The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-21
JUSTICE yoHs's coUHr.
A Large Gathering Of Visitors Wsr" fre
ent From tho Rural Districts

The court was opened yesterday with
great gisto. Everything was resu'ar
ard In order. and Justice John looked
as contented as one Of the RIBBON pc
decked prize winners at the falr srouhus'
There was quite n gathering OF Visl'ors
from the rural districts at the court
Tbev had heard OF Justice John as the
,svaI OF Solomon in the distribution or
absolute and impartial justice, and they
wanted to see. Three or four or them
actually mustered the courage to go up
and touch him. and one fellow most Ike
ly from Southside Virginia had the
hardihood to ask him II he had tintype
which he could take home to his fclks.
Justice John is very retiring and this
marked attention tended a little to make
him nervous. so he intimated that they
were losing a mighty pleasant morning
from the fair, but what was the poultry
show to men who began feeding chickens
before they got out of homespun SIPS,
hunted every straw stack and barn TOT
hens eggs and spent many halt nay
watching for turkey to go TO her nest!
What was the cattle show 20 men whose
first vocal efforts were made in calling
10 the hogs, whose greatest acrobauc
feats were performed in catching and
holding n sheep to be shorn ana whose
the farm taking the cows to pasture!
They were like the man who, tired Of
Life, was going to read Puck and Judge.
They wanted TO see and hear n real. true,
live exponent Of wit and humor as they
are born, OF dignity as she is observed
and OF equity as IL Is laid down in the
golden rule. Then got II all, and after
sundry promises to the justice OF every
thing including a package OF watermelon
seed. jug OF cider, barrel OF apples.
a couple Of gourds for use at the hydrant
and to name a few subsequent farmer
boys after him, they left, fully con-
WINGED that Richmond is after all the
right place for the capital.
William Shelton (coored) sees queer
things in the nighttime. Nothing was
said Of what hour he retired nor from
where he derived the eHjoyments OF the
evening, hut he swore that he awoke and
saw strange shadows and weird shapes.
The Justice thought he had seen She
the Mermaid" In the Morris Illusions
az the Fair, but Shelton testified that he
saw Thomas Johnson sitting at the foot
OF his bed. Johnson proved an alibi in
the flesh, and the case was dismissed.
Mr. John Swift was knight in the re-
cent tournament but he stayed a night
too long In Richmond, and paid 81 for
being hilarious.
Mr.. c. NJ. Drewry was fined $40 for
fighting Mr.. w. J. Jones. The testimony
showed that they were friends, and in
deed Mr.. Jones will bear marks of this
distinguished friendship for some time TO
come. Mr.. Jones was fined 81 for being
too intimate with the common enemy Of
mankind-Mr. Ardent Spirits.
James Reynolds (coloreD was fined s25
for assaulting Lewis Goldback with a
whip. Reynolds is the driver of a dray,
and refused to stop his mule when or
dered to do so by Mr.. Goldback. who is
the railroad hagman at Shafer and Broad
streets.
Pat Willis, Walter Salmond and William
Johnson (all white) were fined for being
drunk.
Charles Sparkes and Samuel Lipscomb
(colored) were fined $3.50 each for dsor-
derby conduct.