The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-25
JUSTICE JOHN
WITH HIS BACK UP
Gets on a High Horse Because He is
Misguided.
CRUELTY TORTURING A HORSE.
The Soc city for the Prevention OF Cru
city TO Animals After "a Heartlcss
Man With a sharp Stick-Came
Near Going To Jail.

Justice John has been toked, joshed and
jollied more than any man alive. and
never fails to get back at the newspaper
man when there's fun TO be had
He takes without murmur all the
caricaturing Of his personality. and never
kicks at exaggerations. but even the
worm will turn and he turned yesterday
with all four feet up and kicked like
mule because he was misquoted in GER
tam paper; ne pouted and stamped his
heel like a five-year-old. Golly wasn't
he mao.
AN OFF DAY.
1t was AN of day in the Police
/ Court. The Great Dispenser was tuned up
! TO concert pItcn but there was very
! light chorus 20 the music. lie was US
| ready as ever to look aIter other peOpe
| business, and sulked IKE non cne@'eo
| ou1 OF his prey, because there were SO
| few sins to punish.
lie accused the police Of taking a gen
| eral holiday and snot At very small sdine
| WIN has pig-Dore guns.
The docket was as short as hackney
horse tail and the money in the cfowN
| wou.dnt buy one days tobacco tor inc
| Court 3 tobacco grinder.
Indeed Il might be called horse day
az the only hnc Of consequence was an
account Of Il horse and a very shabby
one al that.
TORTCRING A HORSE.
VIM Z. Cook, Of Chesterfield, near
! Manchester was charged with torturing
| ana ill-treating a horse.
! The miserable animal was taken from
| Cooks wagon on the street, and during
| court was tied TO a rack on Tenth street,
| q mute witness 10 the truth Of the charge,
| the animals back presenting sickening
and distressing sight TO mortal eyes,
making it almost beyond human belief
that man could work an animal in such
miserable condition.
The officers for the Society for the Pre-
| vention OF Cruelty TO animals reported
the case and Dr. Juf. 3. Wood president
| OF the Society was prosecutor.
! Dr. Wood announced that whatever ac-
I ton the court might take he would take
| tho responsibility under the law Of killing
| the horse which a veterinary said could
| not get wei.
! The man at first denied having worked
the horse except 20 bring wagon 10
! town 10 sell il. He admitted later that
! he had plougheG the animal recently and
| IL was proven by the marks on the AMI
mai and by direct evidence that he had
been regularly working the horse.
a FEARFUL SORE.
| It was shown that the horse had
| sore on his shoulder six inches across
| and six inches deep and that puss sack
| had formed down below the shoulder
| blade making a sore the thought OF which
| WAS sckening
Justice John declared Il the worst case
| he ever saw and stated that he would
| add JAIN punishment to the fine.
The man plead that his wife would be
| confined IN a few days and was now
sick in bed and that he was without
means.
Tnereupon Justice John agreed 10 place
| the hne al so provided that Cook cor
scented To- the killing OF the suffering AMI
| NAL TO this he consented.
All who saw the horse commended the
! work OF the Society and agreed that the
| punishment was very light.
GUILTY. BUT NOT PROVEN
Mrs Mary Fianegan came up from Full
| ton with a troop Of "a dozen nearly grown
boys. against whom she preferred charges
Of abusing her and stoning her house.
Mrs Finnegan told her tale wary confl-
| diut loike." and identified every man in
| the crowd as having, at one time or an
other. annoyed her. Things went on
smoothly until Il came to specifying the
| particular offence Of each one and the
date Of its occurrence.
She finally specified two as being the
head devils IN the last offence and fold
| ed hcr arms and waited for something
| 10 drop
The boys all swore that they had not
I "A milf
present who failed TO see what Mrs. Fin
| uegans unsupported testimony had es-
tablished as facts. Mrs Finnegan said
she had witnesses. but didn't think Il
worth who'll TO bring EN-" and she left
a sadder but wiser woman.
Lee Jackson cOlored was charged with
being suspicious character. The Of
fence for which he IS held is the robbery
OF s2l from his employer The case was
| continued TO summon an important wit
| ness.
WANTED IN HENRICO.
Geo Williams. colored. who was being
held on the charge of embezzling the pro-
ceeds of the sale OF "A calf al the First
Market was applied for by the county
authorities and turned over to them
He is wanted I'm Henrico for two
| charges OF Stealing geese. one In the
northern end and one in the southern end
| OF the county.
John A. Hern has been on jamboree
| for several weeks and told marvellous
| tales to the officers of being prosecuted
| and tortured by party Of people on low
| or Main street
He was charged with being OF unsound
mind and his case continued TO allow him
10 sober IN In Jail and determine his
mental condition.
Fred {. Fliow. of Lynchburg. was bad
| ly liquor-losged, and was sent down.
Mary McDonough allowed her cow to
| CAD about and paid 50,
Manuel lverson had a mule that could
! not get exercise enough hauling bricks all
! day and was promenading the street at
| night with his hind feet trying TO black
| the eyes Of the man in the moon.
Manuel has paid fines enough for this
mule TO board at the jefferson table
| d'hOte. and he added g. more to his