The evening times., 1895-09-06
JUDGE DID DOUBLE DUTY
Mr. kimbaII Presides Over Both
the Police Courts.
A BRUTAL ASSAULT CASE
George Watkins Given Three Months
for Attacking White Girl-vOOdOO
DR.. Brooks WIN Work His Charms
on the Cases Disposed
OF by His Honor.

Judge Kimball sat in both the upper and
lower courts this morning, and discharged
the double duties with as much case and
rapidity as he is won't to exhibit IN full
filling his duties in the lower court
George Watkins, a colored boy, who has
been raised n a white family. was charged
with assa ulting Susa Beall, a white cham
berma!d, in the Richmond flats. The as
| sdult occurred on July %, n nd the police
| have been looking for Watkins since that
time Susie is a FRAN, refined little girl,
and she said she never had to work
until her father died.
Then the little home was broken up,
and she had been compelled to find en-
ployment at the flats. On the 22d of July
she had TO 20 ano tlier floor. Ind had started
for the elevator. Watkins refused to let
her get in the lift There was no rule to
the contrary. 80 Susie protested that she
would not take the long walk up the stairs
KICKED HER BRUTALLY.
Very much vexed at his refusal, Susie
in her rage spat at the boy and then ran.
Watkins pursued her up the stairs, and
unable to escape. she crouched In the
corner and then the brute kicked her in
the abdomen. He then escaped and lay
in hiding until last night when Policeman
Joyce, who was out for spin on his
wheel, saw the boy skulking down K
street
Watkins ran, but the cycling officer is
an expert and soon overlook him. The
girl lay sick for weeks at the Emergency
Hospital, and her life was despaired of by
the physicians. Watkins got off with three
months in jail.
Richard Ford had to answer to an as
sauit on Carrie Powell Carrie turned
badly disfigured ocular organ up at his
honor and asked him if that wasn't a
beauty. His honor was a little taken
back at the question, but replied that it
was. and minated that pretty heavy fist
had been forcibly pushed into Carries
eye.
''Do ii look like it were fist?" queried |
Carrie
What was it?" asked the judge
How did know. Did you ever see any |
body who was knocked down and knocked !
out at de same time who knowed what hit \
imp"
DEALT IN SPELLS
William C. Brooks. the voodoo doctor,
who was arrested Oh the charge of being
character, was the next one. He
is an old, decrepit man. who has during the
greater part of the four score years which
he has lived done many queer jobs He is
the embodiment of spells ard spooks. The
IS in cohoots with his Satanic Majesty.
A nnie Minor says that the doctor whispered
10 her that "a black woman had crossed
her luck, and she had better catch and kill
a glow worm from the graveyard"
Annie went to the graveyard, but could
not find such rarity as Il glow worm
Another colored girl who was about to bs
married said that Brooks had said to her
hat she would die within three months If
she didn't have all OF the spells taken away.
Brooks once served eight years for some such
practices which were proved upon him. The
ioctor took the stand and said it was all a
,ut-up job on him. He tried To go back and
lie ancient history.
The Judge, in giving his decision. said
hat Brooks was one o those who prey upon
he ignorance and superstition of the col
,red people of the city, and any one brought
Up on that charge, and against whom there
vas any evidence, would be held. Brooks
vas given three months in Jail
JUST A FAMILY JAR.
George Beam and his Ia Tyfui and welded
wife, Johanna, indulged in a fiatiron throw
ng contest George wished Johanna would
cave the house, and Johanna that was the
-ery thing she'd do. So She began to I
move out, but George choked and beat herso
er so that she was glad to get off without
arryiug way anything. George got thirty
lays in jail
Patrick O'Neill came into court as usual
fter pension day. Last quarter he came
D drunk and was given sixty days He
as been out about a month, but as soon as
q got his money on Wednesday his good
were broken. Judge Kimball
ook pity on the poor old fellow and
)ok his personal bonds.
Kent Washington iimped into court and
aid he had been assaulted by Wesley
ewis, and showed a head baBdaged with {
big white cloth. There was a doubt
S to his having been hit OF whether he had
illen down. The physician who dressed I