The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-16
JUSTICE JOHN
DIVIDED. ST les.
j He Always Takes the Odd Cent Of the
Spells.
WILLIAM JOHNSON "a BURGLAR.
The Great Dispenser G ives the Wisdom
of His Experience TO the Leg isla-
tive Committee ON Courts or
Justicc-A Dry Town.

An unusually good Monday morning
audience visited the court Of the people
and disposed themselves SO as best TO
enjoy the wit and wisdom of the greatest
Police Justice on earth.
Justice John has strong hope OF Sc
curing needed reforms i'll laws regarding
the punishment Of certain offences and
has not failed 10 drop /, seed here and
there in good soil since the meeting of
the General Assembly.
BEFORE LEGISLATORS.
The Great Dispenser was invited 10
appear before committee Of tIse Legs
1a1ure on Courts of Justice yesterday
and he hurried through the days DOCKET
like a school-boy with a permit IRON
home to attend the afternoon performance
OF dog and pony show
The weak and weary sinners were
passed i'll review in double time. AND the
decisions came with the rapidly ana re-
gulaIity Of the de1onatious OF 4 six-poun-
der rapid fire gun.
The Great Dispenser spruced UP III Tue
boudoir before he left for the Capitol and
looked as smart as the head usher CT 4
church wedding.
TO THE SWIFT BELONG THE RACE.
To the swift belong the race. sayeth
the tuneful prophet, but the Great DIS
penser took the stakes when George a.
Swift answered to the charge OF being
drunk and making a nuisance OF hlinsei1
on the street, and $500 and COSTS went
.nto the city treasury. !
James Craw1ey and some other co1o1fR
sports were engaged in the de!uslve game
of craps when officer Pop Tate crcpt up
on them Wit, steps as light as a summer
zephyr and secured the gambler James
and the stakes in front OF the players
fifteen cents.
AZ usual. the Great Dispenser mace
pop cash Zip. the officer getting, only
seven cents. while eight went to the judi
cial kitty"
James cralwley Was fined $50 and
turned penwards without further insruc-
tons.
VIM johnson, colored. was arpGehehaea
while in a high state. OF hilarity ana pug
nacjousness and gave the officer trouble
when he was arrested. He addressed the
Great Dispenser as elister and his doom
was scaled He went down i'll default OK
A BURGLARY.
Then there was another William john
son. 1t is a name more common than
Smith or Jones in Afro-American soci-
ETY.. This William Johnson squeezed
nl1llSSll ilIOuSH tiiS e v - =.
front door Of Mr.. w IL Alchenny
store and dwelling, No. 1913 vest Main
street, Friday night and took Mr.. Nc
Kenny.s orercoat# and gloves and ms
bicycle from the hallway and passing into
the store robbed the cash drawer oil q
lot of small change.
The whole value is estimated at S';-
William Is charged with being Il suspl-
cious character and with burglary
He was arrested by the petersburg
police in that city with the bicycle and
Sergeant Tomlinson brought Kim back.
Mr.. IL. c. Glenn. his counsel. asked Ter
a continuance OF. the case for one day ana
it was granted.
A TIGHT TOWN.
Thomas Johnson. charged with beInS
drunk and disorderly. was fined 500. InlS
being strictly temperance town. where
every har-room is tightly closed on sun
day, the following citizens laid III a
nriyate stock Saturdayrand consequently
appeared before the Great Dispenser
this morning. charged with being drunk
on the street: Nick Carter tcolored):. w al
ter Tolcr, C. w. Young and Alice Crutch-
field.
They paid s17o each, beside the ccst OF
the materials.
Sanford Lines wrote TO the Great Dis
nenser from jail. He claimed TO have
done no crime and said that as the
Police Justice is the Ruler of the city,
he ought TO let him go. No action.