The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-07
JUSTICE JOHN
MAKESAP PROTEST
He Is Not Running an Information
Bureau, He Says.
ELECTRIC CAR LINES REPORTED,
The Work That is Demanded by the
street Committee - Supposed Ie-
Ionious Cutting Proves 40 Have
Been Accidental.

Justice John IS man of the people and
he is ever ready 10 help regulate the bus
ines and domestic affairs of bis fellow
citizens. hut he ls seriously tMnNln- OK
hanging out Il sign on his Oouloir door,
This Is not au information Office.
Every morning now bis Office is crowded
with people who want l0 ask nm ap1iL
all sorts of things, from where ,ley can
get good cook. % tle best way io Tet'n
the North pole and De- is suffering ft'a
that dred feeling. Even tie worm VIII
turn.
ELECTRIC CAR DAY.
Yesterday was electro street car day DID
the Police Court. ard Justice John acted ar
superintendent and mOt0rman, ana ran
the car % suit himself using tie save.
for a switch crank. and turning on and
OF the current without regard TO whetn-
er IL was ON the uD or down grade.
lie was very careful when women and
children were in the way but opened
her wide when men were getting on ana
on
He tried his best 70 run the lawyers
down when they got on the track. but
they are expert in the use OF the fender
and escaped by falling into that mstrI-
ment
The Great Dispenser ran over an the
lines In the city. giving no transfers and
charging double fares where III suited us
purpose.
Tie turned down ali dead head fares.
and talked 10 the passeng rs ou'ng the
entire trip; and discussed everything fro M
the Dreyfus trial 90 tla question OF lm-
perialsm.
He stopped at the street crossings to
joke with the people and altogether ran
q Y. fH... .H. H
Sergeant Jones s.. Otey collected the
fares In the absence Of Sergeant Thomas
who Is on a vacation and Clerk White ass
usual kept the record of the trip.
COMPANIES ANSM Eit
Both the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company and the Traction Company
were present in the persons of their super
intendents and counsel 10 answer qumer-
Gus charges of violations of the city ore
dinances in not Keeping their tracks I'm
repair.
Col Cutshaw testified MS 10 the c0ndi-
lions OF the parts of tracks on which re-
pairs had been ordered under the d.rec-
zion Of HE Committee On Streets. ana ihe
superintendent told of the difficulties n
the way where they had not been prompt
ly compiled with.
Col. Cutshaw blamed the companies for
dered.
city Attorney Pollard represented the
City and the attorneys of the tw0 rail-
roads attended 90 the interests of their
companies.
Most of the work was shown 90 have
been attended TO since the cases were
continued before. and further Ime was
given on some others.
ON the whole the tracks Of the two lines
were shown to have been pat in better
condition than before.
Buck Chcatham. c0l0rod. was arr1ignod
on an old warrant for shooting Eddie
Dixon in the bar-roonr of August WOLF
some months ago Dixon was not m
court He IS said To- Doe 600 North Carolina,
and the case was continued
Edward Thornton was charged With fc-
louiously WOUndmg j.. Wilkinson with n
knife u was shown that the cutting was
accidental and tho case was dismissed.
Dora Christian was charged with dis-
order and disturbing the entire neighbor-
hood. She paid s. and costs.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.
Dudley Brown. white youth was
charged with cruelty driving a horse
owned by p liveryman. The owner tes-
tilted that the horse dropped from ex-
haustion after ct reached the stable. ard
had been cruelty whipped
Dudley Brown testified that he hired
the horse for Robert Page. The latter de-
clined 10 testify on the ground Of self in-
elimination. a bench warrant was is-
sued for Page and the case continued 20
get the testimony Of the veterinary who
attended the horse.
number OF small cases were disposed
Of with light fines.