The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-16
JUSTICE JOHN
ON NEGRO TRAM /
Great Dispenser Still Doing Business
at the Old Stand.
new LAW FOR OLD OFFENCES.
Petit Thieves Charged With vagrancy
aud Put to Work on the Chain
Gan=-Fined for Disorder
on Electric Cur.
NEW LAW FOR OLD OFFENCES.

The reserve goats IN the Big White
Chamber were occupied early yesterday
morning by MISUNDERSTANDING people,
Wearing an air OF superiority. like the pas-
sengers in Pullman chslir-car. and were
only shaken out OF their larguor whom
the Great Dispenser nGde bis grand
entry into court, like King George liz,
with a lot Of people hanging on his
heels to get last word before he reached
the berch, as his eoun,srs.
John Smith came up from the settle
nent at Jamestown to SEQ the sights OF
the city, and, having smiled upon tho
temptations of Fulton ami Jefferson Ward
reached Seventeenth street with royal
jig, md Has charged With being drunk
tx. the street.
1c:-S =. yee:;-s,,osn nsn,c. and OIL
te.souns Of his ancient family. nc desired
Il hen. d.t.l.
tSo:lEY SAVED I1iaL
tie vas oeeGt 20 le lei.;sat~-i BY the
G1s1. e.h as I.,ars;l4sk, wslsn Pecahon-
tas rushed forward ara saved hin fconl
a terrific fate IVY pa.t!Hg a dollar fne
ard scveIty cents costs.
Frank Rowe was charged with shoot
irg Clinton Clarke, -. ard the reading
of it caused the raSeS.c sSa.efs TO show
returning signs OF lie. like ae drowned
y
the air seemed full o: Jrascjy.
The rifle was placed II, cs hence.
Clinton. Jr, hJa o.. q rers occasions
thrown rocks at FIauh liowets Cousin.
and Frank finding his opportunity, when
Clinton, Jr. was passing on the other
side of the srree,, nred the fearful shot
opfingsng his gun at the bfeech ~
startcd to insert the load and finding he
had but one pea left he dctsrm ned to
divide the ammunition, in c.Ise the nrst
sEoc failed, but .he aais Iea did It's aw-
full work., and Clinton, Jr. siapped his
hand to his lover leg and yelled with
the snarting ;s: n.
No QUARTER.
Clinton Clarke. ST., hearing The notes
Of distress of his progeny. marched to
the ti-htingJiine and denpanied an ex-
PLANTATION. Frank Rowe With the assur-
ance of youth and the knowledge that
he had half rea left, sassed his trusty
rife and threatened to oxtern:tnate the
tribe of Clarkes from the face of tho
earth.
Then Clinton, Sr. Invested 80 cents in a
warrant and the rifoman stood berors the
Great Dispenser. His deadly gun was
confiscated he was bned $40 and sent
90 school without .he delicate delight OF
seeing the Great Dispenser do the other
fellows.
W. M. Perkins is a man of viz. and
scme times 6. drop too much, and on
sucl: occasions can IA Sc m,re merry
cain than ar Innocent telephone charter
bill in the Legislature.
He was drunk and 6iso-derly on Tract
Ton car No. 50. and rgeti bad language
In She nf,sfenre OF ladies', to say nothing
eli perarobulatirs. UP and down the SPIRAL
column OF the Conductor.
VIM. TT. had q lawyer. who plead a
light fine. and VIM. NJ. swore ne did not
reco,lect the incident and would never
take another drop as long as the Great
Dispenser remained alive.
But VIM. NJ had on a previous coca
sion tried to annihlate Traction car
and pulverize a conductor. He was fined
so. 1t was paid.
Louis Morris. degenerate Zulu. was
caught with bag containing 90 pounds OF
bolts and other iron. taken fran the
yard of The Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
Well, iron Is iron these days, and be-
sides the Great Dispenser declared that
he was tired of sending negro tranps to
Jail for the cold season to fatten at the
expense Of the Commonwealth. and II
the Legislature didn't have the Interest
or the State a heart enough to do Sumptn,
he would try little himself.
He set his mouth hard. showed back his
coat sleeves an inch and a quarter. "a
little characteristic when the Great Dis
penser IS going to do something extraor-s
dinary) and started to grind out law
to suit himself
He threw into the hopper a lot OF
Just retrtbution. chunk OF city ordi-
nances, some slices of State law and
few grains of common sense. and here's
what came out OF the spout:
A charge against Louis Morris OF being
a suspicious character and Nagrant.
bond and security for his good behavior
to the citizens of this Commonwealth for
SO days. with Imprisonment for default.
fine OF S and labor for so days on the
chain-gang IN default OF the payment.
Louis looked dazed and rolled towards
the pen with a grapevine step that
would make his fortune in a cake walk.
and the Great Dispenser looked around
with defiant and questioning stare. as
much as to say Eyes, I did 1t: what are
you going to do about it?'' (Applause).