The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-10
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
Had His Father Arrested-Those Who Did
Not Clean off the Snow.

Yesterday morning I was rather sur
prised to find His Honor on hand again,
and the only way to account for it was
the fact that on Monday the proceedings
are rather more entertaining than at
other times.
The splendid skating on the lake at
Forest Him Park had no material effect
In tempting the Justice away from his
duties. His Honor is quite a skater. In
his younger days he mad quite reputa-
zion for cutting ''3s" ana SIS" and, In
fact, the whole multiplication table. But
his locks have taken on a silvery touch
here and there, and he now confines most
OF his figures to $3.50 and '3s."
The docket yesterday was not so fun
as some OF the lawbreakers Saturday
night.
b. J. Jones was charged with being
drunk in an electric car on Sunday. The
Justice made quick time of TINS case, for
| he saw at q glance that electric currents
and whisky didn't go together Such a
cOmbir alton seemed extremely dangerous
10 the passengers taking Sunday pleas
Vre Trip and. for thar future safety,
His Honor decided that it was best to
touch the fellow '.p for a whole eagle
this time.
Cool weather may be barrier 10 gal
1
Henry Jones (coloreD was mp FOR slap
ping Frances Beasley (cOlored). Ii seems
| TO have been simply l1ve-lick, now
ever end the case was dismissed
George Woodall, it seems. was In the
halit Of entering the residence Of his
son and raising a general disturbance.
Recently he went in. AMI, in drunken
state. hourished a pistol I'm the preaen'"
| Of his wife. HIS so1, Ge0yse WoodaN,
Jr.. swore out warrant for his father,
and he was required 10 give security in
the amount Of $500 for twelve months.
The giorions and altogether complete
| jag Of Lem Watkins. accompanied by the
| usual disorderly conduct, cost him $3.50,
while Isaac Turner paid the same amount
| for lmbibing too freely.
Joseph Lan5alle it seems is quite a
theatre man. lie probably purchased "a
bag Of peanuts and secured a seat In thu
| gallery Of Putnam's Theatre Comiqua
! He had been comfortably settled only q
! short time when 1t occurred TO him ti1i
| he could run the show aud, vita ths
| idea in view. ne soon succeeded in crea
| ing a first rate disturbance. OF c0urs
| the pr0prietors objected and His Homo
decided that $3.50 was about the pror
| fine to impose on his nibs for dramar
| impropricties.
Eliza Smith charged with being drunk
was sem 10 the aimsnouse
Justice John is very lenient sort OF
man. He can put Up with almost any
thing but disrespect for the dignity OF
! MS tribunal. SO he thought best 10 r
mind Charles Wright (coloreD Of thu
fact by touching him up for 81 for
contempt Of court
John Cody (coloredD actually had the
courage to "cus5' in Jackson ward, a
precinct Of Africa. The Justice declared
that the 'niggers' should not take charge
| OF that important political district n.
does not believe in darkness prevailing
upon the face Of the earth, and IL was
decided that CoaIy ehoUld hnye a N0ggins
for his misdemean0r The boys Grand
father took the lad into the private Office
of His Honor, ana that most effective
remedy. the whipping post. was again
ushered in with all the pride Of ye oldcn
time II is safe 10 say that the GUESSING
youth viii bride his tongue in future.
Morris Boiling (cOlored paid 10 cents
for creating a disturbance in front Of
Temples stable
The case of Buster Meade, charged
with creating a disturbance on the street
was continued 10 the 10Th instant.
Joseph Gaines (coloreD paid $3.50 for
being disoUdeyly In the street
The old familiar jag cost Charles White
80
TIE Justice decided that in the cases Of
the 0VNcy00s parties ~NO have been re-
ported for failing TO remove the snow
from the pavement in front Of their resi-
dences he would have 10 make arrange
mcNts 10 pun each one FOR a tillng
sum. He, doubtless, remembered his mar
row escape Of few days since and the
firm belief in the hardness Of the pave
mcnt for seat influenced him to reach
such a decision. So the treasury at his
tribunal will probably overflow with lucre
ere all these cases are settled.
And Sergeant Thomas drew a pat
straight.