The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-29
MUCH IIIHIsNE
DRANK on CORNER
Boys Drink Ihirty-Fiive Half Pints in
Four Days.
A LADY SAW THEM DO IT
a Case In Which 1a,k Vas chcapand
silence Vas Gols.cn-Ifsnor's
GuA-storc On Franklin
Street Robbed.
"A LADY SAW THEM DO IT

Notwithstanding iiiat q large number
OF the people who form the buiwarl Of
Ponce Court audiences We're up till three
O'Clock the night before listening to- the
speeches on the street-car question, they
were early in thsir seats in the Big White
Chamber yesterday.
The Great Dispenser WIS very cha;ty
ahc Kept up running FIRE OF
small talk that vivified a rather poor
uocket as Worcestershire sauce seasons
up plate of weak soup.
SLEPT WELL.
The Great Lawg!yer did not sit UP with
the street-car fight like certain weary md
heavy-eSed people before him, out read
the news IN bed before he took off MS
aisat-cap in the early morning and came
10 the days work looking as fresh as
baby on a soap advertisement.
w H. Stratton, a boy whose hDir stuck
to his head Ike wet chicken feathers, was
charged by Mr:eC. W. Pee with cur:s!ng,
abusing and assauitiag him and with be-
ing disorderly and using profaae and OBJ
scene language In the street.
Mr- Price declared that about twenty
five of ttiem congregnted on the corner
and made life i'll the i1eighborhood a
misery. That a lady declared she saw
them drink thirsy-five lialf-pint bottles of
Whiskey on that corner in four days.
SUGGESTED A QUESTION
banging his hat against the Great D.s-
pensers desk and ceuscd that worthy
man to ask Mr.. Price il he was not of an
excitabie nature.
Young Stratton. when asked il he had
10 one to stand for him. snidN his father
had sore leg al home from eating salt.
The boy swore he didn't and Mr.. Price
ewore he did. 1t was drawn battle and
the case was continued until Friday for
achievements.
GUILTY. But NOT PROVEN.
Samuel Smith lcoloredl, with a head
Shaped like the nee of clubs. and seven
inches of wrist sticking beyond the end
OF his coat-sleeve. was arraigned for
breaking into the stable of Mr.. II. Z.
Small and stealing a set of harness worth
$50. He was captured in Newport News
with the harness and Mr.. Small identified
1t and although there was no doubt In
any5ody's mind that Sam stole the far-
ness, there was no actual evidence against
him and the Great Lswgiver don't do
things that way.
He continued the case and summoned
The Newport News officer here as WIT
ness.
STORE ROBBED.
William Davis, John Robinson and John
Hudson. three negroes-cne black. ore
yellow, and the other a communicated
boy-none of whom gave a satisfactory
account of Themselves, were arrested as
Suspicious characters.
Tignors gun store. near the corner of
Eighteenth and Franklin Streets. was
Broken into the night before, and two
guns and other articles stolen. These
negroes are suspected Of the theft and
their cases were continued to December
7st.
Washington Lucado and John Jones
lcolored) Were charged with feloniously
assaulting each other witt; knives. The
only witness..Na woman. did not see the
knives. and the lawyer in the cases would
not allow either Of the men to testify.
and the felony charge fell through. and
they Were fined s. each for fighting in
the street.
". o. Burley- ]. D. c. Lady and G. D.
Ward had a triangular scra D in the street,
and took their medicine like men-i e.,
paid $50 without demurrer or a kick
The Great Dispenser had had a pleasant
day, and after satisfying himself that the
cash receipts paid a handsome dividend
all hands sang My Country, It's OF
Thee" and court adjourned.