The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
WOMAN WITH Gun
IN POLICE COURT.
Would Shoot Her Loyerif He Did Not
Go With Her.
JUSTICE JOHN WAS SMILING
The Great Rock Battle Between the
Shockoc Hill Cats and The Church
Hill Tiscrs-AliGuiliy.B But
1t Was Not Proven.
The Great Dispenser turned up smiling

yesterday morning in the presence OF one
OF the mos; emotional audiences ;hat has
collected in the Big White Chamber on
rainy day in u long time and disposed
OF long docket with as much ease as
passing L separate Car Bill after Inc
people have been heard upon the subject.
The great rock-battle between the
Shockoe Hill Cats and the Church Hi
Tigers was the piece de resistance in the
folice Court yesterday morning.
CROWD OF YOUNGSTERS.
A great crowd was present and the
large percentage OF youthful, but anx-
ious faces that filed every space that
was tit rantagc-ground to watch the SEN
sitive features OF Justice John was in-
dicativc Of the nature of the case.
Like good prcstidigitator. the Great
Dispenser kept the best trick to the last.
and when 1t came before the court. it
was under the guise Of Leo Kidd, Frank
Rowe and Mike Kelly, charged with
throwing rocks and shooting pistols in
the street.
THD CATS AND TIGERS.
One could not tell from the charge or
the evidence ELECTED that this was one
OF the greatest rock-battles OF the closing
year Of The Nineteenth Century, where
the cohorts of Cats invaded the lairS Of
across the valley. rallied and drove them
back, only 10 be once again swept over
the lines
The battle was only equalled by those
of the halcyon days OF the late COS.
when Mayor Taylor and John II. Frisch,
korn and John S. HARDWOOD and Police
Officers Sutton and BEDFORD and other
now distinguished citizens were among
the angelic boys of the city and when
the Butcher Town boys invaded the West
ern Hills on a foray-
THE BATTLE RACED.
And SO the battle ragged last Sunday un-
til rocks being futile to stem the tide Of
the contcnding armies. pistols were fired.
conservatives of The peace appeared upon
the scene and the combatants evaporateu
like the dews of the morning.
y. On information Sergeant John I. Hall
secured the warrants and arrested Kidd.
Rowe and Kelly. He made his state
ment. stroLed his grand moustache and
dropped out of the game.
Justice of the Peace John Goode herrd
the shooting and was told by neighbor
that all the boys in the vicinity had been
throwing rocks He could not Identify
any of the three innocent mild-mannered
Sunde y-school scholars before the par.
He reversed his propellers and backed
out of the way.
His brother, Charles Goode. of the Fire
Department, saw much Of the battle and
said it was matter of constant occur
renee, but when asked to identify these
three boys as having thrown the rocks,
he. too. renigued.
BOYS ON TIE STAND.
Then came a dot OF boys, who march
ed up in line like citizens at the letter
carriers window in. the postofce on
Sunday Each was asked if they had
seen either of THE trio throw q rock.
Some admitted they saw the whole crowd
but couldn't say IL either of these were
in it.
One slowly shook his head and while
the Great Dispenser wasn't looking wink
ed his off eye over his shoulder at a
nervous but srinning crowd behind
him.
Others responded NO Sir, as If they had
never seen rock thrown in their lives.
In the meantime there was a series of
nudges and lunches in the crowd Of
boys on the outside of the railing, the
color coming and going in their faces as
the trail seemed TO be getting hot or get
ting cold.
The Great Dispenser asked the silent
detective ii that was the best evidence he
had. The officer sadly bowed his head
In assent.
Boys. YOU are all guilty, but can't
prove IL. you are discharged" announced
the Great Law Giver, who knows that
every boy throws rocks, but that prov
Ing ii on him is as hard as fixing The
date of b. H Roberts marriage 10 his
many wives.
THE ONLY SUFFERER
Leo Kidd. one of the Shockoe cats, was
less fortunate than his fellows. He is a
young David for Throwing rocks and paid
e. for the pastime of another occasion.
On The occasion in question 1ficer Clinely
called to Isaac Flournoy to hold Kidd,
aad ITlournoy obeyed the legal summons
and clinched on to Kidd. The next time
Kidd saw Flournoy he and his compan-
ions gave him a drubbing and Leo also
paid IS for that satisfaction.
Eddie Miller and Bruce Iati1nore were
charged with rocking Horace Lockett and
stuIEing sand down his back
The Great Dispenser recalled 4 former
case OF two years standing with the
Same grown folks in the case. '.Sumpin'
nbout man going to see another mans
wife and row on the corner and all
that
ALL ANGELS
The mother of one Of the boys who de-
clared her children were bad and all
the balance in the neighborhood were an
gels, said IL all grew out of the old case
and asked 20 have hhe new case contin-
ued until she could get witnesses.
Tho Great Dispenser consented and
unless all signs fail it will be a feature
Of Fridays docket.
Henry PETER. colore6. charged with be-
ing a suspicious character, stole a bug
sy robe. There was no doubt about the
case. but the owner failed to appear
Henry was put under security for 30
days and went TO jail.
James Ahern. for being drunk and maxi
ing nuisance of himself on the street,
was fined $500 and went TO jail in de-
FAULT.
E ~. A SHOOTING WOMAN.
Aiillic Coles colored. has the rare
distinction of being the first women in
the police court for carrying a pistol con-
cesled.
Mile was ena,noured of Willie Hobson.
also colored. only little more so. and
she wanted his company when little VII
lie wanted to work. and he refused 10
QUIT his employment to go with her.
She met him later on the street, and.
pulling n pistol from under her cloak,
threatened TO shoot him II he did not go
with her.
Willie ran to u policeman for protection
and Mile was arrested. The other wo-
nan In the case did not appear.
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