The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-17
JUSTICE JoHN's CO yRE.
Tho Game is Played with the Joker and Ief,
Bower.


Bower.
The great distributor of equity sat upon hi,
miniature throne a solemn judge. wrapped
in the striped seersucker no wore last SUM.
ner. which was trihe faded. bat still gay
and fascinating. The docket was somewhat
diminished in length. but a goodly crowd Of
idle mankind had assembled and the waste
places about the arena were made glad with
their presence. The cries 81 the baiiiH Went
out in the sweet-scented breezes like the dis.
cordant cries OF an amateur umpire, While
the gang took a fresh hold upon their head
appendages and famed vigorously.
Sergeant Thomas. the dragon Of tho yaWn-
ing drawer. who daily takes in all the ready
cash the unfortuates have. aud often all Their
can borrow. was not ID his accustomed place.
He had gone on picnic To Providence Forge
with large market basket Of the substantial
elements calculated % delight the epicureaa
fastidiousness OF the iovial cash gstherer He
also took with him his rod and stan, and also
a line for he contemplated spending "a portion
of his time in piScatorial sporting. Tor 70 IS
rumored that the funny tribe Is as numerous
down there as English sparrows in.the Capitol
Square.
Though there was no right bower the game
had 10 90 on with the Joker and the lot, who
won as usual and took the stakes. Though Tia
pot was very small
Robert Coleman. q notorious rogue and
regular double-barrel thief, was before the
court charged with being a suspicious char
acter and with being drunk Robert has only
a short while laid aside the striped habili-
ments of the penitentiary. He II never salts
fed however. unless ne is stealing, and no
will take anything from boys sled in the
summer time 70 q block Of ice IN December.
aud from a set OF law books 10 blind beg.
CARS tin cup. In Roberts let arm was a
pstol-shot wound. which he said he bad no
idea how he received. He was hnsd 81 aud
required 10 give bond for SIX months. Ia &c.
fault he will again take up his abode IN old
familiar quarters.
Hester Bush. a very black young negro wo-
man with a fretful baby in her arms was
charged with being disOrderly and using pro-
fame and indecent language ia the street.
Hester's head looked like n last summer bird
nest and she is as prone 10 be sassy as no
average loafer TO drink whisky. $3.50 aud
cost was required Of her, and as she was
minus the cash she was hustled INFO the for
bidding-loOking pen.
II. COzuki. a tough looking foreigner APP
peared in very negligee costume and "A red. red
nose. lie was charged with having oeev
drinking. The evidence did not tell what q
was he had been drinking, but IL IS pretty
certain II was not from the spout at the cor-
ner of Twelfth and Franklin streets. Security
was required aud in default he sweled tho
court TO the Hotel Epps.
Edwin Gould. alias .. Z. Miller, alias Us
good, and H. j. Brady were charged with ut
tering. speaking and publishing certain false,
malicious. defamatory and Ebelous words OF
and concerning r. "A. Baker. to-wit. that DO
kept disorderiy house. The case Was con-
tinued until the 2lst.
j. T. O'Brien. tall. lean, red-faced young
man. was charged with exercising his sull-
yanstic qualities too freely IN the street
$3.50 and costs was required Of him for tho
fun he had.
I. Y. Campbell had looked too long upon
tho beer and had evidently swallowed little
too much Of the foam. lie was assessed the
regulation ~.
John Anderson (colored) was charged with
being disorderly and assaultng and abusing
Matthew Briel. The case was discharged.
Mary Jaue Allen and Alkaline Hicks lOota
colored) were charged with assaulting aud
beating Fannie Allen. Dismissed.
William Green "a yellow boy was charged
with being a Yagrant lie said he wfuted 90
60 to Iynchburg. The way was pointed OUT
to him and he was told 10 go hence.
Robert Robinson was committed 70 jan 10
default Of a q fine for being drunk