The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-10
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
R4PFAFLLE BIOSDO rs PLACED
UNDER HEAyTsECURITY BONDS.
The EndIessJoys Joint cntsfuiy
PORTRAYED In theCase In Court-John MON
roev was Not Conjured, but Sailed Down.


TO the white chamber ana 'usu0e
was IN as gay a humor as Is MS "o''' ~
be when the home team wins III 'os,
rus,,ce John is a great observer oil 'he
eternal fitness Of things. For h'S'a''0'
g, he GOES TO a funeral he seldom laughs
or talks very loud and II he Is one Oh 'N0
,.ai,.he,rsrs he wont stop the pro
cession even TO speak 10 tho Disse'' 'O'
itcian in town.
when he goes 20 the theatre 10
the Twelve Temptations BLACK C,Ooin,
Sardanapolus. OF any OF those be"ui"'s
ENJOYABLE ballet dancing eHhlD'uonS'
never stands up in the tIont a, t.,,,na
cause he knows the whDe mouse - 49,.
80 "a - would not be the right thing /
10 do. 49,, match he 7
doc NOT make himself conspicuous ~
sitting reasonably still ano app.lnu','s7
only the good plays but ne Ieaps W -
down. throws his hat In the al az"
falls over everybody trying 70 c@.0l -
he evears AT the umpire. pokes ths man
No. benches below him IN the PACK
with his umbrella, yols how IS tna', Vi
u to!d YOU So" and then drops BACK
an somebody's kree, Apologies, anu
mons his face with his hanikerchlei'
fans himself with his hat ana calclea
Ills breath for a new and never endihs
onslaught against the comfort and e.
iovrneuf OF all the folks around him.
/, bas actually been said by friends
who know Justice John well. that so
strong is his disposition 70 do things
right that II under some false pretent ne
should find himself inveieled into d
church that ne would not take chew
~ tobacco until he could get outside but
there il Of course some latitude 70 pe
given this statement. as the men VINO
say 80 are his personal and intimate
friends and therefore may be signify
prciudiccd or biased in their conclusions
Al any rate he knows what 10 DO IN
a love case trial. and when no raps for
order makes everybody sit down. fixes
the Interpreter. and gives a few hnlsh-
ing touches by way OF general admonl-
ton for everybody 20 be quiet; he re-
minds one OF the head Of household set
Ting a big family down 70 dinner.
RAFFAELE AND MISS LENA.
The Italian love story Of the day before
was recalled. and Justice John requested
Mr. Charles Donau TO act as interpreter
Everybody knows or should know CharHe
Donau. He is a prince OF good fellows
with a heart as big as New Hamp-
shire pumpkin. Charlie has a large,
on our friend Old Sol as he peeps up over
the horizon to Fitd tie topmaststin
the nuttering walls and to kiss with
rosest~ CLEAN the dimpling waves that
lie IN the light OF his smile.
Charlie" said Justice John, you are
looking mighty rosy this morning.
Yes. sir" quickly responded Dona-
ii. Il put this face on this morning 10
keep the sun from coming up"
The main question al issue was whether
the relentless hand Of Raffaele had cut
from the head of Miss Lena that raven
tress or whether she had bestowed Il
upon him as a remembrance OF her. II the
latter. il is surely destined 20 prove a
great success for II is reasonably certain
that Raffaele viii never forget that
hair. He had sung 10 her the choice old
ballad OF Jeanette:
" Twas a beautiful mist falling down to
tho wrist,
Twas a thing TO be jeweled and braided
and kissed:
Twas the loveliest hair IN the world. my
pet"
He had praised IT IN prose, and he
had g.. but how ne got IL was another
question. Rafaele went on the stand
and told his story, stoutly denying that
he cut IL Of. and then came Officer Sale.
who testified that Mrs. Dellasandro said
that the lock was gathered UP
by her from the loose hair left
on the brush or comb or the
bureau or on the floor. Just as a
man might find occasionally on his
shoulder or Sleeve and with this cold, un-
poetic and absolutely nonsentimental
statement the whole hair episode col
lspsed like toy balloon with hole II
It.
This was hard blow to Justice John
and he told Sergeant Thomas 70 throw
tho hair away Just 20 think OF nurs
Ing. pe;ting and stroking this hair for
days, and its turning out 70 10 a miser-
able bundle OF comhinEs, BAH I had
rather hsye y clipping from New
Foundland dog or TUT from "A hair mat
tress.
BIONDO TALKED TOO MUCH.
At this juncture II YES reasonably GER
tain that Justice John would have dis
charged Rafaele. bat the glib torgued
Italian went back on tho stand and be-
gan 70 tell a story calculated to dlscrciit
Misc Lena He told o. the visits Ct
Miss Lena 10 HIS humble shoe shop. Then
De told % his love-making and vas de-
failing through Donau history OF his
proposals when Justice John stopped
him cM short.
III. lawyers agreed 10 present 10 srgu-
menfF and Justil, John removed his
glasses and prepared 10 render his YER
dict
L am here" he said. 10 protect at
all times and under all circumstances the
women OF this city. ! admit that 1 can
be light some times on the boys who
play cards. or get drunk or who commit
thoughtless deeds, but I viii never per-
nit woman 10 be attacked either by
blows or her character carelessly i'm
pugned N this court"
II would have dismissed this case But
for the testimony Of Raffaele himself,
now hold him in 500 security for Y
months"
The attorneys for Blonde. Messrs,
George +. Wise and Philip ST. George
Rarraud at once applied for a writ Of
h. baer corpus before Judge clifford.
There were large number Of Italians
present who seemed 20 enjoy the ardent
love story OF Raffaele and Lena.
They laughed as Blonde vehemently
recounted the initial vows made under
The shadows OF the great tree at Blan-
don Park but when he began his attack
upon the girl their sympathy was with
drawn.
BACK TO ORDINARY CASES.
When the case Of Eliza Nash was
called. the woman walked into the dock
with a gOod-sized bundle In her arms.
but the Justice took TO notice OF this
as many OF the prisoners come with a
change already 10 carry 10 jail with
them Eliza Nash was charged with as
saulting John Monroe, who is n vigorous
looking negro youth.
Monroe claimed that the woman came
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