The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-10

JUSTICE JOHN TRAVELS lNC0C.
Pistol and is Caught ont ON the
Fly by Pop Tate y Self Con-
fcssed AbScondcr Held.

The unusual quietude about the Big
White Chamber could not be accounted
for until the court was open. The boudoir
was as still as a real estate Office IN a
former boom town. and Il finally filtered
through the craniums Of the select few
who gather in the inner sanctum sancto-
rum that the Great Dispenser was a
truant.
Squire Lonnie Graves held the fort In
the Police Court, and having got his long
range naval guns mounted well to the
front soon dismounted the cannon Of the
enemy.
The Great Dispenser. according 10 a
censored dispatch. went to norfolk yester-
day incog with The Power Behind
the Throne TO see her on the boat for n
VISIT 90 New York and left Squire Lonnie
to bring up the retreat.
John Dcane, colOred. who carries bricks
in order TO give another man occupation
was charged with disorder and lighting on
the street and resisting officer Robinson
I'm the discharge OF his duty.
JON vas mp in the fourth story OF n
house on Main street. between Nineteenth
and Twentieth. trying 90 raise the ROOF.
TO the annoyance Of the neighborhOod for
two blocks around.
Between yells and war dances he spent
the time abusing his wife. officer Rob
insOn sent word mp the hue that If he did
not keep quiet he would arrest him.
This Intelligence acted on John like
shaking a red rag al a bull. He declared
with a Comanche yell that a policeman
was his meat and he had wanted 10 Eli
one for a long time.
WANTED BLOOD.
lie came down from his eyrie a flight
OF steps at a time and found Policeman
Robinson down on the sidewalk, quietly
browsing around on the grass Of his own
meditations.
John rushed ont and struck the guard
ian Of the peace with his fist.
II was like touching the electric but
ton TO start an Industrial exposition. and
things commenced 10 hum as soon as the
circuit was closed.
For d space of six seconds there was a
blur in the atmosphere. which soon be-
came tinctured with red. and John Deane
appeared I'm court "A badly broke up model
of a police destroyer. the remnants Of his
head tied together with a bloody hand
kerchief and his shirt front a landscape
Of gore.
John was fined ten dollars and went
down for sixty days an humber n a
wiser man.
Lewis Braxton, colored, was charged
with disturbance and firing a pistol on
the street. Officer Pop Tate. at the dread
hour OF midnight. saw a negro man on
the dead run coming towards him. He
hollered al him, spread his c0at-tails
and shued at him and tried every way TO
stop the sprinting figure. but the negro
was apparently I'm a hurry and fed on,
leaving nothing but a crack in the at
mosphere TO tell Of his strange actions
until Lewis sailed around the corner
firing a shot. a second, in the direction Of
the fleeing figure.
COUP DE TATE.
The gallant Pop executed an old first
base trick on Lewis and Lewis lay spraw-
ling on the ground.
Lewis told Squire LOnnie a mixed tale
about bothering with his girl and
throwing bottles and defending himself
and then looked anxious.
Ten dollars was what caught his ear
and IN default he went 10 jail.
Harriet Jones and Leila Minor, both
colOred. and next door neighbOrs. came
on cross warrants for disturbance and
lighting I'm the street.
Harriet brought a rock, nicely wrap
ped. that Leila threw al her door at II
o'clock at night. and Leila brought a
pitcher Just as carefully done up with
which Harriet struck her over the
shoulders.
Both declared themselves ashamed 10
death to have 20 repeat what the other
called her and then looked like she
would bust 81 she didn't tell il.
Harriet finally confessed that 1--WE
both ft. I MT her and she fit me-" and
Squire Lonnie lmpartially fined them $3.50
apiece.
AN ABsCONDER.
Stanley Koepel. the young man from
Jersey city. who is a self-confessed abb
scounder from his employer. appeared on
the charge Of being a suspicious charac-
ter.
lie is a good looking, intelligent young
fellow and dressed in a bicycle sweater
under his coat.
His case was continued 20 hear from
the Jersey City authorities.
James Baker, Jr., was charged with
cutting and %wounding Lewis Rennolds,
colored. with a bottle, and the case was
continued.
Edward Garnett. colored. charged with
stealing two punches OF celery from a.
b.. B~lankenship. failed 20 appear and an
attachment was issued.