The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-20
JUST IIFIF Yf4HS uyD
Justice John Expects Hereafter In h.
Treated With Greater R.,pect


NOW boys. tomorrow L Will be fifty
years old, and hereafter | expect 70 no
treated with greater respect" These we're
the words which the great ana only Jus
tee nm uttered yesterday morning to
| Nhe representative Of the various ne,v.-
! papers as soon "a he had climbed 49,,
! me thione OF justice In the basement a.
/ me city Han, where he is in no hsl,It
/ - u,S ,i"lus IetWeen right and wrong Inc
DoSS apparently appreciated the threat
/ VHl,t request. for they grirIed IN i,rItv
ana began at once 10 sharpcu their ren
CHS. The great Khadi leaned bach i'm bte
Se"t' una, WIN q condesconding motion.
ne Dtckoned TO his right bower. sergeant
4homas, 10 open the big show
NootIt Johnston and Annie Meade" or
= ,he other similar name. yelled Nh
lhoinasa ana stepped up bury negro with
q y! Ca smile on his face. followed ty "a
u1sky damsel. much smaller than he. VINO
Nalniy tndeavored 20 look bashful
hlSs the book and teu the story"
Ioared the dispenser OF justice and IN
ME told her tale by informing the Iudga
mat Robert had turned on me city water
on the premises whore both lived. ~ On
She sround moor and she above him. on
sunday night. Friday night, SatIr14t
uisht ana Mjr day night. and had each
tlme stolen three tubs fun Of water. Sne
h2d been asleep each time. but the rush
oWakened her each time.
>, Now Annie. amt you mad with HIM
Didn't you do It for meannessi Don't You
nave something In your craw against him.
here? Don't you know that niger rath-
er steals In night time than during me
day. Those were the questions which
Justice John fired at her IN rapid sue
trumps while sitting at one Of the tables
Of the Richmond Whist Club.
All questions were answered by Annie
in the negative. except the last one. but
she finally admitted that she had been
made at Robert because the latter re-
fused once 70 give her drink from a
bucket OF water. which he carried.
mo rule Is good except II works both
ways explained Robert. and "the case
Is dismissed. retorted the Justice. where
upon both filed out Of the room. followed
by the laughter Of the crowd. which the
Watchdog OF the treasury found difficult
10 quell.
The next case involved about dozen
negroes Of both sexes and as soon as
their names had been called the Judge
urged them on by yelling. Gone on YOU
niegers from Penitenuary Bottom
This time you are mistaken. your
honor retOrted one of the shining lights
Of the legal profession, these negroes live
near Hollywood.
That is all the same thing continued
the Justice. they hold prayer-meetlngs in
Penitentiary Bottom. and then they 20
up towards Hollywood and hold another
one"
The tale which the different actors told
was rather complicated one and II
took nearly an hour before the real state !
OF affairs was established. but here il is.
Joe Scott was accused by Mary Beal 10 /
have grabbed her by the neck and chokel /
until Lucy Quarles came To- her assistance /
and rescued her. when Joe came on the I
stand he said that ne was stopped by /
Mary while passing her house. Who called /
him names. Lucy then appeared on the /
scene. who is a great big Amazon. and /
grabbed him 10y the shoulders holding his I
arms down, while Mary Iummelcl his /