The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-06
JUSTICE JOHN
AND LEGISLATORS
Gives Them Freedom Of City and
Also Some Hints,
HAVE LAWS FOR THEM TO ENACT
Aubrey Farmer - Fined $50 and Put
Under Bonds-A Decision i'm Re
gard 60 Permits to Dig
Up the Streets.
HAVE LAWS FOR THEM TO ENACT

TIP the streets.
The Great Dispenser conducts the Police
Court with impressive dignity these days
and ever since the S1prome Court decision
~ Wise as. tut Commonwealth. hc per-
nits scarcely afy back talk.
Even his jokes are moro after ihe ''
johnson than the Dean Swift ordcr ana
Dis responsibilities SIT on him as heavy 's
a hogshcad of tobacco 900 onc.hofso
spring wagon
Ho has grown very hosp.aolc and looks
out for good seats for au the strangers
GREETINGS
lie welcomed The advanced guard of tine
state maker. u tnc u1 Nhlte nam
her Yesterday moluiuc ana 'At'H''" ''
them the freedom of 'lt cii}
lie has had some ideas Boo regard '' "e-
slrable laws in soak for l0ue time ana
will give them something to thinN ABOUT
and act ON. too. before they have been
here many days
lie gave instructions tnat members oi
tle Legislature should have box s."'7
whenever they visited hs great tribunal.
There were several county Judges ln ihe
audience. and they icft with their memo
randnm books well hlcd with notes on
how 20 conduct am up-to-d'te court
ORDINANCE SITRENE.
The Great Dispenser made % ruling in an
ordinance case THAI was Hke the COW
that kicked az ny and knocked tho pail
over. a contractor was reported for lcdN-
ing an excavation in am unpro,c. ted cond'-
ton. causing a man to fan into The hole
Fortunately THE man was not hurt
The evidence wds that Doc had taken re3-
sonablc precautions ~ project the place
but had not secured permit 90 dig the
hole as required by the general ordinance.
The contractor produced "a copy of spec
cial ordinance giving the owner authority
TO make the excavation. and the Great
Dispenser claimed that under that permis-
sion Doe was warranted Boo doing the work.
Tho city engineer held that the special
ordinance gave the authority Co make the
Improvement. but that the permission OF
the city engineer was required 90 instruct
as to the manner in which 10 should be
done
The Great Dispenser held that authority
from the city Council was higher than the
city engineer higher than anybody but
mission in passing the ordinance TO do the
work and he discharged the c3se.
AUBREY FARMER.
Aubrey Farmer. one Of the Young men
guilty Of the offence last fan of disorder
on "a Traction car at the New Reservoir
aud charged with shooting and throwing
rocks into another Traction ear later the
same night and who avoided arrest for
some time after the affair happened. was
tried on the two charges.
The charge that Farmer cursed on the
car. spit and created disorder until put
off by passengers who were I'm company
with ladies. was easily proven. but the
craver charge of shooting az the car and
throwing rocks into 81 was not clearly
proven. though the circumstantal evil
dence was strong against him.
Farmer was 800 company with @ young
man named Hudson and after they were
put off the last bound car No 90 they
waited Tor Hs return al Grove avenue
and a midnight stopped another car
wesib Iund Farmer and Hudson got
aboard. Hudson had fight with the con-
ductor and Farmer was disorderly and
challenged the conductor to a fight out
side the car
PISTOL SHOTS.
When the car moved off two pistol
shots were fired at b. and rocks thrown
into the car.
No ono could testify as % the particular
person who committed this offence.
An interesting question was raised in
The trial showing that while the Police
Justice has fun jurisdiction up 10 Grove
road ON this car line and also at the Park
he could not try Farmer for ordinance
b.