The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-12
.LnsrIcE JoHN,s COURT.
A Miscellaneous Docket And Cool Day
at The sauctum.


The cool weather brought out a goodly
aulience at the sanctum yesterday, ana
the Justice was never IN a better hu-
NOR When His Honor gets cool his great
big judicial nature bubbles over with
series OF witticisms not 10 be equaied IN
point OF individuality by officer Redford
swaQger while covering his routine
few petty thefts, one or two disorderly
fracases on the public thoroughfafes'
case OF the leader OF a prayer-meeuhg
being chastised by one OF the brethren
several Bacchanalian carousals, ana
number of uninmportant departures from
the paths Of righteousness, ana the cur
tain rolled down upon jack pot opened
bv the Sergeant on a pair OF "blonde
women" 20 use an experts phraseoiogy
The orchestra struck up on the chorus
OF that well-known. but now somewhat
prehistoric air. Beware Of the Franklin
street Copper" and W. ;. JARVIS VINO
didn't observe the commandment, honor
INV father and thy mother. that the days
Of thy youth may be long. came in Tor
comic snatch lie persisted in dlsooeyihs
his father. and was consequently shlppea
10 lhe Laurel Reformatory. there 10
take a lesson or two towards improve
meut.
when Gordon Sheppard tried TO do the
role OF being drunk and disrderiy in the
poiice court This was. OF course, very
unsatisfactory place 10 make hit, and,
IN spite Of the big, unclaimed bottle OF
SPIRITS that sat on the railing Of the desk.
Sheppard made a failure. and paid So.oO
for so doing.
Mamie Crump (colored), a rather
| broken-down sort Of actress. made quite
| a success Of her efforts to raise Cain in
| the public street and is now $3.50 worse
of I'm her finances as natural Sc
queaCe.
Annie Cross and Ida Cross. two small
sized colored urchins. skipped I'm on
charge Of unlawfuly stealing one pair
Of shoes, two pair Of eyeglasses, and one
pocket-bOok. containing $3.50 i'm United
States currency, the property Of +. A.
Hundley. After hearing the testimony
from all sources. His Honor decided that
there wasn't much evidence against the
accused. and yet he wouldn't be satisfied
until they received a genuine whipping
az the hands Of their parents The ever
effective moral regulator was consequent
ly administered with impartialty.
Then came the prayer-meeting speciality.
James G.. Smith (colored) took 10 upon
himself 10 assault and strike j. w Trib-
by. Tribby testified that he was leading
the prayer-meetlng at Sharon Baptist
church. and Smiths sister informed him
that he was a hypocrite. and was totally
unfit 10 lead religious meetings. where
upon he replied somewhat harshly TO the
dissatisfied sister. and her brother took
up the affair and proceeded TO chastise
the church man. Smith was touched for
$3.50 for disrespecting the prayer-meet-
inC mans prerOgatves.
Clinton West was up again for beating
his wife, Addie " West. He said he
didn't beat her She said he struck her
and then dragged her about the room in
a reckless sort Of way. IL seems that
the children Of Clinton were the cause OF
the trouble this time the father claiming
that his spouse did not take any IN
terest In the little ones. Clinton was re-
quired TO give 800 for thirty days. He
was somewhat financially embarrassed,
however by reason Of the stringency
i'm the money market. and was according
~ assigned quarters IN the city Hotel.
The case Of J. 5. Evans charged with
shooting Joseph Valentine on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road, was continued till the 18th instant.
In order 10 summon important witnesses.
valentine was able 10 appear at the sane
tum yesterday. The wound was only n
trivial one
several unimportant cases were duly
disposed Of, and the court adjourned for
an hour TO talk politics.