The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-10
VISITORS IN THE
POLICE COURT
The Great Dispenser Has a Few Re-
marks to Make on Lynchng
JACKSON MANN OBJECT LESSON.
The Story Of a Faithless Lover and the
SufIcrings of His Victim at the
Hands of Her Rival Cyclone
Samucls in Court.
JACKSON MANN OBJECT LESSON.


are all taken with the Great Dispenser
and stop after court 10 shake hands with
hm and tell him how much they en-
joyod the show.
The Court OF Regulation ran as
| smoothly yesterday morning as the Pres
! dents special Before the start was made
| the machinery was well oiled. the track
sanded for few feet. aud steam kept
up at the top notch by a judicious hand
ling of the ventilator in the furnace door.
Every seat IN the train was fun and
| the chairs ln the observation car were
| occupied by visitors who never took the
trip before and were not familiar with
/ the signals Of the conductor
A CLEVER ILLUSION.
When Justice John stepped into the
| court and cried all aboard his gavel inn
| mediatcly assumed the shape OF a ticket
| punch and the bone button in MS shirt
! front turned 20 q first water diamond.
The Illusion was so complete that You
could hear the steam popping of the
safety valve and the wheels grinding
on tho track.
| The train ran sixty miles an hour IN
smooth places. but the conductor was
! talky and fingered az every station TO
crack jokes with passengers as they got
| of and 10 took two hours TO reach the
| terminus. when the trip is often made
in half the time.
WHAT LEADS To LYNCHING.
jackson Mann. colored. was before tho
! Great Conductor for being drunk and
/ insulting ladies.
Jack claimed 10 be suffering with such
misery I'm his stomach that he got eX-
| cited and drank too much and did not
/ know what ne was doing The Great Con-
( ductor made some very pertinent remarks
on the causes OF lynchug negroes. and
! expressed determination 10 prevent 30
] TN Richmond II possible he fined Jack
son Mann so and sent him 10 jail for six
months. The bad Niger swagger
with which the prisoner went 60 the pen
showed that he did not take the lesson
TO heart.
A BAD NEGRO.
a very bad case" was the endorse
ment Justice John entered IN his own
copy-plate handwriting on the record
book. and warned all the lawyers in the
court that any attempt to get modih-
cation Of the sentence would be regarded
as contempt OF court.
Mary Cheatham. colorcd. was charged
with cutting Charlotte Henderson with
a knife with inten. TO MAIN, disigure
and Kill. DR.. Goode testified that Char
lotte was cut in the breast quite severe
ly and that the knife being detected By
rib was AN that saved Charlotte's life.
Charlotte was engaged 20 marry Pres
ton Harris next Wednesday and had
an her wedding clothes ready.
Last night she came out OF a prayer
meeting on Byrd street through the back
alley and saw her ahlanced six-feet-two- !
inches Of knocked-kneed loyeiiness com
ing down the steps dressed In an inch OF |
his life with Mary fhpafham
Charlotte did not Ike that kind Of an |
action in man in ono week OF the hymcnai |
altar and she grabbed him by the coat |
tails and remarked. IL arrest this niger |
right here
Mary Cheatham took up for her escort |
and Dc into Charlotte like a thousand Of |
brick Nobody saw Charlotte cut, but the /
fact remained that she was cut, for Dr.
Goode took four stitches in her sable |
skin.
Mary was sent to Jail 10 wait the
meeting of the grand jury.
CYCLONE sAMUELS.
Elijah Ray. alias James Page. who was
charged the day before with offering for
sale "a heifer. stolen in Charles city coun-
IS. was araigned and witnesses were
present To show that the animal WAS
stolen from The field Of Farmer William
Crittenden.
Constable n. \. Samue's, Of Henrico,
was present as a witness-he whose Prov
ess I'm the enforcement of the law has
given him the pround name of Cyclone
Samuels-and to- this awe-inspiring title
he responded with a noble mixture of
dignity and dispatch.
Quite "A little nutter OF excitement
went over the great chamber ON account
O. srlr.r lrG of fFrlfF g.
the history Of noble deeds i'm HenHco
and only the gavel of the Great Dis
penser who makes no division Of admit
ration with anybody. prevented the Hen
rico Terror OF Evil Doors being APP
plauded.
The COW stealcr was sent 10 the grand
jury. and Cyclone raised the question
Of jurisdiction and wanted 10 take the
prisoner 90 HenricO. where fees grow fat
even in poor ground. but the Great Dis
penser brought his fist down and the
man from Henrico returned empty hand
ed ana sOrrOwful.
VIM. Thornton. a gigantic black was
arrested al O'Clock IN the morning with
"a small Jack screw D. D. his possession, very |
close TO The freight yards of the Chcs-
apeake ana Ohio railway.
The connection of jaclsscrew with tho
robbery of brasscs from the journals of
freight cars so frequen, of late. was but
Il snort step and William was put un-
der bonds or 800 with y months for de-
fault.
a LEAD PIPE CINCH
Eddie Harris cOlored. was captured
with a basket containing 70 pounds Of
ead pipe. The verdict I'm his case was
also 500 and Y months
Leon Ford was charged with throwing
according 20 the testimony. threw rocks
Mr.. Newton told Mr.. Ford If his boy
iidnt stop throwing rocks at Newtons
BOY he would get out a warrant Mr..
Ford told him 10 go ahead, and they were
n court with the boys.
The Great Dispenser sized mp the case
md invited Mr. Newton to pass judgment.
aging he would put the boy in jail for u
months II he said so.
Mr. Newton seemed to think that was
.oing a little too far. Mr.. Ford looked on
ma said nothing
Further examination developed the
hrowing on both sides and the Great
dispenser agreed to find each boy $3.50 or
O. dismiss both OF them. giving Ir. New
on his choice
The old gentleman accepted the latter /.
curse
Vet people say Justice John don't like
b punish boys
TWO To MAKE A QUARREL
Mr.. George w Mcdowell again an L
wered 10 the charge Of cursing abusing c
nd threatening 10 XII Ms Mcdowell. o
is wife Some % the female nelghbors
ad been summoned by Mrs Mcdowell. a
hey heard noise and fussing and quar- !
sllng In the Mcdowell mansion. but did q
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