The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-20

tolls represent thirty days sentence and
so fine
When business gets dun. Justice John
simply auctions them of cheap Tor cash.
posts the police as 20 the purchasers. and
they are allowed 10 run until feeling se-
cure ia the privilege. are arrested for car
rying concealed weapons. and so "A great
revenue for the city is constantly main
tanned.
On, it's great scheme: but. for gracious
sake. don't say told You.
\ SOLEMNCHOBY JUDGE
The Great Dispenser was I'M a solemn
/ choly mood yesterday and entered
the court with the slow and heay tread
OF an honorary pall-b arer at a State
funeral.
Ills jokes We're fresh. but came only
after a long and hard pull. popping Ike
champagne corks. when the pressure If
his dignity gave way 10 the eucrNesc.ug
humor on the inside.
If may have been that he was unable
, to find his favorite brand OF chewing
plug. or somebody rung his phone m
the middle OF the night To try and ktep
out Of the station cell. or De- didn't get
comp 10 Paderewsk or some other such
disquieting affair. hut any how he has not
| been 80 solemn since he acted as judge
in the baby show.
WHAT TIE DID FOR JEFF
, He struck the gavel a ponder0us blow
| and called the first case Oh wiz. Jef
| Smith alias jeff Lee. colored. charged
| with attempting to shoot Il. H. F'-1-
| nell And what Doe did for JEFF will last
| for some time.
Jen. on November 26th was filled with
d
| Fennell a small dappcr man was passing
| along the street with bundle under his
arm when JEFF roughly arl bhed ar 10
and mpert.nently asked what be had.
Mr.. Fennen replied in a natural and inn
dignant manner that 20 was none OF his
business. and JEFF grew very profaue
and very abusive drew a pistol and
while pointing u at FenneI slapped his
face. and followed him across thesuee'.
using The most insulting epi'h.ts and
threatening 20 shoot him until Doc took
refuge in "a house and SHUT the door.
Jeff made himself invisible to the Off
GERS Of the law Until Monday whom no
was taken In custody.
TNPROV0ETD ATTACK.
Two witnesses testified to the ulpro-
! voked attack and the drawing of the p.s-
! tot.
JEFF was fined $50 and gwen cd days Foo
iail for c-~rvinS concealed weapons.
which is the fun penalty '1r This off
| fence. and was placed under bonds ~
! $500 for Y months ard IA Il ftu.t went 900
! jail for that time The Grelt Dispenser
| endorsed across The margin of tho record
| book In his own bold ctir0sraphy "A
very bad case" He again referred t0 the
| inadequacy Of the iaw n reear5 to car-
! rying concealed weapons and announced
4 that he would regard b. 1913 contempt N
court for any lawyer % seek to obtain amy
| anticipation Of JEFF punishment
Mary Walker co'or.d stole two rolls
| Of cloth from Louis Ruth Tho goods
were found on bed ur1er elr .uliv
folded quilt. Mary went down Tor %
DAYS and will eat her Christmas turkey .n
jail.
= CRYING NHfD.
Robert Pollard and Thomas Pollard.
black and ragged little ngeers. were
found IN the hallway az no east FRANKLIN
and arrested "a suspicious characters
! They have a father who docs not care
! for them and they are v1gr'ntf. fhey
were whipped under the SUPERVISION ok
the court last week They d0 NOT mind
this sort Of punishment AND eaHi'N
| agreed to accept another whipping in pre-
/ ference 70 going 70 Jail They arc 100
| young for Jail punishment The smaller
/ Of the two boys has twice been tried FOR
cutting white children, one OF them a
! little girl
who win say that n 'olored reiornl''o'
~ Is not a crying need2
| TEN FOR a SLAP.
James Wright (colorcd) came before mo
4 "a ~ Nn were
J going IN be hung. Mary his wife tower
inc high above him. stalked I'm Ike the
Nemesis OF his fate. and this colloquy
| occurred:
This niger beat you2'
| "Yaas. sir: he slapped me
what did you slap that niger for7
No reply.
| did you slap herr"
| still no reply.
| "Ten dollars" said the Great Dispen-
| ser. and James looked crestfallen end
crushed as the big policeman made HIN
! shoot the schultz into the pen. and MARI
shufied a due west course
PICKLED PORK.
| Lewis Carpenter (col0rcd) was charged
y on search warrant with having IN hts
| peseesslon a barrel Of salt pork, value go.
! stolen from James Roane. and Tim Rrav-
| ton was charged with stealing the same.
Roane found some Of the meat In car
| penter's house and identified II as HIS.
| Tim Rraxton could not be found ana tho
| case was continued 10 secure him ana
| some witnesses.
The usual number Of spite cases wers
| probed AZ easily as a man out or WORK
1 finds a Job through Tho Leader want col
umn. and were thrown out of court.
There was only single drunk ara thss
| a woman. The men are all az work.