The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-15
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
A MUSICAL DRUM-BEATER BEATS
MS WIFE.
The Cases Against iiutzler Are Tried and
Fine Imposed In Only one--A Woman
Assaulted With "a Fenoc-Isail.

recognition through gates OF pearl, uoNn
gold-payod streets. within the walls Of
jasper, wAose batuomcntcd turrets rise
into unreasonable space, that We
shall be RECALLED with "reminiscences OF
the sweetest Affairs of earth
We are not taught. together IN some
nook beside the crystal waters, or upon
some radiant rcsting-placc. cleaning with
the opalescent reflections OF coruscatng
spheres. or bathed in the gorgeous oifui-
gence OF celestial spicndor. that we snail
SIT with the dear old love Of earth. and,
knowing that time cannot modest, intw-
lively feel that this is heaven.
We are not taught that Moses and
Paul and ali the combined orators from
Cicero 10 date shall speak IN the old.
o.d thrilling words. upon which humans
hung ontrauccd. and at which the whole
word wondered. and in their matchiDss
WY that swept mems souls, tel us that
vas heaven.
The only living man who ever at'emptel
70 describe the celestial abode OF the
righteous was John, on the lonely Isle
OF Patmos. and he heard the voice oil
hapers harping with narps.' ms Is the
key-nOtC-music.
Music since first the morning stars
sang together has breathcd to the ac-
compartment OF the passing years anu
flooded the world with the harmonious
notes that swcetly ring through al q
natures mellnous melodies.
Dccp In the innermost reccssos OF the
human heart. music has been ringing
through all the ages. Tongues never at
tuned TO the scale of vocal notes nave
music upOn them. unuttered ana unNuhg'
ana infant lips that know no word nave
music made Of which an angel choiuS
might be proud.
Musicians are great people. Ihey are
the manfred ones, and live very close 10
the spirit-l4DF. They catch the echoes
OF the harpers that harp and deal them
out TO us In the shape OF choice baladS'
llke the Little Bunch of lhlacs, the
Fatal wedding" or 1.-TWO Little "lils
in Blue. ~
They represent the pure fountains mat
hurst from the everlasting hills ana we
wait around with our littie gourds anu
take in few cooling dra"sh,s INV IN
Never Miss the water TIL the w en-
Runs Dry" the Brook" or the 'M1lu
OF the MIL
MUSICIAN MCCARTHY.
All bona Tide inspired musicians must
bsve long hair. soulful, dreamy eyes anu
have reasonably goOd-looking races ulat
Is 10 show the spiritual contact or de-
velopment. as 1T were
Mccarthy is a musician, and has all
Of the above requirements.
His wife SAYS he Is crazy; tut then
ordinary. plain folks don't always under
stand inspired and lofty genius. especially
when. for it's wonderful purposes. 1t as
sunes the shape OF long-haired musi-
elan.
Mccarthy is musician; there's no
doubt Of it, He gets paid ever! now
and then for being one. Mccarthy beats
the drum at Putnam's Theatre.
Let 10 cynical man or woman laugh
At the idea of a musician beating the
drum at Putnams. Beating drum Is Il
,,reat and high calling. There are sus-
picious characters who can beat most
anvthing or anybody. who could not
heat a drum to gave their lives. II peat
ing a drum was not a good business, the
drummer boys" Of the Revolutionary
war the war Of 1912. the Mexican war
and the civil war. would not continue 70
90 about the country still peauhg u'"Ai
al n cost of 80 cents per ticket 80,
,tcCortbv heats the drum for liveli-
hood That's business; but what ne peat
his wife for was the question D'io'0
Justice John. a., -. boarding
bo,,sc lint he did not beat her LOT mat
shc asked him to bring mp water ne
refused of course. MuslcldhS .an ~,
-, "a common water-carriers, bat sun,
though luCcfl~tns ne if9tt''''.
hands from doing her BODILY hdi" va
',,,,t ~ a few buckets of water
N1cC,nrthv smoke Of his wife in man
&c ,,,gorous as the taps OF ms PASS
drum and which. her oro''v,'
Gather had been present nc ills"' -
bave employed but she only -Ao"eu gum
and said Hes crazy.
mccarthy was fined $40.
THE HUTZLER CASE.
M. ,hroe cases of c. d. 1Iutzier. the
,ronrietor of the Turf saloon on SlN'"
itrfet were called yesterday moInl"S
a,,,.'r, ,,ere three charges-ressuhs olh-
w. ~ roster. keeping a disorderly
bouse and permitting gaming upo" ''''
q.be last charge was easily dismissed
-, in ,he case OF a disordcrly house ne
was fined S25. as a large number Oh VIZ
resses testified that AT umt' s4e"'
amount of disorder originated IN 'he sd
loon and restaurant.
Captnin George ID. Wise. his counsel
,laimed that the disorder was incident TO
,ba nearness to the market and other en-
,.ironments. and that on saturday even
ins,s esepciallv crowds gathered about the
sidevalks OF that vicinity Independent OF
the saloon. This was, however combat
led bv the officers and witnesses, ana the
fine was imposed and paid.
In the case OF resisting Oih'fi " -
1soste-. AFFAIR." took rather different as
meet. and a number Of witnesses TESTIFIED
that so far from resisting officer roster
that the officer had been unduly severe Ia
his handling Of Hutzier.
Mr.. Hutzlor and the officer told very
ai0erent stories of the affair, and the tes-
fimonv OF Hutzlcr was corroboratcd 10y
half a dozen witnessed whereas Charies
smith. the only witness wanted by Nr.
Foster. failed to make his appearance
The witnesses testified that the officer
struck Hutzler with his club and cursed
him while taking him 20 the station. Mr.
Foster stated upon the stand that be had
never made use OF an oath I'm his lie
and said he only struck Hutzler when he
declined 10 accompany him 10 the station
The remembrance of evidence was en-
tirely against Omcer Foster, and the
ease against IIutzlcr was promptly dis
missed
Mr.. Hutzler stated that ne would carry
the case before the Police Board. but
his was not done after the Adjournment
OF court yesterday.
ASSORTED SINS.
Fields Finney. negro man, was charg-
"a with striking Christina Giles over the
head with fence rail.
Fields threw a few glass bottles ana
lamp az Christina. but ltte bouquets like
these have been showored upon Christina
ever since she first went into society
and she accepted them az graceful tri-
butes TO her personal charms, but when