The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-21
NO CIGARETTES
IN POLICECOURT
Justice John Thinks They Are Worse
Than Whiskey.
A YOUNG MAN GONE WRONG.
He Gets Four Months in JAN Tor
Stealing - Poetic Bcgsars are
Treated According 10 Their
Rhythmic Requests.

When the Great Dispenser waltzed into
the White Chamber yesterday fresh with
the Sabbath rest, the buzz of voices and
shuttle Of feet that filled the temple
stopped as short as the noise In schoo1
when the dominic appears upon the scene
Hats off. and an air OF interest ana reNer-
once overcomes the crowd.
His high-bred hose snuffs the air. lie
smells a cigarette. The show cannot so
on until the offensive oder is expelled.
The cul9rii is found in corner OF tho
crowd and sneaks out Of sight in DIS
grace. Justice John thinks there is more
hope for man who drinks whiskey than
one who smokes cigarettes.
The Great Law-Giver cuts off fresh
chew with mathematical precision ana
rings for the curtain.
The docket was a double decker and un-
der his skilful manipulation proved me
tax producer.
PovERTY's SAD LAMENT.
Hearken to Poverty's sad lament
BE quick his wants TO allay,
Don't turn Gods poor from your favored
door.
Lest you might ask for mercy some day
Justice John read these lines with so
norous tones and fine conception of their
pathos. rhythm and metre, looking over
the top OF his specs at the end Of each
line I'm the face a six-foot Rum Blossom
standing before the bar charged with be-
ing a suspicious character.
Frank shannon was his poetic name
and he was caught on the dead run sat
urlay night by fleet-footed Officer Brad
ley. and his partner. William oliver, gave
IN after a hot chase by sprinting Onlcer
Wyatt
The two men were begging in the shad-
ows OF the streets. stopping people, ana
In dark corners Offering cards with the
above lines printed on them. In a very
persistent and menacing manner
They were watched. and when n case
was clear against them the officers ap-
proached to arrest the Buns, and both
men broke and ran in opposite directions.
POETIC JUSTICE JOHN.
But they had well-fed feet-footed po-
nceTnen to reckon with, and in conse-
nuence both stood before the finest Police
Justice on earth. who reads poetry as
easily as he can swallow raw oyster.
"Hearken to Povertys sad lament!
read the Great Dispenser. u won Tor
get YOU. boys" said he as he looked com
niseratingly on red faced Frank Shan-
non. 49,,
"Be quick his wants TO allay." he read
again. holding the card at arms length
as II near-sighted.
ooh I'll take care Of you, never fear
he tenderly shouted to Oliver
Don't turn God S POOR from your faVoreu
door,
Lest YOU might ask for mercy some day
TN open the door to you, never fear
said the Great Dispenser ana then reau
with still greater JUNCTION the last Oh wv"
verses on the cards, hundred OF more
Of which big, lazy, healthy, whisky-soaK-
ed Frank shannon had in his pockets.
$50 as your boat goes flying by
Give me q little tow.
1t don't cost you much ana
VIII bless you as l co.
"I'u take you in tow ana see that you
don't want for any OF tile comforts OF
life" promised the Great Dispenser. Win
beautiful irony. and grasping his pen
wrote on the record page: ihifty u"Sa
with labor"
A ROW MADE Up.
William Faker. co.ored, was c"@i &c"
with assaulting and woundins VIM JoHH-
SON with a beer glass. The row occurred
friends and tried TO discount the gravity
of the offence by romancing.
But the square inch Of skin off william
n,ack check sustained the charge In the
warrant and William BGscT reluctantly
parted with $50 in Cas-
Charles Jackson. a black pompadour
dude was drunk Saturday night and
imagined himself the file guide in the
,.nntinous Sixth" he cuf5sd every BODY
that came along WITH a ponceman called
that way. Charles paid $500 into the City
Treasury.
w. II. McGruder and Plum Talleafuro
colored. were charged with fighting. Nc
grinder paid his $500 ike a little man and
an attachment Is out for Plum who accor-
ding to the officer should be pulled
A .ASE or CATCH.
C1in pollard. buck Pollard. Harry Law
son Gordon Keller and Alfred Kelly. all
boys. were charged with disturbance and
throviug rocks at the house Of Martina
Brice. They were al Identified by Mar
tina and her neglHors.
Decision. case of catch. boys: 500
each
To the woman "You can go You get
the rock: l get the money"
Frank ]. Clark alias Frank j. Ryan a
Young man giving his home as Brooklyn
was charged with entering the house OF
John Luchesi and stealing $3.50 I'm money
and a gold filed watch. The charge OF
entering was not proven. lie confessed
the theft to Sergeant Tomlnson and on
the Sergeants testimony he was sent 10
iail for four months.
Albert Gundv alias Albert Coleman
colored. charged with being a suspicious
character. was held for further investi-
cation.
Willie Brown and Willie Green had a
row and Willie Green was sliced across
the cheek and ear with a knife.
The cut proved not to be serious and
they 81 swcre thew hai only been play;
ing and the cut man paid the costs.