The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-02
A Law HIGHER
THAN STATUTES.
Justice John COmmends Young
Man for Knocking Another Down.
GIRLS MUST BE PROTECTED.
A Verdict OF Guilty. but Not Proven
Country,nen Fined FOR Fighting.
A White Man Sentenced for
Petit Larceny.

The Big White Chamber was hotter than.
Q bake shop yesterday from The animal
heat oi TIE motley crowd present and cooi
and airy when they had departed.
The policemen ard lawyers were Crowded.
ont oi ;fieir seats aud kept the Special
Officer on duty hlstling TO keep order.
The Great Dispenser held u grand leTee
a good half a days work before ne went
on dress parat.a son Ile bench
A HIGH LAW
He lightly patted the long curls on
top of Sergeant Thomas head as he pass
ed, and remarked in indignant tones, Il II
see EN- take my financial secretary away
from me, he's worth his weight IN gold.
The Great Dispenser opened up court
with everything laid out before nm ike
Q juggier ready for turn on the stage,
and the feats of justice he performed
were more difficult than the most !nFs-
terious trick Of I7racticed presnGiSita-
tor He declared that there were un"Fli-
ten laws stronger and more binding IMAM
any in the statute books. and In oneyins
them a citizen responded to the nigh
est call of manhood.
a couple Of young men were
charged with creating disturb
auce in jefferson Park. Policeman Wer-
uer saw one knock the other down,
and arrested both men. Some young Ia
dies volunteered the information that
one had caught one of them by the
arm and insuited her. and that In pro-
tecting them the former Knocked the
other man down
The Great Dispenser declared that
while the act was not according to law
ii was commendable. and congratulated
the culprit that some of those girls faith
ers or brothers were not present instead
of a stranger. He fined him so and
discharged his assailant.
The boy did not have the money in hand
to pay his Inc and plead not tP be put
in the pen, but the Great Dispenser de-
clared the pen 4 good place 1or people
who insu11ed girls in the park, and
the hoy had 10 bear this worst part of his
punishment
HE WAS BUTTED.
johu I3iiiuus icolored1 was charged with
beating ". r. Evans with q stick Eii-
lips had mansard roof over his lett eye,
and had To throw his head back To get d
faulnt at the Great LAwgiYer under me
closed lid The complainant could not show
any marks.
Billups deci,-el Evans hit him with
baseball lat. and Evans denied.
We'll. now did that niger get that knot
over his eyer
well. boss, OATS whar L butt him.
Two and 4 half each" sung out the
Great Lawgiver; .'call the next case.
c. Z. Hewitt a respectable-loollngw white
man, but regular hail thief, was charged
with stealing the coat OF Fir. G. L. Jones
from the hat-rack in his front hal Hewitt
pfwned Il. and Eaen arTes ted mad some OIL
Nh Jones belongings In his pocket be
was sentenced TO TOUR months IN 1ali 10Y
petit larceny.
Herbert Harris tcoored). charged with
being a suspicious character. had sold u
caday of tobacco for the possession of
which he could not give account. He was
put under security for SIX months and
went to jail
The caddy of tobacco awaits an owner
in the otiice of the Chief of Police.
The case OF John G. Page, charged with
feloniously cutting his wife. Minnie Page,
with a knife was called. Mrs. Page was
not present, but DR. gill testified that the
cut was a slight one and Mr.. Page Was
baaled for his appearance tomorrow and a
rule issued for the lady.
J. Z. Lipscomb and VIM. Burnett, two
countIymen. Were arrested While fighting
on the street. Neither had any remarks
to make and cheertully paid the usual
Zine for friendly scrap.
GUILTY. BUT NOT PROVEN.
Massey & Pale were charged with keep
ine their bar-room open on Sunday. j. ".
Jones was brought up from jail 10 testi-
fly To the charge Jones says he sent
Moses Baber into the saloon to buy the
whtskey. Moses swore ii was not so. Gull
ty. but not proven. was the verdict.
Frank Bryant tcolored) had 4 charge of
stealing peaches added to a number Of
other sins. for which he has been before
the Police Court. Frank has no parents
and his old grandmother cannot control him
A charge Of gagrancy was entered against
him and he was sent TO the colored re-
fornatory for is months
VIM. cambridge. tcolored)' who is blind.
was charged with being drunk, and on &C
count Of his infirm!ties has. heretofore.
been discharged. He was not only blind,
but blind drunk. and 10 days was his por-
ton.
Patsy Smith and Harriet Ross were fined
S2.50 each for using ..:nf:amea,, iau.,ass-