The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
A HOT DAY in
POLICE COURT
A Young Man Convicted'of Shooting
a Cow.
WHERE LYING DOES NOT PAY
Great Dispenser Rolls Back the Cur
tain Of Time and Recalls II \. eSro's
Crime IT, His Recollection In
.liVens the boswell Picnic.

Another day of heat and suffering in
the Police Court dawned with yesterdays
sun, and the wheels of Justice were so
warm it's miracle the whole business
didn't stop on account of a he box Only.
electric fans can clear the atmosphere and
relieve the situation.
The Great Dispenser was as solemn yes
terday as a judge of the United States
Supreme Court, and came upon the bench
with a step like man keeping time to d
dead-march. He suppressed all mrth
among the prisoners and looked as relieved
as a man who had Just had his photo
graph tnken, when the strain was over,
and he could let loose the hose of banter
and satire the bolIdor gang.
BEFORE AND AFTER.
The cases before him were attributed
mostly to the high-strung nerves OF an
over-heated populace and their steam
gauges showed very low press ure by
the time they got before the soleu mosque
Lawgiver.
Samuel Eggleaton (colored) was one of
the boswell picnickers, whose ric tous be-
havior caused the side-trackins Of the
train.
Samuel was arrested on Bro; i'd Street.
on his return, for creating u .sturbance
and using bad language. that was heard
by IN officer one block away. Sans only
excuse was that another nSf ;er was 'er
hollerin,' at him and $3.50 WI IS added to
his picnic expenses.
Felix Whitcamp and Robert Carver were
charged with fighting ard bro ught string
OF witnesses The young men wanted to
take their medicine without any trouble
but the elder Whitcamp, fnther of the
contestant. wanted a full Investigation.
The Great Dispenser agreed, but suggest
| ed that it would cost double to- invest-
! gate a scrap in weather as hot as this
| and the young warriors, with some speed
settled at the CaptuiniS Officsa the usual
| fare.
| COOKED HIS GOOSE.
! George Miller and E.dwa I'd Lee were
| charged with assaulting, cursng and
! abusing Fred. Terry. Geo rye Miller, six
! teen years old, has startea early to be a
bad niger and according to several wit
| nesses, was always quick to get his gun,
; having pulled it on several occasions late
! ~ and once upon littl girl.
| Edward Lee brought cooked witnesses
! to disprove his connection with the row
i and the Great Dispenser caught them
| lying. which cooked Ell. Lees goose, and
! both disturbers went 10 the pen in default
| of $3.50 fine.
| John Lowry is but country lad, of
| not too high Intelligence and his hands
| showed signs of his being "a man with
| the hoe
| John is just about grown and came
! from Columbia, F'luva anna county, to Rich
| mond, on foot
| He entered the stable of Mr.. j. r.
| Carlton. three miles from Richmond, last
| night and drove, his fine mich COW, valued
al s35 TO town. Mr.. Carlton followed on
| his Bicycle nnd John Lowry was caught
| Offering the COW for sale.
PENITFiNTIARY CASE.
] He confessed the crime and the Great
| Dispenser expressed sorrow for his plight
! and told him the penitentiary was ahead
! of him.
!. It is perhaps the first time he has sin
! ned, but he committed serious crime He
was sent to the grand jury and will prob
| ably be sentenced for two years
| William Stokes a yellow pcaniny without
| responsibilities and no pnrents) was picked
up at the depot hatless and covered manly
| with q. thick coat of coal-dust. He was
| committed to the care of Superintendent
1 John II. ,Smythe, of the Colored Reforma-
| tory for eighteen months.
| William Thornto1: (colored). was CharS-
| ed with being d suspicious character.
| William and a lot of betting disappeared
| from Hanover county about the same
time. William denied having been in Hano-
| Yer, and they proved it him
LYING COULD NOT SAVE HIM.
] The Great Dispenser rolled up the cur
| tain Of time, and recognized William as
! having paid, him visit some years ago.
, William bed about that, and a search Of
! the records confirmed the recollection OF
/ him who never any more for
1 gets "a man he convicts than
! an elephant does a boy who
| places A chew OF tobacco in his snout.
| and WaNrln1 went down for six months.
; Moses Fs-ice (colored) was charged with
| breaking into the house Of w. I. Wyatt.
| and stea ling some dishes. The keys We're
! left with Moses, and Moses went to the
! picnic. Of course, Moses was discharged.
| Robert Holloway, for being drunk on the