The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-05
JUSTICE JOHN
EARNS SALARY
Has Big Monday Docket of Varied
and Sundry Offences.
HE MAKES A PLEA FOR PEACE
Officers Catch Two Youthful Burglars
aud Identify ola Coins Stolen by
Them From Two Different
StoTes-Cutting Cases

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There was rot dull moment in the ses-
sion from the time the Great Dispenser
raped the court 70 order and called the
first Of the list OF Sunday DRINKS until
he wound uD the session with a double
robbery at the close Of the felony cases.
Justice John richly earned his salary
and looked as tired as a baseball umpire
after a Fourth OF July game when It all
was over.
THE COURT FLOWER.
The beautiful dahia. the court flower
OF the week. which rested on his lapel
was the only fresh looking item in the
outfit when the battle was over.
There were DRINKS. lights, quarreis. AID
feldf1;es enough for three days dockets
and witnesses enough TO recruit an army
for tho Philippines.
There was something beligerent in sun
days atmosphere and both white ana col
ofed people let their angry passions rise.
Mr.. Joseph Adams was charged with
striking Mr.. julius Baker and Mr.. Baker
appeared with the visible evidence Of the
strength OF Mr.. Adams fist on his cheek.
lie owed Mr.. Baker 800 for house rent
and Mr. Baker owed him $3.50 Tor
three and a half days labor. The odd
fifty cents was the cause OF the row.
Adams asked Baker for the money. lie
put him on rather roughly and Adams let
his good right arm fy. 10 cost him 500
anu costs.
TURMOIL ~ FULTON.
Mrs Mary J.. Thompson q comfortable
looking matron from Rockets. was ut
charged with abusing and throwing wafer
on the daughter Of Mr.. r. II. Bennett,
aged about fourteen years. Mr..
Bennett swore out the warrant. lie didn't
know anything about the ease. but was
there 10 vouch for the integrity OF his
flock. Mr.. Bennett IS a w.dower much
away from home. and the limitations were
that what he didn't know ABOUT his ch!.
dren while ne was away would DID. book
u was also shown that the children ot
the two families had been drown and
fussln for some time
Little Mss Bennett took the stand and
dcposed that she went 20 the well and
found Mrs. Thompson there and said.
DOS gone % an. every time / come here
you interfere With me and then Mrs.
Thompson poured the water out Of the
bucket and thr0wed it on me. and that's
all I know about IT,"
"The dog gone it al' struck forcibly on
Justice Jonn's ear. ] heard his brain click
like a gate latch when he made a mental
note OF it,
Mrs Thompson had her inning in due
time and with "a caimness of afr that
did her credit told how little Miss Bet
nett had drawn water and poured 70 in It
dirty tub and then drew some more just
10 keep her from The well. how the Ben
nett children threw chips I'm the Wei and
spit In Il.
on the occasion IN question utde Miss
Bennett called Mrs. Thompson red
headed wench and a red-headed deyl. and
then Mrs Thompson cooled her down with
the pan OF water
PAST BELIEVING.
This was the testimony. gu, IL was clear
Mr.. Bennett didn't believe 81 and he al
legged that h.s boy never did throw rock.
Justice John stood no pretty well until
this association was made and then he
fell back ia his spacious chair IN state
Of collapse.
He said he wouldn't have a boy that
was not a good rock tfrowcr.
While the Thomps0ns and Benefits were
exchanging compliments before The bar,
letter was read by Justice John charging
that Mr. Thompson choked TWO boys OF
another family until they wore wooden
bands on their necks for TWO weeks.
over. Mr. Thompson said il was not 80.
Justice John advised him IL that was his
practice there would be hot times later on.
Justice John made n strong plea fo-
peace: advised the old people when the
children had fuses 10 whip EN- or Jet 'em
fight it out for" said ne, while you are
quarrelnc the children viii have made
friends and De playing together IN the
back yard
Let us have peace again cried the
Great Dispenser and the cause ceieore
of Bennett VS. Thompson went on the re-
cord among other famous cases as Dis
missed"
CASE OF JEALOUSY.
Archer Johnson (co.ored) was charged
with beating Mary Williams and cutting
up her clothes. A case Of Jealousy. lie
went TO jail IN default Of $40 fine.
James Mayo and John Graham. co.ored
youths arrested by Officers Sutton and
Sowell, were sent TO the grand jury on
the charge Of burglarizing the store OF the
August Grocery Company. No. Gil cast
Marshall street and stealing q lot Of Old
coin. They also took groceries. but IN
robbing the cash register. they took some
old coins. which the members Of the firm
identified Some Of the coin taken from
John Graham was also identified by Alr.
A. Rothschild as money taken from his
tin the same night by parties who broke
into his store from the rear. John era
ham was also convicted OF this second
burglary and sent on TO the grand jury
on the double count.
George Giles (cOiored) was charged with
being a suspicious character and carry
ing concealed weapons He was fined
so and sent to Jail for thirty days lie
IS believed 10 be implicated In some recent
rObberies.
CUTTING sCRAPE.
Charles Wick (co,ored) visited girl and
Fleming Tyler. according 20 his own ac-
count went T. see her mother. Charles
did not relish the visit and meeting Flem-
ing i'm Eddie Rodes bar-rooin SATURDAY
night stuck a knife I'm his side.
Or. Gocde sewed him up and he was
on the witness stand in fairly good shape.
Charles Vick went % the grand jury
James II. Racks. a coiored boy Of ten
der years. threw rock and hit Rosa
q small col0red girl In The eye.
He testified that all the boys on Paker'
street were throwing rocks, but that did
not save him from "A fine OF 80, which
his portly mother paid with more gravity
than cheerfulness.
Wash carter and William Carter color
ed brothers, had financial transaction
with John Price and rode up TO his house
Sunday on horseback al 622 Brook ave-
me. They had words and William got
down and attacked John on his porch
beat him inside the house and then drag
ed him outside where Wash got into the
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