The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17
JUsIICK JOHN'S COURT.
A Long Docket Keeps the Court Buey for
-eyetof HoUs


II. J. Mittman. who several days ago
passed three forged checks for small
amounts on Maln-strect merchants. was
arraigncd before Justice John y. Crutch-
field IN the Police Court yesterday. lie
had been arrested on Saturday by Ser
ecant Tom.insOn in Amelia county one
of the checks for s.. to which the firm
name OF SydnOr X Sheppard had been
forged was taken by X. Orsi, confec-
TONER. The two other fraudulent papers
which the forger admitted having passed
have not yet turned up.
The prisoner made q confession OF his
gum 10 the officer and told him OF the
Two bogus checks. OF which nothing hdd
been known by the police. as no com
plant had been made of them. nor has
tnefe been yet. The charges recorded
against Mittman when he appeared IN
justice CrutcEhcl1s court yesterday
morning were as follows: "ForeinG alter
ing and attempting TO employ IS true a
cheek pufpOrung 10 be drawn on the
state Bank for s. by j. II. Miller, ioi6-
ms altering and attempting to pass "A
check for clO Iurporting % be drawn by
). r. miller on the city Bank. and ioTs-
INK and attempting TO pass q check ior
= purpnrtiug o. Doe drawn on the CitiZcuS
Bank by Syduor a Sheppard. The
cases were certified TO the Hastings Court
joy the Justice. and the accused was COM
lac other cases disposed Of In the Po-
lice Court Yesterday were as follows.
Allen clark (colored, charged with
felouiousiy entering the store OF PeoIse
Euil ln the nicht time and stealing thcIe-
from thirty-nyc cents In currency the
property 0f George Bull, was discharged
for the lack of evidence.
The case of Charles alias Eddie John-
son ocolrcd. charged with stealing lot
az chickens, was continued until next
frida
Julia Ann Fry received six months in
fail as a suspicious character IN default
az security in the sum OF $500
Nathan Jones (COlorcd) was sent on 10
the grand jury on the charge OF carrying
concealed pistol.
sixty days as 4 suspicious character ln
default of surety.
Jane Reed coloredD. charged with dis
orderly conduct was dismissed on pay
Attachmenis were issued for Lewis Rem
nolds (col0fcU. charged with disorderly
conduct and FOR Willie MaXheld ocoloredl.
charged with abusing and threatening 10
cut. Both failed TO appear in court
or" L. Y. Bell was fined 81 and costs
for peddiug in the First market
Miles Brenarl (cOlOreO charged with
fighting on the street, was fined $50 ana
costs and required 20 give security In the
sum Of 500 for thirty days.
JULIA Ann Fry and Nirsinius Johnson
bG,h coloredl, were fined s. ana COSTS ,
and required to give 800 security for thir-
~ days for assault.
tohn Jasper (colored) had 10 pay s. and
costs for disorderly conduct.
for three months for unlawful ASSAULT
Mary Jane Strange and Susan Thomas.
charged with fighting on the street. were
fined s. and costs and required to give
security for sixty days
Albert Green had % pay 80 and costs
for assault. and he was required 10 give
security for sixty days.
Charles Jackson (cOlored) was fined 50 80
and costs for threatening 70 XIII Nellie
Penn while i'm a state of jaggedncss
The case Of John Bowers who is
charged with assaulting and beating
Becky Brown on the street. was post
poned 20 come up for examination on the
18th
Maggie Jones (coloredD charged with
unlawfully assaultng and beating Sarah
Smith. was discharged on payment of
costs.
Julia Marshall (coloreO was taxed 81
and costs for being disorderly on the
street
Marguerite Brown (colored) who ala UNI /
lawfully assault and beat Eddie Carter /
On the street. was levied on for SO and /
costs.
Joe Barker paid 81 and costs for dis
orderly conduct on the street