The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
THE CRUSADE
IS DISCUSSED.
LIQUOR Men Prepared to Fight It With
Money.
JUSTICE JOHN CLEARS ACTION.
Always Ready 20 Defend the Power
and Dignity of His Court-A
Young Man Goes From Dis
sipation Into Crime.
JUSTICE JOHN CLEARS ACTION.

around the clunps before the court con-
ycned discussing the question In all its
bearings and recalling many incidents
of similar campaigns.
One man asserted that the liquor men
had "a biz fund laid up for just such fights
and would use the whole power OF the
state LIQUOR Dealers Association and
even the national organization TO combat
the movement.
The announcement Of the coming cru
sade has created considerable nervousness
and every body is In the attitude Of wait
ing for something to drop.
THE LION AROUSED.
The peace and quietude of the Police
Court was broken In an unexpected way
Yesterday. Justice John came into
the Big White Chamber with easy car
rage and his usual dignity. lie gave his
orders in modulated tones. even speaking
gently TO man who HAD the hardwood
70 come into the Temple OF Justice WIN
hgted cigar IN his hand.
Indeed the chamber was pervaded by
the doferential and hushcd air Of the
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
and the whole proceedings were soothing
ana peaceful to the troubled minds ia ne
audience
But early in the session he gave an
city JAIL Tailor Ralston. TO whom the OF
der was given. expressed regret but said
the prisoner was also in Jail onaentence
from the Hastings Court and he you'd not
discharge him without referring 10 to judge
Witt
WILL CLOSE THE JAIL.
The Great Dispenser rose in all his
majesty and grew TO twice his natural
size in a minute. lie made the Jailor re-
peat his statement over with formalty
and then announced that II his orders
were not obeyed ne would withdraw his
patronage from the Jail and thus drive
Them out Of business.
The case was one OF a kind which fire.
qucntly comes 10. ". ID. Creery, who
was morphine fiend and who. while un-
der the influence Of the drug became
guilty Of crime was tried in the Police
Court. was sent TO the grand jury OF the
HASTINGS Court and put under bonds for
his good behavior for twelve months and
sent 10 jail.
When he was tried in the Hastings Court
the jury gave him a sentence Of twelve
months flat" That time expired to-
day and Justice John ordered the pris-
oner discharged. The jaiior held that he
could not 90 so without an order Of the
Hastings Court as the security time was
just out and the man was serving the
sentence then Of the flat time" Of the
other court.
ONLY ONE PUNISHMENT.
Justice John held that the two sentences
went along together, otherwise a man
who either court intended to punish for
one year would serve a double sentence
Tor a single offense.
The matter was referred TO Judge witt
and he decided that the prisoner had al
ready served the sentence of his court
and was therefore under the jurisdiction
or the Police Court and that Justice
John had full right TO discharge him.
The Great Dispenser, whose warllke
spirits recede as quickly as they reach the
flood tide, was once more I'm good humor
with All the world and the game proceed
ed with every man on base.
Eliza Henderson, OF crayOn hue and
much given 10 red and plated hlgree IN
her much-plalted head dress answered the
charge Of being drunk and disorderly and
went 10 the pen In faultless attire, after
having acknowledged her offense.
Ofiter Curie found her in the middle
OF the street kicking up a terrible row
and also her skirts. ana arrested her just
as she had knocked a man down in the
gutter
a MERRY DANCE.
Eliza curtesied and swung corners seve-
raj times with officer Curle and LED him
quite dance I'm the Old Virginia Reel
out he soon stopped the music and called
hu promenade and landed the hilarious
Eliza In the station house.
hhe was sent TO Jail for twenty days
Mary Smith, colored was charged with
assauting and beating Susan Peasants
with brick. and Susan Peasants was
charged with the same offense towards
Mary Smith. except her weapon was a
beer glass Marys eye was i'm mourn
ing and both made charges Of aggression
With generous impartiahty the Great
Dispenser fined each $3.50.
Thomas Harris and Silas Mosby, col
ored. drive builders carts. They were
coming up Cary street when the City
Ambulance. with DIS. GoOde and Cum
ningham clinging like cookie burs
on the side seats. and driver Neisz
braced on the dash-bo came sailing
down Fourteenth street striking his gong
ut "A terrific rate on an urgency call.
A CHANCE FOR FUN.
Thomas Harris saw "A chance for some
fun and whipped up his tandem mule
team and crossed the street and called
20 Silas Mosby 20 close up the gap be-
hind so as 10 block the way. Silas enter
ing into the joke executed the
frnanoeuvrc and The ambulance
Was forced 10 pun up with
shock only got by after veX-
g tious delay Thomas Harris and
silas Mosby in the meantime enjoying a
laugh OF derislon al the discontinue OF
the ambulance and It's anxious pro-
fessionals.
Thomas Harris and Silas Mosby were
reported for interfering with the ambu-
lance doctors In the discharge Of their
6uty. and were fined s. each. They went
10 the pen feeling that they had the worse
end OF the joke.
The narrow margin between habitual
drunkenness and crime is again and
again illustrated in the Police Court
Wilbur Goddin young man who has
again and again been punished for being
drunk OF the street. came up this morn
Ing under the charge Of breaking into the
dwelling OF G.. y. Parkinson I'm the night
time. October An, with intent TO commit
larceny.
lie was also charged with being drunk
In the bar-room OF G.. +. Parkinson. Mr.
Parkinson caught Goddin in his hallway
on tie night IN question but made no
charge against him. He made himself
nuisance around his bar-room last night
and he reported him 10 an officer. The
trial Of one charge brought out the other
Wilbur Goddin was sent 10 the grand
fury and put under bonds for his good
behavior for ak months and sent 10 Jail.
James Clarke allowed his mule 70 per-
ambulate the sacred sward OF Chimbo-
razo Park and then failed TO answer the
charge A rule was issued for him.
James Chapman. colored. was fined two
dollars for oxpectorating in an electric