The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31
THE WIRE EDGE
HAS WORN OFF.
The Expectorating Ordinance Accept
ed as a Good Thing,
Mr.. WEST FOOLS The JOKERS,
1 Packed House Grcrts the Memorial
Day Performance in the White
Chamber Justice john Busy
when Other People are Idle

The wire edge has worn off the eN-
e.t0rauug ordinance and the excite
ment CAUSED by jos enforcement ls SUD-
SIDING and people generally said lo lneI
re.euDors in tine Police Court, 'lt alA
suca 81 bad law after al
councilman JOHN y. West who was
charged with violating that provision ~
Tine ordinance against eAp-ciofdNNs Oh
Tie sidewalk. came into court lu nus-
ucss-lke way before the court COM en-
ed paid his inc. MS every ctlzcn d. priv
LEGGED to DO. and went on h.s way.
THE JOkERS FOOLED
The iokers. who gathered no see live
counciImen get the judicial razz.e dazzle
for violating % Jaw that he himself franz
c8 ID few days ago. stood with their hands
iu their pockets looking as if they hdd
LOST something that didn't belong 10
them
"A big crowd OF holiday visitors came
o. see the Great Dispenser dispose ol
Memorial Day docket and they crowded
around the throne like people around
managed man in street accident
The officers were worked bard to Neep
the wat open for witnesses and the gavel
sounded DO constant tattoo ON Justice
Johns desk.
a DRESSING DOWN.
Moses CrumD. thirteen years old,
haflc-s ornnan whose black face bore
side wipes of a meat skin while Dis head
looked like "a freshly burned new ground,
answered 10 The charge of Jumpne on
electric car. while in motion. a colored
man with whom he lived was required %
give him 81 Memorial dressing down With-
I'D the inner rcccsses 70 tfo court.
a SAD MISTAKE.
Frank Fields. colorel Haa reported
FOR riding wheel 80 night without
Uebt. lie said his lamp was lt but
went OUT Was given few Scripture
quotations about keeping DIS lamp ulm-
med and burning. and then surrendered
two hard-elrued dollars.
Marie Johnson. c1.Hred. slapped John
Kisler "a white boy. four years old. ANA
went 10 jail for thirty days on toDos-
gan slide.
W. r.. Parker 20 On of jealous rage.
cut 40 the clothes of Ellie Campbell, toe
VIII: seven dresses. one skirt TWO hats
and one umbrella. of the value of Ei>oo.
with his p0ckei-kuife and Ede appear
ed In court 500 borrowed apparel. Fined
Sloo. and appealed
James OYertOn Daniel. colored. was
captured with "a bag containing railroad
brassos about 4 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing He was discharged from tine penn
Tertiary lasl flHLDNN' aiAt.I nifl WIS
term for stealing ra abroad brasses. lie
was railroadcd 10 jail FOR twelve months
ROBBED a BARBER
Charles Mckinney, coiored. was cap
ture with "a bundle of ufteen rdzors ana
a hard clipper supposedly stolen from
barbor-shop lie was pat under bond az "
suspicious character FOR twelve months
and sent 90 jail.
John Henry Gibbs. a canary-co'ored
dcnlzon Of Lumkn's Bottom. committed
"A trespass on the premises of James Bur
rell and when taken 90 task carved Bur-
reu with knife. Burreli was in court
weak and ashy with pain. the knife hay
ing entered one Of his lungs. Gibbs went
10 the grand jury
lack McDOn0ugh for the one-thousandin
time stood before the bar for drunken
ness his once reddish hair now as hue
Toss as the snow. lie and poor Dan
shelby" have been declared exempt from
tie chain gang Dan wen down Mon
Yesterday with a like time 10 his credit.
Wm. canister. The black Jehu. paid
n fine OF goo for leaving his team stand
ing on the street.
Gsrland Clarke's COW took q promenade
Yesterday without chaperone and IL
cost him q two-dollar bill.