Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-27
GREAT DOCKET THIS.
JUSTICE JOHN n,s MULTITUDE or
arfeNpEns pEroRE uIN.
SIX NEGROES HEAVILY FINED.
The, Were charged With Riotins-
Each Required 90 Fay pown 500
mud Give Heavy Sccurity-Aftcr-
math OF ChristmnS-Many Cases.

Justice John Crutchaeld Ind one OF the
largest dockets IN the Police Court yes
tcrday morning IN the history or that in
sutution.
II took about eight pages OK foolscop
paper to contain the names OF the of
Tenders and the charges against them.
Almost every conceivable Kind OF dis
order and crime, save murder and as
sault was charged against the multitude
OF men, women. and children Of two
races who filed every inch OF space in
the pen.
The amount Of fines imposed was also
a feature Of the Christmas aftermath ses-
sion OF his Honors court Six men were
fined 500 each on the charge Of incitins
a riot. The amount SiO0-is perhaps as
large as any ever imposed IN this court.
and never before has IL been lmposcu
upon so many az time. Al least NAN
that number were fined So, on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons. ana per-
haps $50 was put In fines as the penalty
OF other and smaller offences. This
makes a total Of $1,000 In fines. ABOUT
$40 OF this was collected.
The men charged with rioting were w.
y. Thomas. Ned Mosby, Junius Turpin'
Frank Hall. JEFF Turner and Odel VIII
Hams. The disturbance involving these
men occurred Christmas morning on west
Cary street. Thomas Clarke, a young
man. was passing up the street lie met
a negro. to whom he made remark.
The reply was a vile one, ana clarke
struck tie insOent man. The finder had
had the match set 10 IL.
Eight or ten negroes who were standing
near began throwing bricks, and puied
down paling fences TO make clubs Clarhe
was being badly handled. when Mr j.. q.
Ransburg and othcy gentlemen went 10
his rescue, and some Of them were knock
cd down with rocks or clubs. After a
fierce fight Clarke was rescued ana Ponce
man johnson Walton arrived ON the
scene. lie sent I'm a call for patrol
wagon with help and began making ar
rests. lie put two or three under arrest.
other officers were soon on the scene,
and six negro men were sent 10 the IhHI
Police station. Each was fined 500 ana
required TO give 500 security for twelve
months.
q. a. Cardona was up for beating and
threatening to shoot II. b. Chaiiln the
case was dismissed upon payment OF
costs.
COMPANY OF PISTOL TOTERS
Joho Hatcher. colored man, was dis
orderly and threw rocks i'm the street.
lie was fined $40. Hatcher was also
charged with carrying a pisto. concealed
about his person. For this he was fined
$50
Iunius Turpn was up also Tor carrying
a pistol. He was fined $50.
walter White had similar charge
against him. lie was fined $50
Jerry hurry was found with pistol
concealed about him. lie was fined SoO
William Bradley, COloTed man, had
a pistoi concealed on his person. lie was
fined $50.
bertha White and Emma Jane Ed
wards. both colOred women, were charged
with beng disorderly in the street. Ihey
were fined $50 each.
l.. w T. Wood and j. Duke came next
They were charged with fighting 10 tie
street and breaking a window ol me
smithdeal building. at Ninth ana l,Io'1
streets. Their hearing went over uHln
tomorrow morning.
Ioseph Mosby was there on the charge
az stabbing aud wounding Robert Bates.
lie was sent Go the grand jury.
MANY SMALL CASES.
James Winston. colorcd man, had
frht I'm the house of r.. W. Hoonlham'
and threatened 60 cut said Hoonlhaln'
IN. accused WAS fined s..
Ramos Nelson. colored man, was
charged with assaulting and beating car
rie Holmes. and also beating his mother
Justice John taxed him at the usual rate
for such am onenoe-$lO
The hearing Of Charles Fitzgerald, "a
colored man. charged with striking Hch-
ard Mccarthy. will take place TINS morn
ing. ,.
Abraham simon was drunk and dlsor-
DERBY IL cost him $50.
Ed Braxton. colored boy, used rocks
moon Charles Parson. lie was fined 800
A. II. Cabell and Louis Price threatened
to strike Bryce Robinson. Each was
charged $50
William Williams alias John chatham
and Henry Hil were disordorly In the
street. Each was fined s..
William Waldman had fight on the
street. His Honor charged him $3.50 for
his conduct
The other cases were plain and simple
DRINKS.