The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-05
LIKE JUSTICE FIELD.

vors. and the old habitues were all on
hand
LIKE JUSTICE FIELD.
Justice John was early in the Tenn
pie Of Justice. wearing his best
clothes and a. very thoughtful aIr and ass
he STOOD surveying the great crowd from
The Boudoir door. his hands deep in pock-
cts. he presented a. striking resemblance
10 the late Justice Field. of the United
States Supreme Court.
Tho docket was one Of the largest OF
the year. The Great Dispenser got every
thing ready and in place with the care Of
jussier before he started the show ana
the moved the wheels Of justice Ike the
fast mail and rairoaded prisoners TO the
grand jury whose crimes We're as fresh
on them as the morning dew upon the
nOwc.s.
INSOLENCE PUNISHED.
james Richardson coloredJ. young
buck. cursed and abused William Cole
"an old-fashioncd Virginia Niger" Of
the kind that has a tender place i'm the
heart of the Great Dispenser.
The insolcnt James was fined $500. and
went to Jail in default.
joe Thomas was charged with disturb
ance al the Union Depot, and assauiting
"a fellow hackman. They had uNcd mp the
row ana declared they was only foOun.
Two and half "for fOolin was the
Ncrd .ct. and Joe Joined the great minority
in the pen
VIM Jones Mack H. Crawley and jim
stump. an coiored. were held as suspi-
c.ous characters, and the list Of DRINKS
paid the usual hne or went down I'm de-
fault.
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN.
John Morton (colorod) was charged
with fighting Susan Patterson. and was
fined so. He WAS also charged with
striking q small colorcd boy with a rock,
and the case was continued 20 secure Wit
uesses.
Emma Knight for disturbance and
dghIls in the street 'fessed mp and paid
500 and costs
~. u1-o lcoloreD one of a sang Of
boys Ca. ng and creating a disturbance
in front of a store. was fined $50 and
costs. Ills mother paid TO- and declared
the "PerIice' would get punished in the
other world
Horny Jones CcoloreO cursed and
abused Annie Jones. his WIFE She dee
c.ar,d che don't stay dar reg iar and ain
mo count % me- Three dollars and costs
shuilled % The pen.
BURGLARY.
While Corbeu ,cOloGedI broke the win
dow of the store of Mrs. a. ~ Boyle. on
Churchill avenue the night of Thanks
giving Day and extracted thcrefrom shoes
to The value of ST. The shoes were odd
ones used for window dressing. and cash
y identified by the matches 10 them. i'm
side the store
The negro tried 60 pawn the shoes and
was identified by "The Uncle he offer
ed TO pawn them TO-
lie was also charged with stealing am
oyster knife from another party. an in-
strument with heavy solid iron handle
with which ne was supposed 20 have
broken the window. Mr.. Boyle and FAM
ilv sleep i'm rear Of the store and the
charge of burglary was entered up against
him as well as that of house breaking
ana he went TO the grand jury then In
session for the present term i'm the Iust-
ing Court. mp stairs.
CAUGHT RED-HANDED.
John Lewis alias VIM. Baker (colored)
broke the seal of freight car standing
in the yard of the X. +. and r. railroad
ana was making away with the goods
when r. H. Sheffield, yard foreman. cap-
fured him ana turned him over to the
police.
ue also went mp stairs for immediate
examination before the grand jury
Fred Lewis (colored stole "a pair OF
shoes and a pain oG trousers from Frank
Brown (col0reO ana plead guilty 90 the
charge Was given sixty days in jail
Geo. Smith alias Robert White (coloreO
with the aid Of q woman. not yet arrest
ed stripped Frank Brooks Of his clothes.
while lying helplessly drunk in q vacant
house and robbed him of $l3 i'm money.
The case was continued 10 the 9Th.
PULLED a PISTOL
Marceuus Garland alias James Perkins,
negro boy in short pants and long hair
plated ana tied TO his head after tie
fashion OF a negro woman. stole Il bicycle
belonging 90 Mr.. Joseph Mays from the
front of Broad-strcet store. Sergeant
Tomlinso ON found the wheel where he had
sold il for a trifing sum and arrested the
boy on Franklin street.
lie pulled revolver out Of his pocket
90 shoot the officer. who slapped him over
ana took II away from him.
VIM overly. another cOlored boy. older
than Marcellus, also took hand and pull
ed a pistol from his inside coat pocket.
The Great Dispenser delivered an i'm
in which he declared his intention Of get
ting the Legislature 20 pass a law max
ing IL a heavy punishment 70 sci. pistols
and ammunition To children and irrespon-
sible parties. lie ascertained the pawn
broker VINO sold the cartridges 20 these
negroes contained in the weapon and
threatened 10 pat him In jail If he ever
repeated the offence.
SOME TIME To SERVE
He then sentenced Marceilus Garland TO-
six months i'm jail for the theft of the
bicycle and placed both Marcellus Gar
land and William overly under bond of
500 with twelve months I'm jail as being
suspicious characters and fined them 50
each and gave them thirty days In jail
Flat" for carrying concealed weapons.
Annie Thornton (coloreD went 10 the
store OF W. j. King ana representing
herself as being the servant of a lady
customer secured groceries 90 the value
Of Si.O5. The Great Dispenser made the
girls mother pay the merchant for the
goods and gave the girl light sentence
IN jail-30 days.
Dora King (colored) stole silk dress
from Mrs J. \. Duke valued at Sl3. She
went 10 Jail for four months
NO ROOM FOR TRAMPS.
The Great Dispenser gave formal no.
tice from the throne that he HAD a con-
ract with the city 10 break rock for
nqking streets. and that Richmond waa
10, al this tine healthy place f,r
rriehfs OF the Road and proceeded 90
send John Murphy. who was charged with
vagrancy 10 the chain gang for 30 days.
Jim williams (colored) was charged with
felonious assault on Albert W wingo
with some sharp instrument DR.. Goode
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