The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-10
JUSTICE JOHN.
John Ellis Got Ninety Days For Hold
ing Bag For Another Man.

ing a Bag For Another Man.
John Ellis. a colored youth. met a man
on Dock street win a heavy bag on his
shoulder. When he saw Joan 'comins
the man with the bag stopped and put
the bag on the ground and waited until
John came w.
Hello, he said.
Hello" said John.
See dat air bag:
yep"
Got sumpin in hit wurth money"
Huh, said John.
NOW you hclp mo 10 carry dat air
stuff to a junk shop an I'll glib yer half
wot / gifts
Wen. / reckon" SAID John, as visions
Of the price Of a crap game entered his
head.
The man with the bag took two rail-
road brasses from the bag and LETT TWO
IN the bag and then Jonn took up the
bag and the two started toward junk
shop. whistling q merry tune as they
went along.
At the FIRST corner the man who had
the bag when John met him said
Il gotter 90 up dis yere way cause
a fren or mine Ibis up dare: I'll meet
yer al de shop" and then he disappeared
up the street
John proceeded on his way and ran
afoul OF OmCer hughes. VINO arrested
him as a suspicious character.
The tale he told did not AFFECT the
Party on the throne In the least. and
John went down for sixty days.
A number OF junk dealers who have
failed 10 make their daily reports TO
Chief-of-Police How ard In accordance
with the law recently enacted by the
LEGISLATURE, were in line before the
throne. but owing TO a misunderstanding
the dealers were dismissed, and on the
18th the case against Dir. Clarence Cosby
will be heard as a test case.
Officer Sutton had 10 perform his duty
so he took up James Leach who had
been drinking like a llsh, and the Party
on the throne placed $50 against his
name.
Dago TAYLOR, colored was charged by
officer FTournoy with being disorderly in
the Second MARKET. Out as Mr.. Flournoy
failed 20 appear against the accused ne
was dismissed.
Carter Perkins. colored. threw a rock
at Mary Lee. and Mary couldn't get
away from Il. Mary was very sorry about
the whole matter and tried 70 get JUS
tice John 70 90 easy, but Carter's cake
became all dough when he deliberately
stated that ne didn't know the woman
and had never seen her before, and ne
was fined $3.50 which some one paid for
him.
John Williams alias Norfolk" col
ored. thought he would get ready for
Easter. so he en,ered the stable belong
ing to Robert Brown and carried away
40 dozen eggs and three turkeys the
property OF John Minor He will not en-
Joy the eggs. however, for he was sent
TO on the grand jury and given twelve
months as a SUSPICIOUS character.
Joseph Rock. small colored boy was
arrested for cutting with a knife George
Lotto. a small white boy. The boy was
too small to send 10 jail, so he was
turned over to his mother who gave him
a sound thrashng and promised 10 keep
him in the house for a week.
william E. Cross. who It was alleged
was unkind 10 his wife. and upon whose
complaint he was arrested was saved by
her. She SPOKE for him and stated that
he haa been drinking a little and slapped
at her. but she was convinced now that
he meant no harm, and would be glad
to have him discharged. Justice John did
az she requested. and the couple DEPART
ed. wiser and happier folks.