The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-02
JUSTICE JOHN
IS INYINCIBLE
He Is a Man of the People, Even the
Worst in Town.
He WOULD WIN EITHER WAY,
4 Sorry Lot of Ills Constituents Visit
Him on the Throne \ Graphic IL
lustration Ola Whrlwiud Fight
The Barnes Family.

Justice John poses as the friend Oh
some OF the worst people in town and
keeps them from killing Themselves with
mean whiskey by periodically sending
! them TO jain TO fresnen up.
The more DE Furnishes them the more
/ they like him, and the election of police
justice by a. direct voice Of the people
would give him a lifc time JOB If he didn't
already have a lead pipe clnch as every
body knows.
A SORRY LOT
FastaG never mustered q sorrier crew
than that which marched in review yes
terday morning before the powerful ruler
OF the Police Court who dispenses JUS
uce % am hundred thousand people Win
uueXampled neatuess aud dispatch.
Ia4 Barnes. "a very highly red0lent and
crsvou c0lorcd member Of the famous
Luneuburg family was charged with
cursing and abusing Cora Jackson.
Since the Barnes h&ve settled ia Chinch
Bottom they have lost much g. the
aristocratic standing that followed them
from Luncnhurg and seem % share iuliy
in the ambition OF their ncighbors 90 set
their names on the Police court record
al least once a week.
Cora got into am alteration with
friend and made the natural remark mat
she. Cora. did not want to have any russ
with her. just then Ida came along
and reckoned as now. If Cora didn't want
10 fight The0doria She could light her.
and proceeded with divers strange words
10 provoke Cora TO combat.
Cora decided 10 submit the whole cues
ton TO her friend Justice John. and he
sent the pugndci0us Ida 10 jail where
SOAP Will DO much TO purify the case
Turn on the hose.
BONNY SCOTS.
Dan AicShane and Patrick quinn. two
Gala youths fed-faced from intimate &C
quaintauce with old Sol. were fresh from
Glasgow 90 Newport News and caught
by the quarantine. were making their
V.av 90 Philadelphia by the boX-car route
After enjoying the music OF their de-
Ncious Scotch brOgue for few mo-
mcuts they were allowed TO proceed to-
wards the Quaker city.
John Allen, colored. was charged with
cutting j. j.. Thompson. The latter
showed q burning desire 90 take all the
blame ON himself and produced witness
who testified most Loyalty that 10 was an
accident. 1t was "a case of guilty but not
proven. and was dismissed John Is held.
however. on a more serious cutting case
FIN which Carrie Coles. the victim will
testify. when she has sufficiently recov-
cred 10 appear IN court.
Johnnie Morgan and Tom White, |
frankly confessed 20 "a little scrap on the |
street Tom paid the price and Johnnie !
had not the whefeWifhaH and went sadly
TO the pen i'm default of $50
G. w. Allen was fined so for recklessly |
driving his team on the street.
PLEAD HIS CASE.
VIM. Landrum, but a span Of days out
Of ian for drunkenness, was back again |
for the same offence and was given I
thirty days.
William entered an eloquent demurrer |
10 the Indictment and asked the court 4
TO squash" IT, He offered a liberal com
promise. promising that he would not
drink a dram for six months. In penalty
for violation of which he would accept
a sentence OF six months.
"All right six Tor SIX. go" were the
words with which the Great Dispenser
lOlle pressed the case.
And William had as well look sharp.
j. V Roberts and w. +. Granger were
~ for fighting In the bar of Roberts &
Brother
Mr.. Granger was a graphic living Illus
ration Of a whirlwind fight. His swollen
row overhung his cheek Ike the cornice
4 a Mansard roof and his other features
we're clothed I'm subdued tlnis OF his an
agonists painting.
SOCIABLE CUSTOMER.
Mr.. Roberts went 10 sleep IN MS bar |
nd Mr. Granger having been taken with
thirst az g A. NJ. entered and waited on
imself. without waking the sleeping bar
ander.
Money was missing from the Till sub
equently. and Roberts inquired OF
ranger what became OF It, Granger, In
Is resentment at the insinuation that he !