The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-05
AK COSTS MONEY
IN POLICE COURT
The Great Dispenser Values His Time
as Precious.
BOY TURNS STATES EVIDENCE.
rser. Elisha Cook, Colore.l. and a. Shin
lcIl. White. Sent 10 Jail for Re
ccivsn:- OF stolen Goods-Willam
Jol nson Bites His Capsors.

The Great Law Giver wore the first
s.aillia of the season In his lapel yester-
day and came into the Big White Cham
Der as full of energy as an advertising
man ahead OF a circus show, and spun
around on his heel talking 10 six people
at once like the belle of Church Fair.
Justice John declared that time was
money and gave notice that any
body that wanted to talk would have
to pay for it, and notified the lawyers
that he didn't propose TO listen to for
;y-doliar speech, for a dollar and quar-
ter. and il they wanted 10 save their
clients money they had better keep their
mouths shut.
AN OLD WAR.
The WcirfsteIns and the Cohens were
once more in court with their fanny leuo.
They have long been rivals IN business
on Sixth Street and in church affairs, ana
the Great Dispenser has before poured OIL
on the troubled waters.
T. Cohen was charged with assauiung,
Cnrsing and abusing J. Neinstein-
Ike Weinstein was charged with abus-
ing and striking Heller Cohen, and Mrs.
W eiIStein Nes SiioA soNA $500
striking JOS. Cohen.
The Great DISPENSER called the cases
and warned ala hands that if he went
into the trial he proposed 10 make IL pay
him handsomely, and they had better settle
their differences out of court he sent
all hands into his private office Tor con-
ference. There they agreed 10 settle their
. d;sa sreements and the cases were dismiss
ed with costs
4 wIFE-BEATER.
John II. Leoer was charged by MIS-.
Ieber, his wife, with being drunk ana
d:sorderly-choking her and driving her
and the children out OF doors. Mrs. lie
her said her husband had so often got
ten drunk and treated her eadiv 'lat siie
had filed suit for divorce
I,et,er when asked why he had beat
his wife. declared he had nothing TO
say and was fined so. He went 10 jan
in default.
Jesenh Drumhrauer and r. Schumacher,
two bows about fifteen years Old, were
charged with stealing a lot of bowls and
-itc,ers and books from the building at
Nineteenth and Main Streets, formerly
occupied by the Richmond Iheoiosicai
Seminary tcooredD, and Elisha COOK,
colored preacher, who keeps niue shop
on the canal bank on Fourteenth Street,
A al
with a negro man next door. We're charg-
ed with receiving the goods, Knowing them
10 have been stolen
officer Pendleton found the gooos IN
Elisha Cooks possession and arrested the
bows while bringing some of the goods
10 his house.
TEACHING STEALING.
Shinill. the white man, entered into a
compact with the boys to pawn the bowls
and pitchers and keep for himself ali he
got over thirty-fiye cents a set. The Drum
b:auer boy did not appear to answer the
charge, but the Schumacher boy did capt.
George d. Wise represented the boy. and
declared that the boy had no denial to
make: that he took the goods but that it
was high time the practice OF men like
Elisha Cook and a. Shinill We're being
dealt with for debauching the children of
white citizens and teaching them TO steal.
and offered to place the boy on the stand
as a States witness against the grown
men who induced him TO do wrong.
The boy made a confession Of the theft,
and testified that Elisha Cook agreed to
give them fifteen cents for every set of
pitchers and bowls that they brought, and
that he made no inquiries as to where
they came from.
Rev" Elisha Cook. when placed on the
stand. dwelt on the fact that he was "a
ministe. of the gospel and didn't want 10
do no HARM
INDIGNANT.
a. Shinill expressed Indignation that he
Should be accused of dishonesty The tes-
1imony showed that he was living with
negro man of notoriously bad character
Geek and Shin!H were sentenced TO six
months in Jail for receiving goods known
TO have BEEN stolen and in addition were
charged w n being suspicious characters
and placed under bond of $500 in default
Of which they Will serve twelve months
IN Jail.
Eddie Day. young white man, sto,e a
coat from w. T. Martin and pawned it
for thirty cents. Martin had secured his
coat, and wanted to withdraw the prose
cptinn. Day Was given the iightest SEN
tence-fifteen days in jail.
William Johnson (colereG) WAS charged
with stealing a case or twenty pocket
knives and a box of rivets from William
Gibbs 4 Company
He was detected by Messrs Charles
and james Edgar, clerks in tbs store.
with the articles under his coat. and
when they grabbed the negro he fought
alike a wildcat, biting both men severely
ION the hands.
DRINK. HIS RUIN
William pleaded drinking as the cause
Of his downfall
He was given six months IN jail. with
The added regret from the Great Dis
pense, that he could no; make it I'VE
years.
Esther Taliaferro (coioreal was charged
with fighting on the street. She put up
2 strong plea. hut her doom was sealed.
Eher the officer informed the Great Dis
,,cnser that Esther had just come out
of 3 narroom. and she went to jail In
default of $3.50 fine
". c. Jenkins and J. P. Morton. white
trafnps. We're charged with being sus-
pfclous characters. and given thirty days
on the rock pile.