The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-16
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
His Honor Makes Decision Which VII
Please the Baseball Cranks.

| His Honor Makes "A Decision Which VII
Please the Baseball Cranks.
Justice Crutchfeld can now count newly.
made friends by the score, and strange to say
| all Of them are 'cranks" They are the long
suffering patrons of the Fourteenth street
electric line.
Thursday afternoon James Smither. col.
ored drayman for T. w. Wood Il Co.. backed
his team up 10 the seed establishment on
Fourteenth street. A street car approached
aud stOpped q short distance from the dray.
The mule was standing across the track. put
voluntarily turned it's head 30 one side when
the car approached. The mules have learned
10 do this since the cars have been running
on that busy thoroushfare There was sum
clent room for the car TO pass. but Smlther'
with that maicousness that is exasperEting
when man wants 10 see the first inning.
yelled at the mule until u resumed It's nat
ural position.
Officer Goodman ordered the driver to move
the team SO that the car could pass, but
Smther refused TO do SO. After the order
was given three bags OF seeds were placed on
the dray. Each bag Weighing about fifteen
pounds was brought out OF the house on the
truck. The car was thus detained about 1--WE
minutes The cur was then allowed 10 pass.
At the court Yesterday Mr.. Wood, who was
not present on the occasion. said he had never
known small packages of seed 10 be brought
out OF his place on truck. and was OF the
opinion that there wss mistake. Three
witnesses. however. positively testified that
the truck was used. and that the street was
INSTRUCTED unnecessarily.
The Justice imposed a fine of g. on
Smither and stated that he intended always
TO allow the merchants a reasonable time to
load and unload draws. but in this case the
evidence made IL appear that tho car was pur-
posely detained.
Merchants. tho Court said must load and
unload with the utmost Dispatch which had
not been done in this case. The Justice said
lie intended 20 see that the street car cOmpa-
MES did not hinder tho merchants in getting
their goods TO and from their places OF busi-
ness and on the other hands. the drays must
not unnecessarily obstruct the street-car
tracks. Drivers must move their teams when
ordered 10 do so by the police. and If II APP
pears that there is no authority for any of
such orders. the person aggrieved can make
complaint against the officers to the Police
Board.
BY such just decision the many people
who transfer TO the Fourteenth street line on
their way TO Manchester or Island Park will
hereafter not be compelled TO wait exasperat-
ingy long or lose all their patience while
some fat. greasy looking negro complacently
loads q dray full OF kalamazoo celery or Pears
joyful Soap.
Tho following judgments were rendered
from the civil docket:
j. S. Talman in favor DR.. Hugh NJ. Taylor.
s33; Robert Hope IN favor Joseph H.
Hulchei. S42.4O. Moses Robertson in favor
Joseph B. Cosby. 81 G.. Workman in favor
A. Saks Il Co.. 1878: Montague d Biedler in
favor Stowe Il Nuckos. S52. l.. Z. Robertson
in favor Southern Manufacturing Company.
S7762 j. h. Atkisson in favor nj. Spear,
S64. 50: John A. kratz IN favor L. w. Wood
~ Sons. s15.15 H. c. Magruder IN favor Gay
u Lorraine Co.. S22.50; George Goes
ter in favor same. $40; Jim
Eddins in favor Sande Krouse si.65;
W. s. Burrill in favor DR.. 4. w. Moorehouse,
s2O.2O King Brothers in favor II. T. Thomas,
5000; same in favor Lea, Cullen d Co.,
s61.22 same in favor Thomas Potts d Co,
s79.35: James NJ. Tyler in favor Cottrell, Wat
kins & Co.. 1.5O r. n. Peay in favor w. X.
Philips u Co., "a f. L. Blunt in favor w. H.
Bourne. $40 So w. p. Montague in favor
Jacob Ebel d Son. S53; John Glenn in favor
c. J. Psoli s1l.79; Mrs. Mamie Huntley IN
favor Angalia Stewart. SS.2l Charles Will
liams and raA Grafton in favor George n.
Ostrander. S22. %: Charles f. Strause in favor
Richmond Telephone Exchange. 1888.