The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-26

JUSrIcE JOHN's COURr.
His Honor Has Full Docket and Dispenses
Equity with Great Speed

The mighty dispenser Of equity was in
! great good humor yesterday morning. There
/ is nothing pleases the Judge so we'll as a big
/ docket and yesterday morning the sheet Of
/ fOOlscaD was full, the courtroom was full. the
/ pen was full, and even Mr.. Taylor. of white
/ cap fame, who occupied a seat back OF the
! LAWYERS apartments. was full Mr. T. was
| not only fun, but was DuDDnng up and run
! ming over ike leaven bread out of IA tin
bucket. floquence poured forth from his lips
/ like the Oratory of jackson ward politician.
He spraug mp n his scat Ike a doll when the
! bullseye is struck and could only pc dOWnod
10y threats of imprisonment. The Justice
finally ordered that he be- placed IN tho prs-
Oners pen aud a charge % drunk and dis
orderly be entered against him.
X. VI. Dabney. negro drunk, looked rs
though he was IN training for funeral and
had an air of professional sadness that would
have given him great prominence IN Puritan
colony lie walked up 10 the bench as II lie
feared "a conspiracy upon the part OF his limbs
and as he told his tale of woe 10 the Justice,
spoke in a minor key like dog whose tail
had been recently pruned. The usual - Was
required OF X. NJ.
Edward $. Holmes lcolored) and jim Bahen
white were charged with fighting IA the
street. The cOlOred man appeared IN the post
Office coors. while Bahen white wore u
Mitchell badge, which he seemed very proud
lapel Of his last summer coat. Eahen lwhltel
seemed well pleased ID his new role OF prls-
Oner in the police court and displayed that
kind OF humor assumed by the ticket-seller
at a ten-cent side. show. Bahen lwhlte IS a
beautiful representative of Jackson ward
politician. md the Mitchell faction III pariicu-
lar and contributed 500 10 the Identifying
of the City Hall with as much indifference rs
the Jackson ward colOred orators pay 20 the
boots of the crowd. Holmes paid his fine aud
the black and tho white man shook hands
and departed together apparently last friends.
Mamie Penn. a hght-cOmpiected darby.
was charged with assaulting and attempting
to cut with u knife Charles Jackson Mamie
wore broad trimmed straw hat cOQuettishlY
attached 90 her nappY banglets and was ar
rayed in irOck IN winch many colOrs pre-
dominated that one would have thought the
small end Of Il rainbow had dropped down be-
iOro the Justice. She WAS very coy III her
manner and possessed ayOice like an untunod
mouth harp. Not being able 10 satisfy JUS
tice John as to her innocence. or Sergeant
Thomas for "a little claim of 500. she took up
her abode at the Hotel EppS for two months
Matilda Broedus (colored). abusing and
threatening 10 kill Mary Coleman. Dismissed
on payment OF costs
Robert White (colored), fighting and ere
htiug "a disturbance IN the street. Fined $3.50.
lie also paid = for being drunk.
Tim Robinson and Walter Johnson. fight
ing Il tlo bAI-IOJM OF tHrlS MOSS. Ilucu
$3.50 each. James Barker same charge.
Fined 20.
Elisha Jackson, carrying concealed weap-
ons. Sent 10 the grand Jury. Also sent 10
the grand jury Tor trespassng on the premises
of A. j. Harris and maliciOusly shooting and
woundlng Harris dog
Joseph Hancock who was arrested several
days ago on the charge OF embezzlng funds
from the Consolidated Building aud Loan AS
sociation of Norfolk. waived examination aud
the was sent 10 the grand Jury. Mr..
Hancock Was the Richmond agent OF the con-
Germ. He is about nifty years old and lives on
west Marshall street. IL is alleged that he
has appropriated 20 his own use about .iO0
belonging TO the company.
James Grande assaulting, striking and
threatening TO shoot W. Il. Mitchell. Dis
missed on payment of costs.
Birdsn Smith (coiorsd). assaultipg and