The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-06
PATRIOTS IN THE
POLICE COURT
Celebrated After the Accepted Idea
of a Good Time.
SOME REMARKABLE LIQUOR
LIQUOR,
SOME REMARKABLE
Persons Too Large and Too Old to
Play. and TOO Old to Be Hit-A
Fight Over Dog, aud An
other or General Principles

There were lots of people in the Big
White Chamber yesterday and the cool
b,eezes that seemed to pour from some
hidden sce-cool cave filtered down through
the rallied areas and made comfortable
the heated tarons.
Justice John was back on the bench yes
tereay morning feeling as happy as a tred
woman who reaches the comforts of nome
nfter a day with a Sunday-school picnic
The Great Dispenser picked the two hot
test days of the century for an outing on
q tug. and, like great many other peo-
pie. had TO go away from home TO appre-
ciate the blessings left behind
HOME COMFORTS.
The Great Lawsiver famed the tip Of his
sun-burned nose with poltce-court idi,.
looked lovingly at the Ice pitcher ana sum
back into mis- cool leather-cushioned clai1,
cooling like a freSa-"aSheo pdps Jo' 49,
to bed.
People had celebrated the Fourth OF
July according TO the mythical way OF
having a good time, and when court open
ed the pen looked like tie Captains Oh
flee on weekly payday
Mr. Charles Oliver was = celebrant, anc
the boarders were all there TO tell about IL.
NJ. oliver was charged with being druflk,
disorderlv and creating a disturbance 10
the neighborhood.
He also cursed and abused the officers
after he had terrorized the boardinE-houss,
and Incidentally threatened TO XII e'si
body in sight His iand-ladT had u oauis
bruised face. but she was a lenlent VII
ness for Oliver. and thought he meant 'io
real harm to her
MIR. OLIVER IS ALL RlGt1I.
Nv
ali right and that st was whiskey mat
made him so ..rambunktions.
The Great Dispenser expressed a cell
cato curiosity as TO where Nh OlEeF Cd
tanned that kind Of whiskey. but MI
divers mind was simply nowling VII
derness, and could testify TO none OF these
things.
the boarding house: so for resisting ana
atus,n. the officer and a few costs, which
knocked the spots out of a twenty-ooi!af
hill. and made a generous Contribution
10 the day we celebrate.
Nili;e Harris a stately yellow-plne
blonde. and Robert Wilson. charcoal
brunette. were charged with disturbance
IN the street. Both swore they We're
only PLAYING. Too big TO play was lhe
verdict, and $50 each sent them to the
pen.
Mr.. j. w Davis and Mr.. George ".
Runton met, had some WORDS iouSnt AZ
the old-fashioned way, were arrested oS
policeman. both turned up smii'ns,
acknowledged the corn, pad the usnai
assessment. and departed
ACTED sCANLUS.
Nettie Prosser (colored) was charged
with disturbance and using profane Ian
yi,age TO Elizabeth Butler, who further
ies.ified that Nettie carried on scanius'
and Nettie went to the pen in default Oh
$3.50 fine.
Calvin Hix tcolored) was charged with
striking Eliza White in the street at :
A. M Eliza said they were only play
ing Too old 10 play and $50 was the
verdict. Eliza paid the freight
Henry wenzel and Mr.. j. w InSer
had a fuss over puppy which both
claimed. and NJ Wenzel hit Mr.. Unger
Mr.. wenzel tried to enter into the aues-
tion of the human feelings in relation
TO dogs, but The Great Dispenser declared
entire unappreciation of the subject, ana
wanted only bottom facts about the light
Both men claimed the other was i'll the
wrong
The Great Dispenser declared Mr.. Unser
was too old 10 he hit, and fined Mr.. Wen
tel s2.5o.
There were numerous small cases and
liberal share of DRINKS.
The collections were good. and started
the Great Dispensers new term in office
off with the grace that a long tail gives
to houss-kite.