The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
Fails to Make an Impression on a
Silent Tramp,
BAKER SENT TO GRAND JURY,
The Court OF Select Law and Quick
Justice Must Not be Used as
Convenience 10 Collect
Boarding House Debts.

| Ah'Aiihb a man "a AiNNh s'NfA'-'-NS
eyes were downcast and his mind heavy
! burdened.
lie was one OF two tramps caught beg
! ging from door to door in the fashionable
| quarter. The other man fed but this one
stood his ground and was arrested
As he stood before the stern tribunal
/ OF Justice John the merry eye Of the Ter
ror Of ramps was turned on him with
the intensity OF battleships search
] light on a hostile enemy but the
| prisoners eyes were on the floor and the
| look that never fails 10 bring confusion
to the most hardened hobo was lost on
the man before him who raised not his
head or sought defense.
OFFICERS STORY.
The officer told the circumstance OF his
| arrest and that when searched a knife
was found on his person and taken from
| him. The man was yet downcast and
| silent.
WAL what are you doing here exploded
| Justice John? No lifting of the eyes on
| the part of the tramp.
| Can't you talk sir, yelled the law civer.
| still no sign from the tramp. He stood
! as emOtiOnless as a cigar store sign while
| the Terror TO trangressors got red in the
| face. firing questions like Calling gun
| at the silent man.
| The situation was intense and the crowd
wondered II Justice John had lost his grip
on offenders.
Can't YOU make him talk, shouted The
Justice at the officer who made the ar
rest. He amt never talked since | had
| him, replied the policeman.
Then we will see II he can read, and
the Justice hurriedly wrote something on
| the back of an old warrant and stuck 1t
before the downcast eyes.
The man looked al the paper hard and
| long and laid il back on the desk. Again
IT was pushed I'm front Of him with ges-
| lures that might have terrorized a Jess
self-contained person. The man then
mo,ioned for a pencil and this was what
he wrote: Il cannot read your hand
| writing"
THAT'S ONE ON NE.
Well that's one on me. ero~led the
| Court as he turned the original paper
over TO Clerk Edgar White to transcribe.
and when handed In his copper Plate
| cherography to the silent tramp he read
get out OF town at once"
The tramp did not move. but again
asked for pencil and paper and wrote:
81 will 20 II YOU give me back my knife.
This was handed him and while the
vaulted chamber echoed the laugh on
Justice John the tramp went out and car
ried his perpetual stiffness. hearing not
the cry for silence from the sergeant
powerful lungs.
CARL BAKER.
Carl Baker was sent on 10 the grand
Jury from the Police Court yesterday.
Monday. December 26th. Carl celebrat-
ed Christmas by wantonly beating Willie
Walker with "A firebrand and rolling him
In the mud OF Munford street. Willie is
a boy and Carl Is a man. Willie IS a
weaklfng and Carl is Zulu for size
Willie was picked up by colored female
Samaritan, and later in the day with
his clothes cleaned Of the mud ana MS
face washed was started on his way.
Carl not satisfied with his morning. job
met Willie again In the afternoon and
saying now. 1--WE got you sure enough,
struck him down with a big rock.
A needle stuck by a doctor several
times through the Jagged edges OF
WilIe's scalp restored him 10 conscious
ness and TO the thickness Of Lis skull he
owes his life to-day. and white scar
In his kinky hair was evidence OF his
punishment.
Carl was unwisely placed upon the
stand by his lawyer and ciumsiiy found
cred In the web of justice until the lat
spider on the bench wound the ailments
of evidence around the black fy, Carl,
until il was folly 10 struggle longer.
ASKS PROTECTION.
Mr. James Il. Vaughan made complaint
that Robert Cottrell had entered bis store
and threatened 10 kill him ana that ne
protected himself from injury by de-
tending himself with a Ratchet. Mr..
Vaughan said that Cottreli WAS danger
Gus man and that he considered his lie
in danger.
BOND I'm the sum Of one hundred dol
lars was required Of Cottrell for his good
behavior.
Peter Crowder. a young white man
from Petersburg, was charged With haV-
ing stolen a horse and buggy. While IN
toxicated yesterday he tried TO sell the
team for $40. He was held TO get infor-
nation from Petersburg as 10 the owner
ship Of the team.
william Thomas, seedy irebriate.
whose offences against soberness are Ike
the sands Of the sea. returned on the same
old charge after being ordered out Of
town Immediately on penalty Of the rock
pile just twenty-four hours before
she promise then made him was well
kept and he Will be Acquainted with
work for the next sixty days.
JEALOUSY.
Susie Jones. coored. found her husband
last night and asserted her rights by
striking her husband in their presence. IL
cost her 1870. l. .,o
Justice John took up a test case III INC
clearinghouse law and declared that MS
court should no longer be used 10 co"Tcl
clearinghouse keepers bad dents oy
criminal action under a bad law.
He ruled that where a party secu'eu
hoard for a stated time that II was an
ao~eeroan, for credit and II he did not pay
his board. the clearinghouse Keeper
could not bring criminal action as pro-
vided under this law when there WAS
proven intent to defraud. .Aou
W. @,rtber stated that hereafter when
., ne ne, ,u shown that a travelling mans
baggage was siezed for board and IT. iva, was
shown that said baggage was asm arq 9baf he
saihp,o s.,tde that such baggage could not
W. ~oI ho,d for the board Of the drummer.
o os =, ti' nrevented him from doing business
a. as which he might secure money to pay