The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-08
BLACKTH0RN FOR
JUSTICE JOHN
Councilman Teefey Brings Him One
from Old Ireland.
THE SUN FLOWER SELECTED.
4 Very Light Sunday Docket and Only
One Grand jury Case-But for the
Misdoings of County Negroes
There Would BE No Trouble.
THE SUN FLOWER SELECTED.

Mr. John Teefey. the genial seventeenth
street member OF the city Council, was
carly In the Police Court yesterday with
q handsome walking cane as present
to the Great Dispenser and souvenir
of his recent visit 90 his native nome IN
the Emerald Isle.
II is told OF this suave Councilman
that when he was elected to the CITY
Council and some of the complimentary
things that fall 90 the share or a CITY
father came his way he would make no
use Of them because they were printed
In red instead OF In green.
II was therefore no surprise that the
neat black thorn that he brought Justice
John from old Ireland was prettily deco
rated i'm ribbons OF the verdant tint.
THE SUN FLOWER.
The heart that has once loved never
But as truly loves on TO the close
As me sun-hower turns on her God when
he sets,
The same look which she gave when he
rose.
These we're the words which the Great
Dispenser quoted yesterday with eN-
ceuent taste and feeling as he gazed
fondly upon a splendid specimen Of the
Russian suu-dower sent by young lady
with the request that IL be made the
court flower OF the week.
A superb spray Of gadiolus was the
favQrite Of the weeks collection but the
request Of a young lady Is always sacred
ion Justice Johns gallant heart and the
sun-hower therefore is the court flower
for this week
The falling off In crime heretofore no.
ted during the present year, was especial
ly noticeable in the opening day Of the
week The docket. which is heavy on
Monday as a rule. was short and made
I'D chiefly Of minor offences. most Of the
prisoners being up for their first offence
and were dismissed with a warning
THE ONLY SERIOUS CASE
a Pink Alley cutting case furnished the
only serious charge.
Harrison Bundy colored. cut Moses
Robinson. The row occurred at 1880
O'Clock Saturday night I'm negro saloon
and gambling Joint Moses was cut I'm
the head above the ear and bled fear
fully. small artery having been
severed.
Mean whiskey, profanity, a fight a
knife. and three stitches by the ambu-
lance surgeon was the sum total OF the
affair.
Harrison Bundy was sent to the grand
jury.
James Page. an innocent looking red
headed mulatto from Charles city coun
~ Saturday, offered 20 sell a cow for
81. and then dropped TO $3.50 and finally
agreed TO take $40 for the animal I'm
the meantime an officer was summoned
and James is held as q suspicious char
acter and am owner is wanted for the
cow
THE THING REVERSED.
r.. j. Satterwhite. cOiOred. was charged
with being drunk and using profane LAM
guage David Dawson being chief Wit
ness. II ended I'm Satterwhite being dis
charged and the witness fired $3.50 for the
offence with which be charged the other
Sealw0od Levi. colored was arrested
Tor creating a disturbance on the street
and was seen 90 slip something in his
pocket It proved 80 be- "a knife with "a
blade as long as p bayOnet and danger
Gus enough to be classcd as 20 concealed
weapon. sealwood proved that he was
Hanover Niger and a watermelon vendor
and that ne used the knife for plugging
melons. He got off with a s. fine
Ed Meredith colored. charged with be-
ing drunk said he was. from Beaver
Dam and knew Capt John Phillips.
This was a good passport and Ed was
told TO go and sin no more.
Rosa Johnson. cOlored was given ten
days for being drunk and disorderly.
She waltzed up I'm front of the Great Dis
penser with q midway swirl and denied
the soft Impeachment with coy but de-
Cided emphasis. The sentence aroused
her great displeasure and she abused
everything an inch high ia language
more vigorous than chaste and was
given thirty days for disorder in the pen.