The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-31
CHARLES 10TH
TO GRAND JURY
He Was Charged With Assauting a
Young Girl.
JUSTICE JOHN IN BUSY MOOD.
A Small BOY Plays Burglar and is
Turned Over to His Father for
Chastiscmcnt-Boys Arrest
ell Under Suspicion.

Justice John runs things to suit himself
in the Police Court People who rush IN
where angels fear SO tread some times
try TO balk him and find they have
tackled buzz-saw.
lie chose yesterday to run 1t on strictly
business principles. and rolled oil the
docket like yitascope panorama
The cases came in this order. John
Jones (colorod) beat Edmonia Banks pull
CT her hair and struck her with hts hst.
Three other women saw him beat her'
but John swore vehomenuy that he Ola
not touch her. lie received the usudI
me for striking woman-Slo
Henry Christian (colorcd was NOISY On
the street and sasscd the officer Wn'h
spoken 20. lie was fined $.
James L. Vaughan fourteen years Old
recently discharged from the keiormat1fN
was arrested IN an alley al Eighteenth
and Marshall street IN company with
Charley Mitchell another boy Of bad char
acter. under suspicious circumstances
SUSPICIOUS
He answered 70 the charge Of being
suspicious character and could give no
reason Tor being mere.
His old grandfather appeared IN his be-
half and said he would put him 60 Nork.
but Justice John had his own IDEAS about
abe case and continued Il ten days 10 Sc
cure the other boy.
Pen Nanccy (coloreD was charged with
striking John Cottren (white) with a rock.
Both boys fifteen years old. Just johns
theory that "thcre never lived a
whiS boy who wouldn't throw a rock
at a Niger and there never was a mig
ger Slo wouldn't throw back II he got
good chance was amply illustrated here
aDd they paid 81 each.
MAKES HIM SLEEP.
Watson Johnson and Archer Robinson
,colorcd) were charged with disturbance
on the street and annoying the neish5Jr-
hood The evidence was ample and Jus
lice John was about 20 fine them s. each
when as a last and effective shot, 'he
witness informed him that the two ooys
had expressed their disdan Of "CrItch-
field" and cursed him unmercifully
Justice John said he knew there was
some cause FOR his sleeping especially well
last night and made the fine only $50
apiece
Ed Miller. a white boy nine years and
rleven months old. small for his age ana
his eyes red with weeping stood charged
with feioniousiy breaking and entering
IN the day time the dwelling OF Mrs. Mag
gie Eaton and stealing therofrom breast
pin. @ gold chain and two dollars Do
money. all Of the value OF s4 The prop
erty was recovered,
The father Of the boy promised 20 pun
Ssh him md send him 90 The country. jus
sice John muttercd something about duty
and conscience and stretching like India
rubber ana tod tho father 90 take lin.
CASE OF ASSAULT
The court was then cleared % examine
the case OF Charles 10th. a young man
charged with criminal assault on Olivia
i. Newton. an exceptionally modest man
nered and pretty girl hfteen years of age.
10 was proven that the couple were enc
gagged. but that 10th was dissipated and
had been denied the house by the girls
father.
lie induced the girl on the night OF Oc-
tober 5th to olope with him TO North Car
DINA for the alleged purpose Of marry Ing
her.
She left her home with him for that
purpose and at the Allegheny depot ne
tod her that the train had gone amd
suggested that as IL was raining, they
should get into a box car and he helped
her up into the car, where he kept her
all night. until next morning.
She testified that he threatened her
with q razor. saying he would kin her If
she cried out The girl next morning
went 10 her aunts and did not return TO
her home un'u that evening when she
told her mother Of the treatment 20 which
she had been subjected
MOTHER KEPT QUIET
Her mother kept from Mr. Newton. her
husband for some time what the girl had
told her.
Wtlen toll Mr. Newton got out the
warrant Tor 10th.
II was proven that 10th had no money
when Dc asked thc g.. to 20 with him
u North Carolina and the Common
wealths attorney held that his request
for her 10 go with Dim was q suhtcrusa
Loths counsel stated that his client was
ready % marry the GIRL She stated uat
she was willing 90 marry 10th II any
time up 90 the hour of Dis treatment cf
her. but that since that time she did not
want 90 marry him
The evidence ala not show actual assault
but Mr. Richardson held under the law
that q was a constructive crime Of that
nature
10th was sent 20 the grand Jury.