Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
THE CASE GOES OVER
MIR. FoLKEs NOT ABLE TO ArrEAR
IN THE POLICE COURT.
II the Attorney Presses the Prosec"-
lion the Defendant VIII Plead
GuiIty-Mrs. Draucr Quite SICK
other Cases in Court.

The Rrauer-F Foxes assault case was
not gone into IN The Police Court yes'ei-
day morning. because OF the inability oil
MIR. FOXES TO appear. and the large
crowd who had assembled there, OK
pecting to near detail cd account CT
the causes VIII ch lea Mr.. Brauor 10 at
tack the popular young attorney. were
crievously disappointed. The case was
postponed until January 9Th next ana
Mr. Biauer's bond was renewed.
II may be that the case will never be
gone into. and friends of Mr.. Foikss say
that he will not prosecute Mr. br""er'
The latter gentleman. Mr.. Folkes links
believed he was aggrieved by him. ana
hence the attack. In the event that MI
rolkes determines to press the prosecu-
ton. the evidence which led up to the
unfortunate AFFAIR will not be gone into
as Mr.. Brauer will simply plead guilty
and accept the fine that will be placed
on him.
This case has attracted considerable At
,cntion throughout the city. both OF
the young men being exceedingly wei
known. and speculation as 10 the ols n
of the affair has been rife Inc Nhe
of MIR Brauer. who is SAID 10 ne ~ sot"e
manner involved in the case was pros
tratel when she learned what her nus
band had DONE and she was quite III yes
tetday. 80,
An the relatives and friends Of Mr..
Rrauer seem to regret vers mucn tue &C
curISnce. and Mr.. William r. brader'
fafhe,. OF the young man. said 10 DIS
match man Yesterday that If he had had an
inkling of what his son proposed DOING
he would never have done as ne dld.
THE CASE GOES OVER.
Mr. Brauer answered promptly to his
name when his case was called IN the
Police Court Yesterday morning. and
when Mr.. Mosby. Mr.. Folkes's counsel
asked a continuance Of the case. lnade
no objection thereto. Quite scene was
created In the courtroom by n young
lawyer who volunteered to appear for
Mr. Srauer. The attorney was mtoNi-
Gated. and he insisted that the case be
indefinitely postponed. When the JUS
tice declined to accede to this the at
torney grew obstreperous. and was taken
hold OF by officers of the court and
brought before his Honor. who issued
rule against him for contempt of court,
and made IL returnable on the 9th OF
January The attorney was then taken
from tho courtroom by friends.
Other Poiice-Court Items.
The case of Thomas Williams and John
Watson. two colored men, charged WITH
being suspicious characters. was con
tinued until the 18th. The two men
reached the city early Monday morning,
having a COW in their possession, wnich,
they claimed TO have brought from New
Kent county. one of the men said they
1.1. Nazx
Kent Courthouse at 10 o'clock Monday
morning. The other man said they start
ed Sunday evening These contradictory
statements. coupled with their general
suspicious appearance. led to their arrest
In the case of Willie Spence, charged
with striking A. Henley, newspaper
boy of his own age, the accused was
discharged 1t seems that Henley had
spoken in disTespectful terms OF Nule
Spences sister, and it came to the
brothers ears. and he very righteously
gave the slanderer a good floggins His
Honor commended the brothers Loyalty
and dismissed the case.
William Foster. a young white man.
was charged with beating two men al
the almshouse. and a commission OF
lunacy ordered. Foster is an inmate OF
the city hospital for treatment, aud Is
subject at times to attacks, under the
influence of which he seems impelled l'
fight everything and everybody in us
presence 1t is a matter of small mo-
ment 10 him how strong the force he has
to encounter. and singularly enough, ne
generally accomplshes all he undertakes
Monday one of these attacks came upoi
him while in the presence of two mer
of fine muscular development and In
jify he was a Wellington al Waterloo
Jim Tyler. the negro lad arrested Dl
Sergeant Tomlinson Monday for havin.
in his possession a lot Of lead pipe takei
from Hickoks factory. was sent to jan
The urchins lii tie white companion, Tylei
Scott. was sent to the reformatory.
Tyler's mother. dressed in deep mourn
ing was present and after sentence wa
pronounced the son went 20 her, and sh'
embraced him while he rested his head OF
her bosom and wept Justice Crutcnnei'
allowed the couple to 90 into MS once
Sergeant Thomas took Scott up TO TN
reformatory last evening
Two negro men were hooked MONDAY
by Detective Gibson as suspicious cha'
acters. and found TO have in their posses
sion a number Of articles of clothing. IN
men were required to give security 10
twelve months.
With a few more. but minor cases. I'M
interesting session Of the court was 40
journed.