The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13
People With Plenty Of Money do Not
Spend it Wisely.
JUSTICE JOHN TO LEGISLATORS.
Wants Discretion from One Day TO
Twelve Months IN the Punish
mcnt of Carrying Concealed
WcapOns-GiubC Cases Fined

and they don an DO u wisely I'"'' NJ
the financial philosopher at the money
drawer.
Sure It is that he is getting a good share
OF u these days.
The pen had a motley crowd yesterday
and az most OF them had money 20 hquI-
date their fines. the Sergeant was ioqu"-
cious ON the subject of good times.
Business is hummiug boz tIe Police Cout
as well as the Locomotive WORKS
KNOW Not WHAT THEY 10.
There were a lot OF people IN the
Police court yesterday who didn't KNOW
whom they were wcll-on. and bucked
against the decisions of the Great DIS
pcnscr when De was trying 10 let EN-
down easy.
some of EN- had lawyers. too, that
oughi 10 have known better. ana ihey
insisted ou putting abstract authorities
on him when be was sticking to the rule
Of common sense.
The blue blood Of his great ancestor
Brian Boru. was c0ursinc through ihe
Great Dispensers veins when he came
into the Tempe OF Justice. like water
through % steam rotary fire engine ana
he had 90 get into his light office.coai be-
fore ne felt In his Utmost soul that he
could do Justice To- his fellow man.
SHOWED HIS TEETH.
Johnson Wcathcrs colored was the
first case before the bar Johnson
brought spring weather ON this visit.
lie was black and had ON clean clothes
and white linen and was young and his
teeth were winter than his shirt bosom.
and Dc showed the worries In a very
spontaneous way.
Ills cheeks pulled back and exposed
them to view every time the Great Dis
pcusor looked at him.
johnson was charged with attempting
90 cut Julia Payne with a razor. julia
did nor appear and Johnson said he w.s
shaving his father az "a time when Julia
was 0uarrelline around the corner and
curiosity Ted him there with the razor
in his hand.
He turned the battery Of a double row
% white worries on Justice John again,
and me Great Dispenser who knows ne
gro character as Joe jefferson knows the
lines ~ Rip Van Wrinkle. smiled back
AZ johnson and declared ne couldn't he
a mean Niger IL he tried. and Johnson
went ont 20 freedom
"A FOREFLUSHER.
Mr.. Ovorstcin. whose charge Of inter-
ferinc with OFFICER Schllen I'm the dis
charge Of his duty. was laid over from
The DAY before. came mp again. Two Wit
nessos testified that Overstcin acted I'm a
d'sordcr'v manner and dched the officer.
lie was fined s. and took am appeal sent
Tor a bondsman. and went 10 the pen
go wait his coming. foredushcd around
with a lawyer for an hour and then
did the sensible thing Of paying his fine
Stafford Arnold. charged with cursins
and abusing his wife. who the day be-
fore related such "a plausible tale, was
confronted by his better half and went
TO Jail for 20 days.
Harvey Scott (colureD charged with
beating Dis wife. had made himself solid
with the woman and She sworc he didn't
touch her The case was postponed TO
summon witnesses with some regard for
the truth.
a DISTINCTION.
Fred Burke tcoioreW threatened TO KIN
Matte Martin because she would not so
with him. and haunted her footsteps until
She said she had been afraid to- so on the
street for a. week
Fred Wa hned $3.50 for disorderly con-
duct and ordered 90 fan IN love with
some other girl
There was % cross-warrant in the case
and Fred sworc De- abused her ana She
abused him ANA 80 was as much one ass DC
was the other
The Great Dispenser dismissed ffei
warrant and laid down as ihe ethical law
90 DIS court t11t woman has more ri-ni
To- quarrel win man IMAM "a man hd-
60 quarrel with "a woman.
W. T.. Hord am old gentleman was
charged with interfering with Special OF
ncer T. G. Taylor. iu The discharge oi
IBIS duty. Il commission oI lunacy was
ordered pm his case
hNl1itl0 or THE fOAp.
Henry William, ani james Armstrong
knights of the road. who had taken ions
Journeys On the drawing compartment 90
q coal gondoia, went O" the chain-gans
FOR ID days, under tne vasrant law. with
great chcerfu.ness of spirit and a due
appreciation of The hlmor OF the Great
Dispenser
LavIna Holmes )colorcdl. one OF Justic.
Johns most frequent visitors. Was baCh
on the old charge OF being drunk ana
dlsorderly ana fighting on the street
The Great Dispenser concluded the try
ing OF Lav.uia was getting monotonous.
and sent hcr down for IL long months
Raymond osmond. fake Confederate
veteran. who has been n the Stauoi'-
House times without number. and has
made nuisance of himself Co citizens on
the street for weeks. was sent to the
Chain-gsns for ID Gays.
CHRISTMAS GIFT
Pat Bolton William Richardson ana
Joseph Henderson We're charged with
being drunk on The street All made fair
promises and were given their freedom
as "a christmas giff
Thomas Mosby c0lored was charged
with carrying concealed weapons. 20 Wi:
a blackjack" he himself admitted that