The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-22
OLD FASHIONED
MONDAY DOCKET
Large Number Of Sunday Sinners
Make Confession.
JUSTICE JOHN IN FINE TRIM.
". e, TinsIey Loses Eiftecn-Hundrcd
Dollars While He slccps-a Wo-
man Charged With the Theft
and a White Man Involved.

lEc OsG HdOiluSS Oh ti'e Dig "'i3tS
Chamber instinctively knew that there
would be reaction In the affairs of the
Police Court and turned out in full force
10 welcome the Grea, Law G.ver back
from his "trip down the river.
Justice Johns constituents had curbed
their propcnsities 10 nveliness with great
sclf-control during the fair. but had the
Carnival lasted one day longer 1t would
have been more than he could have
stood.
HEAVY PRESSURE.
AS It was the pressure was intense.
Every rivet in the boiler was strained
and there was momentary danger oil
blowing out a cylinder head.
AS soon as the show was over, the ex-
piosion came and the police made more
arrests for disorder Sunday than they
had done during the whole Carnival
week
The Great Dispenser looked a trifle
more disnified than usual, because he
had been hobnobbing with the Rivers
and Harbors Committee down by the
sad sea waves. but he met the ernergen-
cy with gallant charge all along the
line. ou:flanked the enemy and soon had
'em in full retreat.
JOS. Pate was charged with assauiting
r IL. Samuel with a stick The case
was continued one day to get Mr.. Sam
uel present
FINES ROLL IN
Frank HILL coiored, was charged with
creating a disturbance and threatening
to strike ]. L. Sullivan, clerk of the
market, in market hours. Frank paid
ten hard-earned dollars
James jackson and Martha Brown,
coiored, were charged with fighting III
the street, and were fined $50
Annie Jones, colored, cursed abused
and threatened to cut Sarah Jones. The
testimony OF Annie and Sarah Jones was
easily balanced each accusing the 9TH
or of acting shameful while each de-
clared herself as being peaceful ana not
opening her mouth. but Diana Jones got
into the discussion and turned the tide
in favor of Sarah Jones. and Annie
went TO Jail in default of $3.50 fine, while
Sarah proudly waited INTO the atiiios-
phere of freedom.
Richard Braxton (colored) was charged
with being disorderly and with reckless
driving. His case was continued
GREAT DISPENSER FUNNY
Nancy Johnson (coloredp was fined
S2JU for disorderly conduct, and at the
Great Dispensers suggestion tried to
bribe the reporter to keep her name out
of the paper. and then the Great DIS
DpnSer ChuckIeG anu Siipoh III 4AA-' SAA---A
like Santa Claus in Twas the night be-
fore Christmas" as if he thought he
had perpetrated a really funny joke.
Poor man!
Belle Johnson, alias Brown, colored.
went to the pen in default of SOU Tor
disorder on the street
Walter Toler white, charged with be-
ing disorderly and threatening TO XII
Eebecca Shelton and for breaking in the
and went to jail for thirty days
Ianchorne Norvell, colored. charged
with being drunk and disorderly, was
unable to give a good reason Tor nav
ing a rock in his coat-poclSet when ar
rested. lie was lined $40.
IA. A. McGraw charged with BENG
drunk and disorderly- was fined Sd
Dick alias Tom Cooper tcolored9 was
charged on warrant by Phyllis Burton
with cursiug and abusing her. She was
renentant and tried to get Dick of, ana
then went out and raised the money 10
buy him out of the pen after he WAS ilileu
$3.50 for the nffense.
Thomas Morris alias Thomas Clayton
fcolored, was charged with being sus-
,,-cions character He was identified by
Mr.. Harfie'd as the negro who on the
I'd of Nav came TO his place TO pawn a
brass watch, and while the pawnbroker
was making out the ticket the negro
reached ever and. taking three watches
and a pair of opera-glasses from the
showcase, made his escape. he WENT ~
iail for six months.
ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP
r. L. Saunders, young white man.
and Mary Eta Brittle alias Eta foun-
tain (colored) were under arrest In connec-
tion with the robbery from the person Of
W. Z. Tinsley, of Petersburg. of $1,000 in
cash.
Tinsley had sold out mis- bar-room in
Petersburg. and had been spending his
money lavishly here during the Carnival
In company with Saunders, Tinsley went
10 a house where of the inmates was
Eta Fountain. TinSley claims that he
had s2l50 in his pocket, with two rubber
bands around it: that he went 10 sleep.
and when he awoke sl,a00 of the money
was gone. He charged the woman with
taking ii. and the women IN the house
lay the theft at Saunders door.
Captain George d. Wise and Mr. Harry