The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-27
home after a delightful stay in those
cities.
Mr.. A. r. Pulliam. OF Newport News,.ts
D.. /. Puliiam. OF No. 1i0s Porter street.
COURT or JUSTICE JOHN.
Mr.. Raleigh T.. Green Paid $40 for ASSAULT
ing His Brother-in-Law-

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was charged with assaulting Mr.. Frank
lin stcarns. Jr.. as related in yesterday :
Times. was disposed OF by the Party on
the throne yesterday.
ON Monday night about 1905 O'CLOCK
Mr.. Stearns, according 10 MS tesuhhohy,
was on his way home and had JUST
turned the corner OF Third ana
Main streets. whcn forth staiked d
man. who. without word OF warning
bounced down upon rim. dealing MN q
oiow IN the face.
Mr.. stearns was startled and Immediate
IS demanded an explanation ana. IN
the meantime. he recognized his assailant
as Mfr. Green. The explanation was
somewhat meagre. however, and. accord
ing 10 Mr.. Stearns was vague, but ne
says he (Stearns) was charged by Mr..
Green with using impairment language
TO his mother. Mrs. Anne S. Green. who
Is also Mr.. Stearns' mother-in-law, when
however. he disclaimed.
Following this explanation came anotn'
er blow which proved 10 be a knock
downer. and in the scramble the Two
Young men rolled into the street.
Mr.. Green was willing 10 plead guilty
10 tho assault. and. through his counsel
did so. but Mr.. Stearns wanted to state
tho case. and IL was done as above re-
lated. after which Mr.. Green paid slO
and costs.
Mrs. r.. p. Anderson had Mr.. Charles
Myers up before the Party on the charge
of %assaulting and abusing her, n "nen
the case was turned over to the court IL
was shown to have arisen from a con-
versation carried on between Mrs. An
derson and Mr.. Myers over the payment
80. A. ND fh0f
MIR Myersemanner in addressing her was
most ungentlemsnly and discourteous,
and she was very much frightened, be-
rause she thought she was about 10
be held up by Mr.. Myers.
Mr.. Myers stated that he simply asked
Mrs. Anderson for the amount Of the bill
and denied that he had made any rude
remarks.
AS il stood the Party could do no more
than dismiss the case. and Mrs. Ander-
son declared that she would enter suit
against Mr.. Myers FOR SANDER.
Mr.. Joseph II. Collins is a commercial
traveller. and comes TO this city from the
North several times a year n has been
doing so for a number OF years. His wife
is sister of Mss Alice e. Ryan. who
is sister-in-law 10 Mr.. y. Leonard. the
newsdealer. and at the present m
Mrs. Collins is visiting her sister AT
Mr.. Leonard's. Tuesday Mr.. Collhs
went TO Petersburg on business. and when
he returned he was met by his wlte at
the depot. They proceeded to Mr.. Leon
ards store, and on the way a dispute
arose between the two In reference 10
family matters. and so hot did the dis
cussion become that Mrs. Collins lett
her husband in the street and went into
Mr.. Leonard's residence.
Mr.. Collins followed her and then
Miss Ryan appeared upon the scene
and hot words passed between Miss
RYAN and Mr.. Collins. which were
followed by a blow or two from Miss
RYAN which fell upon the nose Of Mr..
Collins. and drew the claret.
Warrants were sworn out by both par
ties and the case was disposed OF by the
imposition of a fine OF $40 and costs upon
Mr.. Collins. FOR calling Miss Ryan Ugly
names.
join McLeavy. a young white boy, was
fined so dollars and given one day In
iail for shooting at Ed Valentine, a
negro.
The matter began over a game OF
cards which the two were playing In
McLeavy's barroom on Cana street, Tues
day night when a dispute arose and a
scunle followed. Young McLeavy went
behind the bar and secured a revolver
which he fired at Valentine. and the
latter threw an ak at McLeavy, hitting
him in the side.
Valentine will be tried for assault
to-day.
The case of j. z. and w. NJ. Perkins
and Fitz Johnson. the passengers and
conductor respectively Of a Traction car.
who engaged in a row on the afternoon or
January 10th. was called. hut owing 10
the lack Of witnesses the trial was not
gone into and went over one day.
Rosa Hopkins, colored. cursed on the
street to the disgust OF passers-by, and
was fined $3.50.
Ernest Kessler. who was charged BY
Sue Patterson with beating her was dis
missed. because the accuser failed to
show UP.
For fighting on the street c. e. Mitch
ell and =. II. Crenshaw were fined $50.