The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-27
A PRETTY WIFE
TURNED OUTDOORS
A Case That Created Much Interest
in the Police Court.
JUSTICE JOHN IN FINE THIN.
a Large Number OF Fines We're Col
Many Felony and Eight
ing Cascs-Grcat Dispenser .
Tells :, Woman 10 Obey.

Money rolled into the Serseant's drawer
at the Police Court yesterday in a steady
stream, and though there were large
number of prisoners in the pen at the
opening of the court, few were left al It's
c.ose except those for which the pay.
ment of a fine was no paliia;on for their
offence.
The Police Court yesterday was a
human mae.stro!., where men, iureu py
curiosity, ventured into the outer circle
and were drawn into the vortex of a seeth-
ing elbowii,gt crowd, from which the only
escape was obtained a the cost of tre1n-
endous sschroughing and the loss OF theic
vest buttons and their dignity.
A BIG DOCKET.
The docket Was Il s4A-pase affair, and
feionies as common as turkey at Thanks
giving.
The Great Dispenser was in fine trim.
and made things move like chemical
engine going to a fire.
A case that attracted immense interest
was the charge against J. H. Baroff,
young man charged with cursing. abus-
ing and cruelty treating Rosa Baroff, his
wife.
The evidence was only partially gone in
to, but it was stated that ne had turned
her and her baby into the street and taken
everything out of the house, SO that she
lad nowhere to stay.
Since Saturday she had been in the house
OF acuuainf roe.
FRIENDS AT HAND.
Mr.. Henry Cohen stated TO the court that
# Mrs. Barof needed assistance that he
would see that she was cared for, but the
friends who before gave her shelter said
she could continue with them
Mrs. Baroff. pretty young woman.
hardly more than nineteen or twenty, was
in court with an infant of large size. It
Ct tod =
two years. and friends OF the woman claim
she had been very cruelty treated.
The case was continued one day to sum
mon witnesses on both sides.
Marcus Jones and Joe Shelton. both col
ored youths. were charged with prizing
open the showcase of Mrs NJ. E. Ruth
erford, 224 East Broad Street. and steal
ing three trimmed hats all of the value
of s25.
THE CLUE FOLLOWED
chisel which fit the bruises on the
showcase. was found at the house of
Marcus Jones. Joe Shelton, who gave
one of the hats to his best girl, swore
he paid Marcus $3.50 for it. and JOS en-
ployer. Mr.. ". a. Baker. swore Joe Dor
rowed that amount from him and told
him afterwards he had bought fine hat
This let Joe out, but Marcus went to Jail
for six months flat.
Officer Clarkson found the show case
open at night about four weeks ago
and with Officer Wyatt undertook
to work up the case and the result is
regarded as clever piece of detective
work.
MUCH CUT UP
l.. Montague, Manuel Mallory and Eli
Wilson We're charged with lighting and
the last two with felonious assault on
Montague. DR.. Fisher, ambulance sur
geon testified that he was called to Bos-
n No
Cured and dressed a wound four inches
long. behind Montague's ear. taking seven
stitches in it. and that the negro told
him that cut was the only one he had, but
that when the man was taken to the sta
ton house the ambulance was again call
cd to him. and DR. Gills, who was then
in charge, found two more cuts one on,
the arm and one in the back, which he
Sewed up.
The injured man was unable to be
in court and the case was continued until
December 9Th, and the other negroes
were returned TO the pen.
MANY JAGS.
There were large number of DRINKS
OF every degree Thomas Reed (cuioretl
was discovered by an officer going down
Brook Avenue, declaring that he would
Kill anybody who got in his way
Every now and then he would empha-
size his presence by a whoop and de-
hohStrated his manly strength by jerk
ing paiiinss off fence. The officer
put his nippers on the negro's wrist and
Jerked Thomas bald headed and Thomas
paid $3.50 into the Golfers of the city
REWARD OF INDUSTRY.
William Jones, known as Bill, came
from some hive Of industry to answer to
the same old charge. Bill is one of the Jones
family who has a streak of work in him.
and with tie Great Dispenser that covers
a multitude of sins. And thea Bill has
a good mothsr. The Great Dispenser
declared that this was the 999th time
he had let Bill off all OF account Of his
mother, and he and Bill entered into
a compact that if Bill comes before him