The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-07
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How Justice John Deals With a KnOtty
Question.
WALTER AMOS GOES TO JAIL.
He Had Made II imself a Nuisance I'm
Ill His Family Couldn't stand Him
Neighbors Fall Out over "a Dog
and lie is Ordered Killed.
WALTER AMOS GOES TO JAIL,

When Justice John pinches MS own
chin and casts his left eye towards the
ceiling like a chicken looking at the SUM-
he's got a knotty case TO decide.
1t is interesting to see how ne dls-
poses OF questions that would stump
man with smaller experience and less
ingenuity.
Yesterday morning three negro women
each showing a small boy in front OF her
like a tug pushing a lighter. and white
citizen ranged up in front OF the bar. ne
four grown people were there 10 answer
for the children. the latter ranging from
five to ten years.
THROWING ROCKS.
The charge was throwing rocks In the
street one OF the smallest of the plea
ninnies had a backed ana swollen eye
and a cut on the forehead The white boy
was not in court but his father testified
that he was only ten years old and was
not the aggressor. only one OF the negro
boys was that old and the law does not
hold children responsible under seven
years of age.
The washwomen stood In line looking
anxious and the little niggers were mucn
interested In their strange surroundings
The negro women testified that they
hadn't had as much as a dollar at one
time since Christmas To fine the White
boy a dollar was a bagatelle 10 the Wen
tO-dO CltlZen. bNt 10 the I'-i' "'t'''t''
meant deprivation and days of hard WORK.
vet there could he no discrimination.
But they must be punished All hands
promised TO give his or her particular
boy particular fits with switch When
h. got home, and the problem was sell
tied.
Everybody seemed satisfied except the
bows.
4 BAD MAN.
man may have vet
been discovered but when ne SHOWS up
Walter Amos. of Richmond. Will De can.
didate for his place. Amos j. an tlsh5
when he is sober. but that Is seldom an" a,i
when he is drunk he Is a curse 10 All
connected with him. ,,..-.f.,...
His wife and sister are nduT ilnIS
dress-makers and except wheh "-'0'
runs their customers out OF the mousse
they do a good business.
some time ago ne amused himself GUY
ting up the unmade dresses in ms vic
work-room. He put up a hhe ',,"a,cd
good behavior for the future anu Sldtcu
thar he had enlisted In the |. >. army
and was going away. On these elo. Jun.
he ESCAPED punishment. lie was up Stt,n
Yesterday morning on a warrant TOT Deins
drunk and dsOrderiy. his VIE ana sister
being witnesses against MN; JuSllNt 'O'.p
had not forgotten him, and ne never gets
iooied COT iS're TWELVE MONTHS
Amos raised cain around the mouse
Wednesday and then pushed INTO lhe Dat"
narlor where mis- wife was fitting dresses
on two lady customers, who were IN ut-
dress Uniform. and they were iorc-d 10
leave without being able to properly uoh
Amos affected great love for his wife
one minute and talked Oh MS Wl4ills"e''
to a separation the next. .t.
lie attacked the character OF ms sister
in court and then talked of how dl7-
graced his brother would feel at MS gong
10 wi stated
stand him no longer and desired a sep
Amos was given twelve months in jail,
and tried to make drama ct s ~, n,hicS
kissing his wife good-by, an act IN whlch
the lady was a passive nsure. Inc TWO
ladies' looked much relieved when Amos
was put where he can do them no more
harm. - l., oo,r,
badly disfigured. but her tongue was UNI
damaged and she related win suIIlhs
details how she was knocked down, oIds.
ged by the head into an alley ana PEI.
'mos' to def" by Lizzie Tatum Lucinda
Green and Susie Brown, her whOle OF
fence being that she was talking TO Lizzie
Tatum's follow Lizzie had the good Juds-
ment not TO show up. An attachment Wa
ssued for her. Susie Brown will also be
arrested Lucinda Green was present as
a witness and was proven a participant
in the assault. she went - l3iI
BlCYCLISTS FINED.
las Meade ana JonH lIlI'iHf VIZ
and Archer Walker. cOlored. were hned
one dollar each for riding on the cihdsr
Sidewalk on Harrison street. Ihey 5a,u u
everybody else was doing the same thihs'
ard were advised 10 do like the other ie'-
iows and not get caught.
Mr.. Alexander Harris, OF 30 Iaure.
street. was ordered to kill bad dog az
bts house. or send him away forever.
Tha dog bit Mrs. Annie r.. Boltz ms
next- So9r neiehbor. and doctor 5 certn-
cate was read 10 the effect that sne Nts
tadlv injured and could not appear IN
court Considerable feeling between heignI
bors on the dog question was developer
III NJ rolf was said to have dog TOO
ord that last Christmas he bit BOY VINO
was stealing q barrel out OF ms pIcs
ward al right This was not coh,iueIeu
70 the dogs discredit. and Mt. Boilz can
sell him now at q good price. oararo.
Davie Jones. colored, In Appearance
M, NJ doubtful nationality and prooa-
biv from his looks. a descendant OF me
man who kept locker. was up ior oelng
dr,,nt and he did not deny 1t. There was
M use. All the appearances We're against
htw Ue had been on the rock Pile a
short time before and was sent back for
lanes Rev. an old offender. went down
for sixty days for being drunk and tres