Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-22
HIT WITH 4 FRYING-PAS.
Fred Had Dent In HIS skuh-
nourht the Indy n Ticket

n
Hought the Indy n Ticket
Frederick Walker. OF dusky-hue, was
tha cvnosure OF all eyes in the FoHco
Court yesterday morning. He FACED inc
Justice with a bandaged head, and, az lie
s1nressed II. with a dent in his SKULL
George Branch, his colored assailant was
also present, and stated TO the Court MS
reasons FOR INJECTING the severe "9uhu'
with the frying-pan. 1t seems that Z 80 80,
mad called upon Branch's sister: anu NJ, NJ
being considered up 10 the Social S. '.r-''i
- r. circle in which the latter moved
IN. brother. George, proceeded TO sho"
IN Intruder the door. This was oonc
Win some difficulty, which was ohly
ended nv the assistance or the ilSihe
pan. --...rod a. counsel
o.. ,ba defence. and addressed the Oou'
,r red-hot speech. lie ciaiinTu -
,ho assault was unlawful, but not lelonlou9'
"a ,laced before the Justice In Fe.'
-, manner the recent act OK the Lesls-
iature on that point. The Justice was W
ON the points, however, ana, Fie"lne -
case from a felonlous standpoint ho se''
II on to the grand jury. 49,, ra-
Had a regular Chinese puzzle peeli pr
.ented 10 Justice John yesterday mo, -, n
ing for his solution, he could not PoSs.o,y
have been turned down more conipie. 80,
than when he tried to pump inlorIldl.on
out Of J. W. Taylor, who was ar So 80
Friday night at the Chesapeake and ONO
denot az a suspicious character. 1t Is
,rne that such things seldom happen IN
the Police Court Of this city. and the
usual standing OF one who confronts JUS
tee John is second best; but the suspl-
cious prisoner was discharged win DIS
gust, his Honor being unable to get any
thing out OF him. Taylor was arrested
by Officer Crane, of the First Police sta
ton, Friday night. just as the 40 eioCh
west-bound train OF the chesapeake anu
Ohio road was pulling out or the depot
The officer had seen the man accept soma
money from a young lady and rush 10
the ticket-office. Then he returned hastily
20 the female, who hurriedly boarded tho
train. The man then ran up and down
the platform. and Just az the train was
moving or he made for the engine. Inc
officers suspicious were aroused, and he
halted tia excited man. At the police
station no further Information than here
given could be secured, and finally the
living puzzle was turned over 10 Justice
Crutchfeld 10 solve. Question after
question was thrust AT lne Iui4y-prepdfeu
prisoner, who artfully eluded the answers,
until the Justice grew tired. and told him
to go. Only II cents was found on the
man. A telegram was sent Friday night
to the conductor OF the train, who tried
TO get the real facts from the young
lady on board. Further than the fact that
the man had performed a very charitable
and commendatory act nothing could be
learned from the young lady. She was
In destitute circumstances. and did not
have enough money 10 purchase the ticket
to her destination. and.ths man had given
50 cents OF his only dollar and bought tho
desired ticket.
II is thought that he also intended leav-
ing the city, and, not having the money,
was In the act OF mounting the engine
to ride at all hazards. when arrested by
the police. What the relations between
the man and woman were. or whether
they had ever met before. could not be
ascertained by the Justice, as the shrewd
but generous-hearted prisoner refused to
say anything that would throw any light
whatever upon the subject When he
received his dismissal he said he was
going to work In Manchester