The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-23
JUSTICE JOHNS
ABSTRACT MOOD
Burglars Run to Earth by Sergeant
Tomlinson.
RESIDENCE AND STORE RIFLtD
Jobn III. Robinson Shoots ut an Al
le gcd Brother iu-Law-Jamcs Cor
don. Charged with a Felony, more
sinncd Against than SHINING.

Justice John was in an distracted state
Of mind yesterday. lie came into the
dark corridors from the bright sun light
and being In a hurry failed to speak TO d
gentleman who hailed him and Afterwards
found out j, was member Of the council
and Police Justice to be elected next
spring too.
The Great Dispenser had the air OF
man Who was thinhiug oGt great puO"c
problems when he came on the po'0"
this morning and stood looking M'lo y.
more over the heads Of the cio"o ~
brown chocolate study for seventeen 80 ~,
onds holding the lapel OF his coat WIN
the ends OF his fingers as If LOOKING loI
min. before turning to- the sergeant WIN
the usual thrilling instruction TO iet her
40 and then assumed an AIR OF ~sIi"E
so heavy that 20 cracked the tie moor
under The judicial chair as he took ms
seat
BURGLARY.
Andrew Brown and John Bowler alas
william Johnston. are burglars oolu'
They were examined on the charge Oh le-
foniouslv and burglarlously entering '''
dwelling Of ". Rubcustein in the nisht
time and stealing thcrsirom W"lch anu
money and other valuablos
The robbery occurred Monday night ana
the negroes were arrested by sergeant
Alex. Tomlinson while trying TO pawn me
watch This officer. who has second sight
I'm connection with criminals. and Is al
ways turning up al the right place al the
right time simply opened his arms ana
the two negroes walked in.
Early Tuesday morning, when Mr.. W.
Rubenstoin awoke i'm his cosy nest over
his store At the corner Of Twenty-ninth
and 2 streets. he yawned. stretched
swept the cobwebs Of sleep from his eyes
sat up I'm bed. looked around and then
said hello
His trousers that he hung on the foot
OF the bed were gone ana ditto his coat
and vest OF the chair.
VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.
Air. Rubenstein Is q handsome man
even in his pajamas. but he couldn't APP
PEAR before ms early customers in such
fancy costume. so be started on voyage
Of discovery with a view Of mending the
situation.
At the head Of the steps he found his
trousers swinging on the bannister with
the pockets turned out and their contents
gone
Ia twinklinr Mr. Rubenstein reversed
the pockets ana balancing gracefully.
first on one foot and then on the other,
got into the garment almost falling down
stairs with lie weight Of his thoughts at
this moment
4 window ND i'm the store at the fost
Of the stairs with the blinds open and
the sash gone. indicated that something
had gone ON besides q practical joke On
the showcase ne found his coat and vest,
his $50 watch with its gold chain, and
some money missing from the vest.
lie found the cash drawer broken into
six pieces and the money gone. A box
where he kept the funds OF a steam laun-
dry. for which he is agent. containing sew
eral dollars. was also broken into and
The money gone.
STOLE HIS CIGARS
A fine box of cigars. which he kept in 9
little cupboard for his Sunday smokes,
was also missing and the appearance Of
the soda fountain showed that the visi-
tors had RECALLED themselves with various
coco-coas ana ciaret limeades while ne
slept the sleep Of the just up stairs with
a conscience void of AN otense. dreaming
OF the day when he would be the peoples
candidate for the Board of Aldermen
Among the things stolen We're a Tot Of
old coins easily Identified. Sergeant Tom
linson found some of these coins in the
oYercoat pocket of John Bowler alias VIII
liam johnson. who had just left Mr.. I,u-
benstoin's watch i'm Jacobs pawn-shOp,
the latter having declined TO buy ii with
ont "a note from the lady the ncAro claim
cd was the owner
Andrew Brown was with the other ne
gro. and John claimed that Andrew was
ire man who had fnc watch. while he was
only acting for him.
Andrew swore ne knew nothing about St
and John was just telling him about n
when the officer came up-cach tried TO
put the drinks on the other.
10 was also shown that Mr. ruben
STEMS sons room han been entered ana
his riGed garments Were also fourd m the
hall outside his room.
Altogether. the burglary was one Of
The boldest in this city for q long time.
Tho negroes under arrest stay i'm a house
near the scene of the robbery noted for
st. tough character. and as q harbor Tor
negroes without Visible means of support.
The case was continued one day To- get
further evidence as % goods pawned at
other places
Lee Hil colored was thought 20 be i'm
phcated in the above robbery but the
evidence was not clear in his case lie
stole a gong from AN electric car in the
sheds at Twenty and Z streets more
than a year ago ana was detected, but
made his escape at the time. lie was
thoroughly Identified as the negro who
committed this crime and was given
twelve months in Jail.
PISTOL CLUCKED
=. g. Robinson ,ooioreD was charged
with shooting "a Ice Jenkins ia the
street Lee jenkins came TO town from
Cumberland four weeks ago 60 work on
The new railroad and claims 90 have
found in RobnsOns wife "A sister that hC
had not seen since Doe was a child.
Iida. EOblnsous wife claimed that she
was treated cruelty boy Robinson and Jen-
kns determined to take hcr away. They
left Robinson house but went back Sun
day after their clothes and Robinson fired
a. jenkins with "a pistol.
jenkins says he clicked the weapon at
him for square or more running behind
him all the way and scared him so bad
be- mos died and he and his sister was
now 20 scared neither OF them could
walk coed.
The Great Dispenser suggested they get
cab.
Robins on denied any cruelty ~ his wife
and. said he did not believe the brother
story His wife testified that Jenkins was
her brother and that she left because Of
bad treatment Robinson Is a painter
and keeps q little store on Seventeenth
street
The case way continued in order to es-
tabish the relation between jenkins and
EobinsOn's Wife