The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
WORKED OFF THE
SURPLUS ENERGY
The Great Dispenser Has no Grist to
Grind.
HIS HEAD BROKE THE CHAIR
Makes a Vigorous Attack on the
Landlady and Her Belongings.
Working on the Sabbath.

People have a surplus amount of energy
10 work of. IL they eNpend 1t In launch
7 ings and trades pdrades. and tournaments
and things. they don't take IT out IN 50
much cussin and nshtinG each other
In consequence OF these little diversions
of the week. the Great Dispenser was a
statesman without a job yesterday.
Everything was propitious in the
Police Court for big day. except the
lack Of offenders.
Justice John was ike huntsman equip
ped with all the latest novelties in sport
ing equipment in a country where there
IS no game.
His bird bag was Of ample size and had
an extra lap for refreshments lie had
| smokeless powder and dum-dum bullets,
a gun with ball bearings, electric lights
and a rubber tire but had to waste ms
| ammunition on very small game
QUICK WORK.
II took the Great Dispenser just TWEEN
ty-two minutes 90 do the judicial sweeping,
busting down and cooking for the day.
The docket wasn't a meal for the Office
cat much less the Lion Of the Show, and
unless the police do better the Great Dis
penser's hand will get rusty With DIS
use.
Henry Wilson, Spencer Cox, Charles
Bryand and Richard Lane, arrested as
suspicious characters during the carnival
when the big crowd was in town and held
for the public good, were discharged with
am admouition TO seek some more con-
genial CLINE 90 ply their trade next time.
wade Johnson, c0IOred. was charged
with assAulung Riley Collins with q
chair
wade drives the bus for a popular
hotel ana was Iu the basement OF me
h0sfelrF whom Riley came down with
clmm n from the power behind the
throne un ai tho hotel desk. Wade under
took to pIifuulzo Riley and tell him
"what do white folks spected Of him."
it eliminated in Riley giving Wade tbs
Dc direct. and Wade having driven
some of the most frey Virgin.ans In the
world in his bus had absorbed all their
sensitiyoness 90 insult, and swinging his
long coat tails and a northumberland
chair at the same time, brought it down
on Rileys head
A MARROW ESCAPE.
The only thing that saved Riley was
that the chair broke all to pieces the first
time it struck his head.
He brought the fractured parts to court
with him carefully wrapped Up.
The affair cost Wade d weeks wages
and several TIPS besides.
John Cavito appeared TO represent a
small twig Of the family tree who was
reported for jumping on and of ELECTRIC
cars While in motion.
The Great Dispenser for the thOusandth
time explained that this law was made
expressly for the protection OF the chill
dren from injury and not as source Of
revenue TO the city.
1t Is very hard for the parent who gives
fs.a 9 ..fHr to -
this way. Mr.. Cavito explained that the
boy had been punished and laid his dollar
down with a linger-longer-Lucy kind OF
| air and Christian resignation. This Of
fence is as good for one dollar as cent
IS for a ginger cake.
a SURPRISE PARTY.
Michael Collins was charged with be-
Ing drunk and dsorderly and attacking
his landladys furniture with lyddite
shells and using pyrotechnic language
with handsome set piece Of the Shu.
brick for a grand finale.
Mike is one of the meekest hammered
of men and proved a character twenty
| carats fine. To the surprise Of all his
friends and himself he loaded up to his
fender sponsors on the day Of the parade
and imagining himself as sailing under
a letter Of marque from the Transvaal
government attacked every thing that
spoke the English language.
He imagined his landiady was Sir
Redvers Butler and his boarding house
the English Isles. The battle was ter
rifle until Mike was conquered By supe-
rior numbers.
All the witnesses said Mike was the
quietest man in the world and his little
outbreak created as much surprise as
the running away Of streeA car mules
Two and half for fines and the price
| Of q new boarding house outfit was the
| penalty.
DIVIDED FIRM.
Messrs. A. Blank q Co., were charged
under the State law with laboring at their
trade and calling on Sunday. October 2d,
| Those who keep Saturday as the Sabbath
need not observe Sunday but it was noted
that Messrs Blank & cos cigar machine
was plunking away both Saturday and
sunday Mr. Blank said he did not work
/ Saturday that il was his partner.
Justice John declared this "a new one
on him." but didn't think firm could
divide time as 10 Sabbath observance
and imposed q fine of g
John Ronnin paid a similar amount Tor
a kindred offence.
When court adjourned there were no