The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
DAY OF NOVELTY
IN POLICE COURT
Justice John Remembered by a Crate
full Mother.
ALSO NEWSPAPER REPORTERS.
Eddie jackson is Making an I'm
common Record as Thief-Ihe
Great Dispenser Pardons Pris-
oners-An Auction Sale.
ALSO NEWSPAPER REPORTERS

A large audience assembled in ne Big
White Chamber yesterday and all had
an air OF expectancy as if they looked for
something 10 drop.
And they were not disappointed.
Christmas Eve in the Police Court was
full OF novelties and the Great Dispenser
who is like a teetotum. no matter how
you throw him, lands right side up, was
as usual the biggest pebble OF the lot.
VERSATILITY.
lie was the terror OF evil-doers. the
good and merciful Judge. the clerk OF an
auction sale. the recipient of gifts, OF
which he made acknowledgement in
speech. all in the space Of one hour.
The docket did not promise much ana
offered no surprises.
Eddie jackson (coloredD stole stove.
The stove was cold, but II was an adult
in the ful vigor of youth Eddie had
stolen everything else in the catalogue Of
department store and as a Christmas
novelty he carried off a full-blown stove.
lie couldn't carry the stove and the pipe
too. so he got another boy to take the
pipe.
\ NARROW ESCAPE.
When Officers TOmlinson and Wyatt
got after them. the other boy crawled into
the pipe and so escaped. but Eddie seeing
l.l1l the Stove udA AhNNth HiH rDpNNf eN'
rendered to the majesty OF the law.
Eddie is not a common thief. Not long
since Mrs. Mary Keith caught him in her
store stealing-that is she detected him.
but he would not be caught. He drew a
knife on the lady and started 10 cut his
way out and she let him pass.
AT the Second Station he tried 10 cut MS
way out OF the cell and had removed a
brick, when discovered. lie went down
for sixty days.
Sanford Lyons (colored) the self-con-
fessed slayer Of negro In North caro-
lima. whom the North Carolina authorities
decline to send for, was held under sus-
picOn OF another charge, that or stealing
a lot OF cigars.
John Clement alias Willie Harris, a
suspicious character. was given 90 days.
EYE PUT OUT.
J. O. Marshall, colored, was charged
with fel0nlously shooting another negro
boy With a rifle. with intent 10 Kill.
The boys were playing with small
rifle, and the hall went into the boys eye
and lodged over the ear, from whence 1t
was ren,Ned.
IL is not clear whether the shooting was
accidental or with intent. The case was
continued until the 3rd day of January,
Justice John announced that accord
ing TO his custom for years at Christmas
he had gone over the list of prisoners in
tho city Jail and would give those who
were most worthy by their behavior in
jail. and by reason of the nature OF their
offences, their freedom a. A Christmas
gift.
PRISONERS PARDONED.
The Sergeant read the following names,
as those who would spend Christmas-Day
as free citizens. The dates denote the
time OF their incarceration:
Rena Bailey, September 2sth. 6 months:
lnung on the street
Patsy Burrell. November l6. surety for
co days
Gabriel Bagby. November q, rocking
house OF Martha Crump.
John Clarke. September 5. le months for
house-brealing.
James o. Daniel. May 90. IL months.
stealing railroad brasses.
John Deans. November 9th. 80 days. dis
orderly.
days.
Matte Haynes. September 18th. dis
lrderiy
Ben Houseman. December 2. surety 90
days.
A. J. Lucy. December II. surety loo
days.
iulting ladies.
Ezekiel Noble. December 9, 90 days as
-splcious character.
~ Nash. December Is surety days.
Lulu Pollard. November q. surety ~
days. stealing.
Huron Price. December II. surety g.
days.
Charles Ross. November q. crap shooter
Thomas Robinson. December ?, surety
% days.
Burton Smith. April Z. II months as sus-
picious character.
Ed. wilkins. June %. suspicious char
acter, months.
TOKENS OF ESTEEM.
Just bs.ore court adjourned Captain
Frank Cunningham stepped forward and
asked 70 be heard He said he was COM
miss,oned by the newspaper reporters
to present the Great Dispenser. as an
evidence Of esteem and appreciation Of