The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-18
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
Inc Shortest Docket OF the Season and n
Very Small Crowd.


There was hardly quorum Of the usual
gang Of loafers at the court yesterday morn
ing. A few Of the idiers who haven't much 10
do and plenty Of time in which 70 complete
the contract meandered slowly down 10 the
arena aud displayed their hberaii'y by
pattonizng the peanut repositories along the
route The crowd Was indeed sad dlsap-
poihtinent aud was twin sister TO the
miserable display OF evil doors.
lhe docket contained only six cases, and
unuer ordinary circumstances might have
caused shade of s0rrowful disappointment
70 Snow Itself upon the classic countenance OF
the great distributor Of equity. but such was
not the case The Judge was happy. and
very Justly and deseryedly So for he had the
night before received one of the most compll-
mentsry votes ever given city ofhclal. he
felt az peace with all the world. even the i've
VINO had given their patronage elsewhere, and
he was rs smiling and happy as the pupil who
wins the medal
Sergeant Thomas. the iovial, was in his
accustomed seat looking triiie faded from
his s2ortiveness of the previous day. lie mad
skipped rope with the girls. gone hshlng
with the old ladies. took a smile with the old
gents and played baseball with the young
American portion OF the crowd. For an all
Tonnaer the Sergeant IS immense ana ~ IS
said he WAS as light and airy under the flying
rope as a Shanghai rooster in chase after
grasshOpper. he made several points IN his
smiling trips 10 the spring aud wasquite thick
with number of the CENTER sex while III
dulging IN piscatorial pleasures. but he scored
his greatest triumph upon the field of the dIa-
mond. lie was assigned 10 the pitchers box
and no held the point IN most
remarkable manner. For several weeks
he has been IN correspondence
With ClsrksoD. SWEETS and other twirling
luminaries of the baseball armament. lie
has also been seen in close conversation with
Joe Taylor several times of late, and under
stand las paid frequent visits recently % the
Richmond College, where he was ciOseted Tor
several hours with the aesthetic manipulation
OF the horse hide. The gay and festive ser
geant walked into the box with q sort or Tim
West kind Of look upon his rotund physiog-
nony With a few preliminary eyolutions
and supple jack kind of contortlon OF his
right walking appendage he sent the horse
hide humming some ten feet over the batter =
head. IL struck small boy about hundred
yards away and finally found its way back TO
the diamond few more antics and
the leather was again hurled. this time
plumb over the plate and the batter Is cred
tied with a home-run. The inning lasted one
and half hours, during which time every
man on the club had Il trial behind the bat,
and seven outsiders were called IN 10 assist.
SiXty-three runs were made and two men
| we're out when the game was called on ac-
count Of the heat and the inability TO obtain
another catcher.
Dan Murphy was lovely specimen OF "a
wine blbber Dan has been here quite often,
Is thoroughly tame, and during the summer
requires very little food his principal sub
sstence being of a liquid nature. de has q
! beautifully red nose and lovely gray hair, and
! is quite fat, the only defects being an I'M
! steadness in his gait, drowsiness III his
| looks and a thickness In his speech. Dan
| 81 / Itf Iar
on Sunday. He was clad in negiigee cos
tune and chronic grin. which became a trlne
more chronic when the judge hned him ga
and sent him 10 the hastings court.
Charles Smith. d young white man with A
/ proboscIs like "a carrot omelet. was as lovely q
| specimen OF a man gone wrong as even Old
| Nick could wish for in his most dyspeptlc
moments. He was charged with being drunk
| and his looks barred tho necessity of any
| other witness He enjoys the distinction OF
being able 10 sign VI. ID. after his name, which
! judging from outward appearances, means
much DRAM Two dollars was required OF
| Charles SMITH NJ. D.. but when / loft the
currency had not been produced and G. ).
NJ. D., was enjoying the comforts OF bench
! in the prisoners pen.
George Harris, negro man. was charged
with oostructing the sidewalk and refusing
10 move when ordered by the police. He de-
sired % apo ogize in beautiful language. bul
| tho Justice wanted 500. aud ne was com,
mitted he afterwards paid up and departed
a wiser and poorer man.
Estelle Smith and Rosa Owens, two coiorec
females who delight greatly m the dar knes'
| OF thz night time. were charged with dlsCr
! derlv conduct They were fined s5 each.
Walter h. Leidy, charged with assaultlnl
and striking Joe NJ. Newell. and kdwsr,
Brown (colored), charged with assaulting anC
/ cutting Maiessa Johnson, were each dismissed
on payment OF costs.
The following judgments were rendered
from the civil docket:
| o. Anderson in favor James Augustine, 80
| W. n. Butt in favor J. NJ Thompson, $40
! John 3. Harris in favor John Nj. Hamilton
52.23; George Winfree in favor McAdams 4
Berry, ali Charles Browning in favor j.. +
Carter. S37.9l; James German IN favor same
/ S3l. IS: Daniel Turner IN favor Charles Ii. Page
1926: ID. s. Gates in favor same. Sl6 Miss
Sue Wise in favor G. |. Onesty d Co., S5.15
Il. b. Miller in favor Wingo. Elicit 4
Crump, s5j6l: Junius T. Brown in favor
Joseph W Bliley, Si6.67; Il. A. Simms IN
favor J. w. Woodward. s29.42; Mrs. Nj. T.
Cox in favor Benjamin Z. Ashton, $500
j. ~ Lakeland in favor SydnOr * Humid
ley S23: Edward Cummings in favor Iaz
well Elicit, trustee, S24. w. K. Ricbison II
favor Mrs. G.. L. Collins. Sl.25; }. Harvey
in favor same. $40; James Patterson II
favor r. l.. Tillery, So cents; T. Is. Shorts
and D. s. Cntes in favor W. l. WarinS
JT., s55.