The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-14
luSTICE JOHN INCOMMUNICADO.
Th, Heavy snow Cooped Him p ~
I,nc-Sonc Interesting cases

r,he Heavy Snow Cooper nun y 90
,,,,,c-Sonc Interesting Gases
7r.t.ca John is cooped up in his west
I'D home. Strenuous efforts were In"ue
s..~terdav morning 90 procure Nun
49,. ~ some descripuon-anF lhl"N ""O',
49, done from a. ruooer-tfed h"oN ~
-'',as,t,,rrov-. but nothing could bee pro
49,. consequently his place ON ~,
..srch had 10 be filled 10y squire 80
CNaD TYLER. ..-.. had to be
..oetnoned because OF the heaF3
~. witnesses needed iaihns 10 p"' '''
their appearance. Az Frank 4.
-. No lives al 30. 31i east clay
80, was awakened by his Wlt' VINO
,oid him that some one was trying 40
,.r.or in He finally got up ana Or
,.cb.d the front parior door. lhf WIZ
INV looking Out on ilc Stt'''
tr,t,r in with "a terrible crash, ana ''o
head of q negro appeared. ,..,
AIR BlHcy had his pistol in nus nan"
and made several attempts L" .""P ~
hut the weapon was out OF of"ei'
then grabbed "a rockins-char ana o'e
4, oNar the mans head, following IL uP'
by a blow with a fiiteen-pouha i""'p'
and then heavy centte-taple.
-rhis shower OF blows stunned lHr
nero who fell ont into the yard. one
of Mr.. Blneys neighbors summoned 1Ho
,oiics while Mr.. gulcy. who had some
,,,rleasant doubts as 20 whether me hao
killed the man or not. guarded MN.
Sergeant Mattern and Ofhcer bal'ey
soon arrived with the patrol-Wasoh' ny
which time the negro, who proved 10 De
William Johnson, OF 1898 IL west ~
street had recovered and begun 10 snow
bod Ia
siderablv before he could De solleh mo
the wagon. , a..
I'm court yesterday he testified that
he had been very drunk ON Saturday
night. and had no recollection oil Nhe''
he had gone or what De had done
n Wa shown that he and his hVe
brothers. an Of whom live in Richmond,
bear an excellent character Also lnat
the prisoner. has been working IN the
past for Mr.. James y. BOYD Major Lewis
Glnter. Col. Archer Anderson. ana lhal
FOR I'VE years he has been empioye" az
tho Tredcgar Works
'sou,re Tvler. I'm view of the serious
nature of the charge. declined to take
me responsibility Of deciding IT, and sent
Johnson on TO the grand jury. lie was
taken before Judge witt ana oalieo III
the sum of 500.
JohDson's brothers saw Mr.. Bihey ara
agreed 70 pay for an the damage uohe
10 his house The latter said that ne
had no desire 20 prosecute Johnson out
added that the fright received by his
wife had been severe one lf"ih "hl0"
she had not yet recovered
Johnson's head in court yesterday
presented the appearance OF q map or
Africa from the cuts and scars which
he had received.
Wesley Wilson was fined $3.50 for be-
Ing drunk and dsOrderly. He was taken
In charge by officer H. A. Amos. who
attempted to carry him home but Wilson
proved ungrateful, resisted Mr.. Amos
and threatened 10 report him. The OH
GER therefore called the wagon ana took
him TO the station house.
The following parties were assessed 81
and costs each for being drunk: Cn"I.es
Austin. Joseph Carter, john Griffin. pa
va Braxton. A. II. Pearson, Samuel
Williams. and II. c. oliver
Douglas Cullingworth. charged with be-
ing drunk was discharged. he saying
that his sick mother needed him.
walter Bates. was charged with ass
esnltinc and striking Wesley Palmer
THE case went over until to-day for
witnesses
The case OF King Howard charged
with assaulting While Noodson' WAS
continued until the 18TH.
Thos Palmer. charged with assau'ung
end shooting at John l.. Miller. was ,dis-
cbarQed. the evidence not jusufying the
charge.
Nessrs. Jacob. Solomon. and NJ Bern
stein were charged with aseaultng and
heating Thomas Palmer. The latter ad-
n,tted that he had gone 20 MI Peru
stems house drunk. talked too much
and got q beating The case was cone
tinucd until the 10th
John Welsh was charged with as
sanl;lng n. =. Welsh There were no
witne@ses and the case was continued
until tho 18th
The case 0f r. Fairlamb. charged with
aSsauitinr and choking wido" named
Mrs. Lucy A. Tignor. went over 20 the
iCsh.
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