The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-02
JUSTICE JOHS,s COURT.
It Was April Fool's Day, But the frocoeu-
incs Wero ia Dead Earnosf.

When the great Judge assembled his seat Oh
honor yesterday morning and cast his eagle
eye over the slim gathering in the SA"-dus'
arena his heart vas sore within MN aho MS
meditatlons were melancholy. Upon hls
classic counteuance was no joyful smile and
even the joyial physlOgnomy OK tle HEu1,,
hearted and pOmpous receiver oi hheS anu
securities was Swallowed by cloud oil care;
Whether the Joker and his right power NM
been victims of the first day 81 hpFll or me
thought OF "a small amount Oh mes va 'ne
source of their sadness Will never DC Any"ul..,
iuchgrd Stevens. Joseph Carroll ana WI
liam II. John walked MP 10 the bench ana
back into the pen again ia one. t"o' vi 49,
order like the Washington Senators OeloiY
the New York Giants. They were cnai 80
with being drunk. and without fear OF Aa'oi
the Justice fined each - and cost -
A. Reed was charged with stealing AsI oi
beer. The beer was found IN Reeds house,
situated on Seventeenth street. heeu
said he knew nothing about how the beer
came 10 his house or where IL came from.
lie was sent 30 the grand jnry.
j. A. Coutt and f.. y. Mc1lanning we're
charged with bemg drunk. Like lamp 9e-
fore its shearer5 80 they "ppeafsu yeio,e it'9
Honor. and as quietly walked BACK 70 tleir
places IN the pen again I'm default OF surety
they will 90 down for thirty DAYS, where rum
and LIQUOR are not sold and whtre Candidates
do not lead men Oh.
Jordan Bassctt was charged with beating
Edward Palmer and vlce-yersa. The wee
versa charge was clearly sustained. tor Jor-
dams black face was red with bruises ana
one Of mis- ewes was of no use Is tar IS seeing
was concerned Edward paid - and costs
and Jordan was let oil with what he mad re-
celYed from Edward.
William Benurt, was charged with cursng.
abusing aud threatening Richard M0laT;
FL HtsnHH n a ...H a
to purchase a horse of Bennett. Molar tod
him the horse was 40 good. but tnat no
MOlair had q fine horse he would sell him.
When Bennett heard this be INDUCED IN
flow of language not heard IN Sunday school
speech lie was hned $3.50 and costs.
James Giles ,coloredJ WAS fined s. LOT beng
drunk
The following judgments we're rendered
from the civil docket
n. 5. MiiIeri favor c.. j.. Saunders 42.s6.
IT. 6anzert IN favor :. 4. hennoids q Bro,
30. -. &. i Landrum IN favor Cnas. IN. Page,
mo. Mary Brown ~ favor y. W. ea.omou'
20. Fam e Dlllarl 30 favor Robert nelson,
800. g.. h. Stokes I'D favor Mrs. ". vi. Schaal.
af.0J W. VI. fislerln tay0rGeo ge q. Gibson,
$3.50 Henry Robinson iu favor Joseph A. ha-
mey 300. VIM. Di.iar. inflvorJ. ". &c B.. t-g-
lesion. loco. D. Baker Jr. ln favor =. H.
hawes, 1850 John Green ID favor 'uiA
Ward. 1f50; Herbert Jones in favor same.
600. j. 81. Lakeland in or SYdnor a. Hund-
ley. H.5U Winston Taylor ln favor Henry
Cohen. $3.50. e.. f. White in avOr Thomas. D.
Todd. j0.f1. j0uu BOitz % favor h. 4. lied,
1865. Pleasant Jones in favor 81 A. y. toN-
ers 20.7l; w. NewOy in favor same ESQ., j.. b.
a. f.. III. pettu5 lu favor AalOul IftW.n-
Co.. s, 100 Th0ma- Russell in favor rs. b.. Var
ton. 22OO. Leltw,ch BROS. ln favor Pope Bros.
Moulding C0 1855. g.. h. squire DO favor
See-sel Is Asauer. 20Gl. Moses NJ Morris m
favor q. Guust d. CO.. l2.Ol Mildred riiz@er