The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06
IN JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
Some of the Sad Changes Noted Dy 'he Ae-
portcr After His Long Absence

like the prodcal son. with about ninety
davs Of luxurious feeding upon legislative
buaks the reporter returned yesterday 10 the
| haIloued hall of the father OF equity. Tho
! fatted calves were present. and the saine on
ring and there was music and great reloic-
| inc There has been no more chango III ene
grand old court IN the past AZ"
months than there has been IA . .ho
weather for the past ten days anu NM Sio
surroundings we're about as gloomy. Tho
same old crematory fragrance noa,eu ao .'i.s
the room and the same old saw-dust was only
! changed by the tramping Of thousands OF
muddy boots for tho past three months. a
few blades of green could be founu spfinE
! ing ND hero and there In tho muu-niAeu
saw-dust. but these only came II on VIZ -
ers who now and then forget their carts az
| the market and imagine they can STOP lhe saie
of .'shortsn by the consuming OF the aNal-
able stock Still there were visible changes
which had come with the passing Oh ING
yyeeks Sad are the mutations OF time, ana
mysterious and melancholy the march OF the
months. The beautiful striped coat OF Justlce
,Iohn had been donated TO charity, TWO
of the shining legal lights bore evil
dence OF q shave since Christmas ana one,
whose eloquent pleading and sky-rocket ora
tory have defeated the Jail or many worthy
candidate for admission had been shorn' Hke
SAMPSON. of his flowing locks. and some one
of the energetic police officers with accus-
toned activity and promptness had torn on
the month of January from the calendar on
tho wall The signs of change hlled the re-
porter's soul with sadness and his heart stuck
IN his throat like q cork in patent medicine
bottle and tears fell from his eyes like the
gentle sprinklng of water cart
Giles h. Jackson, the cOlored poet. lawyer
and orator Immediately wrote out the follow
ING sympathetic lines, and sent them to the
recorder OF many of his most imprisoned
flights:
We've missed you round here
During ali of this year
And welcome you back 10 the court.
YOu will note. If Won please,
We're still watching Tor lees
And bravely are holding the lort
I've had many a case
Since you were IN place go
Just trimming and sparkling with fun;
I've filed up the Jail.
Got h ndred on bail
Aud think that my work IS well done
Il havo WALKED through the square,
And have seen you up there
At work on the Capitol hill;
Now the Senate 3 adjourned,
We are glad you We returned
Your former good Office 10 I'LL
Sidney Pocklington, G. w. billiard. Frank
Lee and J. NJ Shand, all white, were fined
g each for lingering too long at the VINE
cup.
il. B. Fasley and Wilbur Thomas (white)
were charged with fighting IN the street.
They were dismissed on the payment of costs.
Mary Allen is a woman. She Is about as
black as the hinges upon which the gates
swing open when the sinners pass over the
River Styx but she is truly u woman, and with
the bright sunshine Of Friday there sprang up
within her chest an infinite longing for
spring bonnet and few other high-prced
adornments. Mary had no wealth with
which to purchase the few absolutely indis-
pensabe articles. nor did she have loving
husband who laboring at ! or so per day,
would stop smoking, chewing. riding on the
street cars after ten hours labor and swear
of generally from ever spending another
cent. and buy these things for her, but
she knew she Just must have the bonnet, DC,
so she made an inroad upon the private prop
erty of some person yet unknown and Sc
cured 800 in currency. gold watch. fifty
five shares Of Virginia Marine Insurance stock
and several other trifes. This was lust about
enough TO purchase that bonnet but Mary
was caught and will be held until the 10th IN
order that the owner may be found.
The case of Lewis Jones lwhltel, who IS
charged with cutting William 1lmberlake also
white) on the night of February 2lst, was
called. number of witnesses were examined
and the case sent on the grand jury and Jones
bailed for $780,