The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-04
SUMNER RULES
IN POLICE COURT
Squire Graves Back Stops for e
Great Dispenser.
MAN WHO CUT THE CONDUCTOR
His Companion Gives His Name to
Detective and he Will be Caught.
f.. Nj. Sharp Goes 10 the Grand
Jury on Charge of Stealing.

A goodiy crowd gathered in the Big
White Chamber this morning and crowded
the stage behind the throne and took the
lawyers seats. and serane!y held their van
tase ground Until the clearing process
came. and the sumner rules were en-
forced
Squire Lonnle Graves battled with the
phlistines yesterday, in the absence
of the Great Dispenser. who is eating clam
chowder, playing d0minoes, and drinking
in the brcezes on tug down James river
Squire Lonnie had several nice little
conundrums of the law to unravel, but
he adheres to the rule of playing trumps
when in doubt and came through the con
test without the loss of a single gun.
FIGHTING.
Ernest l.. Gascock, Robert McClintock
and Elisha Carter were charged with dis
1urbance and fighting on the street
1t was shown that Glascock was on his
delivery wagon when the other two called
him names Glascock got off and tackled
one. and both struck him. Glascock was.
discharged. and McClintocl and Carter
paid 500 each. All are young men.
Marcela Harris and Rosa Smith (col-
ored, were arrested for disturbance in
the alley. They told very mild tale Of
how one wanted the other 10 go home. and
was trying to get her 10 go when the
. 'icemenS arrested them.
Two testified that they were throwing
tin pans at each other ana making night
hideous when they arrived. and cursed
the officers all the way TO the station.
They went to the pen in default OF $3.50
fine each.
Anna Courtney (coloredy was also
charged with disturbance on the street,
and, with unusual forethousht, had the
exact amount for tine and costs in her
fists, and planked it down with a prompti-
tude that did good the heart Of Sergeant
Thomas.
CHASED HER WITH a BhICK.
Andrew Hagan (coorcd) was charged
with threatening 10 kill Matte Hunt and
ran her all around TIE house with a brick
Andrew said Matte was drinking and had
a ticker of whiskey in her bosom, ana
he was only trying TO get it away from
her; he did not explain whether for selfish
or humanitarian motives.
Five dollars and thirty days was his
portion.
Joseph Whitaker (colored) was one Of
three negroes together q few nights ago
when Conductor J. d. Dillon, on the Man
chester line was cut in the breast with a
knife The other two got away and Whit
takcr was placed under arrest. He claim
ed not to know the name of the negro who
did the cutting until put under security
and sent to Jail for six months and then
he gave the name 10 Sergeant Hall, and
the arrest Of both Of the missing ones is
likely to be made in day or two
L. Lowry (colored). charged with being
disordcrly and creating disturbance III
the street declared he meant no harm,
though half-brick was found in his coat
pocket In default Of $3.50 he went to jail.
TO THE GRAND JURY.
+. NJ. Sharp (colored), arrested several
DAYS ago with locomotive brass, on his
shoulder by Officer Griffin, was tried on
the additional charge of breaking into bag
gage car No 142 of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad and stealing the brass there
from.
sharp claimed to have picked the brass
nm in the yard. and his lawyers plead
guilty to petty larceny. but Squire Lonnle
sent him on 10 the grand jury.
William Malone, arrested on the street
for drunkenness, had his trouser-pockets
PINNED with a Safety-pin and made
strong plea that he had been robbed, but
Squire Lonnie failed to see the bearing
Of the case and William went TO the pen
in default of the small fee charged for
the privilege of over-indulsence-
Florence England (whitel with patch
over one eye and with few nerves as
Jelly fish was charged with drunkenness
on the street and was fined one dollar and
costs. You'll have to take me for the
money, said the dissolute Florence
That's easy said Squire Lonnie and he
put the turn:3 in the pen.
The case Of Marshall S. Gregory charged
with enbezzling the funds of the Lexins-
ton Hotel was continued until Thursday.
TO SPRINKLE STREETS.
The Traction Company was reported
for not complying with the new ordinance
requr ne the sprin1ling of the streets.
Afr Everett Waddy. treasurer OF the
company. explained that It required spe-
cial apparatus that had been delayed by
the makers and showed letters to substan-
tate the statement and the case was con-
tinued one week to admit of securing the
same.
or dismissed.