The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
A CoIored Ex-Convict Becomes AGAIN
Candidate for the Pepitentfary'

A Colored Ex-Convict Becomes again
Candidate for the Pepitentisry'
William Woodson (colorcd). former
convict. was arraigned In the Police Court
yesterday on various charges lie was
only released from the pen'tehuaiy Oh
April 18th. where be had served
term for burglary. lie was TINS Tune
charged with entering the mouse OF MI
T. J. Miles by raising IL winoe" ia"
taking a suit OF clothes ard goa "a'on
while the inmates were asleep re So''
the watch to a colored man na'ned gray,
who wore IL few lays, AMI tneh HOi' -
10 JeNeiler Sch-rer. OF Iain 81 co. ~
SEQ The watch WIS ideutihed Ivy Nj.
White as his property. Woodson, who did
not deny selling IL TO Gray, was sent
on the grand jury.
Ho was also charged with Durglarizing
the house OF Mr. X. Z. .imoerlake ana
stealing A gold watch and other articles,
among them three rings belonging 10 MISS
H. L. Burnett. For entering Mr.. TIM
berlake's house, he was also sent en- 10
the grand jury, and for stealing MISS Bur
nett's property he was sent 10 jail Tor
six months.
Three different parties were charged
with violating the sunday laws by SELF
Ing liquor on last sunday:
Charles Hulcher was iirst called, but
his case had to be postponed, In order
that the principal witness Against nm
might be produced in court
A similar charge had been preferred by
a police officer against Girolami. ne
having seen three men come out or the
latters oyster saloon. at Fifteenth and
Franklin streets. OH last sunday. The
first witness for the Commonwealth tesii-
fed that he mad asked for drink, but
was told that nothing was sold on sun
day. The second witness said that he
had purchased some oysters, and aid
not attempt 10 obtain drink. The third
witness denied that he had been IN the
place for four years. and felt outraged
that he had been drawn into the case
lie testified that he was at church at
the time he wa said TO have been In the
place. As there was not the slightest
evidence against the saloon-keeper. his
case was dismissed.
The third case was that of Masse q
Poll. OF Franklin street. There was no
evidence that they sold anything. but
there is no partition between the grocery
and bar. and. lnasmuch as the firm did
not deny selling groceries last Sunday,
Justice Crutchneld imposed fne OF so.
An appeal was taken.
Joseph faylOr was charged with threat
ening 70 shoot James Wilson (colorcd)
The latter testified that Taylor's threat
ening attitude on the previous evening
IN .de MIN fear that he would shoot him.
Taylor denied that no had threatened 10
shoot Wilson, and said that the
revolver he had at the time was an Old
one ana out OF repair. The Justice re-
quircd 500 security OF Taylor for his good
behavior during the next six months,
which WIS given.
Taylor Is son of Mr.. j. Il. Taylor.
who was fined s. and costs on Tuesday
for whipping Edward 5. Lumpkin. N.
Wilson was at the time a witness for
young Lumphin
OTHER CASES.
Hrnest Coleman (colered) was fined
50 and costs TOR being disorderly in the
street
William owens. for failing to appear
in court when summoned was fined 81
and costs. owens paid $3.50 more for
be ug disordcrly in the street.
Samuel Hodiit and Ed. Johnson. colored
boys were fined IS and costs fer nude
bathing.
Louisa. Rosa, Hester. and sallie Burr
(colored). charged by Mr.. J. 4. Wing
held with keeping an ill-goyerned house.
were ordered 10 move.
Pearl oliver and Lillian Douglass,
white women, charged with running i'll
governed houses on Sixth street, were
not punished. ono promised 10 be more
careful IN the future. while the other
said that she left the nelghborhood as
soon as the warrant was served on her
Addic Smith alias Indian Lucy was
given sixty days in jail and fined slO
FOR staobng Gertrude Paul with table,
fork.
William Moore and Sam Jones, both
colored, were given thirty days as sus-
piciOus characters
Eddie GoOde and James Bailey. both
coorod. took sixty days as suspicious
characters.
The case against Sam jackson (colored)
OF being a suspicious character was dis
missed
Justice Crutchheld dismissed the charge
OF running gambling game against
James Morton (coloreD.