The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
OGSHEAD HEES j!
CAu)SED A FIGHT
One Negro Hit Another With a Bottle
Of Sauce.
OCCURRING EAT BoTIo's sALO DON
VIE Had Her Husband Arrested Cor
Worrying Her. aud Then Got
Sorry aud Wanted H inn
LclsOff.

The Great Dispenser had only the old
timers before him as an audience yester-
Gay. for the strangers had left the city,
3 White Chamber.
Richard Walker and Charles Thompson,
& Two colorea men, had sworn out warrants
against each other. Walker, 1t seems,
has charge OF BoIto.s lunch counter. and
when Thompson went III, 20 the counter
and took handful of hogss-head cheese
/ from the bowl. and got mad because
walker told him to put It down, ana
made a pass at a razor he had In ms
pocket Walker hit him over the eye
with a bottle and cut him deep.
Dr.. GilIs. OF the ambulance, put three
stitches in the cut Justice john Tioh
see what right Walker had TO hit Tnomp.
son with a bottle, and he fined nm Wv
for assault, while. Thompson was as
charged
SHE GOT SORRY.
Mrs. Bette II. Rogers and Mrs E. a
Stevens had the husband of the latter
arrested for getting drunk and worrying
her, but when the Great Dispenser showed
in inclination to send Stevens to jail, his
wife. with tears in her eyes. beseeched
him not to do so. but let him go. SO that
she could feel that she was not instru-
mental in sending him to jail.
The gentleman on the throne was firm,
however, and he fined the offending hns-
band IA. 50. which he was unable TO pay,
although he declared that he would not
take another drink during his lifetime II
he were allowed to depart.
Herr. lsi.i5s, a negro youth, vas given
twenty days in jail and fined $3.50 FOR
throwing rocks in the street, and for failing
to appear in court when lis ralne was
called he was assessed the further sum OF
A.G0.
Victoria Maynard fcolored) swore that
her husband, Fred. Maynard, hit her VITA
his fist, but there were no witnesses, and
the Great Dispenser said that perhaps she
deserved i. .fli.! discharged Fred.
Emma Jane Edwards (coioredl was given
thirtv.aays IN jail for engaging il rock
battle.
Bunch Stokes Ia co1ored woman with a
Suspicious character3 was sent to jail FOR
ninety days on general principles.
TEN DOLLAR BEATING.
Wrn Brady tcciorede beat colored
woman to the extent OF $40.
Charles Jones {oaittredo, bad negro boy,
was sent ia the Negro Refornsatory for
eighteen months
Matte, jones (colored) went to bar
room latte Friday night, and got mad be-
cause the party who invited her TO go de-
clirled TO pay for the drinks. When she
got out on the street she expressed her
OfliilOllS pretty licea-S diiu VIII Siiti'itEi-,
and VIII IN she was told TO pay $50 She Gid
SO with much grace.
Th. cases CT Jacob Root. suspicious
character; Mack Douglass, alias John Will
aian,s. suspicious character. were contin-
ned ten days. and Arthur Higganbotham-
house was discharged, because the sus-
picacn against him could no. establish any,
thing, ara he was ordered to get out of
town.
Gus Zanwer, the young white boy, who
lives at NJ. ssc East Eighth Street, New
York, who held further until his father
could he heard. from.
NJ B Berry was given another chance
to keep away from intoxicants, and he
promised tc go tc work.