The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
Sergeant Thomas Gathers in the
Siekels Again.
SQUIRE GRAVES A POpULIST
lie Tries Il i.o. ofPcopIc for Fighting
and Postponcs the Cases To Get
More Evidcnce-Ihc Jcilcr-
son Cub Robbed,

ctDook.
me "Na.olcoa of Finan G. was radiy
with ruru exercise aad collected monty
enough ou Doe trst d. io r'n ,h- m-cni.ie
], is vice.,
gei sadly tangled I'm the sNein. Out squire
Iannse Graves touunt oc nhfie'. ife
jus. stopped the machine ami i,Ned tine
knot with the book OF city ofdininees or
cut out toe taus.e and spiked uhe e"u'
beiole going aleal
pOptL.sI1C. EXAMPLE.
There vas jingle of witnesses law
vers and fr.cuas o. the accused % his
path. but Dee kent rish, in the middle oil
,nr lrad WITH toe poddmg pace ol
Pingree Populist ana reached camp VIM
out the loss oi a s.ue.e man.
This is the WAY the cases came;
James Patrick colorcd. was charged
Wlth sIappng Belio Taylor also coloied
Belle was naturally md grant ANA had
James arrested.
James and Belle are both walters d.
swell and popular boarding house. James
fixed up bis butter chips for his table and
Belle took them and served them 60 her
table James t0ld Der 81 she did DO again
ha would slap her. Belle was more or
Joss ag-ravatns with her tongue. Ac-
cordu- % hcr testimony he slapped. Ac-
.o-duc t0 his testimony DE only pushed
net The only witness came up when the
alteration was about over
THE pricc for striking "a woman IS SlO'
buf as the siapping was not proven.
James WAS assessed only 50.
HIT WITH a BRICK.
Georg Williams. colorcd, an individual
with dubious means of support came up
behind William Banster the black jehu.
while Doe was Relatively reposlng ON me
seat of his hack and h.t him in the back
with 81 brick.
The cause transpircd two weeks before
when George Williams charged am aged
stranger ten cents for backing his shoes
when five cents is the regular charge.
and held the old mans baggage when the
train was about Co leave him in order TO
,xtrrt the amount of the ovcrcnorse.
William Bauistcr testified that this was
game 'these tlh.ng acoundfels play
ed ou strangers at the dopots ana mat
n this instance he reported George ana
made him surrender the old mans bag
gage and his attack was for revenge.
George Williams was fined $40 ana sent
fo hail for $50 days and William Banister
prom sed 90 get some more of the same
kind and bring EN- mp
PAST ENDURING
n Dolozandro was charged with being
dfeorderlv and abusing Fannie bfooHs.
- ID runs "a hokey-pokey cart and was
possibly I'm % bad humor on account OF
the drop in The thermometer.
ANYHOW Fannie Brooks who occupies
mart of the same house. said me was TOO
dis9ereoable 20 live in the same ne-ghooI-
mood with-ndeed was past endurance.
ID. Delezandro made countercnarges
of fussing ami disorder against me br'oHs
family. Squire Lonnie let both sides dow
off steam undl they were exhausted anu
then dismissed the case VITA an auiioN'-
zion 90 them an 10 keep the peace
Henry coles. colored. was aITes' en- -"
Inc charge of being "a suspicious chaIac-
lev E, "a course of reasoning in me
minds of Special Detectives GIBSON anu
Wreru Henry Coles was connected with
tho robbery Of lot of Havana cigars ana
other urouertv from the Jefferson IluD,
an Marshall street, the night OF August
Ist. ..,,r,
AN EARLY BIRD.
b Oliver. coiored testified thar NE he'
Coles the morning following, al cIoch
Mn n large covered basket, and
remarked that Henry was oul '1Iil. IHe
basket answered the description OF one
usod af The jefferson Club. and Henry had
heen enployed at different times around
ibe Club hy the janitor, ana knew me
run Of the house. .,.,
Henry was put under bond OF $500 for
his good be havior for ninety days ana ]"
default. went 20 Jail. I'm the meantime
the detectives will hunt for Dig lot OF
cigars that are noted for the .enetn OF
their ash and the seducuveness oil theH
smell. ,.,
ting Luther Page with a knifa They are
potb Young men who work I'm The rolling
gW at the Tredegar works Iheie are
several of the Pages and oniy one oil ths
WWiamsos. and the efforts OF WiiiaIns
fqt,ver ,yge 10 show that there were a
,redomirant number Of Pages on hand
when the lighting time came.
PASSED COMPLIMENTS.
Robert Page called Wllie Wili"uls oll
one-oyc." Mr. Williams has h"u 'he ms
fortune TO sustain an injury 90 one OF ms
eecpors He called Robert Page Old
pug House" and according TO the Pages
tbis hurt Robert Pages feelings very
much and Luther pcge went ait,r Will
lars about iL
They went outside the mill 20 fight 1t
ont luther PAGE struck at Williams,
ana inc cut Page ip tine back win ms
p0oEet-knlfe.
some of the other Pages had rocks. and
oue treatened 10 brain WILLIAMSBURG an
axe The latter thought it was time Tor
disappearing and not having a balloon.
and the Pages being between nm and the
gate. he went over a wall.
Mr Williams held up his side ON the
witness stand 0uita as well as he did on
fhe field of battle and the case was con-
cued 10 give opportunity 50 summon
A RAILROAD FIGHT
Dan Brooks. colored. was charged with
cutting with knife with intent 10 MAIN.
disnoilre and l.in one +. g. Payne. also
colcrsd. They are both railroad hands.
f. g. PAYNE except that he Is ripe
pumpkin color. has the appearance or
recent step I'm the evolution Of a Chin
nanzcc and the large gilt earrings ia his
ears gave him n still more unique ar
T. BIS clothes looked as If they had
been dragged through a thorn bush. and
various dabs Of cotton and bandages
ABOUT his anatomy suggested the lively
play Of Dams knife.
Dams head was-a solid cap Of banda
ecs where r. T. had beat tattoo with a
railroad lamp. and Dams lawyer sald ne
vas prepared 20 show that what Dan did
was done in self-defcnse
The case was continued one day TO sum-
mon witnesses.
GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS.
= Weber answered the charge Of
assauiting and beating W j. Smith IN
ihe street Mr Weber created good
deal OF diversion in the court by ms sting
on giving graphic illustration OF ihe
0ght. and making Mr.. smith an unwl-
ling actor IN p0sturigg before the judge
for the benefit Of justice. Mr. Weber
was fined So
Frank Anthony. a skilled mechanic. for
whom a good job has been waiting while
be spreed. made strong plea for free.
dom. He took the pledge OF total absil-
hence for twelve months and went on MS