The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-04
JUSTICE JOHN
HAS FRESH FISH
Has Fun With New Cop His First
Tine On,
LONG LIST OF WEARY SINNERS.
They Put Up Eloquent Pleas and
work on the Great Dispensers Ten
der Nature From Police Court
To- Grand jury,
LONG LIST OF WEARY SINNERS.


before the Great Dispenser yesterday
morning lie asked the man IN uniform
for the drsi time. a few questions IN d
sepuiUhral tone ana got him in a sweat
The new cop had made three arrests
a pretty good record for first night
and it was just that many opportunities
Tor the Great Dispenser to get his hook
in the gills Of the fresh hsh.
By the time Justice John got through
with him Inc only thug he could q
was that his number was tweniy-iour
ar ne knew that by looking al his
badge
MANY DRUMS
Nineteen DRINKS marched in more or
less shaky review under the disappearing
eye OF the Great Dispenser yesterday.
and prisoners were ass thick ln the pen as
chickens Ia shipping coop.
in the good old days when the town
Was wide open and five dollars was the
fine imposed under the city ordinance for
q sunday drunk. such a docket would
b..ux big money into the sergcants draw
ers but with the saloons all closed and
tie state law fixing tho hne at one dol
lar. sunday spree is cheap affair.
only INDUCED 300 by people so interested
in their daily occupatinn that they can
stop enc day in the week.
They were called Boz rapid succession
and disposed of according to their de-
serts
PUT or his HONOR
Jack McDonouch was arrested Satur-
day and had been kept 40 the station UNI
on an the whisky was ont OF him. and
appeared before the Great Dispenser for
Nj. McDonough asked Justice John
with pretended surprise and dignity
what's the matter with you?'
.Dhrunk we Annar''
Now Jack ] have tried YOU two hum
dred times Tor the same offence. and
YOU are one of my pets You know You
and Dan shelly are exempt from the
chain gang
'What ought 90 do with youf"
The question seemed 20 bee "a poser 10
Jack as well as 10 Justice John bat
Jack after several times shaking his head
obviously modesty'y suggested "tln days
ye Annar."
RAISED HIM.
Ten days DID you say. Jack? Now
IN put you on your honor Jack. what
should ] do with youe'
Jack rolled bis eyes upward and with
the air OF a man who will do or die.
raised the suggestion to thirty days and
shunled back to The pen feeling the s4t-
isiactlon Of believing he had done the
square thing.
Poor Jack McDouourh'
Moses Boiler came forward with enough
cotton hbro sticking 90 hls forehead t0
make an elder down quilt Moses sWore
he had taken only two drinks and that
his foot slipped ON the curbug and he
fell. striking his head.
The Great Dispenser looked grave and
gave Moses 700 chance to get iu the con-
taglous laugh that has carried him over
some very uckish places when Doe was
in .he presence of the Terror of Evil
doers.
NEW TACTICS
Moses tried new tactics. lie tried 90
look pale ana feeble and said be- had
lost a good deal OF blood Tie saw a look
Of sympathy breaking over the Great
Dispenser face Ike the appearance OF
the first picture m e stere0DucOn show
and he followed it up with the remark
that he had been splitting blood AN Gay.
This was received with a dubious OK
preston on the expansive Counteuance
Of the Great Dispenser Moses remark
ed as r. talking 90 himself. "I am SO
weak l don't know whether 1 can walk
home
This shot told and Moses once given
the word 20 90 skipped from me pres
ence OF the court like a young lamb
gambling on the green.
THE ,CNESES
one Of the Joneses was back lsain for
being drunk on the street. Ie WAS on
the book as w. c. Jones but being iar-
ticular 10 get his name right 1t WAS
changed 10 w A.
lie ably argued the question OF going
10 the chain gang and held up his end
with much cloquence. Ills perOrauon
was so forcloie and convincing THAI be
escaped with only fifteen days in Jail.
Thomas Nicholas had not been 20 see
the Great Dispenser since last winter and
proved that bee was al work. lie has
a sincere affection for the man that
works. and Thomas was allowed 10 eo.
Sawuey Hoy. colored. casual Vsi-
tor 20 the city. came with q pistol in h.s
hip pocket and was caught Fifty col-
lars and thirty days is the standard nun-
.shment for this violation of the low
and Sawney Went down
HISTORICAL SUBJECT
Geo Washington c0i0rod was charged
with hghung Burley Holmes en- the
street The name seemed 90 srrpest
some historical "reminiscences % the
Great Dispenser and he got off some rta'-
.y good Jokes on the Father of his coun-
Try. the Fourth OF July, and other lines
of thought it am cost George i'2o
Burton Smith a bic hurlv negro With |
the shoulders and bosom of hls shiri run |
n blood. was charged W,h ie..uioU-y
striking Edmonia johnson with a lamp |
Edmouia was In court with Zee head |
bound up until 10 was as biz AMI While |
rs "a dancers at colonial BAN. Dr. Cum |
ningham said ne got many pieces ~ |
glass out ~ her scalp and some stick |
ne IN her sIuu
The grand jury was I'm session up- |
stairs and Burton went 20 trial on |
'oboggan slide
ENONERATED
Samuel Thomas co'ored was cn7reed /
with feloniously driving solr mule wac |
yon over Leonard Yeiverton. a seven
year Ola white bow Saturday IN Caral /
street between Madison and Jenois,n /
ana killing the boy
The witnesses testified tha. the driver
yelled an the boy loudly several times
hat the boy was flying a u't'e Kite in
he middle Of the street and dld lot seem
% hear him
That the driver pulled MS mules ONT Of
De street until the wheels of the wagon
ven. up on Tho sidewalk. trying io cot
,u, OF his way and that Doc MAS dr'v-
ng slowly at Tho tlme
The driver was DISCHARGED