The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-01
WATCHNAN TOO
OLD TO DODGE
He Fired a Hole Through George
Smiths Coat ] all.
GREAT DISPENSER FULL OF LIFE
a Natural anrpathy Between the Ne
gro aud the syrian-Dan Shelly
swaps the Aims House
for the Jail.
GREAT DISPENSER FULL OF LIFE


The Great. Dispenser. after Sabbaths
rest, was as full OF life and energy yester-
day as a steam tug and worked off a S
much vitality as IS given the average man
IN educating his candidate friends in up
10 date POLITICAL methods, as he wended
his way down town from his palatai resi-
Gence in the West-End-
lie was very careful about getting every
thing ready before he started the machine
for the day, fixed his chair three or four
lines, moved the book up an inch on the
bench and then pulled il back a half. took
ice-water Twice and tired his pen several
times in his thulrb-naiI. asked quick and
crisp q;es tons right and left, and then.
when everybody was off their guards,
pulled the lever fuli-open and started
things off with q rush.
He caught a man smoking a cigarette
IN the audience and lit on him with all
four feet. and having worked himself up
10 The desired pitch, was ready 10 ierrorize
the multitude
COST OF A SMACK.
William Winsiow icoloreO snacked
John Brown lcoloredl twice his size, and
though William plead that he and John
WAS cnIy on a few little words. William
went 10 the pen in default of $50
Harry Thomas came into court with a
cbIlarless pink shirt on and red shoes
swer to the charge Of assauftinS, striking,
and throwing d lamp at Hattie Gates.
a policeman testified that only few
nights ago hefsaw Hattie running Harry
down the street with an axe. Hattie and
her witnesses over-reached themselves ana
showed that the case was spite, and they
were driven out Of court
J. c Herndon, an aged Waterman OIL me
Chesapeake and Ohio freight depot, was
charged with attempting 10 shoot GEO.
smith. The negro. with TWO others, all
drunk. were on the platform, and Geo.
Smith refused 10 move on when told to 90
50. He picked UP brick and threateheu
Mr. Herndon and he shot hole through
Go. Smiths coat-iail.
TOO OLD TO DODGE.
The old gentlemen brought the brick
carefully wrapped in a newspaper and lied
with Irvine He placed it on the desk Wlth
the remark that he was getting 100 o!o
10 dodge the likes o that and SO shol MS
pistol.
The case was dismissed.
TOO coNGENIAL.
Frank Gallego (rvh.te), insisted on shak-
ing hands with an old darkey VINO Was
counting his DAYS earnings. He was ar
rested as suspicious character, and beng
unable 10 give a good account OF hifnseii'
went 10 the chain gang for thirty days
Matte johnson teoioredl was charged
with robbing Mrs. Sanbreakers trunk VI
San at No. 2l3 L. Clay Street The eV.derce
against Matte was strong, but not COZ
elusive, and she was discharged.
DAN ESCAPED.
ia, Shelly walked away from the
Aims House without leave, and without
-noney and Without price managed 10 ger
drunk die snapped the Aims house ioi
the jail.
ll-k4v- iTllDreE).
week and then did not pay hiin' anu
T,,o,nas Grant Walker tried TO MAKE
1,oardi,s-;louse collector OF the Great DIS
nsnser and went away $50 in costs less
than he came, and also with a hea III iii9
ear. old
was arraigned for cutting Luther Idoie'
aged H. With knife Inc case , Mas
tinued ten DAYS L. await Luther feeo w.. ;
Joseph Collier lcoiored) was lined si' ior
disturbance on the Street and Ihos.5 Low
erv 3, for being drunk and clsoToet!s-
Numerous other small cases heipeo
make up a triple-pased docket.
A NATURAL .ANI1PAih1
The e,l4nity Between the orient anu ,-ie
Congo has been iransieffe" ~
america, and the delight a colorea pussoh
takes in a sly whack at me "!iite iii'n
that isn't white, is quite proYeroiai
al
sitting on die doorstep OF MS haoihat
in Little Svr.a thinking OF the high noun
tai.1s and sour clabber of his own native
land. when Jim Jones. alias Robert JET
ferson tcoloreti). swung out OF an alley on
Eighteenth Street, and seeing The black
curly head and broad back of the young
Syrian turned ii his direction the temp
iation was more than Jim could stand and
he les fly with brick. Jim said 1t was
dirt, Josephus said brick a policeman
saw the brick hit Nous:e and saw Jim
run and gathered him in. Jim was IN
able TO pay the ttlree-dollar tine and went
ppuring TO the pen.
John Lewis alias Joe Smith (coloredD,
was Ut, for creating a disturbance and in
cidenially for stealing fifty bags from
Mr. Gates John was given six months
for stealing the bags and the other Of
fences were thrown in for rood measure.
a KtNoCK-DOWN.
Charles Wicker. A gigantic bridge build
err, was charged with assaulting and beat
ing John Carroll. n rock mason. The
latter had a ,,aalch-diseotored eye and Mr..
John McDoneuels. a witness in the case.
had some cuts on his own face. The
Grea. Dispenser thought ne had a general
scrap before him, but Mr.. Mcdonald
saavels fieaied the soft Impeachment and
eynlafnad tcat MS Injuries came from the
accidents OF his daily toll,
Mr.. Carroll said Mr.. Wicker had him
discharged and he took him to task ahou-
It Mr. Wicker said Mr. Carroll had never
been discharged, but just laid off himself.
ana therefore the statement could not be
true.
Mr.. Carroll said Wicker Knocked him
down for notiins. and Mr.. Wicker said
he called him NAMES, and had picked UP
a large stone II threw at him when he
knocked Mr.. Carroll down.
The Greet Dispenser has very clearly
defined views on the subject Of proper
resentment of insults.
Mr. Wicker said Mr.. Carroll had put