The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-26
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
The CoIored Peoples Day Gave to TN
Dispenser ~ BiE Docket.

A holiday, and colored peoples day at
that. was sufficient to FIJI up very re-
snectabIy-sized docket for Justice John
Yesterday. II had been announced that
there would be a pie-eating match at
the Exposition. This was a tempting bait,
and drew large crowds from the neigh
boring counties Some of those old men
and women who have had struggle Tor
twenty-five years to get salt pork and
corn bread and who had not tasted real
ME since the surrender came in droves
from the back-woods and country dis
tricts. One delegation came In from
Chesterfield. headed by a banner upon
which was printed:
We've asked for but little since the day
we were freed.
From our neighbors. or Him upon high,
But now we do long. with an infinite
greed,
For our fill Of this city-made pie"
All OF the ready-made pies on earth
would not have satisfied that crowd, and
the match was declared of. Then de-
veloped the spirit which sweiled the ponce
court docket yesterday.
The colored people were right mad
about that pie failure, and they went
around the grounds ripe for almost any
diversion. A throng filed into the poultry
show. and such a cackling and Growing
has never been heard since the old Ro-
mans were aroused by the geese. The
chickens in the upper tier laid very
low" in the bottom OF their coops, but
the poor ducks and geese on the ground
rows squawked in deafening terror. All
the cages were locked. however, and
again the spirit was unloosed that helped
to swell the docket yesterday.
Toby Matthews and J. w. RraXton
were charged with assaulting W. II.
Brooks with a brick. All OF the parties
were colored. Brooks got n very severe
cut In the head. and the case was sent
on TO the hustings court.
William Clark, white bar-keeper on
the Exposition Grounds, was charged
with assaulting George Stevens. a col
ored school teacher Of this city. The
case was argued by attorneys for each
side and was sent on to the hastings
court, $500 bail being required Of Mr..
Clark.
The postponed case OF Mr.. A. A. Spit
ger. charged with creating a disturbance
on the premises Of his daughter. Matte
T. Splitter was called. Mr.. Splitter pleaded
guilty. and security Of $500 for twelve
months was required. This was not fur
nished at the end OF the court. and the
gentleman went over TO Sergeant Epps'.
LEWIS LOlty anu JOiiil MbiA - Nfi
fined 81 each for threatening 10 shoot
George Williams. All of the party were
coored men.
Mr.. Daniel Murphy was fined s25 for
keeping his saloon open on Sunday.
Samuel LipscOmb (cOloredD was fined
s25 for assaulting Henry Watkins (white),
a fagman at the railroad crossing. Lip
scOmb was the driver of carriage, and
attempted to pass In violation Of the sig
NILS.
j. A. Livingston was fined $3.50 for as
saulting Edward overly, and T. T. era
ven paid a similar sum for fighting r.
w. Kelum. All Of them were white men.
William Cheatham (colored) was sent
on to the hastings court on the charge
Of entering the dwelling Of Mr.. T. e.
Swain
Charles Carter and John Starke were
each fined for drunkenness. The follow
ing white men paid 81 each for a similar
offense: John Nicholas, Jack Squires,
Lysander Beasley Joe Brothers, Thomas
Murphy. n. NJ Wilkinson. j. II. Thomp-
kins Frank HaiStead and John Burress