The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-16
POLICE COURT
A HOT PLACE
Fans Badly Needed as Health
Measure.
CHARLIE WHITES DARKROOM.
The Moore and Miller Families Have
Little Row = Army
Desertcrs in
Court.

The atmosphere In the Police Court
yesterday was never SO sultry, and the
peed OF an electric fan as a health meas
TIRE was never 50 apparent
The City Council viii be asked to Visit
TINS COURTROOM some warm morning as
an object lesson.
ITS a hard thing to keep bar-rooms
closed on Sunday" said Squire Lonnie as
he dismissed Charlie White (coored) on
The charge of selling drinks on Sunday.
John Brown said he dropped into W hite
place about eleven or twelve o'clock SatoF-
day night and dropped asleep with $3.50 IN
bis pocket When he awoke Sunday morn
sng and thought he had been rolled. ne
Complained TO Sergeant Otcy, at the First
Police Station.
Il lost the money, and. as it didn't be-
long to me. wanted 1t back. / didn't see
nobody sell no drinks. but ! Thought this
was the only way ! could get my money.
Liza Wallace. a good-looking colored girl,
Indignantly denied that she had used
abrsive language on the streets, and a s
the party who made the charge could
not recollect whether Liza was the one,
she went free.
SAID BILL HIT HER.
Emma Hopkins tcoored) said Bill Jones
hit her. Bill said he was sitting in a
Chair, when Emma came along and pushed
chair and attempted 10 hit him with it.
When he attempted to take it away from
her she fell over.
Emma said she had witness named
Jim Brown but Jim did not answer to the
cal, and the charge against Bill was dis
missed.
A neislIhorhood row was aired when
Is. w Moore and Lucy NJ Moore were
arrested by Thomas Miller. who charged
that the Moores had procured two guns
and twenty-five cartridges. and after pro-
claiming that they We're blood-thirsty,
threatened 10 kill both Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
Ter.
The children were the cause o. it all,
and it was shown that some whjskey and
harsh words had flown freely from the
Miller end.
Il am sea-faring man." said one of the
witnesses. but l never heard anything
bad as the language used by The Millers.''
A Gftl. Moore girl said Mr.. Miller kick
ed her down and the Miliers declared that
she fell over a chair. and as no evidence
was strong enough TO substantiate the
charge of violence, the case was dismiss
ed
Mr.. Miller called Moore "a liar while
he was or the witness stand. and he
was promptly fined $40. which was re-
united when Mr. M!ler apologized.
JUMPED ON a, MOVING TRAIN.
William Williams, colored, was arrested
for jumping on moving train and it
cost him s..7o.
ta8tt.e ly.er tcolored) said she didn't
hit child belonging TO j. NJ. Cross. Mr..
Cross was willing TO let the charge 90,
provided Hattie paid the costs. but Hattie
perferred to stand trial and the case went
over to Saturday.
John Tyler (coIorede was fined $3.50 for
dtsorderly conduct and 50 for failing TO APP
pear when he was bailed.
Archie Brockenhoroush (colored) was
fined see on the charge of refusing to
move his wagon when Officer Baker told
him to do SO, and The charge of resisting
the officer was dismissed. over an hour
was taken u in arguments in the case
by Attorney Roscher and Glenn, the lat
ter representing Brocl1enborough.
John Brown ana c. y. Hart, TWO desert
ers from Fort Monroe, We're arrested by
Detectives Gibson and Wren. i'hey
agreed 10 so back and VII be held for
officers.
Reuben Johnson and Churchill Wilson
tcolored) We're fined $40 each for fighting
and went down in default.