The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-03
JUSTICE JOHN To
WRITE A BOOK
Lack of Evidence to Prove Charges
Against Prisoners.
ACQUITTED OF THE MURDER.
The Dying Declaration Failed TO iden'
ufy 4. Jenkins Watson ~ the Man
who Did the Shooting-How-
ard Goes Free.
ACQUITTED OF THE MURDER

emotion more Clearly laIHt'' ''"'
are IN the ga leries Of the Court Of John.
The vnful. the wayward, the foolish
the dlsslpated. the passionate and tie
criminal march upon the stage. appear a
few times keeping step TO the pace that
kills and then drops from public gaze.
Gono-whare?
Justice John viii some day write book
and portray the scenes Of which he Is
the central landmark ana tel of the many
strange things that have come under his
observation lie has promised 10 do So.
Ills thoushtlu. air aad meditaife mood
made bis friends believe he has already
] started on this work.
/ HUM OF MANY VOICES.
The B.g White Chamber ID which the
! Court that regulates me public pulse or
tho METROPOLITAN CITY OF the Grand Oh
/ Commonwealth IS held resounded yestsr-
day when the Great Dispenser appeared
for the work OF the day de3onar snii-
! lne the petals OF a 90 d 4 gill rose.
A num0el Of serious charges Were 20
corded on the days docket. but the evil
! dence sustained but few of them. and the
result was q poor proof 0f the hard work
I involved on the man who holds The destiny
of the city population in the rosy palm
/ Of his wel-shaDed hand.
Charles Bates. c0i0red was charged with
stealing tWo veterinary knives. valued no
seven dollars. ffoa Or. L. j.. Triton.
Dr Triton dld not desire 10 prosecute
and the Witnesses testified that they be-
ucled d. was not "a theft but misundeT
standing on the boys part.
Ir paid costs and was discharged
James Christian. cO.ored. was CHARGES
with striking William Scott I'm the First
Market during market hours. James is
a youth without visible means Il support
and VIM. Scott is an aged co.ored buck
s,er. lie ordered the BOY 10 get away
/ from his stall and he biz the old man
| over The head with am iron bar.
A GOOD HEAD.
| Williams head was built in the days
/ when they used good material ana he es-
/ capped without serious injury from tha
! first blow. but the .nfurated negro was
about To- follow 10 with more vigorous
| Eek when Sergeant Hall. who was luckily
passing. caught the bar and arrested
| James Christian.
Tie was given thirty days in the chain
/ gang.
Cornelius Manning. colored. was charged
/ with stealing "a bicycle from another
negro. II. j. Jordan 10 was shown That
J Cornelius rode the bicycle and then
brought 90 hack to where he got IT, H.
was discharged.
The Richmond Railway and Electric
/ Company was reported by Mr.. It. A. Har-
+ relsou for not maintaining a proper SEIZED
/ ule ON the Aiaranall-street line August alst.
{ Counsel for The road stated that his com
| pauv was maintaining all the schedules
/ demanded br The City Council with won
derfr regularity. considering the difficult
/ the day named was due 10 the breaking
down Of "a car when they had no other
to take lts place. on this ground the
| complainant was asked 20 withdraw The
| charge. Ile declined TO DO so. alleging
/ that the irresularty existed for ten days
/ previous 90 the charge lhe case was
| continued ,o ,he 6.h in order TO have the
! City Attorney present.
pOTu WANTED HIM
NV. ..-..s.r r.,t,,r. u-,,,or co,or,1
( .,-..e,3 ,,.,,t, tb. murder of Geor,. WIN.
s..-, cl1orsd MAS hoard al length.
80. yl.inston Was shot at DO o'clocl,
~ 60. ~ A,,o,tst 24fb nj the Spouf
$50. TO-, ,-.- NJ trarteiorr COLLEGE and
/ ft[i r,.~r a., Inc bos-i,al st the aIrnsbouse
o.l' -".-. 80 ,,.t,l.i.t,' la c,oir, a. th,
- 1,, .l. oround tbof the crime was
/ committed I'm the county. Justice John
/ 5..iir,1 ~, -,,rrender him claiming the
c,,y,s t,ris6i,tion IN one mile of the cor
49,. ii,.. A., which ,.,s added tho reason
| h.. ~, o,ro.,. ,,.,g ,,o5e bv "a CIV officer
| ,.,-,a' an o,+,. ,rl,o e,.itence bowevor
-. o,,t ,J,o Gao, that Tho crime was
D'D.s.. va. e'9 49,, .il, ,.1-o~at limo
.-,t',,ss e., H.. sboatine
49, no. IIo,o,,,,on the coiorad girl
~ - ,.-,., cCor,,. winston al The
| t.rne s5, stated ibat she aid not know
/ IN. nrisorar and would not know the man
,,bo ebot coorrs Winston If She saw MIN.
| GEORGE Vfrstcn's diving declaration
,al,e, h, 7n.ti,.e T. n Lewis. of lIenrico.
/ ,,.,s rrescniel bv that officer Further
! .b., statfn., that the man who did the
/ .h,,fi,o ,yaa named Jenkins. il did not do
/ scribo him
UNCERTAIN VOICE.
His roae,. rnr saying fl was Jenkins
,.os that bo recognized his voice. but
/ r,-,tor Nv, b, stated that me had ONLY
! r,,r5 hin, sne,l, once before and that was
4 rl~,.,rl h, passina about the weather.
..,o,r tb. arad man or the girl. was az