The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-08
.JLIsTIC,E JOHN HAS
PL.E:. ] !. TO DO.
Rock Throwers Are Fin d Eve Dbl
lars Each.
GREAT DlsPENsERAND HIS GANG.
John James Accounts for Having Dice
il, His q and-A Newport News
Man Pursued for q
Board Bill.

a fine audience filed the Big White
Chamber yesterday to witness Justice
John give practical exhibition OF high
tumbling on judicial tight-rope. 1t was
a good day for both criminal and civil
cases.
The Great Dispenser hustled around
like a setting hen, just Off her nest,
and got every thing as exactly in place as
if he. was going to perform e surgical
operation. y
He saw that the ice pitcher was full
of water, that there were no flies IN the
inks1and turned his revolving chair up 10
the exact thread, there was moment OF
suspense and when everybody least en-
pected it. he pulled her wide open and let
her so.
GANG ON HAND.
Charlie Ro2ch and n. Stratton. half
grown boys. were charged with abusing
and throwing rocks ut ~ w Burnett, in
the street.
Mr. Burnett declared shat Roach STRAIT
ton and smother big boy were throwing
rocks at a smaller boy and ordering him
to dance, and when Mr.. Burnett remon-
strated with them they turned on him and
rocked him all around the block at twenty.
sixth and Leigh Streets.
TWO citizens corroborated Mr. Burnetes
statement.
.,rhe gang was on hand to testify to
the angelic innocence OF their fellows anG
when they trooped in the police snioie
smile and the Great Law Givec shook
his head.
The Great Dispenser declared that when
he was. a boy he could prove anything on
earth By his gang and mis- gang could
substantiats any thing they wanted 10
prove by him
The Great Dispenser looked EN- over IN
a sort of retrospective Kind OF way ana
then fined Roach and Stratton 50 each.
FEMALE PROTECTOR
Lewis Johnson tall, broad shouidersd
and loose-iontsd, shambled in to answer the
charge of beating Sarah. his wife, ABOUT
fourteen hands high.
IeWas5 accolinteuEl or the assault by Stts
ing he got little fractions
Gimme ten, replied the woman proteesot'
and contidentially invited the woman wneh-
ever lewis got fractions to prlns mn
around, and Sarah looked distressed TO see
the disappearance OF Lewis iohS Sie
into the SerSeant's drawer
James Jones (coloretD was charged WITH
shcotins, craps, and trough James declared
he. had only picked up another man Gce
and accidently let them drop. the Great
Dispenser looked incredulous, and hned
james $50.
sarah Davis and John Davis and John
Reu anu MARY flClt az ca ~ 49, 49,
rants, charging each other with abuse and
disturbance
Tue Great Dispenser threatened to hans
ali hands if any more trouble occurred;
ordered every body to be good, and sent
them home TO behave themselves
T. a. Doherty was charged with oeinS
drunk and fighting on the street Inc VIII
nesses failed to appear, but Mr.. Dohertys
bruised and swollen face and his defiant
attitude to the police, spoke eioquently In
support OF the charge, and he was fined
$3.50.
A BOARDER PERSUED.
W. NJ. Landers was arrested on a war
rant from Newport News. for Jumping
board bill. THE man declared that he had
a wife and four small children to support.
and that the former was recently operated
on and that he could not pay, and only
left Newport News to try and make some
money here He was held for the Newport
News authorities. Mr.. Landers will leave
for Newport News in company with Mr.
E. NJ Roscfler, his counsel, THIS after
noon to answer the charge.
Alex Grant. charged with being fusi-
tive from justice in Norfolk, was also held
for the officers of that city
T J. Gleason was charged with obtaining
goods under false pretences. one of those
cases where q criminal action was brought
to collect civil debt and the complainant
had to pay costs.
Alex Griffin (coloreO was charged with
cutting VIM. Taylor with knife. The
case was continued to await the wounded
mans appearance.
In giving chartering of the Larus and
Brothers Company yesterday, the Lea
der enormously stated that the maximum
capital would be 100000 1t is fixed. as
matter of fact, at 100000, and the mini
mum is s50c00.