The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-31

The Dispenser or Equity Disposes OF INC
Docket with Great speed


Docket with Great speed
There is certain gang Of loafers that hang
around the police court with the persistehcy
Of n lot of mugwumps at the White House
and when a case of any special interest Is
callad they display nervousness Vh'y
e0ualed by women looking LOT her oonnos
when che IS late for the tram. ms hlo1les
crowd "a a great deal more regular III l's a..
tendance upou the court than many church
members II the Wednesday night PRAYER
meeting but il is doubtful II one ii hity
could tell why they 60 there. Iheir appeal
ance would indicate that they didnt nave
very much 20 do and they don seem -
possess ANYTHING but hard regulations.
The docket was disposed VI as rapidly a.
Coney Island s8usages az the unveuing. JUS
tice John. the great and only. looked as
smiling and bright as the dispenser or SOFA
water on a hot day. aud when he glanced al
the emptiness of tho prisoners pen ne seemed
70 be As we'll pleased rs the young gir VINO
didn't have TO walk out 10 witness the e4-
eTcises.
The first leap year case of the season was
on the docket Yesterday morning. Mary
Jane Coleman woman whose SKIN was
awlullv black. was charged with attempting
10 get buggy ride under false pretenses
Mary Jane had been layishing her affections
upon jim Black. who was very much her SUI
his own name. and was doing the leap year
act in great shape. She had paid for oyster
stews aud ice cream aud sent her iair
jim more flowers than be couiQ
wear IA six months. She nad
spoken words soft anj sweet into his atten-
tive ear as they nestled upon Dencn III no
Capitol Square and furnished HIM WITH
cheap cologne IN wholesale quantities, whhe
"a silk 'kerchef hung IN graceful folds from
the breast pocket OF his striped seersuc keF
Mary Jane had noticed that on Sunday alter
noon many representatives Of dudedom
could be seen spinning out 10 me
rural districts behind hne livery turnOuts,
so she proposed 20 take the object
cf her affections out for drive. Accord
ingly she called 40 a Frauklin-street stable
and asked TOR a team. which she SAID the
gentleman for whom she cooked sent after.
Investigation found out that the woman WAS
prevaricating and she was arrested She was
greatly distressed. While tears bedimmed
her dark eyes and in a c0pious stream lowed
down her cheeks of midnight blackness she
:O,d the Justice story that evoked
hi, heartfelt sympathy She SAID that she
was on the eve of her matrimonial existence
that she had asked Jims Pa. had spoken 70
the minister ami had paid TWO lnstaiimen,s on
her furniture: that arr ngemenis had ostn
made 90 take trip b. Forest Hill PARK anu
that the family sIverware' had been
rented Tor the wedding reception. In con-
sderation If the fact that she was so soon 70
take upon herself II lifelong punishment the
kud-heArted Justice let her OF.
David Pitman. "a black man. was charged
with trespassing upon the premises OF LANE
johnson and throwing rocks through her
windows David pleaded his innocence and
kicked ike the Washington base ball CLUB.
bur 10 WAS of no avail. and he WAS fined SOD
and costs.
Matte Sheppard. mulatto girl Of uncer-
tain age and an OdOr not Ike that OF the
alooming honeysuckle. was charged with dis
orderly conduct. NJ. $. contributed $3.50 TO
the City Hall enterprise.
Albert Massie Charles Roach and j. T. Her
man had violated the rules and transgressed
tle laws Of Good Iemplsrlsm As is custo-
mary i'm such cases they enhanced the cohers
Oh the city - and costs each.
Charles Roach paid costs for trespassing
upou the premises of Matilda Nbbs and beat
ing Francis llbbs.
Moses Braxt0n. a negro got drunk and be-
hayed as though he were no the filii Islands.
Noses unlike tho one of old. found no favor
With the ruler. and lie was fined = aud costs.
Charles Jackson. drunk on the Sabbath
day. Fined 3 and costs.
Rosa bowling. a yellow woman, was
CHARGED with stealing p0cket-0ook contain
inc - ID from Mr.. jenkins. Evidence was
NOT sufficient aud the case was dismissed.
Sa.ns Cousins negro gir. assaulted and
beat LOUISA Stewart and paid $3.50 for 50
doing.
VITA using indecent language to Mamie
Robins A. another negro. lie was fined ~lO.
Charles Resser paid $3.50 Tor lighting IN the
Maggie Johnson (colored) charged with
keeping O d.soIdorly house. Dismissed.