The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-12
JUSTICE JOHN
ENJOYS HIMSELF.
He Despises Not the Dav of Small
Things.
HENRiCO NEGRO WITH A PISTOL.
The Great Dispenser Declares Lumps
and Bruises do not Grow on Girls.
Arms Just So You Must Not
Chustise Other Folks Children

The Temperature of the big White
chamber was delightful, as compared
with the radiating ether on the outside,
and goodly crowd sought its respecta-
Bile and safe protection during the morn
ing hour.
Justice John started into work like a
man with a hired morse, who was afraid
he couldn't drive him enough to get his
money back.
There were no lawyers to brow-beat.
the police were too weary to sass him
back, and he lives in mortal dread of the
reporters; so he expended his energy in
pounding with the gaye1, drinking ice
water, chewing tobacco, buily-ragglug the
witnesses and abusing the weather, and
altogether had good time and wound UP
his task IN high, good humor.
SAW THE LICK
Eddie Xix (colorcd) was a sure thing
He was charged with beating Annie Hays.
II occurred n the street at 4 o'clock in
the morning. Annie was eager to tell all
about ii and moreover, an officer sa"
the lick and Eddie turned towards the
pen ere the sentence was complete on the
fiery lips OF the Great Dispenser, with $40
opposite his name and twenty days to
serve in jail.
Eddie Meade is also in an attitude OF
expectancy with safer prospects OF re-
turns than a non-forfeitable tontine lie
insurance policy. Eddie was drunk and
used profane language in the Second Mar
ket. IN the presence of ladies, and, which
was worse for Eddie, in the presence OF
Clerk James T. Flournoy, and was by the
latter put under arrest.
Eddie with doubtful discretion failed to
answer to his name and an attachment
was issued for him.
Joseph Scott {colored) was charged with
cursing. abusing and hitting Moses john
son. Joseph said 1t was all about dead
man. The Great Dispenser not being in
1erested in the Undertaking business.
could see no utility in a dead man and
fined Joseph So
WHITE FOLKS MONEY
Mary DeBridge, of iady-like. mien ana
declaring she worked for white folks for
her money" was charged with cursing
and creating disorder in the house OF VIM
Forester. Mary could recollect nothing
of the circumstance. but William couid.
and Mary was assessed s. Of whlte-ioihs
money"
Mildred Lewis. (colored) and Mrs. LIZ
zie Grande were charged with ASSUMING
a,5 nearing Fred Steele. Mildred is Mrs.
Grande's nurse, and Fred Steele IS
neighbor.s child five years old Fred slap
ned Mrs. Grande's little girl three years
old. and Mrs. Grande made the nurse
bring Fred up the alley to her, and sac
corrected Fred for the offence
Mrs. Grande declared she did not can
1t whipping she hardly Knocked the dust
out of his pants.
DON'T GROW JUST SO.
But the Great Dispenser mad some oid
fashioned notions about whipping oiher
,eoples children, and he fined Mrs. Grande
s2.50.
clara Walker tcolored) was charged with
beating Annie Hunt, twice huer size The
witnesses all declared Clara was the ag-
sressor. but there was big hruise on
Clara's arm, and the Great Lawgiver- de
clared that bruises didn't grow on girl S
arms just So and fined each $3.50
Joe Mosby, a watery-eyed Afro-Amerlcan
of good school age, was charged with
disturbance on the street. His mother
said she didn't know what to do with
Joe. he want no count to her, and she
didn't care what the Great Dispenser
did wild him. just so he did sufnphin.
Joe went TO the colored reformatory to
ioin A others Of his kind now there.
Frank Fleming (colored) wore a revolt
Yer from Henrico into the city. He had
1t concealed in the side pocket Of MS coat
when officer Schlief took him in $50 and 80
DAYS was his portion.