The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29
JUSTICE JOHN
AND CARNIVAL
He Takes Much Interest in the Great
Event.
A MILLIONAIRE FIREMAN..
HaiIroad Men Go at II Hammer and
longs and are Separated by Ser
geant Cosby 49, Suspicious
Characters Go To Jail.

Justice John Is doing everything he can
10 help along the Shubrick launching ana
Carnival
He is greaslng up little rusty places Ike
a man going around the house with a
feather and an oil bottle. lie has given
special attention 10 clearing the streets or
oil Instructions for the parade, put all the
suspicious characters in jail till the crowd
mas gone. and 20. Doned all contin 'ed
cises beyond the date Of launching so that
AN the police can be place. where tnsy
viii do the most food on that day.
CRIMINAL CASES.
The criminal cases I'm the Police Court
Yesterday were few. but the witnesses
were in proportion to- the attendants OF a
/ small boy going % the circus.
There were two policeman for every ar
rest and the witnesses were as thick as
a Henrico trial when they are paid lees
| for attendance.
! Lawyers also were as thick as moiasse5
| IN winter and gave the Great Dispenser
| an attack Of intcr-mural nervous prostra-
| ton but DE worked his guns as long as
the enemy were in sight and by carrying
| his dead and wounded in retreat. he COW
| cred an evidences OF defeat.
Thirty or more delinquent license cases
many months ON the docket They were
cases In which fines had been imposed and
| In which a constitutional question was
| raised
Fines Of S25 were imposed IN each case
| and notice OF appeals given but by agree
mont. the cases were finally continued
until November 18th OBJ order 90 give time
% secure a decision OF the supreme Court
| iu one Of the cases 20 which all were
similar
IIE WAS SUSTAINED.
Justice Jonn last year decided that the
license must be paid and was sustained
| by the Hastings Court and the case wa
| appealed t. the Supreme Court
The several counsel in the various cases
| before The Police Court agreed that o.
the fest case now before The supreme
| Court sustand Justice Johns decision
| they wiz az once pay the licenses without
further contest and the cases were then
! continued
W. II. Cox. an express messenger and
| W. j. Yelveston, a brakeman. were up
| for fighting. Sergeant Cosby unclinched
| the men who were going It fist and skull
| when bee came up with the blood flying
| Ike water from a grindstone.
Mr. Coxs face looked as If he had
| fallen through % houeyshuck tree and Mr..
Yelverton' right eye brow as 81 he had
| been I'm q head-On collision with a trip
| hammer.
The evidence was quite conclusive that
! there had been a fight and disposition
was shown 90 continue the campaign be-
| fore the Great Dispenser.
lie fined the beligcrents $3.50 each and
! gave them double that amount ia good
advice.
A VANDERBILT.
@. Y. Gibson IS "a millionaire fireman ON
| the steamer S. Il. Morgan. Tie LEFT the
| ship yesterday at the Chemical Works
! with weeks salary go his pocket. "a
! comparatively poor man. He practicca
at the bar IN Fulton and was rich man
| by the time he reached Seventeenth
| street.
a few more visits 90 chosen haunts and
| Gibson was Vanderbilt lie pulled his
roll az every corner and wanted 10 disc
| tribute his wealth to his feliow citizens.
| lie even offered money TO- policeman. a
! despscd class whom nobody ever gives
! anything.
lie went into j. w. Frazier's store and
| ordered four plugs OF tobacco, offering
| several hundred dollars 20 pay for them
| and finally bo.ted without paving at all.
Ic stood before the Distributor OF good
| and bad with charges of stealing and
! carrying away four plugs Of tobacco.
valued at 80 cents the property OF j. w
| Frazier. with creating a disturbance and
abusing and cursing an officer and with
| interfering with him In the discharge oi
| his duty az the Police station
| officer Kece9n. who made the arrest,
! stated that the man was very drunk ana
! his ononses were all laid Co the one cause.
THE ROUND UP.
He was first made to pay Mr. Frazier
| for the tobacco in the presence OF the
| court. and was fined 81 for being drunk
and s. for cursing the officer. which with
costs he paid from his plethorlc purse.
John Ranie and ed. stone lcolored) who
robbed freight car on the Atlantic Coast
| line ana were caught with the goods in
| their possession and who are being held
ON bond for twelve months were again
orr9irnod and The case again continued
10 secure evidence
VIM. C0sbett (coiorcd) suspicious
character. unable 10 give satisfactory
account Of himself was sent down for
ninety DAYS.
A. i. Deuel.. charged with cruelty 20
4 mule by having the animal worked
when not in condition and with sores UNI
der the harness, was given The minimum
fine of $3.50
Mrs John Bethel paid two dollars each
for allowing three cows 80 run az large
and WIN. Gatewood paid similar amount
for his cow.