The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-01
A GREAT DAY IN
THEPOLICECOURT
Justice John Disposes Of a Big Grim
inaI Docket.
MANY GRAND JURY CASES
The Cutting Negro and the Beating
Negro We're out in Full Force sat
urday Night and were Rounded
Up by the Police III Fine style.

Tnore were more grand jury cases IN
the Police Court yesterday than nave
4 been tried before in a month ilme' ana
the witnesses packed the 'oleachefies 10
ovcr-nOwlng. The pen presented popu-
lous appearance and the audience was IN
every way worthy OF the bright court
and the Monday matinee.
The delightful temperature in the White
Chamber yesterday morning MADE other
than skeleton weight apparel bearaole
and the Great Dispenser appeared in fun
dress with superb Gamma bloom IN hea'-
ulul unts of yellow and red perchel
upon his lapel Ike "a butterfly on a rose
bush.
THE COURT FLOWER
The Gamma IS. therefore the court flower
Of the week
The rainy SUNDAY kept people I'm the
house and spoiled their plans OF pleasure
and their particularly bad humor va re-
nectcd in the large number OF grand jury
cases. y
sydney Jackson alias Tree Bee. sent
20 Jail for six months Saturday for en-
terng the house OF Mrs T. !. Taylor. on
Church HID in the day time. and steal
ing. was tried on similar charge. the
occurrence being ai the residence Of a.
j. Blackburn on West Cary street. July
2ith. Tree Roe opened the door Oh gain
entrance in this case lie went 10 the
grand jury.
CUT HIS WIFE.
Richard Brown. colored. cut Annie
Brown. his wife with "a knife She was
In too serious % condition 20 appear and
the case was continued.
This VIII be another grand jury case.
Walter Overton alias Peter Jackson.
SMALL scrap Of negro who has just serv-
f~~ D..
up for throwing bricks AZ negro man.
me officers testified that notwithstanding
HIS youth and small size he was one of
the worst characters I'm the city. lie went
10 jail in default Of his fine.
Eddie Jones. c0lOred for being drunk
and resisting Tho officers was given a $50
fine and 80 days fiat
Ben Hatcher colored beat his horse
over the head with a whip stock because
he couldn't pull a loaded wagon with q
portable steam engine hitched on behind,
and was fined SO HIS employer paid it.
BADLY ijEATEN.
Ernest kessler answered 20 the charge
OF beating Thomas Howard. The lat
ter ace looked as If he had been sub
mltted 90 the kindly influences OF street
car fender. Ernest has poor standing
with the Court having recently been or
dered out of town and returned without
permission. He was fined s. and given
one year i'm jail.
VIM. Strong c0lored. charged with fe-
lOnious assault ON Robert Bates. was held
until the latter has recovered sufficiently
to appear.
VIII Doe another grand jury case.
George Hansburg. colorcd. according TO
the Witnesses. "bus Phoebe Buffers head
open wild q chur IT occurred two weeks
ago and Phoebe is not yet able 20 appear
i'm public. A jury will likely also try
George.
BAD BURGLAR
James IT, Moon. color-d. is trying for
the honor of being "the worst niger on
Seventeenth street, lie added largely 90
his record Saturday night. lie entered
the home Of Elizabeth Mason with his pis-
toll and threatened to shoot her IL she
did not vamoOse at once. She left. Jim
took an inventory Of her belongings
and finding nothing of value. departed.
Later in the night he returned 20 the
same house and entered the room Of Lou
Trainham. The woman afraid that Jim
would return after his first onslaught, had
secured the protection of a male friend
who watched sitting against the head OF
the bed while Lou slept nervously a the
foot.
The protector went 20 sleep and jim |
returning went through his pockets TAX |
rg his money and "a new pair of socks. |
~ bile Lou looked on too much scared 20 !
lt,cr q sound.
Jim coony sat down. took off his shoes |
and put on the new socks before h. de- |
parted
BETWEEN VISITS.
I'm between his two visits Jim had hrok- |
IN into the house Of James Gatewood. |
'olored. and threatened 20 shoot the ola |
'olored man n he made any alarm. Two |
women saw him break into the window. |
There are several similar cases against |
linn
He goes 90 the grand Jury
Jesse Gregory colored. charged with at
empting 10 kin James Patterson. was |
urned over 10 the county authorities.
Bud Perkins and Aubrey Farmer, white |
'ouths. We're fined $3.50 for being drunk /
md creating a disturbance I'm the store
n Mrs Lcosdeld. Buds father paid his
inc and Audrey went 90 the pen.
large number of small cases were ad.
led 10 tho above made mp one of the larg-
st dockets i'm the Police Court for many
months.