The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-30
TIE COURT OF
COMMON SENSE
Justice John Not AmenabIe to Poetic
Influences.
TWO GREEKS COME BEFORE HIM
There were Various Degrees OF Drunks.
4 Sailor Roo Far from Deep
Water-Answcrcd Signal
ofDistress from Aiar.
Justice John Not AmeuabIe to Poetic
TWO GREEKS COME BEFORE HIM

Those who know good thing when
they see il. selected the Police Court this
morning with its comfortable temperature
instead OF loafng on the corners outside
and consequently there was me class
Of UNDERSTANDS to sit at Inc feet OF this
Gamalcl OF Common sense justice, in
the Police Court yesterday.
Justice Jonn came on The bench
with his coat sleeves pushed back
and ncryousiy running ms mana
through his nair Lyc.y inch of shirt
cuif showing means thyt much more bus
ines - thc Methods of tuo Great DIs-
zer
BUSINESS HIS MOTTO
Business was his watchwoid ana the
cases before MIN were disposed oil Win
utalncss and dispatch.
he had the Syrlaus the day before, ana
now Dc had the GREEKS. They came hO1
bearing Sits. set were under suspicion.
When Greek meets Greek then comes
the tug of war but when the Greek meets
Justice John he thinks he has been struck
with a yddie shell
Nick Nance and Nick Caurapus came
here from Marion. o.. and Mr. John /.
Lust followed them boo hot haste.
They owed Mr. Lust 500 for goods
BOUGHT of him Just before Christmas.
which were partly sold Tor cash and part
ly shipped to Richmond Ynder fictitious
names.
The merchant employed Mr.. Henry NJ.
Tyler. and the Greeks secured the ser
vices Of Mcssrs. ii. 81. smith Jr, ana Mr..
THE TWO NIcIls.
The Greeks were charged with being
suspicious characters The line of de-
fence was that the charge was q criminal
action Go collect civil debt, but in inc
examination DO developed that the two
Nicks had done au thc little crooked
things that Mr lust charged and the
Great Dispenser thought III they would
act that bad iu Ohio they might not make
good Virginia citizens
Mr.. Smith grew eloquent and quoted
from Chide Harold.
The Mountains look ON Marathon. and
Marathon looks ON The sea.
And muslng there am hour alone. ]
dreamed that Greece might yet be free
The eject on the Great Dispensers
sentimental nature vas strong. and the
audience trcmbied for his reason, until
came back The words quick and true
but Alr. Smith. that was all dream
so QUARTER
The Great Dispenser declared that "a
thief ought TO Doe stopped wherever you
find HMM any stage of the game
Twas then thlt AIR. Smith. with bowed
head. responded:
''"Tfs Greece. but living Greece no I
more"
The two Nicks were put under bond of I
500 each for their good behavior foi /
twelve months
John A. ChNdress was charged by his 4
wife with being disorderly and slappine /
her jaws on The street. She said ne did. /
and he said Doe didn't but Mrs Enroueh- /
~ threw her evidence in the scales and {
% looked blue for John
But John had "a friend at court who /
came forward and said he was there, but |
did not see amy such thing.
BEST MAN IL THE WORLD.
When the. Great Dispenser talked of I
putting John BOO jail Mrs Chidress hodg- /
90 TO The extent OF declaring John TO Dee /
the best man in The world. ne would /
Dot whiskey alone.
Justice John swore him of for twelve /
months, and they lett better satisfied. if /
not wholly content.
Luther Hubbard and Robert Coleman /
were arrested ON Broad street for being I
drunk and disoIderly at = A. NJ. There /
were two oolored gil.s together but only F.
one was drunk. They had been TO ball .
IN the ives, end and Luther TO one in the /
east end. ANA tlcir metin- was
the accident of fate, and Luther was UNI /
able TO tell how he got into the scuilie.
They paid SO EACH.
ONH TIME TOO MANY.
Raymond Horseman, in the uniform of /
"a Confederate veteran. who has made a I
nuisance of himself 10 citizens by being I
constantly drunk ana begging on the /
street ana time and again released with /
the promise that he would leave the city /
came back once too often and Was given J
sixty days ON the chain-gans.
Ben Houseman. also constant visitor /
went down Tor sixty days 100 default OF /
500 security.
T. w. Boyle. "A marine engineer. had /
been ON "a big Christmas janboreo, and 7
was placed on the coolng-board for ten /
days.
TOO FAR FROM BASE
Harry MAILMAN. a sailor, had straycj I
from his ship at Newport News while on I
a spree. ami was given his freedom With /
the injunction to strike for deeper water. !
John Ryan uuuc was called. but the |
signal of distress was flying $50 plainly |
from thG wreck m thc .oning that he did /
not get further than the door of The pen /
before he was placed under security !
Judgment entered. and the court adjourn /
cd until IT, O'Clock. when The Great Dis \
penser took up the civil docket OF dfty |
or more cases.