The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-12
JUSTICE JOHN
A HOLY TERROR.
Baptist Young People VIII Find an
Orderly Town.
CRIME IS ON The DECREASE
The Great Dispenser Lends His Ala TO
The Citizens Of Fourth aud Jack
son Streets 10 Break Up
Bad Gang of Toughs.

The BAPTIST young people VIII S'iiNe
q vary orderly town when they lana III
Richmond to-day and amy OF the o'ue.
ones who we're here tcn years ago viii
no doubt he surprised at the improve
mcnt under the regime OF the greatest
Dispenser Of justice on e'rin'
s,udy OF the report of the Cniei OF
ro,,.o t,r ton years back shows That
while the city has grown twenty-five per
cent in population. in that time the num-
te. ~ arrests have decreased in an ad-
verso ratio. ~
pEcREAsB OF CRIME.
r,scc8 with the exception of cutting
ami shooting among the young negroes
,,arfv every species OF crime in hlch-
moni according 90 this report, mas &C.
creased onc-thlrd In ten years.
There is one other notable exception
under the head of suspicious characters
rr fs,9 There were 100 arrests under THIS
head. Iu 1895 there were 1859 arrests lot
che same charge. The new tramp oioi-
nance ls responsible TO large degree
FOR This increase.
Tho cot arrests en- Richmond ten wears
ago were o. g0i. The number made 1urias
The past year was f6ll.
Evil doors have "a holy terror OF Justice
John I'm the same ratio the town Hh4eI
his administration viii not need "a ponce
force and aU the little disagreement
hstweon ueiehbors win Doe settled accord
ing e. the Cars plan Of arhitfalioH'
AFTER THE GANG.
Tho rioce dc resistance in the Police
Court Yesterday was the concerted
move of the citizens living IN the helsh-
borhood Of Fourth and Jackson streets
against gang OF young toughs thal
make NIGHT hideous from January LIST TO
December 3lst ON that corner
Omcer Wyatt arrested all he could get
Dis hands 0n during the disturbance last
Thursday night. but as SIS often the case
the most guilty oscapcd.
John Morresey. Marion Cleyton. Baby
Graves and j. T. flanagan answered
10 the charge of disorder and using pro-
fame language
Justice John read a letter signed 10y
nine citizens of the neighborhood asking
for effective action and saying that they
were driven from their front porches at
night hy the indecent and profane LAM
guage used by the gang that ircquented
The corner.
Ciuzcn after citizen testified 10 the
facts ass stated in the letter. but none
were willing to specifically swear that
any one of those present used the lam
Euage heard
WILL FILL THE JAIL.
Justice John declared he would protect
the rights of tho citizens of that neigh
hDrh00d 81 he had 10 hIl the jail chock-a-
block with the offenders. The Great
Dispenser stated that the jail has not
been as empty for many years and that
Doe was just spelling 10 keep up the repu-
tafion of the resort
The accused are AN grown young men
and were lcctured until they perspired
lu unison with the lecturer like so many
lcaky joints of hose as soon as the water
starts from the nozzele.
The testimony was 90 the effect that
Conway Norveu was the captain general
OF The gang and "a bench warrant was
issued for his arrest. The case was not
specifically made out against those ar
raicncd. but they were proven 10 be
frcuueutcrs of the corner and were
Judged by the company they kept and
each was put under bond OF $50 ior their
good behavior.
j. r. flanagan WAS a. $50 charged with
being drunk and was fined $3.50
LAPSE OF MEMORY.
Houcran Brothers were reported by
three young men for keeping their har-
room open ON Sunday The young men
went To- the station house 20 make the
report
They had "a dreadful lapse OF rccolec-
tion and sWore they did not remember
seeing the bar open. Case dismissed
smith Grandson. c0l1rcd. was charged
with beating Carrie Grandson. Carrie
is in service and would not allow her
husband Co visit the house ,''causo the
white folks don lke H. but Grandson
found that another man was enjoying
the privilege and what he did for Carrie
was plenty and Justice John looked
over his private laws in the back of tho
ledger and dismissed Grandson with
chorus.
Minerva Davis. col0rcd was charged
with trcsras.iug ON the premises of
Mamie Brown and threatening 90 XII the
said Mamie Brown. Minerva said
Mamie called her "a bad name and she
chokod her good She paid $50 for the
choke and seemed well satisfied with the
bargain.
David Garter. coiorcd. arrested ON the
charge of being a suspicious character
was implicated in the cutting OF VIM.
jackson in sixth street alley Sunday
night and was held for further develop
meuts.