The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-29
us TIC.J JOHN
Has A BUSY DAY
Gives a Lot Of Good Advice and Gets
No Pay.
CASE WHERE He HAD TO CONVICT
che Case OF Topeka Joe's Guards Set
i. special Session This After
noou-Accompl.ces in a Robbery
Follow Principal 10 Jai..

Justice John hung out his this is my
busy day card carry yesterday anu held
a large business Sezii1ct IN the boldoir to
for.tv1neopi, before the court WAS open,
ana gave enough legal advice in The space
or fifteen minutes TO ol4nS him d ten
thousand dollar income as u practciIls
attorney.
With a docket of ninety-light civil cases
ahead of him at the noon hour the Great
DISPENSER WAS as cheerful this morning
as a high winner in d crap game.
The visiting fir. men had a goodly- dele
cation on hand again, and they were given
the freedom OF the court
HAD TO CONVICT.
The Great Dispenser had TO say no in
s vcral cases against the persuaSiols Of
some Of his best lawyer friends
Alex Wills, young white man from
Oregon HiI. was charged With stealing
a piece Of ice from q refriGt rator car OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. These
cars are LETT standing on the tracks III
the yards, and often after they are emp
tied Of the meat which comes in them
persons are in the habit of taking the
ice from the ice-boxes in the top of the
cars until it has come TO be regarded
as a harmless privilege by the people who
DO it.
Young Wills declared that he knew CT
this practice, and did not intend any harm.
The which he secured The ice from
was loaded, but lie thought that ii was
empty. Mr. Harry c. Glenn. who defended
young wills, made a splendid plea for his
lease, reciting the facts above, and the
further fact that when the railroad detec-
tive, ". G. Duke, came up wills
waited for him without any attempt 10
hide his action, and was arrested; but
Justice John declared that it was clear
case OF larceny, under the law, and he was
obliged TO convict him.
TO ASK FOR PARDON.
He sentenced the young man to fifteen
days in jail, and will sign a petition to
the Governor for his pardon This Mr..
Glenn will present to the Governor on his
return Monday.
William Buckner, Percy Brown and Rob
eTt l.. Williams (a coloerdD were ar
raisned as accompices of George E Nor
ris, sentenced the day before for six
months for robbfng "A. D. Farmer. white
men, willie the latter vas intoxicated.
They all went 10 jail for twelve months
in default OF security.
Wilbur Godlin whose inebriacy makes
finn a nuisance to his friends and the
general public, was back again. having
been released from jail. He went down
for ninety days.
Wilbur plead to be put on the rock-pile
out Of doors, instead of confinement In
Jail, but the Great Dispenser thought it
was another case of Br'er Rabbit, and
he locked Wilbur up.
Mary z. Payne and Theresa Smith stole
a lot Of vegetables in the Second Market,
and were arrested by Officer Neitz, VINO
was watching them.
Mary, little black negro, appeared at
Tue bar with a baby in her arms half as
big as herself. and, being asked If she
took them, said, yes, I took en-
What id you take them for?
l took 'em to eat, replied Mary, with a
nonchalant air, and she and Theresa,
baby and all, went to jail for fifteen
days.
TOPEKA JoE's GUARDS.
Michael ]. Roach and William Collins,
the two jail guards charged with allowing
the escape of Topeka Joe, were arraigned
on a 1nisdemeanor Indictment sent down
from the grand jury to the Hastings
Court.
BY consent OF Commonwealth Attorney
Richardson and Messrs. II. NJ. Smith, Jr,
and Louis o. Wendenburg, counsel Tor
the accused, the case was set for trial
Saturday afternoon, the 18th, at o'clock
The men were bailsd.
George Nelson, alias Lummy (colored)
charged with striking Moses Ges, a Sy-
rian, across the forehead with a wooden
| box, was tined $500. and went to jail in
default.
The Gaze of Alex Tsylor tcolore),
charged with shooting Peter Austin, was
called. II was stated that austin was
rapidly recovering, and the case was