The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-04
THE COURT or JUSTICE JOHN
A Long Docket of Trivial Crimes Easily
Disposed of.


The heart of Justice John was as D's
as ham yesterday and the prisoners
pronted thereby.
A quintette of offenders who had been
tempting fortune with the ehangeiui
ronee i'm fine rear of 3lS east Broad street
an saturday afternoon, named WING
Green Willie Ward. Willie Jackson Ray
,oond Hardy and Melville Terrell, were
fined $3.50 each. ~
ReIle WASHINGTON and Margaret Hob
son TWO colored damsels, grew dlsorderly
in the street, all on account OF ne"
dress Bellies dress was up TO the pre-
vailing style. and she cut dash WheH
she passed Margaret. whose dress was
simplv a plain affair, made over from
last season. 70
.Nargaret considered II an insult FOR
Belle to Haunt her new dress before her
eyes. and said as much. Bele repiie9
that Margaret was no lady.
YOU are no good, and always was
said Margaret.
together. and in q brief space or tlma
Relies new dress was in a bad shape.
and Il became Marearets turn 10 Haunt
when they Haunted before His Honor
this morning they were forced TO put up
Chas Bull. Frank Walters and a. r.
Koseler were charged with fighting IN the
barroom of Mike Equi on Saturday night
Kosslcr and Walters got into alterca-
ton early i'm the night. in which hessier
was worsted. Thereupon he swore out a
warrant against Walters, and returned
to the scene Of the conflict. IL was shown
that he accused Bull of being the wnoI
cause Of the fight, and threatened 10 10
him up
wen. out the back door and grabbed an
AK and made break toward Bun. The
latter picked uD a cane and hit kesSler
over the head. and was hit by the AK IN
| return.
His Honor disposed of the case by nm
| irg both Kessler and Walters s. EACH
| and discharged Bull.
Robert Scott an old negro offender. got
very fun and grew noisy on the streets
| Saturday night.
..You lust 20 down on Main street and
| renort 10 Polk Miller said His Honor ~
| he dismissed Robert.
| John Wiley. colored. got drunk on the
| streets and lost himself Sunday. When
| ne sat down on a curbstone TO collect ms
| thoughts and rest himself an ofiicer came
| No and pinched him. II cost him s..
| Charles Walker. cOlored. attempted &c
| dispose Of u cow i'm the Second Market
| mis- morning. Developments showed thai
| the COW belonged 10 Mr.. Geo. w. Sch
| Lesser. and the case went on to the grand
| jury.
| slater Harris and John Drew. two col
| orod boys. were arrested with some lead
| pipes i'm their possession, supposed TO baV
| been taken from q vacant house. Tn
| case was continued for two days.
Mr.. Michael Synder accused Henri
! Booker colored, OF stealing a pair o.
| shoes from his store. Booker was shy
! ders clerk and Il was thought that II
| his employers absence a pair of shoes
was sold and 10 returns made. Booker
| guilt could not be established and he wa
| dismissed.
Lorenzo Lockery a small white boy
from North Carolina, was arrested 10
| vagrancy. He was ordered to be turne
over 10 the Prison Association, and vii
be carried 10 Laurel.
| Warner Miner and Susan Miner, color
| e.b were charged by Mr.. a. Polin wit
stealing a chicken from him.
| Il seen dose chickens 80 my yards mid
out and get into dose odder yards, and
gets mine friend 10 helps me shew dos
chickens back But Muster Miner, he 70
fused to give them ~"
Il tell you how II twas, boss. Me an
my wife bought dem fowls frum Nortc
las winter. We got our yard full. Ia
chicken went over inter Mr.. Polin's yard
II longs ter me. an wen 1t coined back
TUX an kilt it,"
what did YOU steal that nisgers chick
en- for?' asked His Honor
Dose chicken was mine, alretty.'
Dat dare chicken 'longed 10 me-
Get out OF here both OF you.'