The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-14
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| the prospects OF taking III snug su"i
for tho city.
The Justice sat In his spacious arm
| chair as happy az a big bull-frog on the
| mill-pond. illuminated his physiognomy
| with a eieesome sort OF smile. welded his
| palmetto fan few times by way OF a
| nrelude. and in a voluminousdone ordered
| The curtain TO rise. which was done TO a
| sprightly snatch from the little comedy,
"A Possible Case"
| The cast consisted OF a happy vari.- ".
| mingled with an aptriess OF detail omJ
| exceeded by an auctioneers inventory,
| and everybody watched with interest the
| opening speciality by George Shields, a
dark -complexioned colored brother, who
took the liberty 20 use Thomas Harris
| physique as a target Shields and Harris
got into a difficulty on Lester street in
Fulton. Harris whipped out a knife and
proceeded 10 carve UP Shields, cutting
cash in his back. Shields ran for an
electric car, boarded same, and announced
20 the conductor that some one had cut
him. About this time the ubiquitous Har-
ris appeared in pursuit OF he's victim,
whereupon the latter fired two shots from
the car window, thereby creating no little
excitement He missed his mark, how
ever and the motorman secured the re-
volver and informed Harris that II he
intruded upon the car he would ventilate
his anatomy with n bullet hole. Shields
was taxed 5000 for trying TO exterminate
Harris. and was turned over TO the tender
mercies OF the hastings court on the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons
Harris was sent on 10 the hastings court
for mutilating the person OF the other
man. Thus ended the first act, and His
Honor paid pop call to the water-cooler.
while several Of the audience. who might
have been mediums. received an urgent
spirit summons between acts.
In the second act William Terry (col-
oredD didn't hold UP his role any better
than some OF the less sober actors held
UP themselves. and he went to the hust-
ings court for making a botch OF his part
I'm breaking and entering in the night
time the house Of Baily Harper. an aged.
crippled colored man. who runs a small
general merchandise store, and stealing
S1s in United States currency. The old
man saw the burglar enter the house,
and commanded him emphatically 10 re-
move his frame from the premises. This
he refused to do and deliberately picked
up coat containing the money and saun-
tered off with same. The unlucky Terry.
who had been badly shot while executing
his burglarzng proclivities on a pre-
vious occasion, went TO jail for twelve
months for being a suspicious character.
Warner Wallace, young white man
who wanted 10 keep up with the times,
did the part Of stealing gold watch
valued at $50 from Frank Ellis, who keeps
an auctioneer's establishment on Franklin
street. The thief was seen 10 dispose
OF the tlme-piece by tossing il into a
vacant lot This didn't "go" with the
mill Ba
appearance before the grand jury not TO
speak Of his twelve months sojourn in
the city hotel on a charge of being a
suspicious character.
The case Of j. s. Evans (colored)
charged with shooting Joseph Valentine
on a Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad train on route from a ne
gro jubilee, was dismissed, while the con-
tinucd case Of Samuel Austin (colored
charged with stealing 81, one coat and
vest, and one overcoat from Henry Core
afforded an opportunity for an eloquent
speech by the bald-headed colored law
Yer. who conducts the defense more upOn
a basis Of horse-sense than the merits or
the code Jackson wasn't In 1t this time,
except for a fee, and Austin was turned
over 10 the grand jury. as was also Albert
Chesterfield (coiored). charged with bleak
ing and entering in the night time the
dwelling house Of Minnie Smith and max
ing one big burglarizing sweep upon near
ly all the jewelry OF that individual, in
Guiding her bracelets and necklace set
with corals, and other costly CD gems
In the third act the alleged lunatics
made quite a hit Carrie Barksdale Mary
Magdaline Thomas and Virginia Branch
three colored actresses with more or less
individuality. composed the trio, and they
are all in a fair way to have apartments
AT the lunatic ayslum. A commission Nf
mnacy was ordered 20 make investiga-
tions.
Twas a tale Of Woe narrated by a
festive railroad copper in the case OF
Archer Thomas (colored). who made the
mistake Of his life. He didn't marry one
woman while wildly I'm love with another
No; not quite so bad. But he lost his
mental equilibrium enough TO try 10 run
the town and abuse w. F. Sale while in
the discharge Of his duty at the Byrd
street station. His Honor touched Archer
for $50 security for sixty days, which was
paid.
This ended the third and last act. The
curtain rolled down. and the people had
a chance TO 20 out and see as many men
as they liked.