The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
JUSTICE JOHN
A PHIL0S0PH HER
He is Much Puzzled to Know What
10 Do With Boys.
THE cRoToN OIL DODGE.
Geo. Philips alias Pete, is Going Fro"
Bad to VVorse-yTilliam Morrow
Must Give an Account Of
Hi Inself.

Justice John is mixing much philoso-
phy with the law these days, and many
Of his sayings will become proverbs in
police annals in the coming century.
THAT he has no terror of death is plain.
Several times of late in referring to
choice decisions he has been heard to
remark in a very matter of fact way:
when I am dead and gone people will
say So-and-so.
This is well, and then it shows that
the Great Law Giver is not just work
ing for the salary, but proposes leaving
q monument behind him.
The Great Dispenser was In Il gentle
mood yesterday and came into court so
quietly, that he reached his seat before
everybody got their hats off or salaamed
towards the throne as is their custom
every morning the Great Law Giver
announces his appearance in some char
acteristic way.
He was so soft and yielding that you
could stick your finger in his Apollo
Belvidere form anywhere you pleased,
and it would leave Il dent like a piece
of dough.
His pompadour roach lay back from his
massive brow in a beauty-curve, having
shed all its porcupinty, while his manner
and his smile was cast in the Cheerble
Brothers mold, and shed its influence
around like a university settlement III
the Sums
SORRY FOR IT.
John Driver (cOlored) was charged by
Sarah Howard with assaulting ana
striking her. Sarah was also in a soft
encd mood and wanted John forgiven.
and Sarah paid the costs.
Robert Johnson, whitewash artist,
who carried the sign of his calling plas-
fered on mis- clothes as plain as
preachers garb, was charged with ours
ing Minnie Johns. Minnie told her story
with pouts and unshed tears and Robert
grinned Acknowledgement OF the crime
but excused himself on the ground that
he was mad. and went to the pen as Saily
as to a pump-house picnic.
ONLY A BOY.
Charles Browning, a boy fifteen years
old, was charged with stealing coal from
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad His
father works for a dollar day and has
five children to support. Here the Great
Dispenser got as soft as half-frozen
cream and sent up a silent prayer for
direction what to do.
The jail, the refornratory and the lash
are the resources in his hands. HE Will
decide Tuesday which it shall be.
In the mean time, he has a standing
reward out of one million dollars for any
one who will tell him the best way to
punish boys.
William Marrow. known to the detec-
tives as a professional car-robber, who
was arrested as suspicious character.
was put under bonds for ninety days and
went to jail.
cRoToN OIL DODGE.
Geo. Phillips, who under the name OF
Pete, was witness in the case against
VIM. Mccarthy and A. J. De Lacy for
the robbery of Monumental church and
the Mrs. Shope den of thieves, was up
on the charge of being common va
grant
Pete is a well-appearing fellow and
with his right hand bound up, and pre-
senting a terribly sore appearance, was
begging on the cars and in the street
The police think his hand has been self
treated with Croton oil, though he claims
it was scalded with grease.
He was sent to Jail to get report OF
the Jail surgeon on the case and Will SUI
fer a penalty according to his report.
The Sick.
Avery successful operation was rer:
formed on Mr.. L. D. Lacy, at MS 1ressi-s
dence, No, 12s south Fourth street
yesterday about II a. N. Drs.s Siegel and
sNucko!s performed tie opeIE ton Ir
Lacy has been III for about two weeks.
but It IS thought that now he VIII stea lt1i
~ improve. a