The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-07
]. D. SHAFIELL
WAS DISMISSED.
Some Spicy Testimony Before the
Police Court.
WHY He LEFT The. WINDSOR.
Testimony that the Proprietor was
Jealous of nis Attentions to MS
Wtc-Tcstimony oC the Golfers
Denied by other Witnesses

j. ID. Shaitcu was fcsNti""s
exoncrated Ia the Police court o. III
charges. lie Was accused OF otHN
euspitioua character, OF Neii"""'"s
-, 5ue him on a board bill. ana OF
stealing ole diamond plA' '"0
OF Mr. Guy Cottcr
rho testimony proved 10 be very spicy
III. co,,rt room was crowded during Inc
progress Of the case .,,..,,
A. will be remembered MY ShaileH'
who had been boarding az the hnPei i"'
Jfotel left Saturday FOR AleNanoi'"'
After his departure warrant was
sworn out against him by Dir. Cotter,
also a guest OF the Imperial chdib
him with stealing a diamond PIN Va'ueu
az IS. , a. p,oh-
Mr. shaftell was brought back 10 klCh-
,Dopd from Alexandria by Oilcet WIT
shire Saturday night and WINE ne was
an the station house a warrant was
.,rrorn ont by Mr. Knbourn charging him
with defrauGing the Windsor Hotel Inc
charge Of being suspicious ch'' "0'''
WAS also entered
HIS BOARD BILL.
.rt,a latter charge was quickly dis
rriesed and the one Of defrauding tho
Windsor was taken up. IL was shown
,bst Mr. sbaften left the Windsor on
Decenber 18th. after boarding there sew
eral months. and that he ala so al inc
enec,oi request Of Mr. kilbourn. Also.
that he subsequently paid MI kubourn
q IN cash. and did some work for him.
when Mr.. Shaftoii was put on the
stand he was asked.
"Nyhy did YOU leave the WINDSOR
Mr.. Knbourn requested me 10 change
my boarding house, ana told me II
would do so be would conslucr li"'
owed him nothing
..xyrbv aid ne ASK YOU 20 leave?'
'.Ue thought that his wife was paying
me TOO many attentions. Tn other words
ne was Jealous Of me
Justice John also dismissed this chafee'
after saving that Mr.. Kilbourn Was Ivy
ing 20 get his court 10 collect poard
bill by criminal process.
COTTER'S TESTIMONY.
Then the charge Of stealing Mr.. Cot
ter's diamond pin was taken up.Mr COT
ter testified that Shaftell came 10 MS
room. and after staying for a while saw
the Din lying on the dresser. picked 1t
up and said.
I'm going 10 wear this
mo you are not" replied Mr.. Golfer.
Don't take II, one Of the stones Is
I'm going to wear it." reiterated
shafteM
'wer, be careful with IT," replied Cot
ter.
Mrs. Cotter. on the contrary, testified
that Shaftell had taken the pin against
the repeated protests OF her husband
and that the latter never consented Tor
him 70 wear IT.
Other witnesses testified that they had
never seen Cottcr have any such pin
that Shaftelrs character was hrst-class,
that he was a hard worker. his business
being putting IN incandescent lights. and
that he always had abundance money
Justice John dismissed Shaiteh. and he
left with his friends.
OTHER CASES.
William Slater and q number Of col
ored women were Up on the charge OF
stealing the clothes Of r. l.. Webb. q
white man, and also t23 in cash.
Webb was found very scantily clothed
Saturday night al the old Cunningham
house on lower Franklin street, which is
occupied by about nifty negroes.
The case went over 20 the sth. as there
was much mystery about the testimony
The following parties, charged with
drunken ess. were hred 81 and costs each.
J. H. Robinson. Alfred Cary Julius VII
Iiams. John T. Harris. I'd. NJ Bernstein.
James Randolph. 9. c. Smith. and Pietro
Ouiseti
CASE OF ASSAULT
Sarah Anderson. CHARGED with aesanlt-
ing sarah Mills. and cutting her with
pitcher. went on 90 the grand jury.
Mr.. and Mrs r.. Bella charged with
being disorderly on the street, We're fined
$40 end costs each. and the charge
against the former Of carrying con-
ccaled weapon was continued
Richard Fox charged with striking
Mary Claiborne. was fined $40 and costs.
Thomas McNameo. charged with mis-
behavior was fined s. and costs