The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28

| character, and win remain hero IN GOOD
| hands FOR thirty days II. however, "Ey-
| body I'm Charlottesville Is anxious TOT his
| inspiring presence. II IL believed that Jus
| tice John could be induced 10 iaft with
| him.
Edward Thompson (coloreO grabbed a
| rccket-book frcm a lady on the street
saturday evening. He was captuieu' ana
! the book and ConacntS recoverable Ire
| was given FIX months and 900 security
| required for twelve mOnth- more. lie
| had just been released from jail.
GREAT CRAP GAME.
4 little past ~ o'clock Saturday night
Officers Austin, sutton. and Relfoid made
capture OF a crap-shooting gang that
| numbered eighteen.
They approached the room, and waited
OUTSIDE the door.
"Scbcn, come lehhen." III little Joe"
| sol nCing within.
Suddenly they opened the door and Aus
IN ran 90 the inside window while the
others guarded the door. In a twinkling
the lamp was thrown out OF the win
dow. one of the officers went back to
tho station for a lamp, and when the
light was brought the fragments We're
taken up. Nazors and knives were all
over the floor. and spri:kled over them
all were about fifty dice. Packs OF cards
were strcwn around, but no money was
in sight.
Tho eighteen prisoners. three or four
Being women. were IN tho court.
"Who do these 'razors' belong to?" in
CURED Justice John, but every soul was
SILENT for ownership meant so for con-
coalcd weapons.
"Oh, yes" said Justice John, 81 reckon
these things just blew IN there with the
same gust that blew tho lamp out
There was no possible defence and
they were fined $50 each.
Mary Harris (colOred who rents the
house where the crap game was going
on. was hnei s..
II. j. jackson said he was afraid OF l..
s. Reid and wanted him put under bonds
10 keep tho peace. Reid said that Jackson
told bah stories about him 20 the ladies
at their Ioarding-housc, and Justice
John sent both hcme with warning
10 keep the peace. Both are whlte
men.
William Edmunds. n negro from brurs-
Wick county, was given thirty days as
being suspicious character.
Lawrence Mocks (whtO was fined -
for assauluug his father-in-law, John
Kramer.
Charles Harris (coloreD was fined $50
for cursine aud assau4ting Walter Gfande-
son.
Henrietta Robinson and Ella Woodson
(coloreD were fined 50 each Tor cufslns
and abusing each other.
Susie Kelsey. a negro woman was ilhed
$50 for dlsorIerly conduct on the street.
DRINKS AND FIGHTS.
Jackson Edwards H. a thcughtful negro
His wife was IN. and he cast about him
10 find a good cheerful.i and ccmpe-
tent nurse. who could beguilc tho tedious
hours or illness. AMI minister TO tbs
bodily ailments OF his better-half.
Mamie Jackson (coloreD was selected
aad duly installed as attendant upon
the sick woman. But. alas. for our fee
Bile natures when sweeping and irresis-
uble temptations get the grapevine twist
about US.
Mamie was quietly watching her suf-
ferng patient. and really meant TO re-
main at her post, but a procession came
that way. a band came by. \ fateful
aggregation Of strangely discOrdant and
repeling inharm0nies. negro band.
Mamie was tempted: she struggled to be
strong, but when the hags-drummer got
i'm sight. she capitulated, she weakened,
sho fell. she followed.
She followed for hours, and when she
came home foot-sore and weary at night
fan. she had lost her job. Her patient
called her hard names, and Jackson Ed
wards throw her cut OF his house, and
then she threw bricks through his win
doWs. and Justice John fined her $50, all
on account 0l ono negro band.
Susan white and Maria Lipscomb (col-
oreD had q fight. They wero friends UNI
iii James Locket with false batteries
and red nocktic burst I'm august splen-
dor upon their uns0phiscated lives.
James. lust like other people, did not
have the ingenuity TO make love 10 Two
girls I'm tho same neighhorhood, 50 ali
of the society in Lumpkin's Bottom have
known for some time that James Locket
was a discovered I0thario, and that soon-
or or later there would Doe scrap In
the upper circles Of the swell set.
BUT james. ip his foolish vanity ard
patcnt-leathcr. p0intcd-toe Shoes th"ubh'
no could square the game hut ne
couldn't. and Saturday night Wheh ne
startod out with susan, Maria was "atcn-
inc. and there was s. worm OF tIouui5
s.,,c before Maria quit. James, or course
- MIN one girl less, 10 De sure, but
tbera are always hearts ON the repouhn
a. I,,nnl,in's bottom, and be can soon
average up. ,. " l.
.--,.o panl N.leo. and Jack McDonough
l,,.htto, and Anthony Murray ana LIZA
vincent (coioreO. .,.-
e.,..rol ~ those were Sunday DRINKS.
,,,bore ,yero twenty-five prisoners carried
80 tsu nooessitatng three trips OF the
wagon yesterday.