The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-14

Several sad Tales of Woe Come Out Before
His Honor.


The bright sunshine OF spring spread IT,
self over the unhappy mortals in the Po-
lice Court yesterday. 1t came through the
cruel bars and shed its splendor around.
Tie brain OF poor miserable, old Rob
ert Henry Allen, a ColOred man, is sadly
IN need Of repair.
Long years asO. when he gamboled
and friskod as free as a lamb on the cot
ton plantation of his old massa he was
happy and lsht-hearted, for nothing
came to worry him.
But from the time peace was declared
at AppomattoX TO the present, troubles
have fallen over themselves in seeking
out OLD Bob, and his poor, weary brain
succumbed.
A commission Of lunacy will sit on Bob
and be will Dee sent 10 the tender mercies
Of an asylum.
STOLE 4 PURSE.
Hunger and thirst. and q desire 10 see
the Cherubs fight for the pennant al
Pinel Park. oycrcame the scruple5 OF
Henry Young.
Henry is a colored boy. and the tempter
had little difficulty in prevailing upon him
TO 20 wrong. Tho purse Of Mrs j. j..
Clarke attracted the attention Of Henry
for she carried it i'm her hand.
Visions of red-hot liners. three bageers.
triples. sky-scrapcrs, and stolen bases
noated before Henry, and he made mp
bis mind at once.
In the twinkling Of an eye Mrs. Clarke S
purse was i'm the possession of Henry
and he was rapidly attempting 10 make
q home run.
lie met with Interference. however in
the person of Officer j. II. Thomas, VINO
caught him at hrst base. lie was sent
down by Justice john for ninety days.
An cyillV-dlsUOscd man whispered iat'
into the ears of Miranda Price and Ammo
jackson. two duskv maids.
Miranda and Annie had been close
friends for many dreary winters. anu
now as baimy spring goes on apace uney
are torn asundcr by Lnkind words OF
Notwithstanding man.
They fought
Annie tore Mirandas new ten-cent
apron into shrcds. and Miranda recipfo-
Gated by taking on one of her sample
75-cents-a-pair shoes and throwing u at
Annie.
The Mans evil scheme worked Ike
charm. The two women had TO deliver
over to Sergeant Thomas the sum OF $50
each while the Man stood i'm the back
ground and smiled.
Paul Carter. colorcd citizen. unlike
his namcsake Of old. is ill-natured, Oh
strcrcrous and disordcrly az times. This
was one Of the times. and il cost him So
Andrew DOnati. is alleged 20 be "a strict
disrcearder Of the laws relating 10 the
sale OF liquid refreshments ON the Sab
bath dav. u was shown that he sold
several on last Sunday, and it cost him
$50.
:. Cease went ont riding on his new
wheel Monday. The sun was just sct-
ting In the west. and Mr.. Cease thought
he would return ere the stars begun 90
twinkle. Vain thought
ON on sped the wheel; lower sank the
sun The gentle zephyrs blew around
the rider and his eyes sparkled with pleas
Jra AT the manner in which he passed
all his companions. and left them far In
the rear He had the laugh on them
But the sun went down and the clouds
appeared in the horizon. Star after star
appeared ir the sky. At last the rider
stopped. lie looked back at the lights or
Tho distant city. as they twinkled one az
ter another.
The clock IN the Jefferson Hotel would
have told him IL was 7:l5 o'clock.
wen go hack. my beauty" he said,
as he strokcd the handle-bars Of his
steed.
Back they came, and when the confines
of the city were reached. a sentry, who
was guarding the gates. spoke out:
"Who goes thereG'
"'Tis l."
Where are your lights?
Il forgot them
Justice John made him pay So for his
foreetfulncss.
Little u. G. Butler. Jr.. IS an incoriigi-
BILE bow and his father delivered him oyer
10 Justice John. who sent him 10 Laurel
RefOrma tory.
For stealing -four from the store OF
MIR. James Fulton. 1900 west Broad street,