The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-28
LACK OF OZONE
IN RICHMOND
1t Has a Bad Effect on Justice Johns
Constituents.
jim PATRICK SHOOTS HIS GUN
lie IL Made an Example for Young
Negroes Who Garry Pistols--A
Girl Goes 10 the Grand Jury
for House Breaking.

The Police Court was crONded Nts''i~
day morning like Dock street during the
launching Of the Shubrick and reserve
seats were at a prewum.
There was a lack OF ozone in ;he an
Sunday and Justice Johns constituents
Lad TO stimulate 20 an unusual extent 10
Keep of tue blues.
Justice John was as D0ssy YESTERDAY
as head waiter IN a ten cent Iuh'"
room and as testy as an old bachelor
who had nothing but cold waiiIes io'
breakfast.
HUMAN PORCUPlNE
lie was all sharp edges. rough corners
and Jagged points and "a pOrcupine would
have been beaten al his own game had
he run against the Great Dispenser
lie came into court Ike a man walked
late for his train and 0yerchdrsed ioI ms
hotel bill
lie jerked his chair. slammed The book
and GOT everybody nervous before "e
started the ball ia motion
Jim Patrick was the first case up ana
he caught hail Columbia
Jim vas charged with shooting a pis-
toll In the public street. officer Amos
heard the shot and the negro was very
ugly IN his talk and manner when inc
Cf.cer arrested him.
jim chased and fred bis gun az another
negro. who was Visiting the same glri
against Jims wishes and he took TINS
means of showing his disapprovaL
There was also an eye witness TO the
shooting and Jim told lies enough In his
own behalf 10 hang him, all of which
tiid not help the bearish mood Of tie Great
Dispenser.
HEAVY PENALTIES.
lie fined Jim So and gave him six
months fiat for firing pistol i'm the pub
DE street and then fined him $50 and gave
him 90 days fat for carrying concealed
weapons
jim viii get out Of Jail in time for the
an OF July celebrations.
J. A. Livingstone and @. Burroughs had
enough energy left over from Saturday
nights outing to indulge I'm pitched bat
tie ON The street al $50 Sunday morning.
Livingstone Knocked Burroughs down and
Oficer Pop Tate picked him up and
put both under arrest. They were fined
s. each
Sell Brown and Mary Booker (coloredl
had rip rearing. swearing fight in the
street at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and
not having the five dollar assessment for
this sort OF Sabbath diversion. went down
for ten days
= TELLING SMILE.
Jennie Cheatham (coloreD was charged
with being drunk and threatening TO Kill
her husband.
Jennie is an understood half starved
looking Sonegambiau of ashy hue and
the witness said the man was able bod
fed
How bie?" asked the Grea, Dispenser
AS big as YOU Is mos. replied the wit
ness. and ass the Great Dispenser is the
biggest thing on ice. the woman was
a harged.
Mary Overton. c0lored. also imbibed too
much ozone on Sunday ana was arrested
for fighting. just having knocked Mary
AIMS down a fight of steps. She was
fined $40 and stepped 10 the pen in
iae-time.
GIRL HOUSBBREAKER.
Esther Stewart coiored. about 1G years
Old took a key from the door OF another
room and un oeked the chamber door OF
MIS- J. y. Hutton. Unlocked a writing
eek i'm the room and extracted ten dol
Jars from the desk
She gave i've dollars OF the money to
her no her and spent the balance on
herself
She was sent 10 the grand jury for
house breaking and her youth is her only
rope before a jury.
Gabriel Bagby. colored, was charged
with beating his land-lady, Martha
Crump QUE of his toard" and with throw
Ing rO,k.
Gabriel came into court with a step
- proud ass the king of Dohomey and
iried 10 blow his own horn TO such a braz-
on extent that he was sQuoe.hed boy the
Great Dispenser like shutting "a candle.
Martha gave him credit from Monday
10 saturday and therefore under the law
could not prosecute for "a So pfe.ence
oal Gabriel was dis har-ed ANA his then
air o. huuHencss quickly changed 20
arrogance.
BROUGHT Up SHORT
Ie WIS about u march forth m triumph
when pulled up short TO answer the
charee Of throwing a rock I'm Martha
Crumps house For thi. onense he was
nned $50 and in default was marched 20
the pen his kinely air gone and none
30 poor 10 DO him honor
Thirty GAYS was his portion.
Frank Naqle David Hudson. and John
wits paid the usual tax of Sl.10 for over
Indulgence. on sunday.