The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03

she was Throwing a washtuo OF soap
suds over the back fence.
"Ah." said Justice John, Just wafer
ing the widows weeds l suppose.
"Yas, sab; OATS hit" said Mary vacant
ly. ..,, g. had
IAN right" said Hssonner. II Is Oau
enough for Lucinda to Seal your sweet
ness" away, but she shant Ora" Sou'
too; I'll fine her $3.50.
ASSORTED SINS.
Manchester johnson ,colored) was chars-
ed with beating his sister, Lucy Johnson
Lucy said a great many pleasant little
things about herself, told now she had
raised the younger children, how she
warmed the infants milk, sang them 10
sleep. sewed for them, taught them 10
read and how now, Oh, fearful hour! she
had been beaten by the sweet boy, tue
family pet, the flower Of the HOOK
"You must have been very drunk 10
beat an angel like that" said the JUS
tice. 49,,
Nav, sah," responded Manchestoer' !
only had one little gill dat night.
"Wen. that little gill will cost you y ~
more right now" said Hlssohher' anu
Manchester went 10 jail.
The boys must take warning the edlct
has gone forth that they must De cap
tured dead or alive. These fierce con
nicts with stones. hurled by the hurcu-
lean hands Of tots, and endangerlng the
lives OF sparrows, and whlstln5 through
cobwebs. and knocking the dew of the
grass, must stop-now and forever.
The baseball fends, too who. with big
gloves, masks, bats. and bases throng the
thoroughfares and camp on the sidewalks
must be dragged I'm a writing mass Ne
fore the awful face OF the law, ana there
. h.
dead or something else, and may Goa nave
mercy on the boys.
Rows. beware. Your arch-enemy the
cop" is after you. He has laid aside
his blue coat and hid his shining buttons.
He will steal upon you like a thief In
the night, for he IS in plain clothes no"
and wears rubber shoes 10 smother the
sound of his footsteps.
But. boys, the officers don't want you
and Justice John is the best friend you've
got in town, but the war Is on, and, boys
you better be good.
The sons OF a dozen or more or men
and women were in the court yesterday
charged with throwing rocks and playing
| ball in the street. Officers have been es
peclally detailed for this work. The fine
imposed is s. per victim taken, and the
| implements of war are confiscated.
j. q. CarnOyer, a ilne-lOoklng Whit'
| man, about feet inches in height anC
| weighing about 200 pounds, was arreste,
4 as a suspicious character. lie mas darf
| hair and moustache, and Is said 10 have
| been I'm some difficulty in Pittsburg.
Four gold watches and SIS were founc
| on his person when arrested.
His case was postponed until Tuesday.
| John II. Commons was charged WIZ
: curslng and abusing his wife. The cast
| was continued
James Robinson (white) was given thlr
| u days for drunkenness.
Grant owens and George Fox two ne
| groes, were given thirty days as beini
! suspicious characters.
on TO THE GRAND JURY.
| Thomas Dolan and Patrick Wood, tn
| two white men who are accused OF as
] saulting Officer Is. n. Pillow on the -
| ultimo. had hearing before Justice JOIN
| and were sent on 10 the grand jury.
| Dolsn who is employed at the Tredega
! Works, stated that he had not drank be
! fore in ten years. and that he remember
nothing whatever OF the affair. He wa
defended by Mr.. Charles V. Meredith.
| Willie Smith, a negro boy. was sent q
| the jury on the charge Of cutting Rober
| Mes (colored) with a knife.
! Walter Jenkins. the white man who wa
| arrested on the charge Of breaking int
the house OF DR.. Peyser, was also sen
on to the jury.
| Moses Redd an aged negro, was fine'
! 800 and went 10 TAIL I'm default OF pay
ment. lie was charged with carrying
| pistol and threatening TO shoot two negr'
| women