The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-07
JUSTICE JOHNS
NEW HEAD-GEAR
The Hat Trade viii Be Stimulated
for Some Days.
TRIED HIM AT HIS OWN GAME.
Allie Clarke Goes TO the Grand jury
for Shooting at Conductor Hewlett
and Brakeman Bugg on the
Chesapeake q Ohio Railway

People who set the fashions FOR other
folks should be considerable of the
changes made IN their attire.
Justice John appeared yesterday in
"a brand new crash hat with double
reinforced black bound brim and created
a great fcrvor COMPOSED of equal parts
OF admiration and CONSERVATION.
Those who strained point 20 buy new
mackinaws as soon as their leader of
fashion appeared in straw OF that variety,
feel that they are saddled with an u"-
necessary burden. but there viii be a
lively sale of crash hats with black
brims Tor some days 90 come.
TALKING CROWD.
Everybody wanted 90 talk in the Police
Court yesterday. Witnesses were long
wlndcd and bursting Co unload testimony
that had no more Co do with the evil
dence than the axe and saw in glass
case In the passenger car has 20 do with
the running of Tho train.
People kept showing I'm am oar whore
they had no business ana getting sawed
OF
The Great Dispenser was INSTRUCTED
in the delivery OF the precopts in DIS
usual timely manner and the persistence
OF man who Wautcd'fo conduct "a case
with which he had nothing 90 do spoiled
the moral which be lkes TO apply 90
each case as 10 is decided.
when Che Great Dispenser is cut off
from the cheering sound OF bis own cone
versation DO makes 10 hard for those who
thus ignorantly fashion trouble for them
selves.
IT WENT OFF.
A man finally told him what be thought
he ought 60 DO with "a case and The smok-
ing fuse reached the powder. and there
was an explosion that Knocked TWO pieces
Of thing of the judges platform behind
him
The proceedings after that were as aus
tore as "a military court martha. and
only one voice was allowed any play
and that cut the ambient atmosphere
with a sw like "a sky-rockCt
An.o Clarke and w. L. Spencer two
young men. were up on warrants chara-
ing them with fe'onlously shooting at T.
j Hewlett and l. II. Bugg and With in
tent % commit murder
Hewlett and Bugs are conductor and
brakeman respectively on she Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. They were In charge
o. the fast freight train ON the James
River Division. known as s9. which lott
Richmond az midnight Sunday and when
the train had reached a point opposite
the ola pump house Clarke and Spencer
were found on top Of one OF the cars.
STOPPED THE TRAIN.
The train was stopped and Clarke and
Spencer We're put on. the conductor and
brakeman boarding the caboose AT the
END of the train as % came by
AS soon as they ala So Clarke pulled
a revolver and fired three shots at the
tralnmen, one OF tho bullets going
through Captain Hcwletrs trousers. also
an inch board and lodging IN the end
OF the car where II was dug out with a
knife and placed in evidence before the
court
The other two shots made holes IN
the end OF the car within few inches
OF the bodies OF the men.
The only cause shown for tho shoot
,nE was the anger OF Clarke al having
been put on the train
Clarke was sent on 10 the grand Jury
for fclOnious shooting. and the other
cases against him were continued until
October an by which time the trial In
the upper court wifi have taken place
Spencer was discharged and put under
bonds for his good behavior
CUT HER HUSBAND.
Jane Thompson. colOred. was charged
with cutting her husband. Geo. Thomp-
son. with knife with intent TO kin
George had his arm IN "a sling and Or
Goode. OF the ambulance. said he took
ten stitches IN II.
The woman testified that her husband
had bfcn on spree Tor TWO DAYS ana
was beating her because she would not
give him what little money shr had
Che u.as discharged
Fade Hardtway. colored, who wss I'M
b. arrest for stealing a skirt failed 20
come for trial. and was arrested on an
attachment for contempt OF court. She