The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-26
JUSTICE JOHN
BADLY USED UP
Broken Down with Trying People
Who Won't be Good.
SWEET SPIRIT TURNED TO GALL
lie Can't Stand the scenes that Come
Before n i'm aud Lambasts a Man
for Cursing His own Mother.
James Robinson sent For,

The Great Dispenser had stormy
day yesterday. and wore himself out try
ing 20 straIghten up other peoples affairs
and reform people who would rather die
than be good.
Ills warnings. denunciauons and SEN
fences cut through the mire OF sin and
crime ike tile Cunningham breaking
through an ice pack, but he Is not made
OF iron and when court was over anu the
soft cushioned. leather chair IN the ONCE
was reached. he looked like a man just
out OF a row with his mother-in-law.
A CHANGING OF SCENE
lie entered upon his trying duties at
the begiuning of the morning with perfect
rO.-e and serenity as beautiful as the
smile of the morning.
His spirits were high and he was as
happy as a boy at the dog show.
IL was all he could do TO keep from
whistling.
But, alas, he is not an angel, and bad
people make bad spirits The smell Of a
cigarette, the crying of a baby IN the
crowd and u badly constructed warrant
changed the course Of fate.
There was at first only little haze at
before him charged with heinous crime
and there was a rumbling in the earth.
CURSED HIS MOTHER.
A white man was up for cursins his
mother and then Nesuyius was in full
eruption.
From that time on dark clouds ry.ed
over the rcmotest ends OF the NeIte
Chamber great streams Of judgment
rolled out OF the fiery crater Of Justice
Johns wrath.
Deep chasms were torn IN the fears Of
the sinners before him. and they knew not
what moment they would be engulfed in
the depth OF their own misdeeds
The scene was awe-inspiung and the
tourists that climbed up the zig-Zag path
from the jefferson Hotel 10 witness the
great uphearval were not disappointed.
John Robinson is black. thick-lpped
and brutish-lo0klng. lie was charged on
the warrant with beating Andrew Booker
and taking from him his money and a
fedora hat Catherine Winston, a mu-
latto girl, was a witness. and when she
was through testifying John Robinson
had bench warrant served on him Tor
attempted assault.
ASSAULT CASE.
SUNDAY NIGHT Andrew Booker took his
rirl 10 church i'm the suburbs On their
return they met four negro toughs.
,r-,e, threw rocks at Andrew. Three OF
fh.m cot him down and robbed him. The
,irl WAS frightened and ran. Robinson
uarsueJ her for block and tried 10 pun
her into a vacant lot. She resisted ana
her threatened % Kill her II she screamed
An electric car came along and the slrl
screamed al the top OF her voice. houih,
so, struck her I'm the mouth and knocked
her down. The conductor helped her 10
th. car and took her aboard. Her Up was
cut and swollen this morning.
The case was continued until the -i'H
10 get more witnesses.
Frank Mauck is nineteen years olu ana
lives I'M Fulton with his mother ana s.s
ter lie answered the charge oi aDus.,s
and curslng his mother and msoe inc
mother worse by trying 20 deiena ms "'-
ton. His mother and sister sdln no 80.
drunk and wanted 20 sell every thins out
OF the house 10 buy whiskey' a"" '"''
could do nothing with him
no FORGIVENESS.
Frank asked TO have one more chance
hut there is no forgiveness WIN Ju''N0
rohn for a man who curses his mother.
t,rant charged that # was spite He
WAS semi 10 jail for six months win
nroviso that II the neighbors contradlcted
The evidence given against him ne "ouiu
Doe released. 49,.
Frank ala not look hopeful over the
,as+fr,- of this anchor 70 windward.
charles Jefferson. cOlored is fast build
i,,, nm n renutation as a bad negro. lie
broke into cabOose car No. 3d. or me
cbesaneaxa and Ohio Railway. and stole
"a loft OF brasses IN 4 bag The bag was
heavy and with threats OF dire punish
mont forced two colored boys 70 tote the
bag They rose up as witnesses against
him this morning. and on their testimony
he was sent 20 the grand jury
He also answered the charge or cut
ting John Martin, colored. with pen
knife and will also stand trial for that
offence.
AN UGLY CHARGE.
Manchester Johnson, colored. was
charged with trying 10 smother his
sisters baby because she would keep him
ro longer ga id,eness The testimony was
NOS strong and Manchester went free.
II. Cosley was drunk and razor was
foundaon him. He was charged with car
wing concealed weapons. b. Cosley Is
from Manchester lie says he Is as inno-
cent "a baby and as harmless as
child and carried the razor 10 shave with.
Justice John felt Of its serrated edge
and looked d0ubtingly Al the mans face,
nm. cave him the benefit Of tho doubt.
His rule is nifty dollars and thirty days.
To left ~ the thirty days
rohn Reed. col0red. was up Saturday
for heating sallie Ann Shields in Pink
alley According to sally he jumped
on her with all four feet and she rolled
around on her stomach all night. the
case was then continued until yesterday
morning John was In court but same
v,eais woman that she is. was not there
Thav always relent. John wore a conti-
tsr. smile FOR he knew he had no ac-
cuser But Sallie will come again They
always do.
Alice White Is not white at all but she
cot drunk and made noise OF every color
4, the rainbow. She did not look pros
nor,us. but she paid two and half
fne
ON the street and he also gave up two