Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-14
SHE WORE MANS CLOTHING.
A Person Picked Up as a Suspicious Cha
racter Proves TO BE "A Woman.

The docket at the Police Court yesterday
morning made very good showing \ lean'
delicate-lookinc white man With rather re-
fined features and apparently hal!-sicA, was mp
"a a suspicious character. "ue ha1 ueen ar
rested by Policeman George ". Epps late hou-
day evening and gave "his" name a. Cherles
smith. The Justice, observing ih7 irai condl-
tion Of tho accused, decided 10 srni "hlm -
iail Tor short while IN order that " ne might
improve OF he az from relatives 1 pon reaihlhs
tho iail "Charlcs made Il startling disclosure.
me officers attempted 10 pat him In the siIo
with the men when "he exclaimed: =" must
not be placed iE there: am woman IA man
c'othIng." Her auditors were crcaily aston
Isl o /, bnt IL MAS proved that what she hac faid
wa true. Her real name. SO Hssertel' vas
Lena Colltus. and she was originally from Ala
bann. She was Transferred - tae woman i9-
psrtment. Tho Justice senI nef 10 !al1 Tor
thirty DAYS in default Df 800 security.
Tho woman WAS carried T. tie nird Police
Station and turned over 70 sergeant Epps oy
Joe pearman and Cary inbns, WHO ihought
her ono q. TO boys who had escaped rom ths
retormBtory. she remarked At tha jail mat sho
mad been married ani tnat she and her huS-
band went on - tramp together shortly aier-
ward. Abou. ten years ago he left her ana she
has been rUalnIrg nrurua IN MAE atiife ever
s,n.e hayiug ndopted it when she irst started
ouL ~h- seil che vas IN her WAY 70 bAituinpfe
and came TO hlchmOnd IN frifay 10y beating
her way on a freight uain. sho Gn1oi mat she
ireIuentiy did work on t1rin Whie pAH-lug
f,or, one city 10 ana hcr. Lena - about 20 years
OF nre and says that she has no chi,droD.
James smith (cOloreN WAS sent % tbe grand
tury OF the Hr..ngs Court for fl.onlousy A.
saulting and striking Wilson WALKER wih n
hri-k. Wilson's wound was quite a ugly one.
4 charge against tbs mon OF nshtns was dis
missed. ~
Apr,l Robinson icoloredl was charged with fe-
loniou.iy assaulting nnd striking Pant Carter.
and with lghting ana creating disturbance
upon the stree. lie vas not sent on Tor fc.f NJ,
put was fuel $40 for an unlawful assault aod
bad conduct 80,
| Lewis Baker Arthur Lewis, and Rudy Miller,
| three little White boys, wers before MS Honor
| FOR throwing rocks In the street aud brotkins
| the windows OF CnArlcs ". Wallace. They wero
| DISCHARGED. as Mr. Wallace dld not want them
/ prosecute. - -.
! street between seyenteenth asi tlfh een.h'
was nnec -25 and sent 70 the grand lury CT me
Hastings Court for keeping his place oi business
! opan on suaday.
| citizen In the PoiIce CoUri. was charged WIN
| selling wbiskey u parties without q license.
| The ore1ce Is alleged 70 have been committed al
/ a negro bali on Monday night. Tae case was
| continued untll 1nursisy morning py roluest OF
1 rhe accused. Giles Jackson Is couB-e! Tor
| Valentine.
| Jennie Hunt (colored) paid $500 and costs
1 for being dlsotdsriy in Fishes mans HalL
| John Z. Small was summoned 10 show cause
| why the building No. mo east Main street wss
| allowed To remain In q dangerous condition. lie
| promised 20 put The place Ia sale condition al
! once, ynsreupcn the case was dismissed Work
men are engeged In tearing down the entire
4 front wall