The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-09
JUSTICE JOINS COURT.
An Ante-BeIInin Darkcy Quotes Scripture
with Variations.

An Ante BeIInm Darkey Quotes Scripture
with Variations.
Nothing less than a seething mass OF
inquisitive humanity greeted the Justice
at the Temple yesterday, and many OF
them were amply paid for leaving their
respective yocatiOns, as inspectors OF pub
lie buildings and supporters of street
lamps. Several hits We're made by His
Honor. as well as the assault and battery
nends, and a number of those in attend
ance laughed and grew fat at he grotesque
situations and quaint sayings OF the star
IN the farce-comedy.
The Justice was never in a better
humor lie smiled from ear to ear. ut
tered a number of pungent proverbs, and
revived recorections Of the genial Irish
bard, by sprnging a little magic verse on
one of those conceited fellows who is
all broke up on himself without a rival
1.-THE best speculation the market affords
For the man on a Jag, a lover of peif.
Is 10 buy up the fellow for what he Is
worth.
Then sell him for the price he sets on
himself"
This had a magic effect In closing the
features Of the laxative man. and after
everything got settled like the mud In
James river the orchestra played snatch
from the well-known opera, Sixty Days
IN the Jug" and the curtain rolled up
on a song and dance by Jordan Whte' a
prehistoric colored individual who was
charged with being a vagrant.
officer X. u. Austin was called upon
10 testify against the ante-belum darkey.
The copper expressed the view that Jor-
dan was crazy This reflection upon the
mental equilibrium of Jordan was not al
together in keeping with his ideas, and
when called upon to answer the charge,
he put his hand on the Bible and said
with knowing air Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neighbor." This
opened the eyes of the court. and the
banker began to sigh for the shekels that
he didn't get. Jordan stated emphatically
that he was not crazy; that no crazy
man could read with proper understand
ing the 18th chapter of Revelations. " He
then borrowed the bankers spectacles
took up the Bible, which he held up side
down, turned to the 5Sd chapter of Isaiah
and proceeded to read after this fashion:
Thou shalt not bear false witness against
thy neghbor for what prohteth II a man
II he gain the whole world and then
loseth HIS own soul. I shall rise up again
and / shall be washed in the blood" He
continued after this manner for some
time, giving a valuable object lesson to
the court. then handed the Justice the
DOCK WITH INSTRUCTIONS not 10 lose the
place. That's the tenth chapter" said
the dRrkey: $50 don't lose the place, for
false witnesses shall be burned on resur-
rection morn"
The Justice decided that Jordan would
make a good preacher among his people,
and as he vas the only darkey who
seemed TO have any care about the truth.
told him TO remove his frame, and NOT
come back any more, whereupon Jordan
replied that he had never frequented the
sanctum except when urged by the festive
coppers. Thus ended the first lesson. and
everybody had good laugh before the
court adjourned.
William Stuart (colored) paid sl.SO for
the privilege OF cursing and abusing An
drew Crump, and Susan Doughty wen,
10 the jug for thirty days for trespassing
on the premises OF A. Miller
III. Jones assaulted and beat Leila
Roberts $40 worth. while the case OF John
Acree. charged with cutting with knife
Abram fitzgerald on an electric car was
continued till to-day. II seems that Fitz-
gerald became disorderly on an electric
car OF which AGREE was the motorman
lie struck the trolleyman, who returned