The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-12
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
A Flight ofOratory and the Resuit ofan In
,ltntion to Work.

For several days the business Of the
court has been conducted without the aid
of orators aud shining legal lights, but
the eloquerce that was bursting and
flying about yesterday morning reseIhbled
an explosion in giant powder mill.
Giles Is. Jackson, the toorcd advocate.
the dlscoverer. the promoter and the sole
pre- prletor Of n pure and undefled con,
torted vocabulary, was on hand, and
those who have questioned. what Is
oratory? should hear him speak. lie be
gins away off; in a voice as gentle and
melifiuous as mothers lullaby, or the
perfume laden zephyrs of the Orient
that passing through the Acollan harp
luIl the drOwsy seDsibiiltles into dreamy
sleep, or the soft sweet sounds or the
band saw as it comes in contact with
lightwCod knot in pine log. lhen
holder grown, his voice resounds like the
rushing winds adOwn the mountain
passes. and upon which the Storm hlng
rides, or an electric car going up grade,
or n cart load Of bricks on n side street.
Then with optstretchcd hands the climax
is reached in roar like the turbulent
cataract Of Niagara. with its rainbow
tinted spray or the dumping of the win
ter supply of coal down the cellar chute.
This is oratOry and outside of one or two
campaign speakers Giles enjoys mono
poly of the business. He pleaded very
earnestly yesterday for the release oil
little Harvey Arlington, colored Doy,
who was charged with biting Willie
Mannischmidt (white). The colcred boy
was caught it, the store OF Mrs. Jonl
Smith. with the money drawer forced
open, and Willie in attempting to hold
him until the police came. WIS bitten on
the arm. Unmindful of unadulterated
eioquence tile Justice gave the colored
boy sixty days.
Henry Carter. n colored boy, was
charged with being Il suspicious charac-
ter He protested vigorously and de-
clared that be went notwithstanding In
coal. Justice John looked at his hands
and seeing a few blisters, let him go.
Sergeant Thomas had received a letter
from a contractor asking for laborers,
and ut this juncturc he called out to the
hundred blacks and whites crowded In
the room, Il want some men to so 10
work"
This was a terrible blow TO the I'M
suspecting audience of industrious cltl-
zens, who spend each morning at the
court. \ stampede followed the word
work" Some rushed from the build
ing, others tainted dead away and
couple Of white men tried to escape from
the Second story window.
Presley Edwards. white boy OF thir-
teen. was charged with discharging q
pistol in the street. The ball he fired
struck a colored boy in the foot, but no
intent to shoot the boy was established,
and Presley was fined so for his sport.
Meredith Williams (coloredg was
| charged with asSaulting Sarah Williams.
II was just one of those little scenes that
occasionally occur when one member oil
the family seeks too freely the admira-
ton of the outside world, but it cost
| Meredith $3.50 for getting mad.
William NJ. Monroe (coored) was
charged with beating Gussie Carter lalso
colored). The affair seemed to have been
compromised, and only costs were de-
! manded.
James Jones was white once, he is
red and black now. and presents rs tine
n specimen for the operations of a kee-
lev Cure as could be found. and al
! though a fine of 50 meant the city jail
for him, he sang as lively as bis husky
voice would permit. He my possibly
sober up in ten days.
Thomas Brown (colored) was fined
$3.50 for striking Cravers Cupper with
a rock.
Albert Talley (colored) was fined
$3.50 for being disOrderly and attempting
to rescue n prisoner from captain
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