The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-14
JUSTICE JOHN
GROWS POLITE.
Boys Fined for Bathing in James
River.
A MAN LOST IN THE CITY.
John Bo:crt Talks About Another
Mans Wife 10 the Man Himself
aud Gets Badly Used Up.
Many Small Cases
A MAN LOST IN THE CITY.

The temperature in the Big White Cham
Der yesterday was pcarable. and Justice
John was in high good hu.ncr. lie spoke
10 the people in a civilized way, and &C
knowledged each greeting with a smile.
big oleander decorated his lapel and
sfone in the corridors Ike the headlight Of
locomotive.
The Great Lawglyer 10 the metropoii-
tan populace was early in the Boudoir
yesterday, and as busy at his desk as
telephone girl during bank hours.
CENTRE OF THE STAGE
lie BUSTED on the bench with as much
importance as a candidate ubout to ac-
knowledge his nomination before party
convention, and altogether acted like
man who knows that he occupies the
center of the stage.
George Bullock James Candon Gins.
Chapman, A4ber: Mere and Arthur Moore.
small boys of the short-breeches and
cal:co-shrt variety, were charged with
bathing IN public view in James river.
Time ana again these ducklings had bath
ed their sun-burned bodies in the pirc
river near the Trcdegar Works, to the
scandalizing of the country for a half
mile around
They all acknowledged the crime and il
they had been bathing there as long as
they said. some Of them could swim be-
fore they could talk.
They were all convicted md huddlcd in
the corner, where their friends bought
them out one by one at i.2o a piece.
MISTAKEN PHILOSOPHY
John Robinson (colored) was charged
with assaulting and threatening to Kill
Mary Ferguson. The old woman carried
on washing industry in the back yard,
ind John Robinson, who rented part of
the same house. forbid her from using the
yard. He threatened to Kill her If she
did it again, and if the landlord said she
could do il, he would burn the house
down.
John swore he didn't say it, but two
or three witnesses heard him.
Johns bark is worse than his bite and
he had no intention of either murder or
arson, but he thought talk was cheup
until the Great Dispenser got him and
fined him So and in the pen he probably
changed his philosophy.
VIM. Berry was charged with attempt
Eng to cut c. r. Lukehart. The Great
Dispenser looked at Berry and declared
he wouldn't hurt a flea. William agreed
with him. and Lukehart being persuaded
of the same fact. the case was dismissed
to live, found him boarding-place and
then prospected around the bar-rooms in
the neighborhood until the closing hour
When found by the officer poking around
in strange places, he was as badly lost
as man at sea without rudder or com
pass. He was given his freedom with
warning.
A MEDDLER.
Willie IIlll and Alice Hill (cooredp were
charged with assaulting and cutting John
Bright on June Soth.
John was pretty badly cut and the case
was postponed, when first called, until
this date, 10 permit him to appear
The evidence was that the woman hit
John with an iron bolt and the man cut
him twice from behind with knife. But
John Bright did the dangerous thing OF
talking TO Willie HILL in detr:ment to
his wife. He undertook TO prove il in the
presence of IIIl and his wife by another
witness and the witness went back on
aim and then occurred the assault
The Hills were discharged.
A number of small ordinance cases took
up considerable time and the civil docket
opening at the noon hour. contained &c