The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-01
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
AN OBJECT LESSON IN THE VARIOUS
REFORMS OFTHE PRESENT DAY.
The Two Orphans Whose Lives In Board
ing House are Far from uappy-Sapt"re
sfSepkins the Alleged Housebreaker.

ever may be said Of many OF these emf
Ron. and distinguished gentlemen WINS
places are always occupied al the fVhOo
Court Il Is a comnondablc ana praise
worthy fact that they VIII iofs"Le e'o"
Justice John when the day arrives for me
xe,xbty eclection Of gentlemen TO run the
aifalIs Of the city
ON this one day they will see 10 1t that
things are done doccntly ana IN oIuti'
Thcv know Just who ought TO DC eicc,eu,
and can TX up ticket IN twihktinb
81 an eve Justice John often spurns their
advice. but on election day what they say
on .hcir ticket has 10 20. Ihclr vote
counts lust as much, ana some tiilvs moi,
than that OF the wealthy merchaht or tllc
renowned iuriSt. Rain cannot stop theIh'
thCy always see 10 IL that their transfers
are right and nothing g omitted 10 Sc.
ls1rp 20 them the free and unlimited rlght
g. outrage and so yesterday they vOteu;
and na they are cOnsutuuonaty oppVscu
10 doing more than one thins IN one uay'
their places in the courtroom were va
Justice John himself had his mind more
or loss on the subject Of voting. ana was
happy when he glanced over limited
docket, and once or twice. e. soIhe Ri. M
oncr went TO the pen. he made some niue
allusion 10 the fact that there Mo9iu De
another vote short ia Jackson ward. =.
An the mornine his Honor , Sssuv war o.
have his mind away up in cay WEI,
end every now and then he would sp,ins
upon the unsuspectng crowd about MIN
some few lines Ike these:
THE ballots. that fail rs softly
As the snOwfiakes upon the sou,
And yet record the freeman 5 VIII 9,
"A lightning does the Will OF God
At 70 O'Clock the court was declared ed
adjourned and everybody went on 10
maintain the purity of the ballot-box.
THE BRA OF REFORM,
This Is a great age of reform. reiOriners,
and ail-around excursions INTO the beiuS
OF reformation. - -
reforms are great things. yet all re-
forms do not always reform, ana some
r,formers still need reformation.
Reforms cannot always be rtiie1 upon
,vrn dress reform sometimes needs sale
ty-pin-and 10 occasionally happens .nh'
In great and wicked cities, not IKE hlch-
mOnd. the prcttlest klnd OF a rtiOI.n al
bloomerr presents a splendid subject iof
Reform in cooking sometimes changes
. fairly good hOusekecper. with her really
reputable bread. into well-meaning sour
with 2 loaf az solid as a chunk OF cor
crete that would people PARADISE WIN
dyspeptics and mantle the dgniIec race
OF a docile William goat win the ruuuS
mo latest case Of failure in an attempt
~ reform came up i'm the court yesterday
when Walter jenkins. who mas Just oeen
captured at Newport Nc"S' was
Some Years ago Jenkins lived in the
house now occupied by Dr. Marx w
Pevser. on Broad street near we Moi t
mental church. and although living DE,
meath the very shadows or TINS holes
house OF worship. he developed a hayward
and .ncorrigible spirit. ..,.. 40 ~
Time passed and Walter was sent 10 the
Reformatory near Richmond, at LauIei;
He gpent d long time there. anu IeCelNcu
bis dinloma. graduating high In MS class
of reformed youths: then ne came n3 1oS
10 Richmond. and, as was naturHl, se''i0U
OF
The house. however. was now occupieu
IN, DIR Pevser. but that made no ulilei-
once for he had been sent TO the re-
formatory on petty charse' e snV ha Ds
now been graduated into a nlst-cIass
honse-breaker, so he began in the OLD
His ode partner was Dorsey Crowder'
who was I'm his class at the reiormatory,
and together they broke into the mouse
of DR.. Peyser and carried OF case Oh
surgical instruments and a quantity o.
clothlng. Crowdor was caught AT the
time. but Jenkins scaled the fence anu
escaped TO Newport News; ,, e..,r
The cose was continued until Satur-
dav. when II will go on 10 the srahu
mn, before which CrOwdcr will also APP
pear on the 9Th of May
NOT STAR BOAEDERS.
Albert Johnson and Julia Burnett are
boarders at the home OF Emma courtney;
g'beV are orphans, and they have 10
hoard for they have 10 homes OF thef
own. and nobody in all this colo, carr
less. and unlOvey wOrlI 10 loon a4'Vi
them. No fathers knee nave they 70
climb upon at evening and tell all of The
triumphs OF their play a the successes
of their school. No loving mother haNs
they upOn whose dear breast they can
pillow their, weary z ids and pour on!
their disappointments and griefs. and
whose kisses are as welcome as the rain
upon the parcnod earth, and whose ten,
der words sOothe and sustain ana comfort
always.
Al these things these orphans miss, for
their parents all died during the war OF
soor after and for twenty-five to forty
years these poor things lave been board
Ing.
Albert and Julia are not the star board
crs at Emma Courtneys. for they quar-
rel and fuss. and even went so far as 20
really tell Emma Courtney the truth
about what they thought of her house In
general and herself In particular.
star hoarders never do such foolish
things as these.
In fact. I'm boarding Il is not what they
do that makes star boarders. but It's Just
what they don't do that keeps them ~
good standing. Star boarders are always
prompt az meals, what is cooked is Just
what was most desired and never never
DO they say a word when the ruling spirit
of the house has a good mind" 10 orGef
Ice cream every dav this summer or 10
try any new and detachable dish.
Albert ana Julia were tired OF Emma
Courtney boardng-house. and they
cursed and abused her. and this no we'll
regulated laniladv will take - they air
had each other arrested. and upon their
promise Ia move separate. say goodbye
forever. &c, Justice John dismissed them.
MINOR CASES
Joe Shortell (white) was charged with
being drunk and abusing his wife Mrs.
Caroline Shortell. The case was continued
until Saturday.
Patrick Smith negro boy, was given
sixty days and Nicholas Brown (coloredj
thirty days. both having been charged as
being suspicious characters.
William Young. negro yo'iih. was
sent on TO the grand jury on the charge
Of breaking into the ltore of j. J. Dovle
and stealing 81 ana five packages OF
cigarettes.
William Wilkorson (coloredD was charged
with stealing 80 from Junlus Turpln.
small negro hoy. Junius testified that he
gave William the money 10 keep for him.
and that William would not return H.
Wilkerson denied any intention Of THEFT.
ana upon his promise TO pay ne was dis.
charged
Sarah Stewart lcoored) was fined SO FOR
dfsorderly conduct on the street
Edmonia Matthews was charged with
cursing and abusing Martha r.. Brown
Tic case was dismissed.
The Police Court cash receipts as re-
ported by Sergeant Thomas FOR the month