The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-08

he didn't get 1t and called MIN names
which are equivalent to blow under
Justice Johns law and then it was that
lightning struck John Robinson Inc
case was dismissed.
WOMEN KNOW BEST.
James Cox was charged with assault
ing and beating Clara Cox, his wife.
Mrs. Cox interceded und said they had
made up. The Great Dispenser inquired
closely as to what he did with his weekly
wages and declared he was going to
break up this thing of men drawing their
own salaries when the women knew so
much better what to do with it.
Mrs. c. paid the costs and the case
WINS dismissed.
Thomas Sykes was charged with ours
ing and abusing J. H. White, one
armed man The evidence was that
SYKES called White liar and a thief
and White, with his one strong right
hnnd. slapped Sykes in the mouth. Sykes
was fined 50.
Patrick Duffy came into court from the
pen with his hide full of liquor" He
had been picked up a few hours before
asleep across the railroad track and
might have been ground to pieces if not
so soon removed.
ind .'got a drop too much" He was ex-
lied to the other side of the river at
once.
MISSED REFoRaIAToRY.
Joseph Gionotti, the small boy arrest
ed a few days ago with the Mrs. Shope
outfit, where was found the pot OF ferns
stolen from Monumental church. who
was charged with being vaSrant, was
turned over to an elder brother, who
runs a. restaurant at the corner Of
Seventh and Cary streets, in lieu Of
Ill., .%r,-&
Relford Bryant (colored) was sent 10
jail for fifteen days for stealing coal
from the Southern railway.
Fred Komfort was charged with keep
ing a vicious dog. The evidence was
that he had bitten one boy and jumped
at another. The dog was ordered to be
killed.
Mrs R. Lovenstein was charged with
keeping a pawnShop at 328 north Sixth
street without a license. The case was
continued to allow accused to consult
counsel.
FELONY CASES
Louisa Burton tcolored) was charged
with entering the dwelling OF Charlea
Lewis in the daytime and stealing a
hat and clock. Continued to secure
witnesses
Albert Matthews and Willie Fife. who
were the companions of James Burwell.
who was the day before convicted Of
entering the house of Alvin Talley,
breaking open his trunk and stealing his
watch, were both put under bonds OF
$780, and went to Jail for twelve months.
Ralph Williams (colored), who broke
into the store Of Fl. H. Howard. on west
Broad street. in the nighttime, and
whose case was continued to allow him
to secure witnesses to prove an alib1,i
failed of his purpose and was sent to
the grand jury. &.
A PECULIAR CASE.
R. E. Saunders. the young man charged
with stealing a watch from r. E. Brown
was again before the court. The case
is a very peculiar one. Sergeant ToA-
slinson, while looking for Browns watch
found one tina answered the description
in Petersburg pawnshop, WHEN Saun-
ders had sold for 81, while on a spree.
Saunders was arrested and was unable
to tell where he got the watch. which
turned out not to be Browns. =
a citizen OF Hanover this morning
jclafmea the watch and stated that. in
company with several young men, he was
drinking and became too drunk to know
what he was doing and supposed they
were much in sthe same condi ton. He:
could not say whether he gave away his
watch or that it was stolen from him.
said he did not know how he