The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-26
BUSINESS MEN
IN POLICE COURT
Justice John Fines Ten Delinquent
Brokers.
AN APPEAL TAKEN BY IHtM'
Dool, street Blockaded by ENtraordF
nary Conditions-Boys Who Violate
CITY Ordinance Must be re
ported But not Arrested.
AN APPEAL TAKEN BY IHtM'

business affairs Of the city occupy HNN''
of the time OF Richmonds nonparel 10
Ice Justice and he has some opinions Of
his own along this line.
4 number Of citizens doing business
On Dock street were summoned to ap-
rear yesterday for blocking that tho
rOughfare.
IL was shown that they were using only
the privilege in loading and unloading
material which they had always enjoyed,
and that the blockade was due TO extra
ordinary conditions growing out OF the
piling Of part OF the street FOR the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Viaduct
The alleged violators were all discharged
with the admonition that il the couIdh
Keep the street clear TO keep IL as clear
as they could.
You people can't run the town. de-
clared the Great Dispenser but bhSi-
ness helps the town ard I propose TO Eolp
business"
IMPORTANT RULINGS.
The Police Court yesterday was
crowded TO the last degree and Justice
John had to work like boatman pulling
a heavy skin against the stream 10 keep
up his reputation as an expert dispatcher
OF the law
He had to rule on questions Of ordi-
nance and constitutional law. too. and
came out OF the exhibition wearing
blue ribbon for the first prize.
George Allen. a COlOred boy 10 years
old, was arrested under the ordinance for
Jumping on q moving engine of the Ches-
apoake and Ohio railway, and APP
peared for trial after having been kept
in the Station-house all night The boy
claimed that he had been called by the
engineer who asked him question. He
was fined a dollar. with the understand
ing that if the engineer coroborated his
statement it would be refunded 10 him.
RIHGT OF ARREST.
The main question I'm the case. how
ever. was as TO the right of the police 10
arrest a boy under the ordinance.
The Great Dispenser held that they did
not have right inasmuch as the ordi-
nance says that the Parent Of the boy
shall appear before the Police Justice and
show cause why he should not be fined.
Ii a boy IS arrested. as provided by the
wording Of the ordinance and cannot
give bail, no one can discharge him eX-
cept the Police Justice. The father OF
the boy IS the one tried for the offence,
not the boy. and the question is. what
becomes of the boy? lie is arrested and
incarcerated and then does not appear for
trial Technically. he is incarcerated With
out hope OF release during his natural
life.
The Great Dispenser held that in such
cases no arrest should be made and City
Attorney Pollard. TO whom he submitted
the case. sustained him.
ARREST MEANS STOP.
Mr.. Pollard construed the word arrest
to mean stop. That the boy should be
stopped. his name taken and his fathers
name. and the father reported for the
offence.
The delinquent license tax cases OF ten
commission merchandise brokers, which
had been previously postponed. came I'D
again.
Counsel had previously given notice OF
appeal. and were allowed time TO make
application to the Supreme Court 10 get
a previous case OF similar character
which had been appealed from the Police
Court to the Hastings Court and from
that court to the Supreme Court, on the
privileged docket of the latter.
They reported that they had failed In
this. and asked further postponement
until the Supreme Court passed on the
constitutiOnality Of the matter.
This was refused and so fine imposed
In each case and notice Of appeal taken
GREAT DISPENSER SUSTAINED.
The Great Dispenser was very partieu-
lar to impress the lawyers OF the court
that his decision had been sustained by
the appellate court of his court. and that
II the decision was reversed II was Judge
Witt and not himself who was getting
the judicial black eye.
Delaware Thompson, a young white
man who bought a watch on the INSTALL
ment plan and pawned the same day,
came up on the charge OF being a sus-
plelous character, had been held several
DAYS and the party who sold the watch
NOT anpearing, he was discharged and
ordered ito move on.
The case OF ]. II. Robinson. charged
with shooting at Lewis Jenkins. his