The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-22
JUSTICE JOHN,s COURT.
Marion sutton, the Hero OF the Fnst
Wagon. Was There.

day were of a very ordinary character.
Another melo-drama like MASTER and
Man" the night before. The gallery gods
enjoyed II, and so did a number OF hay
SEEDS from some remote locality. but
everybody who had been TO strictly first
class performances before took little in
tercst in the roles as the actors, which
were totally inartistic. dragged through
their respective parts.
Even the Justice himself seemed TO a
little interest In the cast, and several
times he stole a nap between acts. Once
he let the trial go to the deuce. and pro-
cesded 10 read the good book" for con-
ISOLATION.
The most attractive part OF the show
was Marion Sutton. who squared himself
Just 20 the right OF Sergeant Thomas.
with as much OF a know-it-all air as
though he were an expert I'm patrol mat
ters. The genial copper takes the Joke
In the best OF humors. however. and II
was whispered in the Temple that he had
recently learned the difference between
the use OF a beer cork and a patrol
wagon. and so when everybody had snored
a while, the curtain rolled UP. and the
band played, II am the man that wrote
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay."
Her 'femininity' Kate Scott (coIored)
would have appeared in her thrilling role
Of THE Carousing Maiden had she not
practiced the thing too much of late, and
consequently got drunk. II was a source
OF much disappointment TO the peanut
eaters that Kate could not appear, and
His Honor ordered an attachment TO be
issued for the appearance Of the giddy
girl.
j. A. Pate was charged with being a
fugitive from Justice from Henrico
county. He was harbored in the arms Of
the county authorities.
The Justice has no patience with the
man who stores fifteen glasses of mixed
liquors in so many minutes without the
use Of a hose. SO when John +. Lam
drum failed to observe this and got drunk
and disorderly In the street, 1t cost him
$3.50.
The duet John Curry and J. H. Miller
were charged with having in their pos
session a lot OF iron supposed to have
been "swiped" from some unknown per-
son. officer Sutton testified that he
taught the men with the iron in their
possession. They were near the Tredegar
Company at the time, and His Honor
was rather OF the opinion that the iron
had been "swiped" from the Tredegar
Company. Sutton. however, who made
the arrest, is no longer considered au-
thority as to iron matters. since his great
mistake about the iron pipe. and so the
Justice decided that he wasn't altogether
willing TO send the case to q Jury. The
iron 'swipers" in default of 800 security,
went to the jug for sixty days.
Chapman Smith was required to give
security for 500 for thirty days on the
charge of being a vagrant and begging in
the street.
Leda CALICO (colored) is a rock-throw-
ing female. The feminine gender usually
throw rocks kind o over-handed, and
some Of them are left-handed. But Leda
is a regular Tom-boy, and she throws
rocks with a vengeance. She hurled a
brick through +. r. Leber's window, and
shattered several panes. The Justice does
not believe in destroying any means Of
lght these dark days. so he taxed the
female for s..
John Kinney and George Wade are two
cruel. heartless negro men. They delight
In dog fights and cock fights, but DR.. Jud.
3. Wood has got his eye on the cock
fighters Of this vicinity, and he's been
after them. The two sports decided 10
have a canine fracas this time. The little
dog was named Carlo. and he was quite
diminutive. The big dog was named Tow
ser and he simply wiped up the surface of
the earth with Carlo. If the referees
hadn't interfered Carlo would have been
a chaWed up canine In a few more sec
onds. For this monstrous, inhuman sort
Of pleasure Kinney paid $3.50 and Wade
$40. "
Hester Fowler (colored) paid $3.50 for
being disorderly on the street.
strange how many mediums one sees
al the Temple. In the last act G. O. Ban
sell Wilbur Glazebrook, ]. w. Sharp
Lewis Lindsay (colored) and Moses Bow
Ter all had an urgent spirit summons
al the corner bar, and did the lag role
10 perfection. 1t cost them 81 each.
beyond a question the game will he
called this morning at $50 sharp.