The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-26
JUSTICE JOHN.
The Car Didn't Move Fast Enough for
the Soldier.

the Soldier.
w. II. Foster IS soldier bold who at
fierce wars alarms put on a gay new
Uniform and shouldered both his arms.
and when he came back to be mustered
out he took a car ride out Seventeenth
street.
lie didn't Ike the lay Of the land out
IN that direction, however and boarded
the car to return 10 the city.
How long before this car moyesY' he
asked the conductor.
six minutes" was the reply.
Foster waited three minutes aud then
got impatient.
How long. now. before this car gets
move on?'
-Four minutes
"Well. go ahead; four minutes amt
much time for you
I'VE are running this car" saia the
conductor.
"Wem. nobody seems to be running it
now" said Foster.
And then a heated argument ensued,
during which the conductor picked up his
crank meaningly.
"You can move now" said the Figure
TO Foster. "and don't you ride on that
car again."
"Domino!" said Leroy Hobson.
de game am blocked" shouted Alex
ander Dabney. "Who tole you to block
hit?"
Didn't nobody sed muffin ter me-" re-
piled Leroy. Il knows wen my time
comes to move. an wen It's my move l
| Jes moves
"Youse amt got no right TO block de
game wen / got all desc ycre dominoes
I'm mer han. Dem is one er de t'ings l
never lows. Sides. dare amt no mOvin
In dominoes, no how. You don't know
nuthin' bout dis yere game"
"Youse lie"
"Youse anodder."
| And then the little party OF players
broke up.
Alexander Dabney drew a stick from
his hip pocket, and Leroy Hobson drew
q knife, and then they went at each
other, while the rest OF the party disap-
peared.
The Figure on the Pedestal could make
nothing of the affair and sent everybody
home.
Lee Green. colored, was suspected OF
being the party who misappropriated q
COW and a buggy belonging to Mrs. w.
]. Derbyshire, but the theft could not
! be proven TO the satisfaction OF the
| Figure on the Throne and he was turned
over to the county authorities, who were
| lyirg in wait for him on a similar charge
in the county.
John Taylor. colored. got drunk and
then got sick and failed to line uD with
the other pilgrims at the proper time.
| when he did show up he was assessed
g for getting sick and SL7O for getting
drunk. all of which he failed TO pay.
Alfred Holland colored, tapped Belle
Johnson on the head with Ratchet, but
| as no marks were visible as the result OF
the blow Alfred was dismissed
As Robert Cooley (colored was about to
start in with the second verse Of song
n blue-coated Individual took him in tow
and Il cost him SO and some cents for be-
ing drunk and attempting to MARBLE on
the public streets.
John Ellyson alias Frog Eye, colored,
couldn't give an accurate description Of
his movements on the streets at the dead
hour of midnight and it cost him his lib
| erty for ninety DAYS
Jennie Whitehead colored. said that be-
Meath her gay and frivolous exterior there
lurked a canker worm that was slowly
but surely eating its way into her very
heart. lust like il did little Butter Cup s,
and in order to get rid of the canker she
| got full of Jackson Ward booze ana trled
90 dance a hornpipe 20 the accompanl-
ment of after the BALI on a hand
organ with a monkey attachment. Inc
hooze and the dance cost her extra
money. and she went down in default Of
$3.50
Arthur CASTOR. nice young fellow
went out on his wheel and got caught
anintentionally on his part. with his hsht
out At the request Of the officer who
made the charge, the young man was
| DISCHARGED with a warning.
Henry Kramer promptly paid the sum
of s52.15 for keeping his barroom open on
! Sunday.
VIM. Smith. wanderor from New
York. was picked up on the street and
| found 10 be suffering with chills. He
claims TO be a machinist and Is looking
for a job. In the meantime he viii rest
1 while at the City Hospital