The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
.JlISTIC JOHl|
PRI1 lTIu.T les
Makes HEAVY Drafts ION the Reserve
The f!eATlNG CONDUCTOR.
The Ansi-spittinsO Ordinance Creates .
Discussion That Shakes a.Car
L,Ee-N;t . Prisoner Left
to Tell the Tale.

to Tell the Tale.
The space ben.rd the bar IN the Pei.ce
Court yesterday morning looked IKE
meeting of an important committee o.
the House, SO many Of taat body were
in tie presence of: the court
The Lawmakers are always given the
best in the shop. and reserve seats aWaN
them at every VISIT.
They come like the author OF new
ma1o-drama TO see star actor present
their creation to an admir!ng Puo91c-
HIS PRIVATE STATUTES
Justice John had few cases to engage
his attention yesterday, and started
out 10 try them with & confident air and
an-easy-as-a1-o.d-sno sort OF manner.
He remarked at the outset that ne o:ca
nave much 10 do, but before he sot
through ne looked as tired as a i9ooyiSt
In the Legislature against the Seaooa.o
Air Line charter to Washington
He started out with rulings according
to the strict construction Of the law, DIT
| ere the battle was over he aao macs
| heavy drafts on his aGdenda OF reserve
| private statutes that he keeps IN the
| back OF his big record-book, for instant
| use, when the enemy are too Iorm1oao.e
ARGUMENT PRODUCER.
The anti-spitting ordinance, that placed
! many gray hairs in the Great Dispenser
eowine locks when it was first enacted
| and came very near wreckfnS his nervous
| system, like Banquo's ghost will not DOWN
| and even now when everybody TetisioGsiE
stasgers to the curbiEg to spit. the Ques-
ton has more bumptious argument-pro-
ducing qualities than the free silver ~
to-1 plank. with the crime OIL 10 tiA o"'i
| in for good measure.
Mr. Tom Whiting was on a Highland
! Park car the other day, ard conductor
| spoke to man about splitting IN the car.
! 1'h. man claimed that he was outside or
| the corporate limits of the btng-oing-
| dang ba nsed bum bumnsed restrictins-of-
| nerstnal-rtghts old Richmond, and the
nrJinan,e had no more force In Highland
| Park than the Sunday law had In this
| city.
Well. Mr.. Whiting happened to be at
| the corner of Seventh and Broad wait
| ing for car, and the handsome Nouns
conductor, Terry Cleaton. who had ths
controversy with the Highland citizen,
|
| ton in his mind ever since the incident
asked Mr.. Whiting what he thought OF 1t.
! Mr.. Tom Whiting has vigorous way OF
! doing and saying things. He fought IKE
a wildcat in the Confederate army, anu
| though he is more or less crippled from
wounds he received then, he Would now
| do II all over again under similar circum-
| stances.
We'll, Mr.. Whiting has a way Of talk
| ing out in meeting, and gave his opinion
| right off the bat
% \ CALL FOR HELP.
| He did not think the ordinance mad
! any application in Highland Park. ana
| Mr. Cleaton feeling that he was getting
| the worst Of the argument. called on MI.
! Henry S. KIotz for his opinion.
| Now Mr. klotz was off duty, but ne
! had been conductor on one OF the High
| land P:rk '.bone shakers for some hours
| and the Great Dispenser took into con-
| sideration the strain on mans nerves
! after such an experience. Mr.. hlotz had
| been polite to people under trying CIR.
| cumstances so long that it was relief
to slack down in his language and man
| ner ard said he had no opinion about
| this particular matter. IN way that
aroused Mr.. Writings old war spirit and
| he told Kiotz that he acted like a man
that was drunk.
Mr.. Klotz never took a drink In his HE
. DuC the Anticipating AAN go
| hours on a Highland Park car would
give DR.. Parknurst himself the jim-jams
| and Mr. KIotz said that any man who
I said he was drunk was liar.
A WORD TO HANG ON.
| Mr. Whiting hearing the word lie. lit
into Mr.. klotz with his stick that sup
ports his bu!let-plerced leg, and hit him
five times over the arms and shoulders
ard then jumped on the car and went
q | rSc Ie nj where the rises
over beyond Highland Park.
| Mr. Kiotz Snarting more under In
dignity than the hurting of the blows
took the next car to demand an apology
| from Mr.. Whiting Terry Cieaton being
also off duty. went along, he claimed
out of pure curiosity.
/ And there they were: Mr.. Whiting and
Klotz and Cleaton before the Great Dis
penser Mr.. Whiting being charged with
assaulting and striking with stick Mr..
l Henry S. Klotz.
Mr. Whiting was his own lawyer and
the war spirit cropped out in the old
warrior like love Of water In an April
/ colt. He declared that the young men
present as we'll as several others came
Terry Cleaton was known as the fight
ing conductor on the line
NOT a sPUGILIST.
Mr.. Cleaton Is tall and slender youth
Il and does not look liks a :. Kid Nc
| Coy and tngenuousy denied the soft I'm
parchment. declaring that he never was
in the Police Court in his life. never
had a fight since he was born. and va:
in peace and charity with all the world
The Great Dispenser did not seem i'm
pressed with this charge against Mr.
l Cleaton. but Mr.. Cleaton returned agar
and again to the matter, showing some
1 ,sensitiveness on the subject.
But somebody told Mr.. Whiting Cleat
on was the fighting conductor. and
though Mr.. Cleaton Is as mild as Mary:
/ Little lamb, and was only actuated b,
curiosity in this case, he will be known
for The balance Of his life. as the fight
Ing conductor.
The Great Dispenser could not estab
4 lish the fact that Mr.. Klotz insultcd Mr.
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