The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-06
USED BAPTISMAL
VESTMENTS I'LL
Young Men Charged With Commit
ting the Offence.
A PREACHER UNDER ARREST.
brother Amos Jones Makes Grave
Charges Against Rev. Evans
Payne ana Brother Alex. Coles
Comes To the Rescue.
A PREACHER UNDER ARREST

preclatc genuine humor as a darky loves
watermelon.
The Great Dispenser was carly In his
office. bu; he had his armor on and vizor
down and the crowd waiting, each with
smart size axe to grind, found him IN
Vulnerable at every point.
THE GkEAT REGULATOR.
Lots of people brought their troubles
20 Justice John to settle yesterday
The Great Dispenser never declines 10
accept a play when he is on base ana
ne no more thinks OF sinking not pan
than Dewey did the entry 20 Manila
Bay.
lie kept the regulator turning with a
steady chug and while some Of the de-
cisions have no precedence since the days
of Solomon, the path of justice was
as smooth when ne got through with
the lob as a macadamiZed street be-
hind Col. Cutshaw's big steam rolier.
Mr. j. s Goodman. a worthy citizen OF
Oregon Hill was in court with some OF
the members OF his family TO lodge com
plaint against divers and sundry young
men for trespass on his lot and destroy
ing a suit Of ladies' wearing appearal
The young men were of all sizes
heights and complexion, and were easily
DISTINGUISHED by the many Styles OF wear
ing their hair Indeed. they were re-
ferred TO as that fellow with his hair
parted in the middle" that red-headed
fellow" that fellow with the bald spot
THAT bushy-headed fellow, and 50 on
'rhev answered 10 their names as the
roll was called and lined up in a semi
circle before the bar like a company OF
new recruits for the Philippines.
MIR. GOODMAN'S CHARGES.
Mr. Goodman took the oath. kissed the
bible and opened on the enemy with
energy.
re told how he had been annoyed by
The gang until life was a misery. that
they made noises and disturbance around
his yard. whis,led. rung the door-bell AT
,uscemly hours and asked who lived
there as II they were not to the manner
born and knew every soul on the Hill.
Being asked 70 specify some particular
time. he named Tuesday night AS the
time and Russell Goodman and Jeneier
Evans as among the culprits.
Roth OF these young men swore that
they were not even in the crowd ana
knew nothing Of the circumstances.
zach one. however. testified to having
seen "the clothes on the front Of the
house"
Mr. Goodman. in explanation OF this
Of, repeated remark. stated that his
daughter was baptized Sunday aight
and after her return home hung the bap
tismal Vestments on a line In the PACK
ward. and that these young men removed
the garments and festoOned the 'front.' ol
the house with them.
This dlspoitlon OF the wearing apparel
cave the residence a peculiar and 81
no attracted the AL
tention OF the neighborhood and All the
passers-by.
PECULIAR EMOTION.
A voung lady was also called on 10 tcs-
tify In regard to this feature OF the case
she seemed nearly smothered with some
sort of emotion and stuffed her handker-
chief in her mouth in order 10 control
II.
Ar. Goodman insisted that Russell
Goodman and Jenefer Evans were
among the crowd he saw in his yard on
the night IN question.
All the young men were dismissed eN-
cent these two. Both sides were instruct
ei 10 bring all the witnesses they co1id
muster and the case was set Tor 'rih
ON Tuesday the 10th.
Rev. Evans Payne, pastor OF the large
md influential colored church on + street
the Fourth Baptist, with about sixteen
hundred members was prisoner AT the
bar under warrant sworn out by one
Of his x-members-Rrother Amos Jones.
a tail aged black negro, who charged
the preacher with abusing him and why
inc his good name.
BAD FOR \ PREACHER.
Brother Amos took the stand while Rev
Evans Payne stood against the piIars
which has supported the shoulders OF
hundreds OF the worst criminals In Rich
mond. "a
Brother Amos said the preacher had
called him everything except an upright
man. That The had seen hard times
when he was a slave, but that want
nuthn 10 living under Brother Payne,
and he didn't ike no king business no
way
ue said the minister had called him a
liar times without number and even call
ed him Judas. and excluded him from
Church.
lie said he rose up in meeting and told
I,rotber Payne his doctrines was wrong
and disadvantageous 10 the Church ana
hisself" and that ever since that meet
ing they had run him down Ike pack
a. hounds after fox.
The Rev BVans Payne stood impertur-
nhly during this recital his long-tailed
clerical coat hanging below the knees Of
even his tall form.
DEACON COLES
Brother Alex. Coles was summoned as
Inc next witness for the prosecution he
said he didn't know nuthin about what
ne was summoned for, and there beinS
no other witness tho case was about to
10 dismissed Brother Coles. however
was not through and asked 20 make lit
tie statement.
lie said Brother Amos Jones was diSor-
DERBY In the meeting. that he remonstrat-
"a with him al the time: that the church
had called him to account, and had dealt
With him by turning him out, By ma
jority vote.
lie said all the matter was that Broth
or Payne was preaching too strong Cos
mel for some OF the members, and they
woudn't stand II. lie said Brother
payne was doing his duty. that he had
saved his money and cause he had more
den sum OF dem dat don't pay cent
10 supper, him. dey wants 10 put him
Down
TOO MUCH PAY.
Brother Coles said there were many
people who thought Justice John was get
ting too much money and would like TO
put him down too. and it was the same
way Wild Brother Payne"
Durlng 'his evidence Brother Paynes
imperturbabse cOuntenance broke into ap-
preclative smiles and his General Wade
Hampton side-whiskers worked with visi-
BILE satisfaction.
He only looked grave again when Bro
1..f.a Indicated that much of the