The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-12
JUSTICE JOHN
MAKES ACHOICE
Careful Of the Selection of His First
Case.
A PISTOL CLEARS The ROOM.
4 Negro Whose Head was Harder than
a Bottle Got Little sympathy anu
His Assailant Went Free -
Negro Dude Decides Case.
A PISTOL CLEARS THE ROOM.

| JLfiiNf JOHl 10 NtlS 'ii'iNN Is 49,
ton OF his first case for trial every morn
ing. lie does not follow the docket, out
| picks the case according 10 whether
| he feels grave or gay.
When he makes precise preparation
sets his glasses squarely On bis nose
pusses up his weli-moulded Up and Closely
scans the record, then It's ssn Of "a
| warm time Tor somebody.
II ne comes in smiling, wiping ms
glasses and talking all tho while. then u
viii be smooth sailing iOr all but the Old
| offenders.
NOT 50 BAD.
Yesterday when William Henry ITALIA
/ ferro came out Of the pen ashy, delapi-
dated and generally dcmoraiiLed fiom
several days confinement awaiting the
snnmoning Of witnesses TO prove that
| he had made a felouiOus assault on Eddy
| Dixon's head with a bottle la WON ;
ballroom william Henry thought il 4
lad day on the calendar.
Eddy Dixon kissed the book with more
alacrity than grace. and glibly told OF the
suspected attack upon his Uranium.
where's the 'mark?" queried Justice
John "Dey amt 70 mark" said Eddie
Then / discharge the prisoner, said the
Justice. ana with beautiful sarcasm add
cd. II YOU can't make a mark on a mig
gers head with a bottle. YOU ought TO
he discharged
william Henry LEFT The court with an
expedition that Was in strong contrast
10 his entry into the arena OF justice i've
| minutes before
A BAD NEGRO.
when the name Of James Hill was called
witnesses rose up like Filpinos out Of
the Jungle James came out Of the pen
with the INDEPENDENT swageer peculiar 10
the bad Niger" and stood defiant and
suriy before the bar
There has been 4 lively rivalry ms
year FOR honor Of being Inc hottest Nom
! Der Of the "Richmond Nanicives. and
Jim Hin Is a prominent candidate.
Last evening. AZ Benefits stables az
the corner Of Belvidere and BROAD. Mr..
J b Bennett and Mr. Graham VIM were
| at work at the desk IN the Office and
| four or five colored stable hands were
| around the fire when Jim iiii came 20 the
| door and beckoned 90 ono Of the negroes
inside The ono called refused 10 70 ont
| and Jim Han started to push his way m
The door was shut against him. but ne
strongly showed 1T open and stuck a re-
volver through the crack and waved II
wildly IN circle The occupants Of the
room suddenly found their services need
ed elsewhere. Just what happened after
that was not clear. as the witnesses were
more distant
FIRED TWICE.
Hin fred his pistol twice. The charge
against him was for shooting I'm the
street. lie was fined IS and went 70
| iaii for twelve months.
VIM. Bannisier q black jehu. who
pilots two horses and innumerable East
ern tourists In hack daily around the
city and stuffs them with original Con
federate history. was up on attachment
for falling to pay a fine imposed Satur-
day FOR violation Of an ordinance.
William I'm his blue coat and brass hut
tons as big as the doorknobs In the
Capitol building. with bis tai SILK hat Of
the block Of 1851 on his arm. wept copious-
w AZ the aspersion that he would try to
deceive the innocont-mindei Justice John
and the tears cut burrows through the
dust on his black check like spring rain
on Franklin street
SHAVED IT DOWN.
Things looked blacker for WILLIAM than
his skin. but his pathetic cloqueuce
knocked off two dollars from the amount
determined on as his portion by the stern
dispenser. and his tears washed away
two dollars more. leaving only his orlgl-
nal fine. William departed feeling cheer
rul over the success OF his DAYS work.
William Babcock. at whose har-room a
fight and cutting scraDe occurrCr sunday,
was fined $50 for keeping bis bar-room
ope1 on the Sabbath.
Charlie Jackson. black pompadour
dudp was a witness I'm the case and ere
ated a sensation es he advanced 70 Kiss
"the book" the other negroes Watching
his movements with admiration charles
TOP coat was creamy grey with a green
velvet collar his high standing collar was
dark checked blue, and hi3 shirt 'front.'
covered with n red checked ioui-ln-hand'
and his tight trousers creased 10 a knlie-
blade edge made a stunning tout assem-
BILE.
OUT swORE HIM
Charlie said the bar was ouen SUNDAY
Willie Gatewood said he drank there
Sunday and paid for the drinks Bahcock
declared u conspiracy for spite, but the
evidence was accommodating with every
question asked and the 'Dive- Keeper
went to the pen while MS spouse went OF
TO raise the fine.
Samuel Davenport. colorcd who broke
info and robbed the store Of s Gllman's
Son Monday night. March 18th. was sent
To the grand iury
Charles Harris. colorod was arraienea
as q fugitive FRO injustice and held for
the Newport News authorities. lIc was
arrested on the arrival 81 tho morning
train and answered tho description or
tho man wanted FOR killing man az tho
dry docks Yesterday
Henry Gray. colored. was charged on
two counts with attempting 30 XIII Jas
johnson and Albert White. His case was
continued TO the 18th.