Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-13
RoYsTgR's CASE CONTINUED.
Tho Sunday Liqpor-selling-A Negro from
BuckIngham-AP Prisoner Escapes.

There was another jolly. good-natured
crowd in the Police Court yesterday MORN
ing. Ii was generally known that the case
Of Joseph Royster, the negro who. on last
Monday night infurlated the colored cltl-
zen, of jackson Ward by slashing his vile
with knife, would come up for examIna-
ton. The result was that tho back OF the
courtroom was banked up with black
humanity. Royster was represented bv
MIR. II. Nj. Smith. Jr.. and Cries JACKSON.
Dr. jefferson. who is attending hoyster
wife. said he did not consider the woman
out OF danger, but thought he could nave
her in court in about u week or ten days.
Her wound was an obIique incision in the
left brenst about an inch deep, striking
the third rlh and Glancing TO the ple1ral
cavity. but not penetrating the lung. lns
case was continued until Tuesday the 22d.
CASE AGAINST MI. B7owNELL,
The case OF A. NJ BrowDell. manager OF
the Commercial Hotel, reported for keep
ing his bar-room open on sunday, August
Gtn, was cone into. Officers wren ana
Talley testified that they entered the
place on Sunday evening and saw persons
az the bar ana glasses half filled. The ac-
cused was fined S25 and sent to the grand
juY of the Hastings Court.
James Thornton (colored) was fined $40
for assauliing Emma Toney, and sent 70
the grand luTy for stealing bag OF flour
valued at 80 cents from John /. Anderson.
William "A. richardson and Alexander
Patterson (coiored'. charged with felo-
nlously breaking into the house OF Joseph
L. Levy in the night time and stealing
lot al lead pipe, were also sent up 10
Judge Wits court for indictment by the
grand Jury. 80,
Ghoraas Carter (colored) pleaded guilty
10 the charge of stealing gold rihg from
A. |. Jnrmuow XIV and was sent on to the
grand jury of the Hastings Court
A NEGRO FROM BUCKINGHAM.
Nathan Jones (colored) waddled out TO
the charge Of being AsuspiciOus character.
He was n rusty. half-clad old negro, and
as soon rs he appeared the Justice said;
"Where YOU come from? ?"
buckingham county, sab" said the d.
lapldated ex.slave.
"What YOU come here for. sab ?" inter-
roQated the Expounder Of Equity.
"Jes' lookln' aronn'"
Don't YOU think you have seen about
enough now and had better go back,
sah'?"
"Guess had boss"
$50 on back to Buckingham, then"
LEN me get my machine" And say
ing this the old darkv went into the pen
aud brought out the most peculiar con-
trivance ever seen in the court. He said
his leisure moment. 1t would grind coffee,
he declared, As he slapped his slouch hat
upon his mud-colored Uranium aud lett
the courtroom.
COMPLICATED CASE.
A case in which the testimony was ter
ribly conflicting was that of John Hender-
son, a copper colOred negro. charged with
fploniously assauting Eliza DAVIS with
brick and breaking Der jaw-bone. One
woman testified that John struck Eliza
with his fist. Another swOre that he
kicked her. She declared that her jaw
bone had been IN nowise lnteriered with
and that she was only slightly hurt by
having Sit and falling down. while the
evidence of the doctor was that her jaw
bone was fractured. The Justice dis
charged John because ne could establish
nothing definite upon him.
The case of Edward Carroll for felo-
nleusly stabbing and wounding Livery
man James Sweeney was continued again
until next Thursday. Mr.. Sweeney did
not appear and a rule was issued for him.