The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-08

The Crowd was Large and the Heart OF tho
Df.nenser was Glad.

Di-Ueuser was Nlhus
Justice John looked smilincly down yester
dav morning upon flock which would have
rladdened the heart Of Rev. John Jasper,
both rs 10 numbers and rs an opportunity ior
real solid religious work. ne courtroom
was as full as some OF the accused Hau Deen
ON Saturday night and the entire surround
;nrs bore evidence OF rs much activity "a
criminal circles as there usually IS IN DacA-
ward in a crap game or staOle-l0It chlcheh
fight when the police appear
Justice John looked o. happy as baoy
with two new teeth. but the sOrrowlng group
IN the pen were as doleiul as newspaper man
with his salary cut down. Two preachers
were present and occupied seats "itAlu I.e
LAWYERS quarters. very near Commonwealth 3
Attorney smith. Colonel sam Page and tries
b. Jackson the colOred lawyer. IL was not
known whether they came with an ldeA OF
turninr the gospel hose on the attorneys. OF
,Vere looking for fit subject .or religious zeal
among tie ulIrlts. but they displayed INC
REGULATION amount of fOrutude and long
suffering. aud listened 10 two addresses by
/ Giles. 80,
James Mintou (coloredl was charged WITH
beating his wife Annie. The woman test1Aed
that size WIS perfectly willing t. allow james
IN en- .ov life rs he would. but that he had
noeu.iaridea Of the hours she should keep az
night and therefore they quarteled.. Inc
testimony showed that both had Deeii 10
mood ripe tOr domestic uls7eusIoA9 aA~ '--O
Justice dismissed the case ..
Israel Svdn0r. a venerable looking African
whose sable features resemble the irregular
gloom of deepest abyss, ana whose "oolt
pate was ~ white as the sno"-crO"ue1
summit was charged with steal.h. DuHcH
of fish from the store OF Mr. y. II. W ooi. isI"ol
pl4aded guilty and tine cost or the hsh was
/ admitted he & fifteen cents. buttLe Justce was
COMPELLED under tie recent supreme court
decision 10 send the case 20 d Jury. ana tue
/ Commonwealth Will pay about slO Tor Tie
case. o. g.
Charles Carter (coored) was fined 70 Tor
cursing the police officers OF the lh!rd sta
ton Charles was unfortunate enough % re
caught in the act. but % IS more than Tx ely
that a number OF equally guilty persons nave
not yet been apprehended.
Harry Allen. colored boy Of about ten
wears OF age vas charged with writing pollcy
/ tickets He thoroughly demonstrates the pro
/ position that little learning IS
/ dangerous thing aud 10 Is now
+ particularly encouraging TO taxpayers
/ T. produce for the education OF Httle
/ Harry. who as soon as he learns 10 write ~
/ the schools is employed by re" OF us LalI
colored brethren 10 write out Htt!e pohcy
-arDe Tie case was sent on 10 the grand
Willie Poindexter and Willie Kenney. two
colored BOYS OF ten and twelve years OF age
were charged with tying q newspaper 70 .ne
7 tai OK u 90. ALA lAc4 oNNA.-o 49, "
I naner This or course. was a very arlless
source OF amusement. and II they Dad caught
/ about 2 900 OF the worthless ours about town
and headed them for the river they would be
entitled 10 the thanks II the populace, Out
a. il was they were fined 20 each.
/ Matthew Banks wa tried Tor cutting Alex
ender Hirris They are colored boys ne
/ difculty occurred In the saloon or Cnarles
/ Johnson (cOlored), on Grace street between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. The
Investigation developed the fact that john
son was running crap game on large scale
on his premises. Both cases were sent on 10
the grand jury. -
! Jolu Lewis. a negro youth. was charged
NTH Having crap on the streets. Police on-
CO.. Austin arrested him and also captured tne
states which amounted TO fourteen ceats: IN
soanformity with the law the officer received
ona-balf of the amount. and with his prlncely
shsre he lett tie courtroom with smhe
mn his face that would shame the holder OF
the winning ticket IN the Louisiana lotleIy.
There was as fine a looking lot OF drunKs as
.var penitentlv presented themselves ior
S,ss and few ois0rderhes were put 10 70
vii the daily receipts Douglas ha'bptgn'
nor,las Cullinewnrih. J. ". Si:arnons VII,
tsr, ~ John. Nike Coughlln fail wnlte
and John Fields James Dicxerscu ana Mary
nay (colored) were oil hned fof Inese TWO
William Austin (colored) was sent on 70 tne
Grand jury on the charge OF breaking 'n'o Wv
| house Of Jacob Hill (colored'.