The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-15
JUSTICE JOHN'S COURT.
The Political Jackson-Manv Went Out With
out Their Gu ward Overcoats.

TN the dismal saw-dust hall.
The great police court sits,
Familiar faces here you'll see.
OF knaves and fools. OF ways and wits.
There the vagrant and the sot,
And the I'm pecuniOus dude,
Who will ali desire that aptain Epps
Shall provide them clothes and food"
This beautiful poem was handed the scribe
yesterday morning by Giles jackson. who is
an authority on all such subjects and knows
whereof he speaks.
The loliti.ans were we'll represented in
court and several culprts owe Their freedom
20 the generosity" which prompt certain
well-known candidates tor public favor u
pay their fines.
With the Justice and BailiG Turner to look
after the interests o. the Commonwealth and
Giles Jackson. and Hon. Samuel Page
TO represent the accused (that ls. such as had
the wherewitha! to secure them the wheels
of Justice logged on in their usual course
and ground out the coin into the TIL OF the
fat sergeant
John Mccullough. who the previous day
as The Gladiator had considerably wOrsted
Napoleon" Gates. paid - and costs for the
rehearsal.
Ashby Irainum paid $40 and costs for beat
ing "a son of Cuff Uranium.
Joseph Lanman and William Clarke con-
tfibuted $3.50 each for a display OF pugilstic
prOclivities upon the street.
Nellie Bates had secured the arrest OF Hen
ny Goode for cursing and abusing her but
GILES Is. acted as mediator. peace was re-
stored and Nellie paid the costs.
Joe Christian and William Shortee were
given sixty days in jail for breaking into the
bar-rOom of Dan Murphy.
James Roach got sixty days for vagrancy.
Robert lates. who was charged by his
nephew with stealing his groceries, was dis
missed
Charles T. Kahn was up before the court
charged with curSiug and abusing his wife
and sister-in-law. Kahn denied being drunk
and cursipg bis wife. but admitted cursng
and abusing his sister in-aw. and paid IS and
costs for the pleasure.
Twenty-sx cases before the police court
Yesterday and eighteen OF them charged with
being drunk. Truly a terrible record; but
the reason is plain. Sunday morning dawned
warm and clear the sun shone brightly,
and every indication gave promise of Il
genuine spring day but spring days. espe-
ciaiiy when they occur IN March. are not to
be trusted. and before night the thermometer
had dropped some twenty degrees Thus il
was that many "a gilded youth, res plendant
in his last summers white vest aud two-but-
ton cutaway. minus Ills sisters sack. which
he usually wears On sunday, who III the
morning basked IN the warmth OF the sun
shine. IN the evening was seen with his thin
coat pulled high around his neck and his
hands thrust deep III his trousers pockets
making tracks for tho nearest side door.
where no might obtain that which brings
warmth To the inner man and gives protection
70 his outward body. But alas this article like
the spring day in March. is deceptive, and
yesterday morning eighteen young men were
before the police court because they had in
adyertently lett their oyercoats at home.
The iovlal justice IN calling for their contri-
buttons 10 the City Hall fund remarked. My
friends. the warmth OF whisky is but poor
substitute for the comfort OF an oyercoat e."
and the guilty paid their fines aud softly stols
away
The following is a correct list of the gen
tlemen who forgot their oyercoats:" Dan.
Carter. II. C. Hudgin. Henry Crittenden. An
drew Dreamer, Dan Murphy, G.. Mitchell.
Charles Carter. II. Hail. Oliver Walker. L. G.
Dean. L. L. Mccoy. Junius Williams Frank
Cam. {; 4. Long Edward Foster Samuel
Allen W. r. Biddy and +. y. Campbell.