The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-23
BUSY DAY N THE
POLICE COURT
Many Oisagreemeuts in Business
Among Citizens,
DRUNK NO EXCUSE FOR CRIME.
Justice Tempered with Mercy in the
Case OF "A Young Man Who Fell
While Drunk-Siapping Small
Rows Adds to Collections.

Tho game Of justice as played In the
Police court on Friday is always double
header ,..u
T., the obstreperous citizens make thhss
lively when honest folks are in led do not
olive the Police Justice work enough To
ar, his salary that portion Of the city
DESIGNATED briefly by the word business
e,s.- his conscience ON that score
SQUIRE Graves had to settle 81 long list
of disaeroements over dues and debts be-
tween citizens yesterday after he was
,br,peb the regular work of the morning.
CRIMINAL. DOCKET.
formidable criminal docket was pre-
.o-.od for trial. but owing TO the
.,bserce of witnesses most OF the cases
were continued. MI.
A sad case was that Of J. j. Dolan'
CHARGED with stealing a watch from
fellov-boarder. Mr.. r. W. Poteat
The watch was missed from the owner
room. lie found that it had been offered
nj "A pawnshop. The clue was followed
and IL was found I'm bar-room' WheIe
polan had given it as security for drink.
Mr. Poteat stated that Mr.. po.an was
correct man when sober. and the theI
was the direct result Of drink, ana asked
that he be not prosecuted.
Drunkenness is no excuse before tne
law. but in consideration Of the clrcuin-
stances. his punishment was made Sixty
days IN jan instead OF six months as or
dinarlly given in SUCH, cases.
SAME ALL AROUND.
Lena MAY was charged with beating
and assaulting Blanche Taylor. Another
colored woman. who was a witness. was
also involved in the row. and $3.50 all
around was Squire Lonnies verdict.
The aggressors paid their fines, and
Blanche. who swore out the warrant,
went to the pen In default OF the fine.
Samuel WARMER. a young white man,
made 40 defence to the charge of being
drunk and disorderly and beating his
wife. Mrs. Warmer testified that her
husband had made charges against her
which were unwarranted. and had beat
en- and bruised her badly Dir. Deaton
confirmed her statement as 10 the Injuries
Warmer declined TO make any statement
and went to the pen In default Of TWEEN
ty dollars fine and 800 security for his
good behavior FOR six months.
David Robinson answered the charge
Of being a suspicious character. The evil
dence was that Robinson was found in
the private ONCE Of James Hayes under
taking establishment where he had no
business. lingering the combination Of
his safe
INDIGNANT SURPRISE
David took the attitude of injured in
nocence. and expressed indignant sur
prise that such a charge should be
brought against an honest man and a
friend of the family. David could not
give 500 security for his good behavior
for sixty days. and went rcsgnedly to
Jail
William Yarbrough. colored lacks poise
and discretion. lie Is an attache OF a
grocery store, and Richard Pryde, a white
boy, with more perness than size. re-
marked that William couldn't tell what
he was doing. that he was blind in one
eye and couldn't see good out or the
other.
Notwithstanding the truthfulness Of the
blindness in one eye, william flew off the
heiye and slapped the little boy.
FAMILIAR SMILES.
He plead previous and multiplied prov.
ocation. "the last straw that broke the
camers back and all the little Smiles
that do duty in juvenile castigation cases
but It didn't prevent the knocking Of
big hole In Williams months wages for
fine and costs.
Charles Wilder was charged also with
striking a small boy in the mouth. Louis
Harding. whom he hit. was not so small,
and the plea of playing was very strongly
backed by a witness. Louis could not
appreciate such rough play and stoutly
maintained that il was fighting. His
mother coincided with Louis view Of the
action. and Charlie was fined 500.