The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-15
POLICE COURT IS
A COOL RESORT
The Great Dispenser Announces His
Political Platform.
TRANSFER COMPANIES FIGHT,
Likelihood That the Question oil So
Letting Baggage on the Trains Way
BE Taken To the Courts OF Last
Decentralization Company
TRANSFER COMPANIES FIGHT

vnore come the delightful breezes thal
sween the white Chamber these not days
Will remain forever a mystery like snch
problems as what becomes OF all the pms
and where go the sora
Cooling zephyrs swept the great Nhi'e
chamber yesterday and the keeper oil
the fans had a sinicure. one OF me oid
n,n,tues declared the police Court
oooa enough summer resort Tor him.
and SAT through the long civil docket
Justice John is "A man Of opinions both
ON and of the bench and start him once
and tnev stick up au around MN ME
lttle knobs IN the iron and glass frame
- over a cellar under the sidewalk on
Broad street.
MS PLATFORM.
There were several cases m me foilce
court I'm connection with large instl'u-
tlons and the Great Dispenser declare u
mas platform 90 be anti-corpofatlohs' an
u-trusis. antl-cxpansi0n anu eaPe~.S''s
anu-nigger.
A Ltre, contingent Of Baptist young
people. who have grown gray trying TO
attend an the meetings and 7ee the sights
Al the same time. were early on mana.
Justice John always saves a trump cara
fog the last aud nually announced that
he was a Baptist.
r. d. Halter. an agent OF the Rlch.
mond Transfer Company was charged
with soliciting baggage on the platform
~ the Southern railway depot. lte ac-
knowledged the act, and was nned e.
The trial of the case developed lh1t
there is a big fight on between me RICH
NJ
gage transfer people in the city, headed
by Major CARRIER. who has recently em-
barked in am independent business.
II IS stated that the privilege now solely
enjoyed by the Richmond Transfer Com
pany OF soliciting ON trains and inside
The depots VIII be contested.
4 TEST CASE.
The opposition people Will probably
place men on the trains 70 solicit along
with the privileged company's agents and
If prevented viii appeal 10 the courts.
A lawyer well acquainted with the
conditions OF the fight says 10 may come
before the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion and the Supreme Court before they
are done.
The Richmond Traction Company.
through its president. Mr.. T.. Randolph
Williams answered 20 a charge Of tlil-
ing 10 obey the order Of the Street Com
mittoe n c0ncreting their track ON Cary
street between Belvidere and Laurel,
whore it is being paved.
The company contends that they cam
not be required 10 pave the street diff
ferenty from the method adopted ny
the city. and by agreement with CiV
Attorney Pollard an appeal was taken ln
order 90 make test case.
COMPANY FINED.
The minimum hne So was imposed
and the case viii so to the supreme
Court
some cases against the same company
for not making renewals and repairs
were continued until Tuesday.
John Logan. colored. was charged with
assault.ng and biting Janey Randolph.
John had succeeded in placing magic
balm upon Janey's wounds and she de-
clined TO prosecute. John paid costs
only.
Robert Conway who seemed few
days ago 20 be In a bad fix IN regard 90
beating Baby Fox. came into court In
very chummy attitude with Baby The
young man said they had made up. jus
tice John said Doe knew when be was
beat and imposed costs only.
There was no money in the other cases
and all We're dismissed.