The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-26
yUsrfckJoHS's COURT.
Mast Not Publish Obscene Literature In
This City.

| his lily.
Twas a hard looking old crowd OF loaf
ers that occupied the space behind the rail-
ing at the sanctum yesterday. In fact. the
| room looked like the scene OF a genuine
| Dicken. tea-psrty. The one-eyed man
| was on hand TO decorate the walls on the
| left: the lame and the halt were also
! there. and altogether II was mixed
i crowd The Justice held a secret session
| with the encouragement on the right,
| Whit a genuine Afro-Americsn from down
| below Petersburg declared nc would give
| the facts Ia the case, and, gesucuiated
regardless Of emphasis.
| John Thomas tcoiored) was UP Tor
| stealing 81 In United States currency from
Washington Trueman. Security In the
sum OF $500, or six months, was the dose
given the prisoner.
\ william Smith, "a small white boy. was
sent 10 the Reformstory Oh the charge or
| stealing and csrrying away one nickle
open face watch, and one double case
nicke watch. the property OF Meyer
| SENT
William Coitrell (colored) paid $3.50 for
! assaultlng Jennie Ford in the street. TnHe
James Cepniss and John Il. Taylor (ooth
colofed) were similarly treated for pugi-
listic encounters in the street.
It was a case Of $40 and costs with Tai
bot Gracely, an old colored individual VINO
declared that ne only allowed cartridge
to explode Of It's own accord. lie was
charged with shooting at Martha carter
IN the street. HIS Honor imposed the
hno In consideration OF the possibility OF
Talbot doing bodily harm 70 himself by
permitting cartridges 20 explode.
Richard Turner (coloredl was touched
Tor 1880 and costs for sssAGlting and at
tempting to strike with brick one w. II.
Council ia the Second Market.
The case OF W. II. Harbaugh. charged
with assaul,lng Policeman i. A. Pillow
with horse whip and resisting the Of
ncer I'm the dicharge OF his duty. was
continued till to-day. while that OF Mack
Smith and John Baugh Goth coloreD.
charged with stealing and carrying away
one cow, viii have another hearing on
October ID.
The case Of H. f. GIBSON, charged with
publishing obscene matter, was dismissed.
The Justice stated that he would have
turned over the accused 10 the mercies
Of the grand Jury but for the fact that
the paper had neTer been issued, but
q proof Sheet % the first copy was sub
mitted to hts Honor for consideration,
by Sergeant Alex. Tomlinson. The
Justice glanced over the FIRST editorial,
ana fFSu one OF RNb bHNS III tA' fApNA
sheet He stated 10 the accused that the
matter was sacreligious. obscene. and cal
culated 10 corrupt the morals OF the youth.
lie further stated that the character OF
the paper was low and vile and generally
corrupt Il was the duty OF the Police
Justice 10 sit down on such matter.
He believed IN the freedom OF The
press. and was liberal in his views, but
could not submit 70 the publication or
such a filthy sheet in this city. He had
hundred blue coats who would assist
him I'm seeing that such obscene and I'M
moral matter was squelched
What are you going 10 do asked the
counsel fer the journalist, IF the paper
is issued?"
1.-THE paper has not been issued yet"
replied the Justice IN. however, II
should be issued ] shall give orders al
once for the managers 50 be arrested on
sight. ] am emphatic about this and
] wish il fully understood thar ! shall
do exactly what I say" His Honor then
gave orders for everybody connected
with the paper to be arrested. If the thing
should be issued. There was some talk
OF taking an appeal, but nothing done
The paper was an eight-page. fve-col-
umn sheet entitled The Sporting News"
Only four pages had been printed. and the
only copy OF this was turned over to
the Justice.
John Thomas, alias Jake Shaw. was
sent TO the grand jury for stealing 50 in
United States currency from Henry Har-
ris; and the court then adjourned.