The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-07
WALTER TURPIN
A H0USEBREAKER
Sent to the Grand Jury From the
Police Court.
JUSTICE JOHN IN A TANGLE.
Many Lawyers Fighting for Time on
Their Cases-A Female Saloon
Keeper Robbed ofOver Two
Hundred Dollars.

A. the rate Justice John is drawing the
will soon have to move out to the Aud
itorum TO accommodate the crowd.
The Police Court yesterday was fill
ed 20 its utmost capacity. There were
more lawyers than there were seats IN
front OF the bar and % large contingent
of distinguished legislators occupied the
dress circle. the areas outside the railing
were FUN VI people. and the coiored
benches We're packed with negroes Ike
pianHs in a dry kin
The Great Dispenser was in happy and
adab.e mood and even polite to The law
yers. every mother SON of whom was
nghlns for continuance of his cases, and
the interest WAS so high that at times the
entire audience was standing on their
feet to hear the proceeding
a SURPRISE
The Richmond Railway aud Electric
Company was reported Tor obs,ructing
the street at Adams and clay, while re-
pairing their track. and were fined two
dollars for three nights each ANA to the
surprise of thc Great Dispenser didn't
offer to take an appeal
Lewis Parker. co.oIci was charged
with selling liquor without license at
the corner of Thirte.h and streets.
This Was another case of social club
that had not complied with tho law.
Witness after witness tool. fhc stand and
biandiy told what they d.d not know
about DE c0ntuct eff ihe place which
they frequented.
Ihe on,r-. elo faiGcd The place found
a bar fully stocked with liquors hut no.
body had ever seen Iuybody take a. drink.
although a beer wagon uade regular
IHH H.. H..f A
taking away many empty bottles. Tho
Great Dispenser after criticising Anna
Mas as Icing e. man OF cheap reputation
as compared with tho negro club saenl-
Der postponed the case 10 secure further
evidence
SELlNAS WWSkEY MONEY.
Martha Norton and Blanche -.ortou.
mother and daughter and one or Two
other colored girls. each with a separate
lawyer. were charged with stealing S2l6
from Selma Freeman. young muiatto
woman. who keeps "a blr-room 20 Is
y. 18th street and according t0 the este
mate Of the surrounding ne ghhors. Is
rich beyond the dreams 0f lygicc The
Nortons cleaned mp Selma house and sew
cral times brought her tho k.y- to hfr bu-
reau drawer whore she pt Der wealth
which she had forgotten and ieu un-
der her pillow when she arose % street.
the morn Tho money Wa missed it ya-
rious times. The N0rfon- had heen
sporting gold rings and hne clothes when
they had never bad a.lh uxures be-
fore
The case was partially examined
and continued
JOS. Petri and Alfred Raiucs young
white boys. We're charged with stealing
q lot of tobacco from Butler & Rosher
and tho case was continued ON plea OF
counsel
BROKE THE LOCKS.
Walter Turpn. young white man.
Was charged with breaking into the store-
house or the southern Railway and steal
ing thercfrom an overcoat and other
wearing apparel from IT, \. Daniel. an
employee OF The road.
Locks on two door NJ tho storehouss
were broken and also several cupboard5
inside where the train hands keep their
effects
Daniel Identified Turpn ss III, man hs
saw inside the building and thought hs
was an extra train hand.
The theft was reported 90 Oflce Sieith
who found Turpin By the description
given IN a secondhand clothing store
trying 70 dispose Of Daniels overcoat.
Turpin was sent on 10 the grand jury.