The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-11
JUSTICE JOHN
TURNS TABLES.
Young Men Fight on Broad Street
on Sunday,
COLOREO RECRUIT GOES TO JAIL.
A Cutting Scrapc Bids Fair TO Get
Bar Room Into TrOubic-Thc Green
Eyed Monster Figures Largely
i'm the Police Court.
COLOREO RECRUIT GOES TO JAIL.

Fields Finny felt funny. following a
fracas for fun with a frail female named
Mary Jones. Fields is hard scrabble
negro OF wrinkled v.sage ana trihing per-
sonality Mary Jones is built on the
model OF tobacco h0gshead well bulged.
Fields is light. Mary would make a good
sign Tor the lid OF a backing box.
Fields answered to the charge OF beat
ing Mary Justice John looked at Mary
and he looked at Fields. and with beauti-
ful irony asked. did he beat you bad2 lie
hit me once. but it was Tor fun, said the
embonpoint Mary.
And you got out a warrant for him.
hundred the Great Dispenser. l fine you
two and a half.
A PEN FULL.
The tables were turned and Mary rolled
hippopotamus-like to the pen. while Fields
Finny hustled around among his friends
and got the wherewithal to release his
big black admirer
For a temperance town Richmond S
Sunday is fruitful OF fuses
3 % Liber and j. r. Jones fought fist
and skull on Broad street They are
young men and high spirited. One walked
on the others feet and forgot 10 bow and
say beg pardon" He was asked what
he would do about il In case he didn't
ike it, Bip. a tango. tussle. a police
Pat Williams. colored. was dlsorderly
on Traction car No. ~ and cursed the
conductor. He was fined $40 and put
under bonds Of 500 for 30 days and went
TO Jail I'm default.
DOMESTIC INFELICITY.
Geo. Mcdowell was charged by MS Wis
with threatening her life. Her life was
a misery as long as ne was .n the mouse
and she was in constant dread OF him
She didn't care what the court did with
I. fH.a =
had to suffer Mcdowell was put under
bonds and d kind-hearted policeman went
his security. .,. l.,
the full uniform OF the L. ). army, an
sWered to the charge OF stealing an army
blanket out OF the recruiting station
which ne pawncd. lie had been rejected
on physical examination because ne nae
hammer toes ana was staying az tht
station temporarily. He was cohscrlpleo
for the Jail reserves for sixty Gays.
John richardson. colOred, was sent 70
the grand jury Tor cutting william Ddle
wood. colored, with a knife.
This case involved baOcOcks bar-rooh
on BROAD street I'm a suspicion OF being
kent open on Sunday. There were REFER
ences to pool to craps and drinks at sec.
ond hand. but II was not evidence and
the case was continued until this morning
10 procure witesses.
REFINED PRISONER.
Peter ROuntree, colored, was charseV
with beating Mary Blackwell and both
with being drunk and disoriery. Mary
denied being drunk but confessed 10 be-
ing irritated al Peters ruteness. Petel
went 10 the pen in a matter OF fact. every
day kind Of a way Mary lacked I'VE
cents OF having enough 10 pay her fne
and her Irritation gave way 10 perturba-
ton. but she found friend and her re-
fined sense Of delicacy was saved further
shock.
James wilson. colored. was charged
with beating Mary Daniel and she wanted
him put in jail. She said she had beer
chased over three fences In her hish
clothes.
She also enrolled wad of badly torI
Garments which she said was the WORK
- James Wilson. Mary could show M
marks or other evidence NJ bad Uea'
ment Justice John smelt the mouse Of
jealousy and drove them from MS pres
ence with scorn and big smokeiess po"
der frown.