The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-08
BANNER TIL IN
POLICE COURT
-Four Robberies in One Day and a Big.
Aggregate Term.
THE DISPENSER BREATHEs EASY.
a. Man TOO Mean TO Stny Ont OF Jail
Given Ton Days-INifty Dollars
Fine Tor Keeping His Bar
room Open on Sundey.

Given Ten Days-lfify Dollars
Fine for Keeping His Bar
room Open on sundcy.
Justice John had a Mansfield audience
yesterday morning and no long waits be-
tween acts Tho box-ofiice receipts were
highly satisfactory and the only appeals
heard were those for places in the front
row. where the aurora borealis flashes OF
the Great Law Giver's splendid Rit could
be best appreciated.
BREATHED EASY.
The Great Dispenser breathed easier
yesterday than he has done for the last
one hundred and twenty days because the
Legislature Is over As long as that body.
was IN session he felt as uncertain OF
business as If the free-silver question
was under agitation.
As soon as the new laws are promuiSaI-4
cd the Great Law Giver Will revise MS
own private code to meet the exisencies
OF the situation. and he never knows
what will be required until the les1sla-
tive 3nterferences are wen understood.
Jim TAYLOR, Sam Shields. Joe 5Mosoy and
Percy Payne (colored) slonched in from
the pen vigorously chewing on thetr caps
Ia caper peculiar to their lind-to an
swer the charge Of disturbance and play
ing craps on the street
Officers Amos and Marion executed
strategic movement and outf1anked the
enemy and soon had them surrounded
though with great loss OF wind Ihe
brave officers captured their entire lag
er. consisting of crap layout and ten
copper cents.
The ouartette OF crappers were fined
$50 each. Jim Taylor, with great alr
OF wealth. paid his fine and his friends
went 30 jail.
TILE sPoILs OF WAR
Then came the division of the spoils,
ma after much Bookkeeping the account
was made out as follows:
Amos. &C.; Marion. &C.: Cratchhe.d, &C;
total, 10 cents.
And. as usual, the Great dispenser looh
the biggest pile
John Taylor, whose head looked like
81 had been used for window mop and
then dried without being rung out, ap-
peared charged with disturbance and
abusing Lulu Bailey and threatening to
burn her up.
John explained that his threat TO burn
her up was not to actually set her on fire.
but he proposed to make 1t very hot by
notes to other fellows.
How do you know that?" inquisttori-
ally asked the Valuation Commissioners OF
Justice.
because I carried the notes. triumph
antly growled John with the dusting-
brush head.
Then, YOU are TOO mean to stay out
OF jail for telling it, declared the Great
Dispenser, and John was given ten days
In jail as "a chance In which to comb his
hair.
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
y Frank Piechi, whose bar-room on Sew
enteenth Street was the scene. Sunday
week, of a cutting scrape between ne
Eroes, came as an incident to the hap
peninEs of the day on the charge OF keep
ing his bar-room open on Sunday.
The lawyer for the defence drew maps
of the place. and also drew strong dis
tinctions between a hallway. billiard
room ana bar-room, for the benefit of
the court, but Charles was mistaken In
his declaration that .'whar he was cut
was right in the bar-room."
Fifty dollars and the money paid was
the penalty.
John Smith (colored). charged with tres
passing on the premises of the Richmond
Cold Storage Company. was fined $3.50.
Bailey Lee, colored, for throwing rocks
in the street, was fined 81.
James Richardson. colore6. charged
with being drunk and creating a d:stur-
bance in NJ B. Ramos store. was fined
$3.50.
A BANNER. THIEF.
James Pollard. a half grown yellow ne
gro, Of the species that slouches along
the street, hands in pockets. coat col-
lar and hat both turned up behind, holds
the record for one days thiev1ng.
James stole an overcoat from John W.
Wilson in a store on Broad Street and
pawned 1t for a dollar. He was idenu-
fled in court by the '.1ock Shop man.
He stole two pistols from James Bick-
erstaff, and the latter's porter saw him
take them.
He stole three pairs of shoes from Jos.
Jchnston's store and was pursued by his
clerk and captured red-handed. He was
held in the store until an officer came.
and Mt the station house an overcoat was
taken off his back that was stolen from
Mr.. Carriers wagon. OF Lester street, the
same morning.
Six months was the sentence in each
case, and two years in Jail will be the
term Of James Pollard.
The dividing out OF the stolen property
to dts rightfua owners was equal to a
;,rize distribution at an iron moulder's
fair.
Patrick Denpsy was the only drunk
on the docket and that did not count.
because It was the same old drunk.
Pat was let OF some days ago with
the understanding that he was to leave
Town.
He was reminded of his promise. but
made an ingenious defence
How could /, sur, whin I w1ls dthrunk
Z iver since. and besides SO beat up
& can't raise me arm above the ilbo.'' the
last remark being made sn connection
with a reference by the Great Dispenser
to- the rock pile.
Patrick is IS this week. according to his
statement. and escaped the labor SEN
/ tence. He was given ten days in Jail.
John Gibson, a man-o'-wars man, was
arrested last night on suspicion Of being
a dcserter. Jack claimed to be on leave
and that his arrest preventing him frcn
reporting for duty on the Kersearge at
4 Newport News. when his leavo expired
i ct s o'clock yesterday morning.
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