The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-26
JUSI ICE JOHN
IS ORIGINAL
Citizen Brown Unconscious Cause Of
Great Excitement.
ALEXANDER TAYLOR ACQUITTED.
William Coles. the Boy Slayer of an
other Boy, Sent on to the Grand
Iu,y-PIc;lsant Susly sentenced
for Shooting i'll the street.

Justice John. if anything. is original, ami
never let's nrecedent hamper his judgment
or hic acts When he desires to do things
according to rule, he makes the rule. If
any one cavils at his decision he cheer
fully invites them to take an appeal, and
volunteers to show them the easiest way
He has been known to discharge d man
who shot another dead win a musket
in self-defense without calling in the
coroner, and send the slayer out of court
with his musket on his shoulder.
TURNKEY JOB.
The Great Dispenser ran the schedule
in the Big White Chamber yesterday
according to his own sweet Will He
took the contract for doing all the talking
and delivered turnkey job to the
owners.
He issued a rule for a City Ambulance
surgeon, who, had he strictly oheyed the
summons, would nave lost two hours from
his emergency calls, he declared himself
counsel for the prisoner, or the Common
wealth. according to how lawyers were
empioved in the case, discharged man
who was charged with attempted murder,
and took an attorneys word for evidence
in a case.
The case of Alexander Taylor (colored).
charged with the felonious shooting OF
Peter Austin which had been many times
continued on account OF the condition
of Peters wound, at last came TO trlai-
Peter stated that ne was shot in the right
breast and the bah was still in his body,
though four doctors had tried to get it
out. The evidence showed that Peter had
been drinking, ate lunch in Taylor's bar
room and refused to pay the score, He
threw lighted lamp. used for lighting
cigars, at the bar-tender's head, and tired
to throw at him with a stone USED to ho!d
the door back, was put out py seVerai
colored customers and drew a KNIFE on
them returned to the bar-room ana
threw a spittoon at Taylor anu Was Shoe
AT by Taylor and missed
THE SHOOTING.
George Anderson, a hurly colored black
smith. whose shop is next door, yanked
Peter into his shop and tried to make
him be good but Peter went out the back
way, climbed a fence and again entered
the bar-room from the rear, with knife
in his hand and threatened to Kill Taylor.
Then the second shot was fired into Peter
Austins breast
The accused was discharged.
Josepn Brown alias Joseph Jake (colored)
was charged with beating Maria Hickman
and, like all who commit the unpardon-
able sin. was fined $40. Joe. not having the
KEY to the only gate OF freedom, went 10
Jail.
Alberta Gray and Laura Thomas, two
fifreen-year- coiored girls, were arrested
while tearing each others hair and flesh
in the middle of the street. Their mothers
bought them at two twenty each.
William Coles, the negro boy VINO some
weeks ago killed John Coles. another ne
gro boy, by stabbing him to the heart, was
arraisncd and seat on to the grand jury.
MONK sSULLY'S SENTENCE.
Pleasant Sully alias Monk who was
Jake Johnsons assistant in last Sunday
nights row in which five pistol shots
were fired, was arraigned on the latter
charge.
He admitted having fred the pistol, but
declared he shot in the air.
He was fined S25 and sent to jail for six
months flor shooting in the public street,
and put under security OF $500 for twelve
months.
Appeal was noted.
John Brown we'll known white cit
iZen, drank high balls by the score the
night before and according to the evidence
1.-The first thing he knoWed he didn't know
nuthin.'
He had made his bed on the sidewalk,
using doorstep for 4 pillow and when
Officer O'Wikinson, the Irish giant. was
observing that police practice of trying ev-
cry store to find an open door so as to get
the laugh on the owner in the morning.
ne kicked against the feet of bibulous Mir.
Brown.
THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
When officer O'WiIkinson. the Irish
giant, paced down TO the nearest patrol
box to call for the wagon. a citizen al
so fell over II. BibuouS Browns feet
and TOOK nin for dead.
The sca-t.l. citizen, not being used 10
these thing - is Officer O'Wikinson, the
Irish giar. .,rned in an ambulance call