The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-09
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.JUSTl &c EsJ0 I'm IN a GENIAL MOOD


The Great Dispenser was as genial
yesterday as cigar drummer and
spoke politely to everybody who spoke
Ito him. He was charming in manner
and as he gracefully glided from the
boudoirss to the throne in the big White
Chamber gently threw kisses to he res
porters and the lawyers while the elite
audience greeted his entrance with,
suppressed applause.
VARIOUS JAGs.
& Jays were the feature OF the Police
Court docket yesterday and the Great
Dispenser, who exercises the most re-.
fined discrimination and artistic standings.
as to the character, nature and influence
of the various kinds of DRINKS Of any jag
specialist on this continent. sized them
UP to milimet err
MARI. Jane Strange had fallen from
grace. a few years ago she was known
MS the I1el.ion OF he Police Court. Her
sins We're as scarlet ana as numerous as
tin; horns at Christmas, butEOne# DAY pout.
two years ago, Mary Jane Strange de-
5cided to be good She stopped drinking
scent shorts by the score before break
fast and no more biasphemed and shook
her bony fingers in the faces of the :inest
on the force, or likened them to the ami
mails of the field.
DEFEATED PROGRESSES.
Mary Jane Strange defeated the proph-
estes of her most bitter enemies ana fer
she time disappeared from her old haGnts.
But Mary let the old spirit take pos
session of her once more, and Sunday
night found her again on the old fanii-
Ear corner in q frenzy of vituperation.
Officer Gentry was the first official 10
come under the whitening blasts OF her
Elone-pent-up wrath and his ears were
still blistered with the heat of her zwtrds
when he testified in court against the !;
recalctrant Mary.
She went down for thirty days, where
much of her former life was spent.
Timothy O'Brien had been on a terri
BILE jamboree, and creating disturbance
was added to his lesser charge Of intoN-
ication. There was rumor to the effect
s that Timothy had raised Cain in Il cer-s
tain neiehborhood, but his prosecutors
failed to appear against him.
CIRCUMSTANCES.
There is ixtinuwatin' circumstances,
may it pla.se, ye AMER said Timothy.
well, what is it sternly demanded
the Great Dispenser.
TT happened in Africa eff it plaise sye
Amer: i had a sun sthroke IN Zuiuland.
sur. indade I did. sur.
The Great Dispenser advised him to
keep in the shade and sent him out to
freedom.
VALUABLE RECIPE
John Lomeyer was drunk, toe, and
promised to try not to do il again. There
seemed a doubt in his voice. the Great
Dispenser called him back, and leaning
over the bench, said: II want to tell you
no. m ont -
This was a question that concerned
many in the courtroom, and all leaned
forward to secure so valuable a recipe
from SO high an authority.
John .Lomeyer was also at attention,
and the Great Dispenser let fall slowly
and impressively the precept, Don't take
the first drink.
There was a marked look OF disap-
pontment on the faces of many, and John
retired, scratching his head like school,
boy with long-division sum on his
slate.
James T. Jones, leading member of
the jagged Joneses. came to see his old
friend, Justice John. after a whole day
out of jail. and was placed on 1.-The reiir-
cd list for 20 days.
LYING DRUNK
Katie Richa rdson, as usual. was glib
of tongue and talked too mu:a. She got
20 days.s1O for lying and 10 for drunk.
William ST: John was nearly in a state
of dissolution, but his clothes kept him
together and he. made a narrow escape
Of being placed in the chain gang instead
of the cooling board:
Frank Taylor and Tom BraSton. col
ored,s were fighting drunk. and told
long string of niger talk that was as
endless as the Pension maze They paid
$3.50 each and costs.
George Palmer was charged with being
szie Palmer. l was q spite case and re-