The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-06
SAID STEP'I ] R
DID HER CRUELTY
An lncorrigible Young Girl in Police
Court.
GREAT DlspENsERlN HAPPY MOOD
Variety OF Cases of Stealing Showing
Different Degrees OF Thcrt-A Wife
BeatcrFc 10 Meet His Doom.
Painting the Town.
GREAT DISPENSER IN HAPPY MOOD

The Great Dispenser was early on the
scene OF action yesterday and saw ina
everybody started the week right. t1'
was particular about the arrangement Of
every case upon the docket and sized uI
the crowd with critical eye. through g
hole In the drop curtain before the per
Torrance commenced and arranged the
programme 10 suit the calebre OF tht
crowd.
A FINE AUDIENCE.
A irst-night audience filled the temple
yesterday morning where justice is dealt
out TO people, good and bad, on the hiSh'
est known lines by the renowned romeo
Justice whose name is John.
He spoke his mind most freely accord
ing to his won't and hid not his senu-
lncnts on the negro problem, higher crit
icism, the Republican party, the desir-
ability of sheathiny battlcshps and seve-
raj matters of c,,udite and delicate ar
chitcctu1e.
DEGREES OF THEFT.
Stealing is stealing as sure as you are
born, but that there are degrees OF thelt
the detectives will soon tell you.
J. Z. Harris (colored) was arrested with
a lump of coal taken from S. H. Hawes
coal yard and answered the charge OF
being a suspicious character
He was emrloyed on the work-trair
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
and the night hands stopped at A. NJ
for supper.
The fire In the car was low and no
fuel en- hand. Harris took lump from
Halves yard opposite to which the
train stood to replenish the fire and just
then the officer came along.
A VALUABLE LAUGH.
The railroad employees testified as to
his honesty and good character and his
own spontaneous laugh and good-nature
went far to plead his own cause.
He agreed with the Great Dispenser
proposition. that a niger will steal nm
der some circumstances ana was dis
charged.
Edwin Bumpass (colcred) did not fare
so well, though his case was none the
less peculiar. being a clear case of steal
ing by finding.
A gentleman lost his dressing case from
his buggy while driving home from his
club and Bumpass found it in the
street The clothes therein had the name
OF the gentleman on them in several
places and the papers also made it easy
to find the owner. a purse in one of
the pockets contained $40.
The negro left The satchel with a wo-
man and there it was found, the money
being gone and the names cut from the
clothing.
Eu1npass was sent to The grand jury.
UNKlND STEpMOTHER.
Leila Jacobs, the child of Russian pa
rents. thirteen years old and small for
her age, was arrested in n house of bad
reputation and charged with being a
vagrant. The father of the girl said she
was incorrigible and they could do moth
ing with her.
Others testified that the girls step
mother was cruel to her and drove her
away from home. Still others said the
parents We're not cruel, but were care
less about the girl and that the girl was
naturally such prevaric.tor that no
one could believe anything she said.
This was one of the knottiest problems
the Great Dispenser has had to solve in
a long time. The child had 4 pinched
hardened look. She testified that her
stepmother had treated her badly.
She was placed in charge of Mr.. Geo.
3. Davis, superintendent of the Aims
house for ten days until. citizens who
have interested themselves in her case
will try TO have her committed to q
Jewish asylum in Baltimore or Atlanta
where such institutions exist
DREADED THE ORDEAL.
Peter Miller, colored, was charged with
essaulting and beating Alice Miller, his
wife. Alice was promptly on hand. but
Peter. knowing of the rod that Justice
John keeps in soak for wife-beaters. re-
nigued.
An attachment was issued, and he will
suffer all the more for not having faced
the music.
William G. Schomberge-. deaf mute.
was charged with disturbance and being
a nuisance to the neighborhood His
case was continued 10 secure further EVIL
dcnce.
Henry Kruger was charged with being
a vagrant. and said he was in search Of
a father. He was invited to try the
Transvaal. and to leave for his new desti-
nation at once.
FIGHTERS.
William kenney. co!ored, and Davy
Austin. colored, We're charged with fight
ing in John Onesty's bar-room. The case
was continued to the 9Th.
Leila Davis, colored, was charged with
being drunk creating a disturbance and
using profane language on the street.
She was painting the town in bold dashes
of crimson hue when en- officer gently
subdued her with his nipoers and escorted
her TO private apartments at the police
station. She paid $50
Susan Patterson colored. did unlawfully
curse and abuse Matte Locllheart But
Matte was o: a forgivins nature, and Ties.
together paid the costs.
There were various DRINKS before the
Great Dispenser. Some CT them selected
Sunday for a jarnhoree, because they
We're too busy during the week, and were
dismissed with a warning. Others paid
the fine without Formally OF trial. and at
the close of the mornings work there
were few prisoners in the pen.