The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-29
THE Police COURT.
Long List Of Sunday Sinners Received
THOR Share Of Equity.
morning.

| A"c Oiu' OH story or the police court.
Sinner after sinner waltzed out
| The order OF the programme Is about
| thus:
Question by the +. ]. Answer or silence
| from the prisoner. Sizing up of the
! offender after the testimony, and then
his or her heart rises or sinks as the mel
low baritone Of His Honor peals out in
sentencing or dismissing the listening
culprit. Here are the offenders:
| Willie Pollard (colored) had not been
| demeaning himself as he should lately
and so officer Gibson charged him with
! being suspicious character He was
made TO give security In 500 for ninety
/ days
This man Pollard was also supposed to
| be concerned In the late robbery Of clothes
and n diamond pin from c. T.. Sontagg.
but there was not enough evidence to
hold him on this charge.
The charge against Mr.. Rose for having
sundry bottles in possession, the property
| Of W. A. Kleversahl and +. busch &
Son, was continued till Wednesday.
day.
| Frank Anthony was charged with
drunkenness, disorder and abusing officer
Massie. and it cost him 81 and costs.
| John Robertson and John Ellis tbot1
colored), were charged with stealing
! pair of trousers from Mr. Rose. Both
men were sent 10 the hastings court
! T.. J. Pagan was charged with having
a lot of bottles I'm his possession belong
ing TO w. 4 Kleversahl and +. busch &c
| SOrs. The case was continued till We'd
| nesday.
Sherwood Goode (colored) paid $3.50 and
costs for being drunk Saturday night.
and John Lee yielded up 81 and costs for
! the same performance.
Thomas Johnson (colored) was sent on
| his way rejoicing. there being nothing
! 10 prove that he struck Warner Wormley
with an umbrella, as charged.
Mary Davis and LESSEE Booker Doth
| colored women were each fined $3.50 and
| costs for soliciting men on the streets.
! Susan Swami "a black swan was made
| TO pay costs for beating Lucy Pagan.
| The case Of Thomas jackson for steal
Ing lumber, value $3.50, from Dickinson
q Bro. was sent to the hastings court.
Virginia Conn (coored) forgot herself.
so she said, and drank too much on
| Saturday night. 1t cost here 800 and
costs. and she will never do so again,
says she.
Adolphus Allen (colored) managed in
some way to fill up on Sunday, and for
such filling up ne paid s. and costs.
Another case Of pop" bottles. This
time Mr. James c. Smith is charged with
| having bottles belonging to Kleversahl
and busch in his possession. Continued,
I
Robert Stevens (colored) came up on
two charges. First, for being drunk. This
! cost him $3.50 and costs. For stealing
! silver soda glass holder. worth $780, from
L. Marchett he will answer TO the grand
| jury.
Nllly Robinson, small colored girl. was
charged with stealing S. from Emma
Lewis. No case, and Milly was discharged.
Adolphus Allen (cOlOred) was charged
by his father, Samuel Allen, with the
theft of castors and bottles from him.
Adolphus was dismissed on this charge,
but fined s. and costs for being drunk
Sunday.
James Kinney (colored) was sent to the
hastings court for stealing pair OF
trousers from Mr.. Rose.
Jesse Washington was charged with
striking Barney West with a stick. The
charge was dismissed.
J. b. Sheppard found some liquor In
some mysterious way on Sunday. lie
was soon drunk Yesterday it cost him
the regulation "V' and costs.
John Robson was charged with being
n lunauc A commission de lunatico
inquirendo was ordered. Robson i'm
agined that a woman on the street was
Christ.
The charge against Mary Burr, col
ored female for disorder in the streets
on Sunday was dismissed Mary proved
a "halibi."
Two more men for drunkenness on Sun
day. Where do they get the stuff that
breaks up happy homes, l wonder? All
the bar-rooms are closed. or they look |
like IT, ANYHOW. Thomas BOwles and Ed |
win Goddin are the sufferers this time
to the tune OF s. and costs for this ohense |
Louis T. Wade, while drunk, proceeded |
TO administer corporal punishment 10 |
Mary A. Parsley 1t cost him an TX |
hab ind l-Q
Of a comet. Another charge against W ade
was for chastising Emma Miller This
was dismissed.
This beating Of the gentle sex must have
been epidemic Sunday. Here comes
Richard Randolph (coloreD for striking
Annie George Justice John sat on Rich
ard TO the extent Of SO and costs. DICK
eavs he is going to beat carpets when he
feels like more exercise Of the sort. IT
comes cheaper, Dicky!
And then the name Of John Brown Is
called Historic name, One thinks or
the old slavery fanatic of Harper's Ferry
first. and second Of the faithful Scotch
man servant OF Her Majesty. Nothlng
like the white head of the first nor the
plaid wrapped person OF the seSoiu, -
y appears. only plain, every day col
ored man. and before you can say scat
u the third. has been fined s. and costs
for being drunk on Sunday, and sent TO
the grand jury for having razor about
his person. oo.o..
Thomas f. Beazley had an ancient
grndge" as Shakespeare calls it. against
one sidney Goode. In the further IAN
g1lage of the Divine William, Thomas
Wooded TO feed it fat" by beating >.
- and for doing so he sheled out $3.50
and costs. yesterday, to Sergeant Thomas.
Joseph Johnson (colored) was another
man drunk on Sunday. Fined 50 and
scott Henshaw got himself full Satur-
dov night. So he saved 50 and COSTS Tor
he was fined 81 and costs. ,-,.
,r',rea Of q kind next. James Kinney,
Tom Robinson and John Ellis, charged
Y.ith being suspicious characters-S5OO
security for six months was the verdict
Fifty Deaths.
The rennrt of the Health Department