The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-11
yUsrrcE JOHNS COURT.
The Docket was short ~ the E1oos'"o"
4. Too Attractive just Now.


Usually Mt this season Of the year
thorc are plenty Of colored candidates
for warm. snug berths in the city JAIL
hut ms, now with the callopes anu
u,,"a,rry.-.,-rounds outside of the EXPOSE
e. grounds Justice John does not nave
- Iorqe visitation. In fact yester-
Jav bis audience was as small as thdt
NJ Pains pyrctechnics on a rainy nlghe
Ills congregation reminded one ol
Third party gathering, one Ieeoi9
minded man, three or TOUR ilsinioi A"e ~
white men. and liberal allowance Oh
coIored crooks. bat still the play went on
mill fboy I'll paid the penalty OF weak
- ar were landed for safe keeping III
he custody of the City Sergeant. JUS
tice John were a troubled look, also i
dark blue suit. This was the hrst DAY
of the races and guessing winners is the
most perplexing business That man
ever got into; il is heap easier TO name
the first horse in a merry -g0-round-I
you see them start.
j. II. Couroll, Esq, OF west virginia,
and Mr.. !. ID. Granade. of South caro-
lima were charged with trespassing on
the EXposition grounds AS these were
ahout the only men who have trespassei
or the grounds since the parade, the
officer thought proper 10 ARE st them.
But as the testimony showed that they
only sought the boiler-rOom 20 Dry out
after the shower of Saturday evening,
the case was dismissed.
Ben Jacobs and Lis wife were charged
with assaulting Molhe Darlington lcoi-
oredt. Mr. Jacobs runs paWnDroker
shop and Nollie wanted TO run tire entlre
community, and so, OF course, con,
tro,ersy arose. Mr.. Jacobs, admitted
liz 81
lunches. and both Mrs. Jacobs and Mol
lie DISPLAYED some very shattered looking
female attire. which WAS saved from the
wreck. The Judge dismissed Mrs. Jacobs
hut fined her husband and M0l1e SOU
Ben Anthony and three other bare
footed negro bows were charged with be-
ing suspicious characters. They tesuhed
that they BACKED the boots OF all the
brakemen on the freight trains, and came
from Lynchburg to the Exposition. NO
citizen of Richmond could possibly com
plain of additional arrivals TO the lalr'
so the Justice allowed three OF them 10
go. but retained the older one LOT Ie"
days in Jail. co ~
for abusing his wife.
Julius Mccoy (cOlored) was arrested
for being asleep in Monroe Park. lie
was fired 81 for this nap as the PARK
has been declared an unsafe place lor
repose during these autumn days wheh
chills and colds are prevalent.
There was a beautiful lot OF drunks
and disorderlies' in the court, and the
mingling of whites, blachs, cuts, bruises;
scars and general designations resembled
the crazy quilt exhibition now presented
for inspection at the fair.
The following assortment paid the hneS
announced: -
John Hartman, Robert Jordan. p. L.
Jones. William Jenkins. William Merter-
shaw, Joseph Moore, Walker. Taylor ana
Ellen Ferriter, all white, paid s. each.
Jack Whitlock and Jack Butler. both
white, paid 50 each for Sabbath indul-
gence. 1890 ~
David Austin. James Hill and b. f.
Timberlake (colored) all were fined Tor
similar offenses.
George and Amelia Phillips (colored)
were charged with trespassing upon the
premises of Emma j. Melton (white).
The case was compromised and the costs
were paid by a general subscription.
which seemed to exhaust the resources OF
the party.
John Frank alias jim Friend (cOloredl
was sent on to the hastings court charged
with stealing a pair of shoes from the
store of l.. ). Hymes.