The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-21
JUSTICE JOHN'S COURT.
AGaII ant Soldier Boy Used Sword on the
Tnemy's Uranium.


The Temple was packed from pit 10
dome yesterday. and, though the attiac-
ton was orly a prosaic melodrama' the
en,ores were frequent, and 'everal songs
and dances caught the spectators in the
region Of the risibles.
The Justice was in a pretty good hu-
NOR. and had his hair reached back III
a different style from is uSual ,! "a
Ward NcAllister. He talked law WIN
the Guencv If an insurance agent, ana
o,,basized his oft-repeated remark con-
cerning the softness Of the negTo's era
Mum since Grover 1nonopolized the Aherl-
can peoples votes. <,,--,.. eo,h,,r,
O,otb coloredD had the unparalleled eheeN
IN trespass on the vacant properly VI
Lizzie Allen. and shoot craps. Inc uleS
were problbly loaded, and so were tlle
Gamers. and twas an easy matter 10
- saven or leven every time. The
80 v,as cut short by the cruel copper
90 the sports paid $3.50 each TO the
ba,l,nr lanes didn't get off so easy
bovvever. for like most gamblers ne car
ried concealed weapons, and Tor TINS o.
fense he was sent TO the musings court
After the hustings court has hmshed WIN
the missioner therell be an opportunity
for the crusade against gamblers 10 BET
80 William Banks (colored assaulted ard
heat paul Scott in the street Inc ira
cas- cost him a little over 50.
peter Wicks and Fannie Landrum lpoth
co1orad) engaged In a genuine KNOCK
down-and-drag-out, for which they palo
Walter Mackie rode In the coupe lie
got drunk and disorderly IN the street.
and had TO be hauled 10 quarters VI
safetv. 1t cost him $780, and Lizzie smith
did likewise. ,-.. +, Tho bo,se
of a parhana. William Share was touched
~ Ballard Gan and Samuel Burch paid
60 "a och for doing the John l.. act
in the street 49,. -
The suspicious character that hung TO
The person Of John Hamilton tcoloreu
was the immediate cause or MS sOl"s
TO Jail for sixty days NJ,
This world is round and funny. People
viii insist upon appropriating their neigh
bors' eoOds and chattels. Charles John-
con fcolored) is quite a dude. His ward
,ohe wasn't extensive enough, ana ne
believes in a variety. II seems thal the
dn6a in question "swiped' a coat Hat'
shirt pair Of pants, and six handkerciii,SgIS
from Edward Brown. lie Ud not reullIc
the fact that it is rather daheeious ~
-et on TOO heavy dixie tnat dlhes
Tend 70 puff one up. and that they nave
rem known 20 break from internal pres
s,,ra Charles didn't have much money
"a vou couldn't say that he's broke Out
he went TO Jail for ninety days
Grandson Tyler (coloreO was sent 10
the musings court for cutting WIN
sword one Joseph Burgess. II seems ina.
Rurees was on tear as usual anu
sauntered into the old man uoiilaIns
o6out 4 or 3 o'clock in the morning, wheIe-
mon Grandson. who belongs 10 the mill
te,v upped and struck the man over
the head, INJECTING a severe scalp wound
Grandson was a soldier boy
A soldier boy was he.
He used a sword on Joseph hV@u'
And aoored him utterly.
He pleaded on the merits
OF his previous gallantry
but the Justice signed him quarters
IN the city hosiery.
r K. Hayden (colored paid $3.50 for
beIne drunk and disorderly on the street.
THE case Of J. W. Barksdale, charged
,,ith obsfrlcting the street with his frame,
and refusing TO get gentle motion on the
Same when ordered 10 do so, was contn-
ned till to-day, as was also The case
~ Lula CALICO. charged with throwing
rocks and breaking the windows III the
house Of L. r. Leber.
one of the most unusual cases OF recent
date was that of Haskin Montague (col-
oredl. who got drunk and trespassed on
the premises Of the Electric Company.
II IS a very rare thing when negro mas
The courage 10 daily with electricity.
They are usually pretty shy OF the mys-
FERROUS power Haskin was drunk, how
ever. and this accounts for his rashness.
Haskin didn't get shocked by the currents,
but the demand for currency rather
shocked him when His Honor sung out
I'm his usual tone: Two dollars and
costs"
The cheap Jag was executed by
William jenkins. Thomas Watson. Hen
~ Shields (colored). Thomas Tucker lcol-
ored), Willie Johnson teolored) and Robert
Randolph (colored). They took the usual
lag remedy-$2 each
calvin Briggs (coiored), c. II. Wishman
and j. W. Randolph (coloredD did the
Sunday carousal Sunday jays cost s.
apiece, and this was the fine.
The court hung up till this morning.