The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-08
YOUNG NEGROES
A LAN'LEsS CLASS
Most Serious Question With Which
the Courts Have to Deal.
JUSTICE JOHN HOLDS HIS OWN
he Has Law Higher and More Pop
ninr Than Any I'm the Books-Ifa
Fellow Insults You Lick Him.
Sent TO the Grand Jury.
JUSTICE JOHN HOLDS HIS OWN

The black cohorts swept down on the
cour, of crimes yesterday in serted ranks,
and they were as thick on the bieachef-
les as English sparrows in a cedar tree.
witnesses sprung up like bees out of
hole. and the corridors were fuii OF eau
Gus meetings.
Justice john had hand-to-hand fight
with all sorts OF dangerous characters,
including a solid phaianx OF law
yers, all trying TO snipe him from be-
hind knples OF technlcalitaes in the law
But when he was through his nag was
t,y.,E over the citadel amid the shouts OF
the multitude.
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
Five haIf-grown negroes-RooeTt Robin-
son. George White. Chris. Smith. Walter
Baker and Lucius Morris-were charged
with assaulting L. G. Bowers with intent
10 main, distiture and Kill.
MI Bowers, in company with another
young man. Mr.. II. A. Fennell, was dis
1r:buting circulars for the Tragic Com
pany, on Brook Avenue
One Of the young negroes asked for one
OF the circulars, ard, being refused, be-
came abusive. Bowers started towards
iiIm and the crowd threw rocks at him,
one striking him on the chin and cut
ting through his lips. requiring four
stitches by u surgeon.
White, Baker and Smith were identified
by The young men assaulted.
Officer Amos went TO the Normal School
with the two young men, who identified
TWO of them there, and those two told on
the others.
Ea1h one OF the boys had a seoarate
lawyer, who tried 10 make his client OIL
an accidental and innocent attendant upon
z Taotous scene
JUSTICE JOHNS OWN.
One lawyer argued that when he 10y
threw Mir. Bowers was advancing on him.
and that the boy was acting IN self Ce
Tense 1t ar.pearcd, however. that lie
boy mad abused Mr.. Bowers before lie
started towards him. Tie lawyer declared
abuse was not provocation in law Tor
assault, but the Great Dispenser declared
he had 4 law higher than any law in the
books. and. that when any citizen in Rich
Inond WAS cursed or improper enithets
were used towards him and ne licked Inc
fellow tnat did ii, that he would discharge
him every time.
Ccmmonlrealth's Attorney Richardson
reviewed the testimony at length. and
stated that, while he did not mink the
felony charge had been fully sustained, il
was a very serious matter. that he nooed
the Police Justice would take jurisdiction
in the matter and infiict severe punish
ment-
He declared that il was time mis- class
of citizens-half-srown negroes-who were
receiving all the Advantages OF ci.i:iZa-
ton and of the best schools II lie ccln-
try, yet were ever ready Nth l;llife or
pistol. was being dealt with rightly and
stTingently-
he declared that they were he most
1awless class in the community, and were
ready to raise q row on the smallest pro-
vocation.
He declared that what he sad WAS irom
a dispassonatc view, and. aCcc'd'ng TO
the records in the police court and other
courts, and thai 1t VAS lie m st scrit US
question now confronting those whose duty
Ii Is TO enforce the law
HEAVILY FINED.
Robert Robinson. against whom the evil
dence was not conclusive, was discharged
and the other four boys We're :inei SIS
each and put under bond of 200 e&ca for
their good behavior for twelve months.
The Great Dispenser. when The bonds
were executed. gave some wholesome ad-
vice TO the fathers of the boys. all of
whom were respectable, Woodworking COZ
ored citizens.
The negro problem lies not with the ma
ture negro, but in the rising generation.
II Is problem.
Scott Fidier, a bellicose young citizen Of
the East-End. was charged with cursing.
abusing and threatening to shoot VIM +.
Funk. Fidler WIS rather testy in his talk
before the courr, and besides filming him
the usual $3.50 For disturbance, the Great
Dispenser put him under bond for 500.
ROOTED FOR HIS ADVERSARY.
John Jones Coolored), charged with
shooting Burton Homes through the foot,
was put on trial. The wounded man was
the best witness for the accused. He said
he drew knife on Jones, and Jones shot
him. and that was all there was to it.
Burton rooted for Jones as hard as il ne
a LAT Pot
the Great Dispenser has little resources of
his own ard he lined Jones and Homes $50
each for fighting on the street.
TO THE GRAND JURY.
Jerry Cox, the black piano player for
places of doubtful resort, was adjudged
guilty of stealing a watch from C. L,
Brown on the 18th of May and was sent
to the grand jury.
Ben. Baker (colored) was charged with
kicking Andrew Morton. Ben. swore ne
didn't kick him, Just kicked at him once.
1.-TWO and n half a kick responded the
Great Dispenser, and Ben. shuftled to the
pen.
Joseph Harris was charged with smack
Ing Annie Harris. Joseph did not appear.
but Annie did. and said she wanted to
take the case IN. Joseph and another fell
low carne serena6ing her and another girl
and they fell on some words, and Joseph
smacked her and she fit him. and in course
HGW SHE L lilllh Slie C!u ttLaCllN rlSnt
IN getting out de warrant. and now she
wanted 10 take ii In
She took in the warrant and Sergeant
Thomas took In one twenty
Fannie Watson, colored. was charged
with cursing and using indecent language
on the street An officer from Henrico
had warrant for Fannie, and agains, her
great rerulsion She went to that dark tri-
buna1
A number of other cases. most of which
vera continued, made up a sitting of two
hours and half