The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-30
ECHOES FROM JOHNS COURT.
What the Base-Bsli Justice did for his
Friends Yesterday.

The following cases were before his
Honor yesterday
Joseph Crompton, who formerly held
clerical position in the monitor fleet was
arrested Tuesday night by Sergeant John
T. Han for the larceny If tWp suits Of
clothes and other wearing apparel, the
property Of T. j. Jackson.
The THEFT IS alleged 10 have been com
United May 18th. On that day CrOmp-
ton drove up 10 the door or Mrs. F.etcn-
er's boarding house, at TWcn,ic.h ord
Main streets. Sailors are among me
class OF bOarders stopping at the race,
and CrOmptOn was In the dauit II visuIng
there He went 70 Jackson room force
his entrance and carried cf Ule ciOtf ing
in his buggy. lie sold his p!Lnde. IL
dealer fl secondhand 10 ming banned
ROsenbl0om.
Sergeant Hall being Gct,l1ed on the
case discovered the Identity OF the Iur-
lOiner, and CrOmptOn, learning nat the
officer was after MIN, remt,Ied on Lizard
the monitors 10 avoid arrest. some time
ago ne was dismissed from he fleet and
went 10 cuba. Upon his return 10 this
city ne took up his residence At me hCuse
OF Mrs. SchOenberger, at First ana Mich
olson streets Fulton. lie was fctf there
by the detective Tuesday niS H. Cfcmp-
ton offered Jackson $lo9 IN payment for
the clothing. The latter refused the
money, but declined 10 prosecute the case,
whcreupon Sergeant Hall sw0re cut the
warrant himself. When me accused APP
peared In court Mr.. 5. Il. Ginn, ms cCLn-
sci, asked for a postponement Of The eX-
animation until to-day, which las grant
cd. he was committed in default OF bail.
Mahala Hickman was charged with
cursing and abusing Susie Kelsey. a
cross warrant sworn out by Mdhala
charged Susie Kelsey, Mamie Aim. Har-
riet Porter and Mary Fountain WITH the
same offence against her. Some samples
OF Mahala's fancy profanity were hiCught
into evidence, and the Justice admitted
that they. were novel and original, and
that he had never heard q en- before.
Nevertheless he fined Mahala s. and costs
and the other parties in the case half that
amount.
Moses Gray cOlored man. was Jailed
for ninety days a. a suspicious character
and sent on for larceny OF two dresses.
Moses was engaged to be married, but his
afiianced, Jennie Lewis, appeared against
him. andd the marriage r. on. Jenny rot
her rousseau ready and the nuD-ials were
10 have been celebrated in a few Gays.
Moses stole his prospective 0,l1es dresses
and pawned them.
Mary Outlaw. dusky ma.1, who
caVOrted through the streets While in
a state of jaggedness Tuesday right, and
heaped maledctionS upon the fedds or
the police, was taxed s. and costs. and
went down I'm default.
Newton WOolard, a white youth. was
charged with trespassing on the premises
of the Academy Of Music. = TtOn is one
OF the crowd of boys who bring them
selves into evidence during tie progress
Of the performance 10y hamnering on the
doors and windows OF the piayh )Ise from
the outside, 10 the annoyance Of the
audience. lie was discharged v!th an
admOnitiOn.
Mary Dabney (colored, charged with
breaking into and entering an ne day
time the house Of Lizzie Zee md stealing
therefrom a toy bank containing CCin 10
the amount of $3.50 was held .Or the jury
and committed to Jail.
sydney Hunt Ccol0redD CHARGED win
being a yagrant and suspicious char
acter. was given sixty days.
Charles DietZ, Yagrant, was committed
10 the refOrmatOry.
Jacob lass. who was arrested "a sus-
plcious character and who cld ms 90 De
on leave OF absence from the United
states man-of-war Montgomery. was heid
until the officers Of his ship could be
communicated with lie Is believed 10 be
a dgGerter