The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-05
JUSTICE JOINS COURT.
Tho senson Is Fully Ripe for Disputes and
Family Jars.


Family rows and neighborhood brawls were
as thick yesterday morning in the Police
Court AZ tho quarrelsome English sparrows in
the Capitol square. This is Just a delightful
season of the year for these trifing little
diversions. They can get up early and
stay up late. and put in mt least
sixteen hours of undisiurbed wrangling.
1t is also fno kind of an open
season. The doors and windows are all up.
the front aud oack gates are swinging at will.
Your children can mingle about the curbstone,
throw stones at each other. pull each other 8
hair. tear their clothes and then with q
scream bring half dozen mammas 10 the
sidewalk to regale themselves with few edi-
flying and satisfactory remarks about how to
raise every body else's babies.
1t is a great season also for the family pets.
The bull dog. the sky terrier and the anti
quated watch dog can all walk leisurely ont of
your yard and sleep the morning hours away
on your neighbours door mat.
The neighborhood cats grow more familiar
and join in gladstone song in concert upon the
common wall. The geese form in single file.
and after picking the tops from few choice
frOnt-yard plants. march directly through
your neighbours house, take q dip at the hy-
drant and continue 10 the field beyond the
back gate The neighbours goat walks art
lessly into your yard. nibbles few pages out
of Sam Jones sermons that YOU have left on
the rocking chair in the porch. and finishes
square meal upon the silk umbrella which
Santa Claus brought last year. and which had
been left behind the front hall door.
These little things lead unerringl y to neigh
borhood disputes, and if the business keeps
up special car will be run from Rockets
every morning in time to land the contestants
az the Police Court on time.
Norman Larson (colOred). Frank krenzer
(whitel. his wife. daughter and niece. and
n. J. Hancock Jr.. were all in court yester-
dey. II was case of general row, and the
principals, Larson and Krenzer, paid flies for
their participation.
John Scott was charged with beating his
wife, Julia Scott, and was fined sl0 for his
fun.
James Breeder (white), charged with
cursing and abusing the wife of Thomas D..
Kirby. No prosecution was presented and
the Justics dismissed the case.
George Clarke white was fined s15 for at
tempting 10 strike Jennie. the wife of j. t.
Lumsden, with brick.
Charles Williams. a white man connected
with the hobby horses, was charged with
stealing watch of Charles Mains. He WAS
given fifteen days with the proyiso that he
leave the city as soon as the time expires.
Walter G0ode, q colOred man. who has been
Frequent visitor at the court for years,
was charged with stealing gold watch from
ollNla morton. no was given lOut hOn'hs.
John Johnson. alias Harris, was charged
with assaulting his stepfather Albert Harris,
with an axe. The case was continued to the
Hastings Court.
George Gibbons was charged with assault
ing his partner. d. Theodore. They each
were dismissed upon tho payment Of. costs.
Wesley Lawrence was hned 80 for fast
driving.
Thomas Randolph was arrested upon suspi-
cion a being the man who robbed Mr. Seay.
He was not identified and was dismissed.
John Rowe paid costs for aSsaulting Rosa
Gray.
Lettie Prosser. charged with abusing and
cursing Julia Payne was made TO pay costs.
Richard Robbins, John Dixon and Joseph
Murry were each fined 81 Tor being intoxi-
ratea