The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-11
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The Great Dispe nser Had Very Little
law TO Hand 0ut.
MAN WITH MANY ALIASES AS:
IA Man Who Had lseen Going Up and
Do,y., the Earl, mud To and Fro in
TWAS Told 10 Proceed Upon
His Journcy-

ss The short docket OF yesterday morning
did not de.nin the Great Dispenser long In
his seat of dignity and authority PROMPT
Is al tie hour of 800 a hush fell upon tf'e.
4 room. which before had contained a. gen.
lie te3 hum Of voices. and the Great LIS
l,cnser and terror of evil doors entered
from a side door and took his accustomed
seat. HIS brow was fuyToweds and MS
Z .eneral appearance was not such as 20
inspire though; of mercy in the prisoners
minds, but as the scales began 10 SWING
B and The cascs 10 be disposed Of. 1t appear
ed tina. mercy weighed a great deal with
m. insticc and that he was disposed to
be jenient-
The Court cricr raped upon the desk
ordered silence. and in a loud voice sum
moned Nelson Banks, OF the tribe OF
Ham. to appear and answer to the charge!
OF creating disturbance upon the prop
cry of one ]. Weinste;n. Banks ap-.
pcared accordingly and faced his accus-
er, We;nstein.
IL was shown in the evidence that the
aforesaid disturbance had been commit
ted at and on a day two years prior 10
the swearing out Sjof the warrant ana
the court decided that it had sufficient
business 10 occupy its attention without
going into ancient history to get them:
Banks was liberated and Weinstein paid
the freight.
HAD MANY NAMES.
Ed Wilkins, negro man of many
names. being known to some as John
Jones and 10 others as John Lewis. was
alraigned before the bar on a charge OF
s having broken into. and entered IN the
night time, the dwelling of Mr.. w IL.
holland and taken therefrom two over
coats and two hats. all of the value Of
So. the property of one Hugh Miller.
Several persons gave in important tes-
timonS. but on account of the absence OF
several other witnesses the case was con-
tinued until Thursday.
Apram Glenn tcolored) was charged
with ci,rsing and abusing Mary Ross. also
tlark-skinned. Mary did not appear.
Int a bbc Waters informed the court
that he had appeared in Mary's stead:
not exactly the case of Damon and
Psthius. but something on the same or
de-. He testified that Abram had
cursed Mary and laid violent hands upon
her. Ahrah said that Mary had called
him names not used In polite society. AS
it appeared 10 the court TO be a mutual
exchange OF CONS sments, the case was
dismissed.
DISCIPLE OF JOE.
Henry Clark was brought forward as
drunken ragrant. lie was asked where
he came from and his reply showed that
he was a student of the book of Job. a1'>f
was going 10 and fro on the earth and
walking up and down in IT. The court
to,d him 10 continue his journey. but 10
return no more to this locality.
I'D Willsip alias John Jones alias John
Lewis was again brought forward on II
charge of breaking into The house OF John
Glenn and obtaining goods of the Nil'ue
rpf So. The case was continued on ac-
count DC the absence Of witnesses.
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Zachar:all Made tcolored, was charged
with carrying concealed weapons. to-wit:
one pair of brass lznuc!.s, Iie was being
voluntarily searched at the time OF the
discovery by an officer, who was looking
Z for a stolen pocket-hook and was at the
depot, passing through the city He was
fold TO pass on.
Lewis Ellis tcolored>, charged with be-
.n- a suspicious character, was dismiss
ed.
frank Steiner, charged with forging the
name of Mr.. IA. G. Glenn. was sent on 10
tho fraud i1Iry. i