The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
A PISTOL SHOT
AT TWO O'CLOCK
Thomas Palmer Wakes Up the Wrong
Market Man.
JUSTICE JOHN LEANS TO MERCY.
Sends Cornelius Robinson TO the Grand
Jury, and Declares He Will Keep
Order on the Street Cars or Fill
the Jail to OYerfowins.

Justice John booked as benign yesterday /
as a quaker preacher, but evtery time any /
body took him Tor an easy contract
they found him to be a hard shell Bantist I
When the Great Dispenser pressed tbs.
button that started the machinery of the I
law of the worlds exposition of up-to- /
date justice in the Big White Chambe.
to-day, tn, pen was full Of material, !,
but the Great Lawgiver leaned so strong
to the side OF mercy that there were
few punishments recorded when the ses-
sion was over, and only enough fines to
pay running expenses for the day.
MANY DISCHARGES.
Raymond Jefferson (col) was charged |
with stealing bag of cabbage, and |
might have escaped arrest, except for
the negro distaste to tell the truth to a |
policeman, and the fact that his partner |
ran and he declared they belonged TO the |
other man He produced a note from |
the owner of the cabbage that they were |
given to him to help unload a car of |
them, and was discharged.
Emma Spurlock and Barbara Dixon |
(colored) We're arraigned for robbing ". !
3. Kelton of sos. Sergeant Hall testi-
fed that helton was drunk when he made
the complaint still drunk and could not
get him to court that while the women
were none too good TO commit the rob-
berry, he did not believe they were guilty
in this case. They were discharged.
Elizabeth Dobson, an aged white wo-
man, who was picked up on the street
drunk, was ordered to stay at home and
sin no more. The search a the station
house failed to find a ticker of gin which
she pulled from her bosom in the pen, and
treated the prisoners all around.
ONE EYE OPEN.
Ella Burton (co.ored) was charged with
cursing ana abusing Philip glierson.
Phillip said he was asleep at the time and
the Great Dispenser held that if he was
sleep he knew nothing ABOUT it and dis
missed the case.
Chas. Lauderoack, Leslie Perrin, Ed. Glib
son and Cleveland Baughn were charged
with throwing rocks at the house OF
5. C. McGregor The latter sWore that
the whole gang threw, but could not .ndi-
viduaIly identify any OF the accused and
all ware discharged.
| Barlow tIo5son (coloretD was charged
| with beating Isaac Thurston The latter
| is a frequent visitor to the psn and his
word goes but little ways as evidence.
Ear'ow declared Isaac called him name
which the Great Dispenser regards as
! equivalent to 4 bow and he gave Barlow
! a chrome with his DISCHARGE.
A LIQUOR FIEND.
| Joseph Shorlell an a.1ohoi wreck. took
| rs wffes clucifix candles ana. other sill
| Nor furnishings from the family altar to
| pawn them for drinks. h was charged
| with being a suspicious character and be-
| .ng drunk
Mrs. shorteil had recently begged him
| out of jail Joseph was sent down for
y,,nety days and Mrs. shortell warned not
| TO seek clemency for him again.
Thomas Palmer (coio"ed was charged
i, tor.
| seant Talley heard a ptstol-shot at . a.
| NJ near the Second Market: and halted 4
| running man. Tom sad another man shot
IT him on account of q woman, but
| marketman appeared upon the scene and
| said he fired the shot at Tom. who was
| trying to steal coop of chickens from
| lie rear of his cart in which he was
sleeping Thomas was given twelve
| months in jail. When part the way to the
| pen. a bright idea filtered through his
brain and he returned to the bar and suS-
:ested that the Great Dispenser make it
;ix ana let him break rock. But the SEN
tence stood.
\ MEDDLER.
Jennie Washer (waite) was charged with
srespassing on the premises of Susan Mil
.ar Mailala Tyler and Susan Miller were
II odds and in an unhappy moment Jen-
ME Washer took the part of Mahala Tyler
against sler ancient enemy, Susan Miller,
IND wrote her a note in which she told
Susan that ..ff she didn't let Nahala
alone the Mayor of the city would come
down and give her a lot Of trouble
But Susan knows who the real regulator
Of hurnan affairs is, and she brought the
sf2o!e shooting match to Justice John. he
incd Jennie $3.50 for trying to regulate
II ugs through the Mayor instead of COM
ING to him.
VIM Williams and VIM. Miller. two
white men arrested as vasrants. got twist
ed in their geography. and incontnently
s.a5 about their movements. when the
truth would have done as we'll.
They went TO the chain-sang for thirty
days.
TO GRAND JURY.
Cornelius Robinson (colQsed) was ar
raiened for disorder on a street car of the
Richmond Passenger and Power Company
and with making an assault on w. r.
Sedsewicll, the conductor. with rock
and a piece of IRON. known os fish-plate.
Mr.. II NJ Smith, Jr.. represented the
prisoner and plead provocation for his
client Capt. a. B. Guigon prosecuted the
case for the company. and there We're
lively tits between the counsel.
The Great Dispenser reiterated his Oft
declared purpose of enforcing good order
on the street-cars of Richmond, and he
would make tNelH dS pure as the pdrlOfS
in our residences if he had TO fill the jail
with offenders.
he declared that there were q passel
OF trifling men in Richmond who spent all
their time at clubs and LETT their wives
and children shut up at home and he
proposed that they should be able to take
an airing independent Of the men without
interference from buns and rowdes. There
were several lady witnesses and they
smiled sweet approval on the great friend
Of woman, and it was fortunate that this
was the last case and no accused man had
to follow. Better that he had never been
| born or approached the canal dock in an
intoxicated condition after dark
Cornelius Robinson was sent on to the
grand jury.
naunhtcr'S Decree