Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-18
CUT HIN IN sELF-pEFEycE.
MobIey ~. Therefore, Discharged
Other Cases Before Justice John.

The Gaze OF J. s. Mobley. continued
from March sth, in which he was charged
with %assaulting and cutting T.. d. Renni-
han. vas heard at some length In the
Court Of Justice John yesterday morning.
and was finally dismissed. the Justice
holding that Mobley did the cutting In
self-defence.
Mr.. Rannihan is a travelling man, and.
with his family. boards at Mrs. Mobley's.
The trouble between him and Mr.. Mobley
grew out OF a personal matter, not "A
board bill. as has been enormously stated,
and the evidence showed that Mr.. Renni-
han was the aggressor. He struck Mr..
Mobley several times and kicked him
once or twice In the effort TO disarm him
of the knife, which was finally plunged
into his leg.
portance and interest was that in which
Robert Kinney, a negro, for a number Of
years In the employ of Messrs. Charles
A. Schmidt e. Co.. cigar manufacturers,
was charged with assaulting and beat
ing Mr.. Louis Fleming. Deputy Clerk IN
the Chancery Court. Justice Crutchheld
sent Kinney on TO the grand jury, holding
him in default of $500 security.
Monday afternoon Kinney was made
the bearer to Mr.. Fleming of an order OF
cigars. He appeared in the Clerks once
presented the package. and When MI.
Fleming did not take them just at that
time, the negro became impudent ana
was promptly ordered from the ONCE
Later. when Mr.. Fleming went 10 'he
manufacturers and explained the occur
renee, and was leaving the store, Kinney
fell upon him and gave him a seVeIe
handling. The assailant was proHp'iS
arrested and goes TO a jury. -
George Buchanan (colored) was charged
with stealing a watch n chain Vaiueu
at a. and was given ninety days in Hotel
de Epps.
d. DENIM and elem. Hudgens were De
fore the throne for fighting in the par
room of C.. Cuicci. and were each taAeu
$3.50 and the costs.
In the case of Robert Kinney (cOloreu)'
charged with beating Louis Fleming the
accused was sent on to the grand jury.
Joe Bell Ccolored) was charged with
stealing a lot of -four from ID. q. Briggs
hut the hearing was continued untll TINS
morning.
Rosa Swan (colored) had to pay costs'
amounting TO $40. 1t happened in TINS
wise: John Swan, her husband, admins
tered a beating-at any rate made he'
mad-and she sWore OUT d
charging him with beating her, and had
him brought into court. But by this time
She had become pleased, and told Justice
John he didn't strike her at all. HIS
Honor followed his general rule under
such circumstances, taxing her the costs
for this means adopted by so many col
ored women Of getting even with thelr
disobedient or recalcitrant husbands.
Willie HAYES, a colored youth, was be-
fore the throne on the charge of stealing
two boxes of l~ead-pencils from Adolph
Hartung. and was sent down to jail for
six months.
Josephine Jones. a colored girl. was up
for stealing a tin bank from r.. W. Pace
and was given ninety days in jail. Jose
phine was called in at the residence OF
Mr.. Pace to be employed, and while the
lady of the house was out for a mo-
ment froze on to the tin bank, contain
ing a child's saving Of $2.75, and made for
fresh air with it.