The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-15
SOME CANINE
COMPLICATIONS.
A Citizens Dog Contradicts His
Masters Statement.
AN ONYX BLOCK FROM UTAH.
The sheriff of Salt Lake City Rcmem
bers Courtcsies Extended Him
While in Richmond - Justice
John Makes an Example.

More than an hour was occupied in the
Police Court yesterday 10y Justice John
iu combating the ingenuity OF citizens
who have DOGS on their premises and
don't want o. pay license for them.
one man. whom a policeman warned
yesterday told the officer that he had
sent the dog tO the country. and while
they were talking together the faithful
ndo trotteI into their presence a freshly
paid-license figured iu this case yesterday
morning. and the man escaped punish
mcnt with a DE on his conscience and a
dollar from his pocket Tor the license.
Through au tie vicss.tudes OF canine
complications the Great Dispenser kept
in high. good humOur and the big audience
on hand got the fun worth of their
money
4 NICE PRESENT.
Justice johns chnihke happy look.
was due tO a present. lie re-
,e.ttd 3D. ,sel-wrapped package and open
ed BE- very gingeriy for fear il might be
an internal machine. The bundle CON
tanned magnificent piece of onyx sent
him by Sheriff j. j.. Howeus. OF salt
Lake city. Utah. who came here last
January after a. f0rger named Cary.
shorn iowolls sent the news that Cary
had been sentenced TO three and a half
years for his crime and iu acknowledge
ment Of the courtesies he received here.
ho sent mementoes 10 Col. John Murphy.
Sergeant T0mNns0n. Detective Gibson
and Justice John
SHOOTING ~ THE STREET.
Tile Gred. Dispenser had an expanding
case yesterday morning.
5outhau Graham. "a youth was up on
the charge OF shooting pistol ia the
street aL Joe Webster. a cO!ored hack
driver.
Tho negro told his story on the stand
and he appeared 20 be n harmless, much
abused and fet-upou individual whose
Iife had been placed On jeopardy without
prov0caton. The result of the first
round was that young Graham had
warrant served 0n HIM in court for car
rying concealed weapons. and Fleming
Pierce and Elmo Starke two boy wit
nosses in the case. were charged with
throwing rocks in the street.
Things changed "a little. however. as
the evidence progressed and the innocent
Joe Webster was found 20 be the aFgres-
sor and charges NJ disorder and throw
Ing rocks I'm the street were recorded op-
p0sitc his name or tho fateful ledger
STRUCK a BOY.
r was shown that the two boys above
named were taking two horses from a
Webster worked az the request N the
blacksmith. and Joe Webster roughly
took the horses away and struck one Of
the boys The boys threw bricks at him.
lie went 10 the stable and returned
with re-enforccments and rock battle
cnsued.
The rock battle was I'm Cary street
opposite the Madison Street school and
the street was full of school children
going home and 70 small boy and a girl
were hit with pieces Of brick
S0uthau Graham was near hy but had
taken no part in the row and Joe Web
ster threw brick at him. lie followed
lt MO with n granite block and young
Graham fired q pistol over his head,
causing him to- make precipitated re-
treat through hole in the fence.
TO was shown that Graham had the
pistol iu a case in FUN sight on belt
around bis waist and was going out 20
tho country t0 practice with the pistol
The charge of carrying concealed weapon
was withdrawn.
IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL.
Justice John dUet on the fact that the
row took place in front Of public
school whore hundreds 0f children were
congreeatd and their lives endangered,
and referred 20 the strict ordinances
the heavy penalties which the law at
taches t0 such o1enses, and DE declared
Doe would make an example OF all con-
cernel.
He meI Graham S-5. Joe webster col
ored. $50. and Fleming Pierce and Elmo
Starka $3.50 each.
Frank Gr.e- was charged with on at-
tempt 20 cut ~ s. Gregory with knife
The case WAS continued until the 18Th.
Geo. Howard and sam. Carter. negro
bows sixteen years DID, were caught red
handed with lead pine just cut out of a
vacant house. The inability OF the agent
and officer 90 prove that the door through
which they entered was closed was all
that saved them from the pen.tontiary.
They went 20 JAIN for elk months
OLD OFFENDERS.
Phillip Johnson and Henry Bilher, no.
cr0cs. answered the charge Of being sus-
Dicious characters I'm connection with a
car broken omen on Chesapeake and
Ohio siding and the case was continued
for investigation Henry Bi'ber IS an
av-convict and was given sixty days for
stealing n coat which he pawned yester-
day. Things look very blue for Henry 8
future