ex-
! tensive acquaintance, was assessed Sol
and required to give security for beating
/ Frances Russell in the bar-rOOm of John
| Shaughnessy on Saturday night.
Redmond Evans (colOredl paid $40 anC
| furnished bail for his good behavior fora5'
raulting Robert Jones.
Ii. A. Browning, charged with assaultinG
and beating Frank Lehman, was discharge
on the payment OF costs.
The other cases were trivial and unln