The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-19
JUSTICE JOHN
TO WRITE A BOOK
The Public Know Little Of His Own
Trials.
HOLDS THREE COURTS A DAY
Has To stand Argument, Tears and
Prrsuasion-FemaIe Hyenas Who
Live on the Unwary and BeIated
Victim of Midnight Prowling.
HOLDS THREE COURTS A DAY

/ Justice John came into court yesterday
I in thoughtful mood. He is thinking o.
writing a book. and this IS why he seems
burdened with responsibility az times
when he is wont 10 be gay. 1t will be a
book Of rare experiences in his own court.
The material is vast and should he find
time from his arduous iabors Of select.
ing that which suits his fancy and putting
II in shape for the publishers. the world
would have many truths that are stranger
than fiction.
The public know little Of the trials Of the
Great Dispenser. for he has trials of his
own as well as other peoples. He holds
three courts "a day, Two inner and one
outer court
INNER COURT
Early I'm the morning his office Is be-
sieged by mon and women who desire 10
keep their little foibles from ventilation
in open court or try TO gain hts sympathy
before the evidence Is heard
Then after regular court come the
friends OF the sinners punished seeking
pardon or compromise and making more
Argument tears and influence Of every
Kind is brought 90 bear and set he keeps
his head and his temper and has been re-
elected every time.
BUZZARDs ALL
The police secured the slums AZ night
SKINNED tho scum Of creation. and
Drought mo dregs into Police Court this
morning.
on one call or the stentorian voice ~
the Sergeant seven negro girls I'm every
state OF slOVenliuc8s and dlanidatiou.
houted ia from the pen and answered 20
the charge Ot drunkenness and fighting
on the street
At 1 o'clock last night Officer Parkin-
son was attracted by screams In rear OF
1907 Franklin street. aud found free
hght I'm progress among twenty-five % the
colored female denizens Of that fragrant
locality. tho combatauts being ia every
state " drunkenness and undress
CRAZY DRUNK.
Fury was iet loose and little bare
patches on their kuky heads showed
where the wool flew Every woman
seemed every other w0mau's enemy. and
they were at IL tooth and nail when
Officer Parkinson reached the scene
through a maze Of profanity and scree. d.
ings Of drunken anger. They were NOT
only fighting mad but crszy drunk. and
more than one OF The furies attacked the
onicer. and Policeman L. ID. lulcher.
who came to the first officers assistance
bears 70 bruised eye as h.s part iu the
conflict with Edmoni4 Jefferson. who was
wildly obsueperou- ou the way ~ the
Station.
The officers testified that men were free
Irs
women. and that last night q man was
robbed there OF five dollars
ALL WENT TO JAIL
With the assistance OF Officers Holds.
craft ana Hackett seven Of the gang of
hungry hyenas were lodged in the Firy.
station and with fines and costs OF s. ~
each against them they ail went t0 iil
They are Margaret Hobsou. Mary Ma
hrey Mamie Brown. Martha jefferson.
Edmoaia Johnson. Maria Allen and Rette
Washing ton.
Noble DsBuchs. nearly white. paid her
hnc Tor being drunk and disordeny. an
the while expressing great sorrow that
the whiskey she drank should effect der
so disastrously
Politely thanking DE Great Dispenser
for Ais just sentence and tie Sergeant
for taking her money She dalnriiy swept
out Ut the presence or the court. leaving %
smile an around behind her. Vet MoIle
has been there many time before.
THE Old STORY.
Maria Warwick. color-d had Ralph
Carter arrested for attempting 90 Cut her
with a knife. Ralph came from The pen
looking $50 weary OF life that Maria re-
i-nted. Withdrew the charge and paid the
d B
drama OF mans cruelty aud womsns for
giveness was chalked down on the board.
Msrcellus Christian. & small slip o.
little Niger" was no Tor fighting on the
street. did he catch your inquired
Justice John. pointing 10 biz police
man. a grin that exposed broad ger Of
worries Boo blue gums was the only reply
from the feather-weight pue.Ist and
Marcelus mother took him gr.m.y away
after paying a dollar 300 dimes and uicki-s.
Chas. Henderson. col0red drunk and
cursing 60 the street was fined =
Jerry Peyton. coiored. got drunk and
made his bed on the sidewalk. The jtii
made h.s acquaintsnce.
MORE CHARGES
Earnest Kersler snd Willie Graves young
white men being held for trial on tine
charge " stealing . watch and chin from
man and locket rom a woman. had
shirt pin added by Detective romlnson
20 their list OF robberies. and their CAGES
were continued until to-day
j.. T. Sandersou paid TWO dollars fine
for COW 40 large
Pat McDOuOugh name was called %
answer the charge of having four uu-
licensed goats but was continued until
to-day when he viii meet stul grayer
charges at the bar