The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-25
Court Of Justice John.

Virginia Robinson and Letitia Brooks.
two colored mulatto women, were charged
with being drunk and lighting on their
own hearthStone. The noise they made
disturbed the neighborhood, however. and
they were arrested.
I'VE was jest er playin" said Virginia.
Oats er fack.' said Letitia.
An wen we got trew wid our game.
fell down and struck mer eye 'ginst de
mantlepiece." said Virginia.
Oats ern0dder fack.' said Letitia.
We'll. III tell you another fact, said
the Party from the throne. You jest
gimme $50 and costs, each.
Ihey did so.
Alice Dabney, colored, said she was on
her way TO get an onion and sour pickle
and ran up against her old friend Wash.
Harris, with whom she went into neigh
BORING cafe.
Did you go in a barroom?" asked the
Party with a frown on his face.
"Nawsir; | went in cafe and set down
fer a few minutes but Wash never glib
me nawtn. An wen jected e Jest ups
an hits met all ober mer head and back
Didn't | tell YOU women 10 keep out OF
barrooms? Amt yer going TO mind me
I've a great mind 10 punish both or you,
but II you have made w III Lee YOU 20.
Git outt'
Marthy Hobson and Lucy Hayes are
a dizzy pair of black gir.s. They set 10
getncr at Eighth and Broad streets sat
urday night and begin 10 dissect the shat-
acter ana social standing Of their male
friends Words grew hot, ana blows pc
gan to fall. and Martha hit Lucy nrst.
Martha wept as she fell back, and said
that she didn't mind going 10 jail. but on
account Of such lOWdOwn Niger As
Lucy Hayes. horrors Martha VIII lan-
gush for thirty days
Adkins Jefferson. cOlOred. was charged
by Susan Clark with eiecting herself ana
her children from the premises tor which
she paid - "A month. Jefferson denied th'
charge. and stated that he gave Susan a
shelter under his roof until she coulh
find another and when she refused 60
vacate ne expostulatel. Jefferson was dis
charged
PHYLLIS Twyman, colored. said that
Isaac Brown beat her and the charge
was sustained. Isaac didn have the VIZ
and fell back.
Richard Walker. colored didn't know
that he resisted Officers Johnson and
Hulcher when they attempted 10 arrest
him for being drunk ana unable To- take
care Of himself: neither did he remem-
Der that he used cuss words. nor that
he kicked a man who assisted the oiilcsfs.
His mind was a blank until he found that
the sum of s. was placed against him for
being drunk and $50 for resisting arrest.
Lincoln Johnson cOlored. was iiuei SO
and given thirty days for beating jose
phine Fox. The Barnes family. numbering
five OF which POkey Barnes Is distin.
guished member, testified 10 the fact or
the beating.
James Jackson. coiored. was charged
with cutting VIM. Walker with knife
last Friday
Dat air man tole a untrue on me. an
We had sum words. and In de scuffe |
aXcidently scratched i'm wild mer knife.
Ten dollars and sixty days.
Penny Powell colOred. went TO jail Tor
thirty days for stealing a small piece OF
bacon from the store OF ;. Ullman son;
Willie Smith alias Slick" colorcd
man with mania for lighting, ran
amuck on Seventeenth street on last
Wednesday night and I'm his mad career
ne knocked a white child to the ground
and trampled on II. Slick was assessed
s. and given % days in jail besides.
George Vaughan got drunk on SUNDAY
and didn't deny IL. and ne was given %
days ana fined s..