The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-21
JUSTICE JOHN
WAS A GOOD BOY
A Friend of His Juvenile Days Came
Before Him Yesterday,
PLEAD HIS OWN CAUSE WELL,
The Great Dispenser In Great Good
Humor and Entcrtains a Sympa-
thetic Audience \ Defective
Ante-Mortem Statement.

Everything was propitous for pleas
ant season in the Police Court yesterday
and the audience was 50 sympathetic
that 1t took vigorous use Of the gavel
10 Keep down the demonstration when
particularly good joke came from the
direction Of the great fun maker.
Justice John was as light-hearted yes
terday as a sixteen-year-old, and in sucn
good humor as only accompanies good
digestion and clear conscience.
Ills temperament was as even as the
top OF billiard table and fun dripped
from the Throne ike walter liom an Iee-
cart during the heated term.
TRUTH PREVAILED.
The witnesses were truthful and the
turn OF the evidence was mostly id FAVOR
Of the unfortunNes and nothing occurred
TO destroy the sparkling SMILES upon inc
Great Dispenser chorubic face.
Richard Nelson tcO.Orel1 came Gown
Broad street Wednesday night tanning
himself industriously with whole par
rel mead and singing louder than
Hanover Niger" hOllering 'waiei-lo'
officer wilkinson told him be was dis
turbing other people ana must STOP.
Richard said no policeman in the world
could stop him from praising the Loid
in song.
Richard was locked up and reported
TO the Great Dispenser that he PRAYED
and killed chinchcs All night in the sta
Toulouse.
He said also that he was from Front
Royal county Va.
HAD no FEAR.
had prayed the Lord Co turn him loose
and he knew tho Judge was going TO
obey The order of the Lord. William is
half demented. but harmless. lie prom
iscd 10 condne his singing 10 his own
premises and was released according TO
his faith.
Henry Richardson (colorcd was
charged with stealing "A pair Of shoes.
He pat up a fine circumstantial story.
but the Great Dispensers dangerous
memory Of Hourys past wrong doing
was Henry's undoing this time, and he
went 10 ian for four months.
TlPACANOE AND TYLER TOO.
VIM. Tyler tcol0fed1 was charged with
abusing and striking Mary Johnson with
"a stick Mary IS his niece and lives with
him. and they had a fuss over the two
hountiful quantity Of grub Mary was
"toting' 10 her children.
Mary said she didn't do nuthin'.
and William said she was trying % cut
him with a knife.
William had a lawyer but plead his
own cause more eloquently than Daniel
Webster could have done il. lie remind
ed the Great Dispenser that he was
hired by his marstor 60 the Great Dis
penscrs father before de war and
that Dee used 20 play marbles with the
Great Dispenser when he was a boy.
lie even said the Great Dispenser was
a good boy.
Under oss-questioning he qualified
the statement and said he was a mixture
of good and bad
Being pressed he admitted tat most
Of the Great Dispensers doings in those
days might Dee classed as bad "jodgin'
cordin' to de way boys mosly IS iedgcd "
Mary was told TO seek a more con-
genial home ana the case was dismissed.
DEFECTIVE ANTE-MORTEM.
David Carter (coiored charged with
the murder of William Jackson. was az
raigned for trial.
An ante-mOr,em statement made by
Jackson was read 10 the effect that ON
the night Of the 9th Of July Isaiah john
son cut him I'm the bowels twice with a
the hand and shoulder
Jackson was not told by the magis-
trate who took the statement that he
could not i've and on this ground 10
could not be- admitted as evidence.
There being no other evidence against
Carter ne was discharged.
Isaiah Johnson is stin at large.
Polly Noodson and Harriet Woodson
(col0rcO were charged with assaulting
and abusing Mrs Mvra Lanzdron.
Polly swore that she hadn't sassed any
body for fourteen years. a witness was
present. however. that saw Harriet shake
her fist in uncomfortable distance of
Mrs. LanzlrOn nose. and the WoOds9ns
had 10 shell out $500 and costs.
James Gray (coloreO denied the charge
Of threatening TO beat Esther Brooks
but admitted having "cusscd' her. lie
paid $50 for "cussing."
Thos. Dean (col0rcO was fined 50 for
driving on the sidewalk and went 20
roost TO await the arrival of his boss
with the cash.
OUT TOO LATE.
Ida Christian (colored) was charged
with disorder ON the street and said she
was out buying canteloupes The hour
proved 10 Doe after midnight and Ida
went 20 jail i'm default of $50.
Sauie Blanton answered 90 the charge
~ stealing $40 in currency. the property
OF Chas ". Bull. She denied the charge
and the complainant did not appear.
The case was continued.
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