The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-18
ALL. IN VAN.


And Moses pleadngs were All I'm vain.
Die was given IN days in jail and thirty
OF n on tho chain gang. Moses went
away Umping badly He has a bad Lex.
The tender heart OF the Great Dispenser
melted Moses was recalled and the
labor sentence knocked of.
Moses laugh was as joyous as If he
had been presented with fortune and
the freedom of the city.
II. A. CottreH. whose plea that he Nv
cd al Seven Pines ald was overcome by
100 much city temptation was played on
the Great Dispenser once too often and
H.A. went down for 30 days.
Frances Johnson. colored resented the
charge OF being Fan old soak and prom
ised to give no more trouble. Her prom
ises are like ropes of sand and Frances
too. went down for 30 days.
4 number OF other devotees of strong
drink. who have not reached so far on the
downward road paid literally to help
support the city government.
NO DEFENCE.
Walter Jenkins. The young white man
who robbed a fellow boarder of his
clothes and pawnsd them and sought to
smplicatc John St John ana whose case
was continued 90 get ST. Johns evidence,
had no defence 10 make St John knew
nothing of the case. jenkins was given
ca DAYS In jail
Robert Ross and Henry White, coiored.
broke into caboose car No. sos Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and
stole twenty-five sets of brasses. valued
al SIP They Acknowledged the theft
10 officers when arrested.
They sold the brassts to JUNK deal-
er
They were put under bond i'm the sum
az Xso each for their good behavior FOR
j. months and sent on To the grand jury.
Warrants were issued for others imph-
Gated in the crime
STOOD ON HER HEAD.
Margaret Goode. colored, was charged
with a fclonious assault ON Mrs Mary
j.. Ncolcy Both won<a worked I'm res-
,aurant. Mrs Medley charged that Mar
earet Goode deliberately threw her down
the steps.
A small bone I'm her shoulder was frac-
tured and she was otherwise hurt There
were no eve witnesses To- the assault
though several persons saw Mrs. Nicely
when she struck the bottom of the steps.
one waiter said he saw when she FELL
standing on her head. and another heard
her come numbering down the steps but
did not see the cause.
Margaret denied the whole matter, ana
gave herself most angelic character.
She was sent to the grand jury.
CRUELTY TO 4 HORSE.
David W Hook. who has the contract
for the transfer OF malls boz the city. was
charged with torturing and ill-treating a
horse The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Animals prosecuted the case.
lie was fined s. aud announced his i'm
tentlon of taking an appeal
Henry Day colored. "a small boy. was
fined one dollar for jumping ON and of
electric cars while In motion. i. e., steal
ing rides.
Henry's mother was given the choice of
paying a dollar or whipping the boy in
the presence OF an officer of the court and
paid hard-earned dollar rather than
whip dutiful child
KNOCKED OUT
Aaron Kinney. colored. knocked out
Annie Jones with a stick. Annie had 4
bad cut on tho forehead. Aaron went
down for thirty days.
WIN. white. colored. was charged with
disorder In the street. Ills offence proved
serious. and ne Was sent 10 Jail for six
months.
a. D. Price SO for fast driv-
ing. Geo. Williams and Armis.ead Fig
gans two each for throwing rocks. luth-
or White one dollar for the same offence;
d T. Kagland paid two dollars for all
lowing a COW at large in the street }. Ii.
Mingrc. colorcd. paid four dollars for
two cows al large. and these. with many
small fines for drunkenness. made a line
financial showing