The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-06
AIRS ARE COSTLY
IN POLICE COURT
Why Thomas Jefferson Chewed ISraeI
Lewis Ear.
GREAT DISPENSERS FLOWERS.
George Hansberry Got Into Discus
sion of Religion and Winds Up by
Going to the Grand jury on a
Charge Of Felony.

These are gentle days in the Police
Court. Lots Of people seek its cool
shades and sit the show out to the last
easp. but they are quoted by the thought
OF the great heat on the outside and are
easily subdued with the rap Of the gaVel.
Many people commiserated with the
Great Dispenser because of the quaran-
tine preventing him from spending his
Sunday al the sea shore.
lie came into the White Chamber yes
tcrday looking as fresh as small boy
that had just had his face washed anu
put on a clean sailor collar.
A WHITE ROSE.
He wore an immaculate white rose IN
the buttonhole Of his fauluessly-htting
blue serge coat. Although pinned on as
he came down town by the fair hands OF
one OF the most beautiful matrons IN the
CITY. he did not wear it in court
The court flower of the week had been
already determined upon and he would
not violate SO important regulation as
wearing a rose on Saturday When the
Gamma had been made the court hover on
Monday y.
lie may select the rose next week. IT
IS a matter which he only decides when
from one week to another what IL Will
be.
This prevents florists from making a
corner on the particular flower selected
and also keeps the flower lovers oil the
CITY I'm a state Of pleasant expectancy.
NUISANCE CASE.
4 nuisance case was the curtain-ralser
10 the morning show. In these tunes
when every stranger IS looked on with
suspicion and cleanliness Is next 10
codliness. the actors i'm nuisance cases
are stars Of the first magnitude. inc
case was fully gone into and then post
poned 10 get the horseback opinion OF
The CITY Attorney.
with being disorderly on the street-to-
wit al the Union Depot II was one OF
those cases so frequent Of late, growing
ont of the rivalry Of baggaeemen and
hackmen at the railway stations.
Joe when ordered off, put on airs TO
The officer.
lie started 10 put on a few more IN
court and il cost him five dollars and ne
went 10 the pen while somebody on the
outside made the raise 10 get him out.
Airs I'M the Police Court are always
costly.
HAD HIM BY THE EAR.
israel Lewis and Thomas JEFFERSON
two black necroes I'm blue orverals' We
no for fighting. Thomas JEFFERSON win
a declaration Of independence that Gre
go a revolution I'm the mind OF Israel
r.e,vis Jumper on Israel and fastened his
teeth I'm Israers ear and chewed on II
manfully. ,..,...
israel had the appearance Of having
been i'm dog fight with himself as the
under dog. 80,
me lobe Of Israers left car looked Ike
. niece OF req scaling -waX on mourn
Thomas Jefferson tried TO Justify the
chewing act by the assertion that lsI"el
Lewis had been cussing MN LOT soins "''
more than week. t... ~,
I4o had the satisfaction Of seeing his
much lacorated rival go 10 the pen ana
HE wife hustle off 70 try and raise E'ol'
while he with a Sage Of Monticello ar
leisurelv strobe 10 the sergeant desk
,,nu-ranned a long shoe-string from his
lostber nooket- book and paid his me IN
paper money.
THE BARNES FAMILY.
rro,o parnes one OF the LunenburE
,ote9 family answered the charge or
be,n- drunk disorderly and using pro-
fame language on the premises or 'VJ
east Clay street. She also assaulted ana i
cussed Cora Jackson. She went TO jan
for thirty days. 49,
George Hansberrv. who was Keeping
steady company with Phohe Butler' RAD
a discussion with her July l6in on tne
subject Of religion. Phobe told nm she
was better than he was. cause sue was
working for Jesus and he wan l
This so incensed George that ne struck
Phobe over the head with chair. Inc
lick gave her conclusion of the brain.
and knocked Mary Hansberry's baby out
OF her lap and the infant was hors DE
combat and unable to cry Tor three
hours, -
SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY
rhohas skull was tough ard she puNed
through. DR.. j. Travis Taylor was
placed on the stand in the case ana was
put through a course OF sprouts by the
lawyer and tho Great Dispenser a. 20