The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-21
JUSTICE JOHN'S COURT.
Few Oid-Timers Make Their Appearance
but the Docket l. "a short one.

a Few Old-Timers Make Their Appearance
bnt the Docket IL "A short One.
Human nature is mighty weak and good
resolutions don't stand any more show than
twenty-five cent piece with a hole punched
through il. aud the regulars that appear be,
fore the court can be no more counted
upon for veracity than the delegates you SEM
from the rural wlldS 10 vote tor the man VI
vour choice People are as sure 10 90 Wrohg
every day they live as woman Is 10 talA auOHS
her neigh bor's spring bonnet. and the gain
ering in the prisoners pen are about a. IlAeiy
10 tell the truth as man Is 10 De pie"9e"
sitting behind big hat at the opera;
The crowd Is daily falling oil, and yester-
dny the assenblage was 10 larger than the
attendance upon prohibition meeting ana
the proceedings were a uninteresting as the
average meeting OF the salvation Army.
It's not from a lack OF ejeryescent, DUO
ling humOr or rare scenes ~ intense s'o-
tesqueness that the erstwhile crown mas
dwind ed into u commonplace. neasTe saIhei ..
inc People will. however. grow weary OF
the very best OF ANYTHING. and while 1t sad
deus the heart 10 record II. there are people
who urefer going out at night and lndulglnS
in the gidduess OF sinful pleasure 10 remain
ing al home and thus become somewhat ac-
quainted with their families. therefore
when the gang fails 10 show mp II must De
attributed 70 their unapprec .aiNehess' anu
not any falling Of OF tie humor OF the
court.
Mary Jane Washington. yellow maiden
with iaunty air aud buxOm proportions again
made her courtesies 20 the Court. Mary Jane
has been here 80 often that she has become as
time as the squirrels IN the Capltol square
and skipped mp 10 receive her sentence as
friskily as a bunny for p anut. Mary Jane
had imbibed a trtie too freely IN ardent
spirits and proceeded while IN this hilarious
condition 10 wipe up the floor" with ono
Julia Johnson. a fellow denizen OF darker
complexiOn When the performance was
over Julia required the attentions OF physl-
clan and Mary Jane was looked after by the
police. She was sent on 10 the hustincs.
Chustiana Giles cOlOred IS very OAR K
complexioned individual and has frequently
taken part in tho court proceedings. she
was charged with assaulting and beating Df.
n. II. Hopkins. The testimony was very
conflicting. and the case was continued until
this morning.
George Wilson. a mulattO youth, had many
sins 10 answer for. He was fined $40 LOT AT
tempting % shoot Simon Nash, and sent on
10 the grand Jury for carrying concealed
weapons. and security IN 300 was required Ior
his good behavior for twelve months.
f.. p. Leigh was fined e. for beng drunk,
and d. f. Gathright paid go i9r the extra
trimmings he gave his drunk.
William Burnett. drunk and trespassing on
the premises of Thomas Rutherford Fined -;
Matilda and Hannah Taylor. assaultng and
beating Virginia Booker. Discharged
The following judgments We're rendered
from the civil docket Walter $. Jackson IN
fayor Fisher Brothers. $3.50; T.. =. Ford IN
favor NJ 5. Taylor. s2lsj; j. A. Wyatt IN
favor Schwarzschild a. Co.. go. 10. T.. ana A.
e. Kersey in favor V. Davidson. el726; ). D..
Chandler in favor A. d. Guy. Sl3; G. T. In
gersoll in favor the Hall Tobacco COMPANY,
S18.24. Archie c. Graves in favor George A.
Hundiey. 1912 Junius Il. Brown in favor
James b. Elan. si417; Mrs. +. II. Crane IN
favor Charles II. Wagner. s2292 James Ed
wards ia favor W. f. Clark. sz5.l3, W. q.
PAYNE in favor Standard oil Company. sLgJ;
Robert l.. French IN favor McAdams Berry.
s73.26. C. j. 10th. Jr., IN favor W. >. Briggs
EGO. Camillus Kennedy in favor Henry Cohen,
sis. Edwin r. Turner IN favor il. ). Waller
stein. sls. 70. American Fuel and Heater Com
psnv In favor Thomas VI. Landers .l675;
Virginia Steel. Iron and Slate Company in
favor W. s. Harrison. S29il. same in favor j.
". Parkns. $50; same IL favor William X.
Gaines -lJ