The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-14
POLICE COURT A
MOTH CANDLE
The Spectator Sometimes Becomes a
Part of the Show.
CAN'T RESIST COMING TO SEE,
Justice John Makes An Arrest for
Fighting and the Prisoner Pleads
Guilty 10 the Charge Bcggar
Gets Thirty Days.


idle people is like the candle 90 the moin
and ike the moth Nhey sometimes get
their wings singed.
Justice Johns dragnot IS an awful
thing for the unwary sinner.
Time and again has an unsuspocuns
and weak citizen gone 90 look at me
great show and found himself wanted
for some little crime DE thought forgot
ten or he talked too much whom called
90 testify in somebody olse's case ana
gave away his own short c0mlngs and
landed iu JAN for carrying razor or
looking at game of craps long gone
hy and almost too old tO DE mentioned
among current events.
Keep away from me is advice often
given his colored clients 10y The Great
Dispenser
As wei slice a watermelon and expect
a darkcy 20 pass 10 on the other slice
Of the street
JUSTICE JOINS ARREST
Adam was the first man. announced
Justice John from tho bench yesterday
and everybody looked interested.
thinking the Great Dispenser was start
ing ont 20 give lecture ON striking facts
n Biblical history. until readjustng his
eyeglasses that We're getting loose ON bis
clear-cut nose DE continued. 81 ever ar
rested since ] have been Police Justice.
Adam Jasper bears the name OF two
w.dciy-kn0wn characters. but The distinc-
ton Of being arrested by the finest disc
penser of Justice ON earth. is an h.no'
greater chan Adam ever enjoyed before.
Be it said 20 his credit Doe bore MS
h0nors modosty He did not appear
stuck mp. or swagger in the least as DEE
passed through the crowd of envious nee
er0es TO answer before the man Who
had given MIN fame in a day.
Adam Jasper was charged with ASSAULT
ing Harvey Traylor in the street He
who fights and runs away. lives 90 heht
another day. but Adam wasn't built tnai
way and before Doe knew lt the Greet
Dispenser had him under the hypnotic
influence of the eagle eye that never fails
90 make "a man quail.
Adam saw 10 was the biggest lead pipe
cinch OF his life and Doe hauled down his
flag without striking another blow
Harvey Traylor was bleedine proilse-
ly from wounds made Dr adam
Harvey was $50 cnasrined ~ hfin6
worsted n the presence of Justice John
that Doe did not appear m court for Very
shame
adam. DO you p.ead guilty so'emn'y
qucuel the Great Dispenser
"laas sab. ] Ola what you Seed sab.
Two and half. Adam.
eyes. sah. yes sah. yes sab. Thank
Won. -ah." g.oemIly chTupped Adam.
and be- paid bis fine with alacrity. know
ing that Doc would Doe the envy of every
.n.eaar in jackson Ward
GIVES PEOPLE TROUBLE
lane Simmons. colYred. trosuas-el and
created disturbance on The premises
OF Peter Wicks She e noted for giving
other people trouble. AMID went down for
ten DAYS.
Pat Harmon wls drunk and creating %
nuisance. IIc went 90 Jal DOB default OF
n fine
b. - lanes nrf 500 for ..i.r drunk
and 5,.,r5.rr,- .n. "a R Gary went t0
sail f.r .l DAVIS on the ssns. CHARGE. hfs
g,tbo, to.n. fta conr'ainluf
p1lus runnir~n.,e e0.or.I answered
q, fh. chare. rf .einr di-ordarIr and
tt~.0.,rs rocks I'm tine street. iIe no..f
ne "a man az industry but evidently hsa
.-.,t fsr aarnf.r. con- hts clothes no
.o,If,-t remember the names of 4r-
~ ht. .rrlorars and Was Given thirty
1s,.s
,r. r.a.u. arl.s few sall.. friends wen.
r.,,f,p hieb odd time Monday
rt.ht Omrar Cline.v ruue the heI
..I had ., srfr.t.l fnta-.t.r- III a..
fr..t door vra charge was l..nuc a
d...rf.rI, hons. and .1ir-inr and abusing
sn o0.lrr io ff. DISCHARGE of ns duty.
al. .'...'a,lI .r 1e.,. r,o,,rr.r.. and nald
f-n d.Ii.r. .nd COSTS
~ a. Forti.t Was CHARGED with being
"a warrant Am officer SAYS him bc. uor-