The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-15


gun and starting up a Zulu war dance
commenced firing into the floor; at the
country nigger's feet. as an acceleratorSto to
EsWa allowing the fiery trio of drinks.
the two town nfggers entered q gem
$erats denial to the charges and the coun-5
try Niger, being SO scared, he left for:
s"Googeland', ito stay, and the bar-keeper,
having gone after policeman, things
would have looked favorable for Cnastine
eve witness to the bar-room higera.
THE GRDAT DISPENSERS HAND.
9S. And this is what the Great DISPENSER:
did.
He issued bench warrant on Joe Brad
ley for carrying concealed weapons, and.
fined him $50, with 80 days fiat in Jail,
and fined him $40. with security, for 30
DAYS. for crea ting. disorder in the bar
5 s. He fined Chastine Meredith SIS Tor
shooting a pistol in a public place, and
fined him $40 for disorder, with security
for 80 days.
cha slime and Joe looked dazed, like men
: gho had Just retired from the initiation
ceremonies of the knights of the IRON
hing. and went to tie pen with distract
cast Of features.
PROPER TREATMENT.
John Morton (colored was charged with
assaulting and beating John Young. The
testimony was that John Young cursed
John Morton before he slapped him.
Tohn Morton was dismissed with a
chrome.
Willie Johnson, a. white man, was
charged with being drunk on the street
and insulting ladies, and the Great Dis
nenser with vise-Nke twist to his
classic mouth, added the words "a CONF
mon yagrart,' fined Little Willie $
and sent him to the chain-Sang for 80
days.
John st. John, charged with robbng
the workshop of C. j. Fox of wagon
load of iron, which he sold to a junk
dealer. value So, was put under bonds of
5000 for 6 months and sent on to the
grand jury.
Henry Crittenden, alias Henry Anderson,
a young man, was charged with being
suspicious character. He destroyed the
water fixtures in the yard at No. 1903
Main Street to get the lead pipe. He
plead that he was drunk and committed
the crime to get 10 cents to buy drink
Under the charge, he was tined 50 ana
sent to Jail for 80 days.
NEVER TOUCHED HIM.
James Bahen, the Croker of Jackson
Ward. was charged with obstructins
Main Street with building material, where
he is pulling down two brick houses.
The jackson Ward nominee of THE Peo-
ple'' proved that the distractions were
placed there in the interest of the people,
that his motives were entirely patriotic
and that he was a public benefactor.
The thanks of the Board of Aldermen en-
crossed on white silk will be rendered
the great jackson Ward phlanthropist
during the Street-Fair-
Harry Warren (colored), charged with
attempting to wreck a Chesapeake and
Ohio train Of empty coal cars at the
Lower Gas-Works, February Esd. by pull
ing out a coupling-pin in the middle Of the
train, was charged by the Great Dispen-
ser with being a suspicious character and
put under $500 bond, with IL months in
Jail, and then, out of respect to the gen.
tleman upstairs. who plays short-stop
to his court, sent Harry on to the grand
jury
James Ray (white) drunk and begging
on the street, went to the chain-gang for
50 days under the vagrant act.
The case of Bonnie Kicker, charged with
being disorderly and throwing rocks at
the house of F. C. Christian, was con-
tinued to the 18th.
q. J. Godlin was contributor to the
sinking fund for $40 for ."the good-man's
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