The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-21
No DRINKS IN
POLICE COURT.
A Day Without ParreIIel in Years
Record.
JUSTICE JOHN kPPR0ACHABlE.
Mrs. Hewitt's Burglar Turns Out to be
Pat, Harris, a Many-Times Col
orcd Visitor Co the Great
Dispenser.
JUSTICE JOHN APPR0ACHABLE.

moi a single drunkard stood before the
Great Dispenser yesterday aIr quailed
under the fire Of the terrible eye. have
seen the hardened old bum march UP
TO the bar with steady nerve and bold
afroniery. and. under the piercing gaze
OF The awful optic OF Justice John, weaken
and trcmble until his bones ratified ike a
window In an old frame house.
But yesterdays docket did not snow
single inebriate. Perhaps "A search o. the
record for a whole year would nos ma a
parallel.
GROWS INFORMAL.
The Police Court yesterday was
quiet and orderly and almost informal in
It's proceedings.
The tremendous bumptious dignity
with which the Great Dispenser was inn
bued by the Supreme Court decision in
the case of Wise against the Common
wealth. Is gradually wearing off and
people are beginning TO come into his
presence once more without having TO
place their hands over their hearts and
make a profound bow as was formerly
<he rule.
The business ON hand would hardly
make term for the average county
court. UuI the Gitdi lflTp'lcfA hlf'No &c
well how TO make an interesting dock
Ct out OF one or two cases as Second
market huckstcr can get three pints from
a quart
VERDICT NOT PROVEN.
Henry Bromeyer and John Arnhem
were ON hand to answer for their sons
throwing rocks on the street Mr.. Jack
son. walking along the sidewalk. was
struck and knocked down, but did not
see who threw tie rock
Two other boys saw Mr.. Jackson
fall.
The Bromcyer boy and the Arnheim boy
were on the street I'm the direction from
which the rock came. but nobody saw
them throw.
The verdict was: mot proven
William Tinslcy. colored. was charged
by Sarah Davis with cursng, abusing and
threatening her life. The neighbors tes-
tilted that each called the other pet
names" and they were impartially fined
$50 each. The man had money to ran
som himself, but the woman went TO the
pen.
MRS HEWITTS BURGLAR.
Pat Harris, colored, who was charged
with being drunk and disorderly and
sent 10 jail the day before. answered the
Cora Hewitt. SIC north Fifth street. at
j o'clock Sunday morning. with intent 70
commit robbery.
Mrs Hewitt heard the front door open
at about the hour named and supposed
IL was some Of her household. A few
moments later she heard "a strange noise
in the front parlor. next 10 her bed
room. and quickly turning up her lamp
suddenly threw open the door Intervening
and discovered a negro man standing In
the room She ordered him out and he
feigned to be very drunk.
ROUTED THE ROBBER-
She threatened to hurl the lamp in his
face unless he moved instantly, and see
ing the ladys determination, he made
quick retreat.
Mrs Hewitt stated that the man had
"a cap on and that while she was sure
pat Harris. the prisoner. was the man
she could not swear TO it unless he had
on the cap. The piece Of headgear was
brought from the pen and Pat made to
Put II on. Mrs Hewitt at once declared
him the man.
II turned out that he had committed
other robberies. About the time Pat
harris. was in 40. 5lG officer Wyatt dis
covered some bundles lying on the front
porch of No. 5lS. next door
lie called 10 man passing 10 note
the bundles and tried the door of No. 5iS
and found IL OPEN lie called to the in
mates of the house. and with them made
a search of the house for the supposed
burglar without finding anything distur-
bed
~ ANOTHER HOUSE
About the time Pat Harris came out
OF No. DIG. wyatt was coming out Of the
next house and arrested Pat. not know
ing what had occurred in Mrs. Hewitts
house and carried him 20 the station
house.
PAT was sent to the Grand Jury.
John Cheatwood was charged by the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
10 Animals with unlawfully working a
mule with a sore back.
Cant Alex Guigon appeared for the
Society. Mr. Cheatwood had been before
renortcd. ara promised that if the pro-
secuton was dropped he would be more
careful and not work the animal any
more and he rlaimod the mule for
which ne was not reported, was not the
same.
BOt-TIE OFFENCE
Both animals were sen, for and view
e. by the Court Sergeant. lie declared
neither 10 be i'm a condition to work
Justice Crutchneld declared that the city
was 90 blame In giving out contracts to