The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-02
JUSTICE .JOHN,S COURT.
' any Drunken People Before His Hon'
Yesterday Morning


Yesterday Morning.
Strong drink flowed like water Satur"
day night and sunday and the. pill
grims who gathered before the SHRINE.
were forced to deposit their little mites
into Keeper Of the Exchequer Thomass
Golfers.
Julia Marshall. negro woman. got
very drunk and yesterday she went
down in default OF $3.50 and costs
Mehaley Hickman was another unfor-
tunate female, who t0ttered from the pen
TO the throne only TO return again 10 INC
pen, for she was shy $3.50 and costs, ana
no fond friend fingered near TO heip her
cut
own and tried 10 drown them IN the
flowing bowl She was overcc me with
both the flowing bowl and the troubles
and acknowledged the same 10 hissonor'
She failed &c produce the $3.50 ana COSTS
and went down.
John Smith is a very black man. He
grew angry with a horse at the stable OF
Smith Brothers. Mr.. Smith objected 10
certain language and violence used by
John toward the horse, and then John
turned upon Mr. Smith. The latter had
4 decorated eye In court yesterday morn
ing and John paid 50 and costs. 49,.
w II. Wood threw rocks In the streets,
Jacob Tinsley had an opportunity u
help the city out Of the hole INTO MnleH
ff na. dropped hy getting drunk sun
iAAtHFtfRt
ban. and Dee came prepared 20 pay g. Ai"
&C. o..
Ashard Bashara che Of the Arabians.
who were haulded up before iilss' nor
some weeks ago as a witness IN the gene
raj knockdown and drag-out affair
among some fifty OF his conntrymen ana
women. was charged with hitting a very
small negro boy on the head.
Ashard said that tho pickanlny took "A
pair OF glasses from his stand In the hrst
market. and he took them away from
him and pushed him away.
Il cost Ashard's brother $40
charged by Mr.. H. l.. Lorraine. win
beating her boy cruelty. lie said she
hit him with her fist and threw rocks
al him. The boy cried profusely. and
said he wasn't beat very much. and re-
scented Mr. Lorraine's Interference.
Mrs. Silvey was fined s., which she was
unable TO pay.
a negro man named Ephraim Harris.
accused John Carneal Of hitting him with
a brick. lie went 10 the stable Of Mr..
Carncal TO get some money due MN Tor
work performed. Mr.. tarneal gave nm
part Of the money. and some discussion
ensued regarding the remainder Harsh
names passed between the two. tarneai
threw brick at Harris, and Harris
threw one at Carneal
TN have TO dismiss this case. saln
Missioner. and Carneal went home.
Hope I'll never move ef he didn't
throw at me-" said the negro.
Don't hope anything Ike mat 10,
don't want you around here. Get OUT
David Saunders Is a suspicious charac'
ter as black as night. He Is believed 10
be wanted in .Mecklenburg county. con-
tinued 20 the 18th instant.
Wheeler Pryor hit Joe Gardner on tho
side of the head with a coupling pin ear
IS I'm February. Some witnesses were
needed however. and the case went over
10 the 4th
Henry BraxtOn negro. stole two
chickens from the kitchen Of the Jefferson
Hotel Saturday night. Mr. Barraud rep
resented him IN Court Yesterday. BraNton
pleaded guilty. and was given the mini
mum punishment OF fifteen days.
Waller Miller assaulted John Jones In
a bar-rcom Saturday night. He told Mr..
Jones he had been looking FOR him Tor
five months and wanted the ten cents
he owed him for treating him last sum-
mer lie went on 10 the grand jury.
Willie Washington. a negro, witness
I'm the case. was arrested by officer Wren
for beating a boy numerically AZ the
corner OF Second ana Broad streets sun
dav.
Eddie Thomas. colored. hit Maurice
Raptist. also cClOred. with "A brick on
September O. 1880 Thomas said he was
not the man. but the majority was
against him.
What do you know about it2" asked
Hissonor Il n yellow woman.
Dat air gentleman Was driving his
wagon. wen dis gentleman jumped IN
behind and hit i'm I'm the back
What did he hit him with-a BRICK!
mo. his fist"
The case went on to the grand jury.