The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-27

A Rather Complicstcd 'nse >" '"'
ro.r, Yes erday.

lu4tt(n
,o, - ,,s.,biem OF the small boy t"o w.
49,. rases Of transgrossions coiillne a
- he Jurisdiction. In the iirst in s,s
~ Iustice tried very hard 10 i,l, Cor
,,untshment. but IL was hhP'@'
him to establish case. no leens a
M a. Suean t. Bowlos, who KEEPS
,,,,au candy store at 500 west Mais a ',.a,
street. adjacent to Elba Schooi, "p r. ac-
from nine to eleven years wele Liver
cused. Archer Kelley, Jchh s'one' oacsrg
before HIS Honor ana seven pVS o. sarson
Ssn~ro edgar Bradley, Robert Ahueis
800, na,,,sson and Albert Male were tle
',r,es ~ the culprits who were placeu
g. . row, before the judicial Dehch-
Mrs brooks. who appeared to De soine-
mai excited. told the magistrate INA. on
the previous day the boys hau p,o ~
anen the front door Of her store anu nau
,brovvn their hats into her apdi 'hie
when asked TO point out the guiity oii.',
enc was unable to do so. and IL appear
that two OF the boys, whose hdiIi1o -,
down as witnesses for the Coi''iiioI
wealth were also among the prlsolielS'
che stated that such scenes occurIe"
peatedly. but she failed TO charse any
dividual boy positively with the ms ,. tno
when asked Il she had sworn GUY -,
warrant, she said that the poys .no
selves had brought IN the poilOeii'""'
subsequently arrested them - ,asy
,rbo Iustice. who spied another lauy
anonp, the summoned persons hau az
idea that she would be better apie W
clear nm the situation, but in that nc
nalIv failed. Mrs Cooke proved W pS
tho mother Of Grover, one oil lhe az 80
hovs and she told the justice Vnal 80
pn,yies had kept her sons hat, lhaV ia"
80, ,brown into her house by some oiiV'
and which she only gave mp aiter roiloo
og5cer Matthews had called at her house
THr souIRE's sT,TrMFNT.
,coniro Lewis. who had issued the war
ut newt climbed upon the STAND, aIler
,ocei,,inr- a severe lecture from Ld"ycl
Samuel NJ Page, VINO defended the poyS'
80 a. ir,nerfect manner in which the
,,,arrart had been written. The witness
stotcd that on the previous day he was
,oIo,.boned for by officer Matthews. VINO
told him that his immediate presence was
reouired at E;lba School. He promptly re
snonded. and found all the boys named II,
ATrs Rowles' store which was closed at
The time and I'm charge of Policeman MAT
thews He took Mrs Bowles' deposition
and two of the boys present supplied the
names of the balance Of the culprlts.
when asked who threw the hats into Mrs.
Bowles' house, they said that this had
been done by large boy, whose name
they did not know. officer Hulcher tesu-
fed that he went with officer Matthews
"a Mrs. Bowles' place of business, Wheie
he found three or four boys in the store
while some eight or ten more were stand
ing on the outside He did not see any
of the boys do anything wrong anu
chased them back into the school oulld-
ing. that was about hundred Ieet
away. 1T,
This was all the testimony that could
be secured in the case, and Justice Johh,
with a deep sigh, CALCULATED: wen, l
have to add another sin to my long Ist'
1 have to discharge them" Ana so he
did.
FINED FOR THROWING COAL.
In the other case brought before him,
Justice Crutchfeld had plain sailing. ON
Ger Poiteux produced three boys, of ages
ranging from nine to eleven years whohi
he had caught at the corner or Main ana
Third street throwing rocks, as ne
thought. The evidence showed that he mad
only made mistake in the nature OF the
missiles which had been a few pieces of
coal. He explained how the officers OF MS
district had received orders in writing
crowds of boys, meaning three or more
congregating in one spot, wherever they
found them. He described how he mad
driven some of the boys from place TO
place; from street corners; from alleys;
from sidewalks; from the Allen lot, cor
ner of Main and Fifth streets, and from
the lot in the rear of the Young Men
Christian Association, although permits
sion had been granted them by the proper
parties TO play at the latter place.
The father of one Of the boys, a we'll
known business man, who was present. IN
dulged in lengthy conversation with the
Justice as TO what should be done with
the boys In order that they might find
some place where they could amuse them
selves, but the dispenser Of justice was
unable to enlighten him.
The latter thought that the Allen lot
would be an excellent play ground Tor
the boys, and having learned that Mr..
j. Thompson Brown, the agent Tor thal
property, had given permission Tor such
a use of the vacant lot, he ADVISED tht
parent of the youthful elmer 10 confer
with Mayor Taylor on that subject. lie
was told, however that a neighbor mao
objected to the establishing of play
ground for outdoor sports in that Vlcinl'
ty, and the informant added that the
trouble with that nelghDor was thal al
his boys were girls.
The Justice fined each one of the three
boys 81, and the fine was promptly paid.
OTHER CASES.
Joe cambridge (colored) was fined Sl05t
and costs on the charge of using indecent
language TO Policeman Burnett in the
discharge of his duty.
AlphonZo AMBROSE was fined SIS and
costs and sent on to the grand jury or
the charge of keeping his BARRON oper
on Sunday last.
Alex. Wallis was fined s. and costs fol-
being drunk on Sunday. He was also
charged with unlawfully assaulting anC
beating Nettie Bibbs, but that charge wa!
dismissed.
Several persons, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, were punished II
the usual manner