The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-01
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
His Honor Gets Weary Listening to the Talk
of u Colored Lawyer.

The sinners were as numerous before Justice
John yesterday morning as electric-wire poles
on Hull street in Manchester and the lives OF
some of them are just about as crooked as are
many of the poles The scene within the white
washed walls partook OF tho gloom without
and the closing exercises of the months busl-
ness at the court were III harmony with the dis
agreeable last days of very bad March.
The rapid progress of the great dispenser OF
equity in dealing out justice was only hlndered
by the harangues of the colored lawyer Olles
jackson, whose dry questioning OF a witness
was great bore. Jackson was ceIehulns VII
liam cambridge (colOredl. who was charged
with stealing q pOcketDOOk containing Sl21l
from Phyllis Sweet, colored dalnsei OF uncer-
tain age and most any KIND OF dark compieIlOI.
IL GILES had not finally stopped taIklng there Is
no telling how many charges would nave been
brought against bis client. The eNel-headed
Justice saw very clearly the quit OF the prlS;;
oner and the case was certified 10 the grand
iurv The big slX-tOOt yellow fellow went
weeping into the prisoner pen and ms pent- up
feelings found vent IN an oVer1ow OF tears IKE
INTO a stream from half-lnch nose. blleS hu-
mlnistered soothing consolation as mother
TO 2 CRYING babe, and like the mother VINO
sees great things III the future Tor her boy, bles
could see visions OF rich fee and was happy
George Roether WAS charged with curslns
and abusing the woman he had sworn 10 honor.
love and protect. There IS no crime that comes
before Ills Honor that IS SC repugnant as that OF
wife beating. and the mighty Justice gathered
his mantle about his lolns preparatory 10 I'M
parting Justice to the fullest extent. Ills eye
gparkled ana ray OF JOY l4uHilHato1 no
Shakesperlgn cOuntenance somewhat after the
stvle of FitZsimmOns when Maher threw down
the sponge. his JOY was turned 10 sadness;
however when Mrs. KOether appeared ana
asked that her wicked husband lie not pun
ished thus is the beautiful tenderness and
wonderful love of woman dlspla ed even IN her
trials and sufferings 1t IS nara for me hlnu-
of woman and the case was dismissed Win
Frank Grigg paid IS for striking Spencer
Henry with rock. .;o
ing his fistic afllty. go r.;
Martin Link was charged with being fugi-
tive from Justice Martin works Tor New
York lumber company, and III seemed ms az
counts were not straight lie was tuIlou o'ei
TO the New York authorities
Charles Hughes, assaultlng and beating Annie
Hughes. Paid costs. A.,
Charles Clark, drunk and trespasSlng on the
premises of Mrs Ball. Fined - 30 and cost
Eddy Branch was sent to the musings lor
stealing lot OF gas fixtures. e.;
William Pryor paid S25) for uslns MS HS"0
proclivities on John kopnson ,s,. -
PAT smith was committed TO jail IN uelault OF
securlty on the charge or being d SUSPICIOUS
H. ID. lancaster and c. r. Venabe were, so
heavily laden with intoxicating BEVERAGES lnat
they couldnOt get out OF lhe way OF tHe oinceIs
and the Justice fined them 81 each lor pelns
Charles Adeck and Frank Schire were charged
with Stealing lot of kid hides. The case was
continued until Saturday, bail being aHo"e"'
March Weather.
The following is the meteorological report
for the month ending yesterday: