The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-20
FIGHTING DAY y
in polio COURT /! j /
Many Battles Between Citizens and
Many Fined.
SQUIRE GRAVES HOLDS RElNs.
Another Chinaman Tries His Luck Be
fore tile Law-John Dcane Buys
Pistol With Murder tn
His Heart

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The colored sightseers swarmed into the
big White Chamber yesterday morning Ike
q lull of black ants. and it was not ne
ccssary to look at the docket to tell that
there was material in the PEN
The love of negro to see another negro
get in trobulc is a never-ending attrac-
ton.
Justice John was not in his accustomed
seat yesterday, being away on account
of the death and funeral of htB brother-in-,
law, Mr.. Richard L.. Brown.
THE GRAND vIZIER.
Squire Lonnie Graves. Justice John S
Grand Vizier, held the reins of justice in
the Police Court yesterday morning, and
drove his herd of wild chargers through
the 1neshes of the law with care and grace. 4
Most Of them were steeds well trained
by the Great Dispenser, and only needed
the word of command to know what to
do, and trotted straight to the pen, or
to pasture, without even the guiding
hand Of a policeman as the driver di-
rected. =.
The Chinese question IS largely to the
fore these days, and came up this morn
ing in a new guise.
Page Beverly (colored) was charged
with hitting Hon Lee with pitcher. and
Hon Lee being unable to talk United
States, brought Hop Lee along to trans
late for HIM.
TRIO OF LEES
Hop Lee and yVah Lee had had their
days in court. and Hon Lee felt that he
was away behind in public notice: so,
when Page Beverly (colored) entered Hon
Lees laundry and asked for change for
IS. and Hon Lee answered the request in
the purest Yangstekiangho double-ratch-
ct dialect, Page Beverly thought it was
the funniest talking he ever heard in
his life, and laughed with gee in Hon
Lees face.
Page next went into Mr. W. L. Smiths
store, next door. to secure the change, and
while in there Hon Lee came i'll with
stick and commenced to belabor Page for
having made sport of his grand mother
tongue, and Page, graSpins the stick in
the struggle, struck Hon Lee over the
eye with the end of it. The Chnaman
with his own idea of American law swore
out warrant.
They were required to both pay Costs,
and the Chinese question still remains
a diplomatic complication.
NEEDED MATCHING.
John Deane (colored) was drunk and
in an ugly humor, and Frank Walker
was working with him in Sullivan's
grocery store. John accidentally mis-
placed two hams where they could easily
be gotten at, and Frank told the boss
about it.
The boss told Frank he'd better watch
that nigger," and Frank did watch him,
and it was well, for "that niger" went
off and bought pistol straightway. and
came back with the intention OF perforat-
ing Franks hide. but he accidentally dis
charged it in the Street, and was in the
hands of policeman before he got to
Frank.
He was fined $40 for shooting pistol
in the public streets, and went down for
ninety days.
Annie Brown (colored) was drunk and
noisy on the streets. and one Of Rich
mond's finest came along and ordered
her off the thoroughfare She invited
him to take UP his abode in Sheol, and
Of course, he ran her in, and the Grand
Vizier levied duty of $3.50 and costs.
BELLIGERENTS.
Junius Green and AL Eaton, prosperous
colored messenger boys, disputed pas.
sage-way in the Second Market, and
came to blows They were fined $3.50
each, and produced the price.
Robert Seay (colored) for fighting in the
street was fined $3.50
T. B. Carter and l.. G. Riddell were
char ged with fighting. Each one gave
ample reason for breaking off diplomatic
relations, but there was considerable diff
fe1 ence as to which declared war first. or
commenced hostilties, but the racl re-
mained that they met in conflict and
Squire @Lonnie imposed an indemnity OF
$3.50 each.
Carter Perkins and Mary Lee Color
ed) "got on some words" and out OF the
intricate counter-charges made 1T was
gathered that they had had high old
time Mary was still drunk and baked
like a little mule when ordered to the
pen. She was defiant ito the last, but
was carried along by a big policeman
like gravel under .Street-Sweeper..
Carter went, too.
INTERVENTION.
Grant Walker (colored) had the bad
taste to interfere in family row. he
heard Martha Simmons whipping her
daughter at l o'clock in the morning
and had been att for an hour and
half. The girl deserved every lick she
got, but 1t was not conducive to sleep
in the neighborhood and Grant Walker
demonstrated with Martha Simmons.
The old lady came with her witnesses
all fixed, and also many stage effects,
including her head bound up with a
soiled cotton handkerchief and bottle
of camphor, with which she drenched the
cloth, making the White Chamber smell
like free dispensary. She also brought
brick, which she charged was thrown
against her head by Grant Walker
The tout ensemble was too much for
Grant. He paid So with the air of
millionaire and placed it to the account
of experience.
Alex Willis. colored. was drunk on
the street and creating disturbance
s He was boasting of his prowess and his
ability to whip anything that walked
on two legs when Officer Kraft, the
Sandow of the police force, came along
and gathered him in the back of his
coat and lifted him clear of the ground.
Alex, having cultivated a degree of sub
mission. was glad to walk to the police
station. and went to the pen in de-
fault of IS fine with meelSness in every
movement.
AN OLD CHARGE.
George A. Shields (colored) was arr
rested as suspicious character. There
was an. old charge against him of as
saulting people on "a street-car last Aus.