The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-08
STRUCK ON HEAD
WITH WAGON SKID
Wagon Driver Assaults a Street Car
Conductor.
ELECTION DAY IN POLICE COURT.
The Great Dispenser Happy and Full
Of Witticisms--The s. u. @. A.
Continues With the Good
Work-A Runaway.

notwithstanding the opposition OF Mr..
A q Worsham TO the Democratic ticket
the only habitues of the police court
absent were those employed as Clerks and
Judges and the Justice Mill ran along as
easy as a well-greased political machine.
When the returns were all In Sergeant
Thomas held a full hand and the Great
Dispenser made no notice or contest
THINGS SELDOM WHAT THEY SEEM
THE Police Court docket yesterday
which was as innocent looking as tns
side door OF a saloon on elecion u@s
proved to be a briar pltch OF iesai 80
nioalities and a barbed wire tangie or
conflicting evidence.
AS for the Great Dispenser, he was ms
XIV positively risky and whisked around
I'm his chair like squirrel In the Capitol
Square coquetting with a roasted peanut.
He was as happy as man just mar
ried and reeled OF witticism from each
case as a man peals a raw onion, esch
LAYER being a little stronger and more
pleasing as 1t reached the germ.
A peculiarly interesting case was the
charge against Cornelius Harrison, col
ored. for feloniously assaulting and beat
ing J. T. Hargrove with wagon skid
on the street.
Mr. Hargrove Is a conductor on the
Fourteenth-street line. Cornelius wagon
was standing backed up against Inc
curb In front OF his employers store
loaded, but not at the time being unload
ed. James Zimmerman, the motornan'
had an alteration with the negro as 10
the moving Of his wagon.
Two witnesses, negro drivers. and the
prisoner testified that Hargrove attack
cd Cornelius with his switch key, heavy
stick iron shod, used for changing
switches without getting off the car.
The conductor and motorman testined
that neither struck the negro.
Uarproye was struck on the arm and
ON the head by the negro with the skid
and claimed that It was done as soon as
he got off the car and when he had no.
thing in his hand.
Two girls saw the negro strike Har-
grove on the head. Cornelius had large
brulse on his arm, which he claimed was
made by the switch key.
The evidence as to the beginning OF the
row was meagre. The negroes all swore
the conductor struck Cornelius and the
street car men swore he did not loren
him. and the bruise was on the negro
arm.
HEAVY If PROVEN.
Justice Johns punishment for street
car disturbances are always severe as
ins,anceS i'm another case here reported
and while the preponderance OF evidence
was that the negro was at fault, ne ola
NOT consider Il sufficient for such heavy
punishment as he would infict If 1t we're
clearly proven. and he therefore discharg-
ed him from the original charge
T, was shown, however. that the motor"
man and the negro used "cuss' words
and they were fined $50 on the charge
OF disturbance. 80,
The motorman testified that he did not
use profane language and took an appeal
The negro was also fined $50 for cb-
structing the street.
An appeal was also taken by the street
car company represented by Sapt. Alex:
II. Guigon on the decision in the original
case. and It will be tried by jury.
SOCKED 1T TO HIM.
Waverly Crews is rather fancy look
ing negro, who said he was I'm the trans
portation business between New YORK
and Atlanta" and he was charged win
disorder and fighting on Traction car.
WayerIy offered an indignity TO white
lady and the conductor stopped the car
10 nut him off. He attacked the conduc-
tor and choked him and tore his clothes.
Waverly said he had had only few
drinks and denied all recollection of the
affair.
He was fined s25 and went to the pen In
lavender overcoat and red gloves to serve
a term OF sixty days in Jail.
A cruelty to animals case occupied an
hour of the courts time.
r. w Scott. owner OF an alleged horse,
and Albert Henry. driver OF the same. were
charged with ill-treating and torturing
the animal which was very poor. very
old and staggering in the shafts Of the
wagon. The old pack OF bones had