The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-30
JUSTICE JOHN,s Court.
His Honor Has "A Long Docket of All Kinds
OF Sinners md - Happy.

OF SINNERS nnh IL Happb.
The docket at the police court has as many
ups and downs as TgE TINES elevator boy.
aud the meagre list of Thursday was increased
yesterday to crowd resembling the opening
day of a new brewing company.
Shining seems 70 come AS natural with some
people as crying To a baby. and every KIND OF
wickedness was represented on the docket
yesterday.
The great and ouy Justice John assembled
the throne with u smile as pleasing as the ex-
preston Of theat cal manager on Pattl
night.
The docket was as long as an extrayagant
wife's dry goods bill. and the great dispenser
had AS mucn trouble with the female part or
II MS street-car conductor with the women
passengers who want u sc: IN from the
wrong side of the street.
Abram Cohen had two charges opposite bis
name. one for dlsorcerly conduct III the cir
cult courtroom and cursing and abusrg
Officer +. &. Bailey and one for lighting with
Samuel Wilkinson III the circuit courtroom,
to the annoyance OF the city central commit
tee. In the first case Cohen confessed TO
cursing the officer and was fined 20. Ia the
second case Wilkinson said he struck Cohen
because the latter cursed him. Cohen de-
MED this and lis brother. Henry Cohen, was
put on the stand as 4 witness. lie was asked
If he did not tell Dir. Sam Page that he hal
counted some fifteen OF twenty votes 70 him
which he was not entitled 10 at the Second
precinct Jefferson ward. This Cohen de.
med on oath Mr.. Page was then put on the
stand. He made the same statement that he
did Thursday night before the city commit
tee and ended By saying he would not De-
lieye Cohen on oath nd did not THINK any
other respectable pc son ought to. HIS Honor
said he could not on the evidence punish
Wilkinson. and the case Was dismissed.
/
lard Goh n 9. Beck. Dick Hazelgroye and
James Powell are men whose iondness for
strong drink is only paralleled by the love Oh
a fish for water and they flop around IN
state OF inebnety with as much iehcty as an
owl in the night time. They walked up and
confessed like SO many prodigals and were
in leach case assessed the usual =. Some
paid and departed the others didn't and will
enjoy three meals "A day on the city tor the
next thirty days.
The Republicans had their usual ward
meetings and VOWS Thursday night. I'd.
Thompson, a very white negro. WAS charged
with being dsorderly at one of these meet
ings. The Justice said, What about II" ia.
said. II did" and a was added 70 the CITY
Hall amount in exactly 5715 seconds.
The case Of Wilson n. Brown. another ne
gro. charged with being mixed up IN the same
row and with attempting 20 take I'd. from
the custody OF ROYAL HACKS, justice OF the
peace was dismissed.
Mrs A. n. Wren was charged with assault
ing and beating Rosa Hill. and Rosa Hill was
charged with abusing Clara Wren. This was
one of those neighboriy affairs that will occa-
sonaliy happen when the children from two
yards both try to give a tght-rope perform
ance on the division fence ut the same time
The evidence was 50 conflicting that 1t was
dismissed.
Henry MYERS. the Young Mems Christian
Association bad boy of whom full accounts
have appeared In THR TINS was sent 20 the
reformatOry. Henry IS not ithe kind OF small
boy that usually brings Joy and gladness 20
fond mothers loving heart. but seems TO be-
as prone 70 err as some Judges OK elections
are t. msc0unt the ballots
Sam Koamer was charged with being drunk |
and dlsorderly on the schooner j. X. BOdwell:
The captain Of the boat appeared and stated
that tie disorder cons sted OF back talk. The !
Justice himself abhors back talk but he |
could not look upon this as disorder. and the /
evidence about the drunk being n little !
mixed the case was continued until this /
morning Sam says that the captain Is not |
feeding as well as the crew expect. and he as |
steward gets the blame. When reported % /
the captain the latter gets angry and takes /
his spite out on poor Sammle.
Rosa Gray. j. W. Terry and Liza Davis, all |
negroes. were charged with being disorderly |
on the street Rosa and Liza were fined !
$3.50 each. and Terry WAS discharged.
Indiana Harrison paid - for the fun her |
son had playing ball IN the street.