The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-06
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
An UNEXPLAINED CHANGE OF THE
MIND or A NAN.
PunishInents To Fit the Grimes as Now
Observed by Iiissoncr-The Brewery
Case Collapscs for Want ofIact.

change is What they like.
c ould one word ever coined embrace
IL eavcns after-thought in race,
\ nsel We might at first express,
y Ut thinking of her ncdencss,
Guess further come at closer range;
]. ach woman knows-lt Is not strange.
They generally begin by changing their
names $50 To- speak; then they follow this
very often by changing their natures;
then they blame the man. ana want 10
change back again.
They change their appearances: change
their clothes. change the bargains they
buy. and then want more change 10 buy
moro bargains. Some OF THESE things
however, are attended with more or less
trouble. hut when 10 comes 10 changing
her mind she is in her element. IT'S hcr
long suit. she got thirteen trumps. and it's
her lead. four aces and six stay IN the
Jackpot, she owns the bakery; she's a.
mosquito. 'anl no nets up; shes a fly
alAi the worlds a sugar hOgshedd, every
day is Sunday in her camp.
This S. an right Tor woman, but just
think o. % man changing his mind, Ike
John Connors did. but it was even sug-
gcstel taat perhaps he had female help
in doing flat.
A few DAYS ago Mr.. John Connors was
arroHed for being drunk ana accusing
his wife. when he was arralgned IN
court. hc knew about the drunken part. but
the abusing section had been inserted.
When told that his wife had preferred
the charge. he was furious, ana being
stu valiant from his booking" he de
clared that the case should be prose
cutcd.
a.. would be faced in open court by MS
heartcsS accdser. and other direful things
did John Connors predict.
YESTERDAY morning. however. ne led
been home and looked over mis- assets
Of war material, and ne meekly came
mp and psid the costs and had the case
dismissed.
IL may have been occult Influences, or
the ioeica deductions of a theosophlcal
discussion at home. but anyhow John
Connors changed his mind. speedily quiet
~. and offcctually changed his mihd'
GAVE THEM FITS.
Justice John sas long had the repu,a-
tojn OF being a terror 10 eyil-doers. Gor
wears he has reen tine frail tencments or
clav that held warning. sinful ana re-
1,yious socls. cast into prison with thet
hats and boots on.
For fines. ho has seen men dlNc down
into timc-yvorn wallets for pocEel-plc'es
ana uck-coins. and seen women. too-Ddd
women. OF coursc-strugeiins 10 re"ch
I,tfle roll OF bills that had heeh saloN
tucked away. I'm secret hiding-paces' lar
from the "hand Of the cruel ana the
cold" but all these things never louc"ou
him. ,.., ..,...,,,,,s
a~1 thev laugh and jest at jail ana hnes
until q new remedy has necessarily 10 ne
,,rolvai Justice John has hit upon a new
Ia, and severe il is, indeed, but the loi-
loving items may serve as a Warhins'
It'll. Robertson (coloreO was charged
,,.t,b be'rr drunk She was guilty ana
had no money to pay fines. she had a nl
in the ourt-rOom, and was sent hoino III
on ambulance. .,...,..,, ,r,,r
bsinr drunk and resisting al oI"Ott
lie was guilty and had no money nc
had a nt in court, and was sent nome III
an ambulance. , ,..,,,,
accommodating some furniture that ne
,1rced 10 Alfonza Rianzo- lie had a h1
ip court. and was sent home III an am
bulsnce. Itch, tn,,x
,h,t those folks were just playing OH o"
T,stiee John SO as TO escape PUNISH
r,ent for their crime but the ga -
,ctnishments TO fit the crime u AT i'"ii1i'
and cyil-doers would now 90 We" 10 -
,.rS,,,r,d with a bottle OF some sort oil
l'.i,throat or headache remedy whose
.ytonJe3 virtues include epilepsy as wen
,i. balance OF the ills 10 widen htsh -
- tbr,iirh the insuumentallles oil JUS
,i,. Jonn and natural diseases.
''0o MOUNTAIN AND MOLEillLL'
ala f,hle of the mountain that Ia
- and brought forth mouse was
,.,mplined IN the brewery case ye9'ei-
day. - o,,,,.5 ~
l,,ya headed by Leroy Eubank poua"t
kee of beer from the stump brewing
COMPANY and went out into the WOODS
like the gang that did up RIP van WIN
kle to make a merry time.
They succeeded. and returned home IN
The evening bringing the key empty and
themselves Otherwise. Ihey went TO 'he
brewery and were refused any beer ana
then Eubank got foolish and cursed ana
abused Sir. Meyers ia the presence OF
his family who were IN the yard al the
time
Air Movers lost his temper and boxed
tho ewes OF Eubank I'm good and memo
rable STYLE, although he did him no bodl-
j. harm.
1roop OF witnesses as big as the stand
sne army of Cuba, and the battle ended
about as one OF the Spanish skirmishes.
MIR. George r.. WIS., youns lawyer or
marked ability, appeared Tor Mr.. Meyers
and Mr. Anderson represented the pro-
saruticu AFTER hearing about dozen
witnesses. Justice John fined Mr.. Meyers
S. and costs 80. and Eubank 500 for
using profarc language.
During the trial IL was developed that
the Young men bought the keS OF beer
on Sunday. and Justice John heard tes-
timony ON that point also. Tie brewry
ueople testified that il was The custom OF
inns group 60 order tho beer on Saturday
nieht. and they kept the keg on Ice until
The next day. and then the boys drove
lv in their WAGON and got Il.
on this particular sabbath, however.
no oider was previously livcn. and Justice
John nncd tAc Brewery Company $50 for
the sale An appeal was taken 10y Mr..
Wise.
THE SALOON CASES.
Tho cases Of Emilio Carroll and Peter
Chiocd were called yesterday. but In
ritthor was O. Conviction obtaiued. Three
witnesses were summoned in the first
case ana one in the last.
Justice John questioned the witnesses
very closely and I'm fact compelled 10y
his questions each single witness 20 swear
,,clnt blank lhat he was not I'm the bar
room on sunday, got no drink upon The
premises nor saw anybody else get any.
The witnesses sworc positively that they
knew nothing Of the liquor selling and
reluctantly Justice John was compelled
90 dismiss the cases.
Frank Hardin "a negro man. was fined
q for using abusive l9nguare to his neigh
".aNH