The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-12
JUSTICE JOHN
IN THE NOUN TAlNS
Made a Good Retreat From a Hot
Campaign.
PRoMULGATEs IMPERIAL EDlcT.
The Bridal Presents are Always the
P.opcrsyor the Bride and Man
na Fool Who Tries to Make
It otlierwisc.
PRoMUlGATEs IMPERIAL EDlCT.

Justice John shook the dust of Richmond
the heat, and hied himself to the noun
tains with some speed, and this blessed
minute is setting on the front porch In the
most comfortable chair Of Jo-dan's White
on the railing higher than his head, and
the prettiest girl in the bunch tanning him
as he tells 1.-The best joke that's happened
In a long time" He always gets the best
He xviii remain at Jordan Springs for
two weeks and hopes to temperate from
much rundown condition in that time due
to the strain OF heavy work during the
terrible heated term.
A HOT COURT.
The Police Court was as hot yesterday
as a chafing dish and the Great Dis
peT1ser evaporated at the rate of a pint
an hour during his seance on the bench.
The Great Law Giver Is Of the opinion
that when the cradle rocks the world
trembles, and he made an official ruling
yesterday that viii also jar a large part OF
civilization
Lorenzo jackson {celored) was married
four years ago with all the pemp and cir
cumstance of Jackson Ward high society,
and ..the bridal presents were numerous
and handsome"
That IS they would have figured in
q well-ordered marriage notice that way,
but as they lay pied peil-1nell On the floor
of the Police Court this naorning-picture
frames. easels, lamps and wooden brio
a-brac. they looked somewhat dilapidated
With much banging around-ail of the Val
ne OF $3.50.
Wei, Lorenzo and his wife agreed to
disagree and they fell out" Lorenzo 8
x1f ! NJ ny,
Catherine Street. TO store her things and
she went 10 New York.
She gave a key of the room occupied by
Lorenzo to her sister and instructed her
to move her bridal presents 10 the rented
room.
AN IMPORTANT FEATURE.
Like many another housekeeper in Rich
mond, Lorenzo mad little left when the
bridal presents We're gone and the room
looked like it had been swept by cyclone
when Lorenzo went home. He charged
Leila Harris with stealing the things.
Some of the first families Of Richmond
were present 20 testify to the good char
acter Of the two women, and Lorenzo was
largely in the minority.
The Great Dispenser heard all the evil
dencs and looked with pity on Lorenzo
and promulgated officially this edict: That
all bridal presents Were the property OF
the bride.
He further declared that If a man was
married by himself nobody would give him
q cents worth. and that he did not be-
lieye that there was man in the hearing
OF his voice who would dare go home
and claim bridal present as his own.
The case was dismissed.
Alice Edwards and Mary Morris. both
owned up to fighting in The street, and
went TO the pen together, with a cheerful
j,.s l,aaj, f,,1 tn
CAN'T BEAT EN-.
Mazetta Ray tcolored) was charged with
beating the child Of Henry Willis. Afazet-
Ia showed that she had great provocation,
but the Great Dispenser declared, Il don
allow anybody to beat and abuse nisgers
nut me- and Mazetta had to pay s.. 80
with costs.
Moses Crump (colored) rode the merry
go-round without price, and, when chased
away, rocked the machine. He has left
home for the heated term
Sissy Morris, a brown-skinned maiden,
In dceollete costume, swore that the
charge that she was drunk and disorderly
was not true, but her word was not as
good as policeman's and she pouted all
the way to the pen.
Lawrence Kenny (colored) was captured
among the grape vines Of premises, on
West Franklin Street, whose inmates were
at the springs His father promised to
warm him., and his punishment was del
egated to the old man
Charles johnson (colored), for assaulting
and beating J. II. Norveil. Jr., was fined
y2.5o
Prick Racks (colored, a fighting charac-
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