The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-16
THE STREET CAR
COMPANY FINED
But Take an Appeal From Justice
Johns Decision,
The CASE WAS FULLY ARGUED.
Some Knotty Questions on the Ordi-
nance Dockct-Bcnjamin johnson
Finds that IL Won't DO 10 Hit
n Woman In Richmond.

The white Chamber grows in popu-
larity and Justice John shows TO fun
houses every time the curtain rises
lie is like punching bag, the harder
YOU hit him the quicker he gets back
and improves under beating like toush
beef steak.
The Powerful Potentate that rules over
the destinies Of the free and enlightened
people from the Chemical Works to the
Soldiers Home. and from Sugar Bottom
TO Bacons Quarter. had lost no steep
gazing up for shooting stars and looked
las fresh when he came upon the oench
YESTERDAY as thrce-yoar-Old On the
way TO Sunday School.
JUSTICE by SECTIONS.
The proceedings OF the day were IL
yded into three sections, ordinance uoch-
ct, criminal docket and street car cases
In the FIRST the Great Dispenser ala
NEST Of the talking 10 people VINO were
not particularly appreciauve OF ms niue
jokes. In the second he made Io' VI
people talk with whom silence was eoiu-
en- and in the third was talked 10 dea'h
by other people and suffered agony aho
martyrdom on account of long enforced
silence. looking like the murdered nero
on the stage who had fallen al The Close
OF the last act too near TO the heavy poi9
on the bottom Of the drop curtain
A long discussion occurred over bul-
sance in a downtown alley ana the quts-
ton took as many turns as the lailn
bill The Great Dispenser swore ii must
be settled at all hazards and left the
plumbing inspector with the bag 10 hold
A citizen built small frame office al
92d and Cary without getting a permit
from the fire department
lie was required by the chief to put on
a tin roof and Vas allowed to let It
stand
DOG LORE.
Mr.. Conway, near the Tredegar Works,
has a vicious dog that bit man who
stood In the street and asked Mr.. c. for
a drink Of water over the fence. The dog
was ordered TO be killed and the audi
enc. and the victim OF the cannes teeth
in particular. given some sound ad-
vice on the subject Of dogs such as wear
ing harveyzed steel breeches when cruis-
ing around on the suburbs and Krupp
armor belted seat in case you should have
20 retire while under fire.
Alex Schwartz was charged with OBJ
sfructlng the sidewalk with the goods on
exhibition in front OF his store and laid IL
on his clerk He was fined 81 and paid 1t
with the air Of man who has TO sur
render a comfortable seat in the White
Chamber to a fat policeman.
WICKED BEN.
The criminal docket opened with Ben
jamn johnson. colored, charged with The
unpardonable sin OF striking a woman.
with with
ering scorn and the thermometer went
up 20 200 In the shade.
Did y-o-u hit THAT n-i-g-g-e-r?'
asked the Terror OF Evil-dOers. with long
and measured articulation. and then like
a thunder-cap shouted "'rell the TRUTH,
Sir,il laying q mammoth infection on
the word truth as If Il were something i'm
mense for Ben 10 do.
And Ben then didn't tell It. either. but
Carrie Richardson's eye that hung down
on her cheek like a yellow wall-pOcket,
was a stronger witness than his or her
oath and Ben went to the pen in default
Of the usual fine If YOU touch wo-
man" $40.
John H. Stewart. colored who the day
before escaped the charge Of stealing
coat and vest from r. h. Felthaus. came
back on the same charge amended.
Sergeant Alex. Tomlinson saw him pawn
tIeins anu J ne 1 Nfit WHO Apph AiifHf III
identified John as the man who pawned
them. but John swore to the last it was a
case Of mistaken identity. lie went down
for four months.
WANT WORTH SHUCKs.
The case Of James Wood, colored, who
was charged with unlawfully abusing and
threatening TO XIII Perley Johnson proved
n irinlng affair. ana was dismissed with
costs.
Then came the battle royal between the
city attorney and Mr.. Wyndam Meredith.
attorney for the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company over the charge Of
failure of the car company 10 obey the
directions of the Street Committee in re-
gard 10 keeping their tracks I'm order
with Justice John as umpire The Great
Dispenser polished up the rims Of his
ears dropped back in his double acting
ball hearinr. reversible chair and put on
a gentle look of resignation
The reason given when these cases came
up before was that the company could
not secure the necessary rails TO lay the
track Col. Cutshaw, City Engineer pro-
duccd letters from manufacturers 10 show
that the rails could have been secured
and Mr Meredith evidence from the
same sources Were OF a contradictory
character
Mr. Meredith and Mr. Pollard. the City
Attorney spoke at length, the latter
claiming that the railroad company had
not shown proper diligence In obeying the
order
Mir Meredith stated I'm the outset that
he expected the court 20 fine his company
but minated that ne would appeal and
tight It out on charter grounds I'm the
higher court.
The fine was fixed al So and an APP
peal was taken.