The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-13
POLICE COURT IS
AN ARSENAL
Newspaper Reporters Look Down
Mouths Of Loaded Pistols.
DISPENSER GOES F02 TRAMPS
Gives Notice That Every Tramp and
North Carolina Negro That Comes
toTo,Yn sY.lI De Put on the Rock
Pii.-Je,cr's Bad Jud &mcnt.

a regular arsenal topped the sersoan9s
desk in the Police Court yesterday, ana
loaded pistols enough pointed IN me WIN
the reporters heads to MAKE their seats
more dangerous than the position o. d iai-
inmate mixer in a powder factory, ana
gave the pencil-shovers a zreNectiNe .hovo
IN regard to the world to come ana the
ADVANTAGES of accident life Insurance.
All the reformed soaks that belong to
the Great Dispensers Temperance society
had fallen from grace, and sneeplshiy
plead for one more show and got II. CaE-
rying concealed weapons created enough
fines, If collected. 10 build room II Inc
new city jail.
A Saturday night r1arket-house crowd
and a docket as long as the name Of
Fredericksburg greeted Justice Jonn as
ne stepped into the arena yesterday
with his usual proud and naughty men.
The Great dispenser declared he was
too sick TO attend to business, and pro-
ceeded to display the reserve power OF
Richelieu in the last act, doing UP laTee-
MES. felones and misdemeanors IN nicely
portable packages, leaving no litter benlnd
for those who fatten on the crumbs OF
crime.
WARNING TO TRAMPs.
The Great Dispenser declared he was
going to make Richmond hot station Tor
tramps, and put every negro from North
Carolina Oh the rocS-pile.
Samuel Forest, William hurry and Chas.
O'Brien all declared they were students
of industry out of a job, and had asked
for lodging at the stat on-house because
they were strangers in a strange land and
had nowhere else TO go. thirty Gays
on the rock-pie was their verdict, bat
changed to exile al a later conference.
when they satisfied the Great Dispenser.
through their answers, that they were not
common tramps.
Willie sirnms (coloredl claimed North
Carolina as his home, and could not clear
his skirts of the dlarge OF beng vas-
rant, and went TO the rock-ple Tor thirty
days
George Jeter (co1ored) exercised very
bad judgment in going to the Bijou
Theatre in an intoxicated condition He
was d sorderly during the performance and
threatened to kill anybody wtlc inter
tered with him. Policeman Bradley invited
George, if he was bound to Kill someboaS'
to select Il m, and yanked George TO the
Police Station couple OF blocks away
George plead d lapse OF memory at the
bar of justice. and went TO the pen III
default Of $40 fire.
80 BAD AIM
Robert Cary (colored) threw brick a
Victoria Nicholas because she wouldn't
let him alone" Victoria being an arttu!
dolger. the brick landed on Victoria
mothers hand. Robert was assessed $40
the smallest fine for hitting woman
and calmly went to jail.
Arthur Warwick (colored) bit and i.cked
Charles Johnson about fifteen dollars
worth. but Charles, being man as Dig as
Arthur. ii only cost Arthur 500
Jordan Henderson tcolorsO was charged
with nssault!ng Leila Henderson 1t turn
ed out that Leila, q poutlnS, sienoeI,
black slip Of girl, fourteen years Old,
was Jordan HenCierson's daughter. she
played sick and stayed away from work
and was found by her fntlcr IN bad COM
pary. He ordered her home and when
she refused to 60 struck her with
strap whereupon the crowd of boys and
girls with Leila rocked the old man. The
girl, sWore out q warrant against her
father
The Great Dispenser declnred she ought
TO have nine and thirty" dismissed the
case. and advised the father to take her
home ana CLAW en- on
LAMP THROWER.
Robert Booker (co.ored was charged
with assau,t:ng and beating Martnda
2eol1er. his wife. Robert is a younS buck
and his wife about twenty years his
senior. Robert wanted the lamp 10 take
upstairs To get on Il dixie and MaGnda.
who WIS cooking supper, would mot let
him have it. A light ensued and Robert
threw the lamp al Marinda, cutting her
face. Marilltia had made up wt*h Robert
and lied beautifully to save him. declaring
that she fell on the lamp.
DR.. Fisher, the ambulance surgeon, tes-
titled that when ho answered the call.
they tod him Robert threw two lamps
at the woman, str king her with one.
Robert declared he wanted the lamp
and AIaTinda took it from him.
We'll. who is boss ut your ilouse?" ask
ed the Great DiSneuScr