The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-24
JUSTICE JOHN
GIVES NOTICE
He Has His Eye on People Who Have
Not Paid Their Licenses.
Not Paid Their Licenses.
HE SWAPS EXPERIENCES.
Secure Pardon for Two. Young Men
aud They. win Testify III the
Case ola Third-:A Largo
Civil Docket.

The Great Dispenser gave fair warning
10 his constituents yesterday that all city
licenses were due February 1St and II
not promptly paid he would know the rea-
son why. and people whose lots are paTily
in Town and partly in the county VIII
how move their dogs ard goats on the
Hcnrico side.
SWAPS EXPERIENCES.
Mr.. A. 3. Mclean, ex-Police Justice
OF Waliingford, Conn, swapped lew
Experiences with Justice John in the
boudoir yesterday morning. The RepuDll-
cans did not vote 10 suit him in Wailing-
lord and he turned the job over TO another
man. He is here on a visit to his
daughter i'll Manchester.
The Great Dispenser hurried into court
yesterday with a busting dont-both-
er-me-I' m-buSy-now kind OF air and
his over coat pulled down on one should
er like 4 sloop with the main sail on me
run ready 10 come TO anchor, called SIN
people TO wait on him and get him things
and then came on the bench. feeling him
self all over for his spccks like, hypo-
chondriac hunting FOR an Elusive pain
a bad NEGRO.
Robert Kemp (colorcd> WIS arrested by
Officer Schlief for making a nuisance Of
himself 10 the annoyance of girls and
ladies passing on the street. he was
lined S25 and was sent to Jail for six
months.
Thos Henly (colored) beat Lizzie Wat
kins with stick. He had as we'll expect
10 try TO stop a freight train without
getting hurt as TO come before the Great
dispenser Tor striking a woman and cX-
pect to escape punishment.
Thomas provocaton was Al and yard
wide according to Afro-Alnerican ethics.
but the fact that he struck a woman
stood out before the Great Law Giver
as big as a grain elevator and over
Swallowed the pleas of Thomas like
pure-elections bill in the Legislature.
Thomas was fined the usual ten and
went to The pen with the air of a mali
suffering in righteous cause
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
The case of Edward Pearman. charged
with stealing coal from the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroads was called.
a bench warrant was issued for Pear
man two days before in connection with
Leo Lee and Oscar SIavin, who were
convicted for the same offence
Detective Enright Swore Pcarnan was
on the car. Pearman witness swore he was
not, The case was continued, SO that
Lee and Slavln could testify.
These two young men We're pardoned by
the Governor yesterday. The wife of one
was in such condition as that humanity
demanded her husbands care and support,
and the other young man. prOf1ed by the
circumstances as it would be only just
to pardon both, If one went free.
Attorney Harry Glen drew up petition
to the Governor, Justice John and Detec-
tive Enright both signed it, and, accom-
panied by the wife of one and the sister
Of the other. Mr.. Glen took it to the
Governor, and he granted the pardon.
VARIOUS SINNERS.
Willie Wood. colored. was charged with
beating Matilda Lewis. The woman did
not appear. and tho case was continued.
Arthhor Scott, colored, charged with be-
ing a suspicious character, was continued.
John Taylor, colored, was found at
midnight inside the bus of the Richmond
Transfer Company. in the stable yard.
He was charged with being suspicious
character, and went down for 80 days.
w. w. Wilson, coloved, charged with
being drunk the street. was placed
on the cooling board for 10 days.
The civil docket. called at the noon
hour, numbered IS cases.