The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
THE ECLIPSE
EXCITED HIM.
Why a Witness Was Nervous and.
Could MOI Remember.
The GREAT DISPENSER CAUTIONS
Two Negroes Go to tho Grand Jury FOR
Observation-Disclosures Charged
With, Hcrusins to Allow Their
Children 10 BE Vaccinatcd.

The attendance in the big White Cham
ber yesterday was like a Tatctl-nisht scr
,rice IN a Methodist church. Only me
regulars and the faithful were present al
The opening scenes, but by the hour Oh
twelve every seat was full, and t''efspous
was telling personal interest al tne
meeting.
The G.ea. Dispenser exhibited rs
much caution in dealing with Jaw
mrs in the Police Court yesterday o.
q young InaENafra of his horses.
-FOUR TO ONE.
There were four Of the astute Dleaoc1s
-..tted against him. lie said he did not
feel like talking. Sergeant Ihonias t"fiiS :.
and looked 1t him 20 see II ne was a"-
.HE. lIe said ne did not feel like taihiiis
with four lawyers at once and qua hot
want TO get in a bad humonr.
oh, YOU are as good as four lawyers ai.s
s.,nc remarked one Of the counsel.
] know / am. in the sight OF God, re
iorted the Great Dispenser. out l'e.e'
The Commonwealth Attorneys ti:d IN inns
case and he tooy recess OF nan an i'ouf
7.ntil Mr.. Richardson arrived.
The case was that OF Lee LOWS. w
n. Morris and Jim BraNton cia. $50 WI.
breaking into the slaushter-house Oh
1,oare 6. Davis. co!ored butchers alio
stealing a hogshead OF meat, and Lewis
t~aruente- charged with buying the SanAs,
knowing i; was stolen meat.
HAD A CLOSE CALL.
Carnenter is an old issue negro, ana
while he st2ufied and d!sScmbFSu wien
.3oane came 10 his shop looking LOT tne
stolen meat, he proved that the uahsact-
/ ion Of ,,,,vtnr the meat was open, and re-
el,iar and also proved a good character T.
Tom HILL a colored farmer, who was IN
the store at the time Of the purchase,
,,royed to be an anchor TO windward
when Lewis was threatened with total
wreck in the storm.
Tom said he was excited and nervous
at the time and didn't take eXpecuiar
notice
Further questioning showed the cause
of Toms excitement TO be the eclipse OF
the moon. which was then occurring. and
further that his wagon had broken down
and he eight miles from home.
REVEREND JUDGE.
Tom addressed the Great Dispenser as
Rev. Judge. he said: II didn't made
no expccular trouble for myself TO take
no notice. just seed and couldn't hope
It.
But what he saw was big help to
Lewis Carpenter, and the old man es-
capcd with a warning and lecture.
Jim Braxton was not implicated in The
theft and Lee Lewis and ". II. Morris.
who had before confessed the crime. went
TO the grand jury.
DIDN'T SETTLE.
John Taylor (coloredl was charged Win
erbezzl,ng Sc G5, the money # the Rich
mond Transfer Company John deliver
ed trunks, colleacted the pay and got on
n jag and failed to settle at the office.
IIe went down for twenty days.
Shirley SwanzinEer, young white man.
charged with being one Of the west Cary
street Christmas rioters, was DISCHARGED
the evidence not warranting his being
further held
MUST vAcCINATE.
Mary Watkins, III Catherine street:
Rettie Minor. 5000 y street and Ida Mayo.
EI3 west Thirtieth street, were charged
with refusing n physician appointed by
the Board of Health TO vaccinate their
children, rs provided by the compulsory
vaccination order of the Council. The
women all agreed to submit TO the vacci-
nation and the case was continued and
will be dismissed IL they make no further
trouble.
Godfrey Davis. who has been on a pro-
longai spree and was fighting green but
ierfies and two-headed snakes all night
in the station-house was put on the cool
ing board fer ten days.
Hugh Bradley paid the usual assess
ment for n street Jag.
Dnvy Deputy. the small boy who claims
Knoxville as his home. and is being held
Us a vagrant, was before the court again
and his case continued and an effort will
be made TO secure him a home.