The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-28
JUSTICE JOHN
IS NO LAWYER,
But the Women Bring Him All Their
Troubles.
DISPENSER BREADS DOG CASES.
Mr. Rafncs Employs Colored Lawyer
to Defend Him from. His Step
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
in. Without a License.

Justice John. If he received Zee for
consultations. wouldn't need TO have his
salary put back to where 1t was before the
cut, He declares a dozen times a day:
I'm no lawyer But they pour their
troubles at his feet, and expect him 10
solve all the problems of the heart and
purse
The Great Dispenser is the possessor OF
enough family secrets TO run gossip ciup
for a Year. and could fill a whole grave
yard with skeletons in a closet.
Women come 10 him as naturally as
they s,.a..,:= =, j .eoking-1!.-ss. and think
he is a corrccter for all human Ills, bad
boys and drunken husbands includeo.
AHEAD OF TIME
g,astice John came or the bench
yesterday looking as SLEEK as sea Ion,
skin, and 50 full OF business that ne
started the machine half q minute De
fore the regular time.
Edward haines had a row with ms
step-mother-in-law, and was charged
with trespass and disturbance IN the
house OF VIM. Young, his father-in-iaw.
Raines Is a white man, and in some
respects unique He employed color
ed lawyer to defend him fer cursing and
threatening TO kick Mrs. Young, his step
mother-in-law.
Mr. Raines looking over Mrs. Young $
head remarked that as there were no
ladies In court he would tell what was
said, and used few choice expressions
that would shock the contents OF snockoe
Creek.
he declared Mrs. Young came to his
house with lone of these Gospel preach
erS to talk to him.
The Great Dispenser declared he needed
more than talk and that he himself was
nearly scared to death, for fear he'd have
TO associate with the people he met in
The Police Court. after he was dead
ROARED LIKE A LION.
Mr. Young declared that Raines came
to his house at an unseeHly hour like
a roaring lion.'' and he had to let him
in to keep him from breaking down the
door, demanded to see that woman"
and to invade her room if she didn't come
out Mr. Raines was talking about his
step-nother-in- law, and admitted that he
was.
The Great Dispenser asked him the
question with an accent of surprise, and
looked as incredulous if you had Of
told him Bryan won't be elected.
The Great Law Giver declared that it
was too late for Richmond men to COM
they had to be in subsection to their
mothers-in-law.
Mr.. Young was as restless as a polar
bear under the cross-Questioning of Mr..
Raines' colored lawyer, and exploded at
regular Intervals like a siN-ball Roman
candle.
Raines paid $3.50 and costs besides the
fee to his colored lawyer.
The Great Dispenser eyed Raines until
Ia was we'll ont door. looked
like a housekeeper when an unwelcome
guest is gone.
D1vE-KEEPER JAKE.
Jacob BERNSTEIN. a dive-l1eeper on Cary
Street Familiarity spollen<of and addressed
in court by his negro customers as Jake, y
WAS charged with beating Major Dudley
tcoioredE.
1t developed in the evidence that the
negro witnesses. nearly all With police
records, had been in the habit Of pawn
ing goods with the genial Jake.
conuonwt alth's Attorney Richardson
said he tad received complaints Of his do
ing an Illegal business il this line. and
asked that the case be fully investigated
a warrant was served on Jake for
doing a pawn brokers business without a
lie nse. and the case continued to secure
further Witnesses
Jake and Major were fined $50 each
for fGh:inc.
Al T Echo and Jerry NNalpert were ar
rested for lighting in the bar-room OF
Turner and Mann. aai Were tinsd Sc each
Echo paid uiS Own fine and went on n
financial tour 10 aid his enemy in distress.
Willie Lee is !, homeless. ill-favored little
New jersey niger but he knows how to
fight and hold UP MS end against long
odds
The Great Dispenser likes grit, and it
eared Willie before the tribunal OF COM