The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-28
JUSTICE JOHN
DEFlES The COLD.
Geo. Coleman Robs a Lone Woman Of
Her Chickens.
ALBERT luCcHEsl WAS BAlLED
Thos. BrochcnbronSh,W Whose Body He
PERFORATED VIII, Number Three
Shot, is Still mt the Almslousc.
Orcrcoat Thief Caught.

Orcrcoat Thief Caught.
Justice John took things easy yesterday
and walked into the Temple of the Law
with his overcoat open just as II the Their
mornefe- didn't stand at twenty degrees
outdoors, ;.nd took drink OF ice water
before he pulled of his hat.
He walked around the houdoir like a
man who knows he's solid with the City
Council and doesn't care a rap what The
balance OF the world thinks about the
case.
GO SLOW OR BUST.
A long docket confronted the Great
Dispenser in the court and with the
peculiar perersities that sometimes
possess a man when he knows he's
got the bulge on the other fellow, he
iooh his time, while everybody else was
in a swivet TO get away quickly.
He declared that his friends We're DROP
ping on like flies from living too fast.
and he didn't propose to endanger their
lives further by rushing them through his
court: that it was cold out doors and po-
1icemen might catch pneumonia outside,
whereas they we're safe In court, and
like a balky horse. the more he was hur-
ricd the slower he moved
ANOTHER ROBERTS CASE.
Matilda Lewis ard Mary Banks came
mp on cross warrants, Matilda was charg-
ed with threatening to cut Mary Banks
and Mary with curs!ng and abusing
Matilda. Mary Banks husband, accord
ing TO reluctant testimony. seemed to be
the bone Of contention between three 9th.
er women besides Mary, and the lat
~, o,-ifb
noyance at these little attentions.
William, himself. professed utter igno-
rance Of these affairs and took it out in
looking foolish.
Matilda and Mary each paid $3.50 into
the city treasury, and William marched
out looking as cheap as B. III. Roberts
In the center Of his harem.
Burton Smith. colored. was charged
with beating and assaulting Joe. cleve-
land. also of African descent. He ad-
mitted with grin that he slapped Joe.
and went 10 the pen in default in of
$50.
FEATHERS BETRAYED HIM.
George Coleman. an old-fashioned ne
gro Of the black, bushy head, ashy skin
type, was charged with breaking into
The nenhouse of Harriet Roland, who de-
scribed herself as being "a lone oman by
herself and stole several chickens and
one goose.
Harriet made center-rush when she
heard the noise and caught George as
he was going through the hole in the
fence. He dropped the goose and the
birds neck was. according TO Harriet.
'broketed half in two"
A friend of liarriets searched the house
chicken thfef's and found some Of the
feathers Of Harriet's red rooster on Geo
Coleman's floor and identified them. Har-
riet produced two feathers from the
ROSTERS tail, and they We're sent on to
the grand jury, with George Coleman as
evidence that he committed the crime.
Fred Oliver. vagrant white man, who
was drunk and begging In Murphy's Ho-
lei and declined to leave when instructed
10 go. and sassed Mine Host. Col Muir
ply, to boot. was fined SIS and will spend
season OF labor with Squire Sugar Bot
tom Jones.
CHARGED WITH CONJURE
Henry Davis and Booker Nash color
ed) We're charged with trespass on the
premises OF Margaret Wood. large and
roluble colored woman, as black as she
is big. Margaret has money in the Saw
ings Bank, and spends sieepless nights
for fear. in some mysterious way, it
will be stolen.
She consulted a fortune-tcller, and he
told her these two men We're after her
money. The Great Dispenser charged
her with having been conjured. and,
though Margaret stoutly denied the soft
Impeachment. her eyes grew large and
staring under the startling indictment.
The men were dismissed.
Warerly 1iatchett, colored boy, was
charged with throwing rocks at J. w.
Booker tcolored). Waverly brought a
counter-charge. and. as one nigger's
word is as good as anothers. they went
to the pen together
James Anderson (colored) cursed and
threatened to strike Rebecca Anderson,
his mother. He was fined So and went
10 jail for ninety days.
Laud Bigge and w. E. Fletcher. young
men. charged with fighting in the bar
room of John Berticci. were fined $3.50
each.
THE BURGLAR
Thomas I3rockenbrough. the colored
boy charged with breaking into the
dwelling of Il. Ferrandini. G13 east
Broad street. and stealing a bottle OF
wine, bottle of beer, and a pair Of
scissors. and with breaking into the
dwelling and store No. Gil Broad street.
was called. but, owing to his wounded
condition. was not able to appear. and
the case was continued to March Sth.
Albert Lucchesi. who shot Thomas
Brockenbrough with double-barrel
shotgun in the store when he had en-
tered through, the ceiling, was bailed
in the sum OF $500 for his appearance.
ltwas stated in court that this store Of
Marchetti's had twice before recently
been broken into, and Lucchesi was
sleeping in the store to guard 1t.
Thomas nsrockenbrough's breast was
filled with No. shot. and some of them
penetrated his lungs. hut it is said his
chances are good for recovery.
Willie Robinson tcoloredo. who stole an
overcoat from the residence of. John T.
Powers and pawned It. was charged
with being suspicious character. and
put under security for twelve months.
In the mean time !the officers will work
up the evidence In regard to the burg
larry phase OF the case.
George T. Washington (colored).
charged with shooting Lee Gordon, was
turned over to a Manchester officer. in
which city the shooting occurred.
The usual number of small cases were