The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-18
.SPRING-LIkE AIR
IN POLICE COURT
Justice John Marvels at an Employers
ClemenCy.
DIFFERENT DEGREES OF DRINKS
\ Duel with Plates and Dishes in the
jefferson Kitchen and a Hero of
Santiago Repulses the Assault
ola Dangerous Man.

Things wore spr.ng-hke air in the
Police Court yesterday Justice John was
as fresh and risky as a boy
The work Of dispensing justice moved
along with the br.skucss OF the vernai
season and Detective wren M straw
hat reminded AN that winter no longer
fingered in the lap OF unwilling spring
Negroes were as thick m the
White Chamber as English sparrows
ina o. holly tree at shutdown ana there
was continual squ.rm and squeeze as
witnesses came forward or returned to
the bank of color iu the background The
docket was a good yard long. but was run
OH with despatch, and tho sins of many
were forgiven.
DEGREES or DRUNK.
Not So. however. with Isaac Gray. Mr..
W. j. Ready Is wcl-knoWn brick COM
tractor and employees as driver Isaac
Gray. Sunday afternoon Isaac loaded up
with Intoxicating beverages and without
permission took his employers horse and
buggy and flashed around town, and
when taken TO task was abusive TO Mr.
Ready.
Isaac stood sorrowful and mum before
the court looking like the cow that The
calf ran over HE was charged with be-
ing drunk and disorderiy and clrsins
and abusing W. j. Ready Isaac had
no defense to make and was fined SD lie
said he had no money and looked appeW-
mely 1T Mr. Ready. ON whom he had de
pended for his living for years.
To the surprise of all. ana 10 ms own
first intention. Mr. Ready paid his fire.
40 q no 81 p q
ton Of the affair. and then over behind
the bar where "a party of Northern tour
lists were taking in the show. and was
moved 10 remark. And yet the YANKEES
are mean enough 20 say "A Southern man
treats the nisser badly
Isaac Thurst0n. col)rod. approached the
throne with head erect and shuttle or
the feet peculiar TO the Afro-Amerlcan'
Tho officer said De- was drunk when ar
rested on Broad street sunday
Isaac consented % the soft lmpeach-
ment but with Tremendous dignity COM
monced 10 deliver himself of set speech
NOW ledge" said he when man is
drunk i'm course he's outer order. But
derf IS "a difference tween common
drunk an mere toXication. and sir was
nor drunk OF dc Jail kind. ~o ana q
half. cali the next case. numbered l''
Great Dispenser. and Isaac Wen, M
the pen. protesting tHdl MS "' ""N "'-
not OF the jail kind
THE TWO EDS.
III Rraxton and ia Crts. negro boy
vacrauts as black as crows under the
ashes which covered their skins, ana
regular ragmuhns ~ to clothes. stood
before tho Great Dispenser as n they
vere on A frolic. officers had noted mat
wherever the two Eds stayed all nisht
cbickans were always missing. Ed BraN-
10, cbewed his hat all the while ana
rolled the white of his eyes al Ed CIlte
u.hils the latter said he didn't have no
vbar 10 stay and nuthin' TO do. Inc
sent,uca OF hfteen days on the rock pie
b,1 ma terrors 10 the two Eds ana they
went 10 tho pew in great giee al the iaea
OF three square meals day.
Charles Smith. colored. charseh WIN
heating and cutting Christopher biut.
svore he didn't do IT, but an uneApecle"
witness turned up and told now nanny
Charles was with long pair OF brass
-. md charles word was without
credence i'm the court. ana nc pd'u Wv
OF the coin ~ the realm
HAS \ MANIA
Character has great weight with Justice
robr and pound OF the bad sort pulls
hard on the scales Of justice.
To- Lewis colored. was charged with
.,,,,trs Alexander Willis In an alley
a,a robblng him of SIS, his plug OF to-
hacoo and A handkerchief. Willis has a
,nonia for bringing charges against other
,ln,,ie and the testimony in this case
was ike a rope Of sand
Joe Lewis, the alleged hishwayman,
- dismissed and Willis was warned TO
", ont no more bogus warrants on peril
a. going % Jail himself
John Davis is oyster opener at the
1Sfferson. and Henry Jackson Is a waiter
Tho,. fell out over quarter OF a dollar
usnrv came out OF the dining-room and
,br.,y a dish an John and John respond
cd with plate. which caught Henry on
~ hack of the head, and though It nap