The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-25
GREAT DISPENSER
SET AN EXAMPLE
Voted at sun-Up for Constitutional
Convention.
GREAT CROWD IN THE CHAMBER
Mary Eta Brittle Sent on to the Grand
Jury Charged With s,calin. Fiji
teen Hundred Dollars from
w. E. Tinsley.
GREAT CROWD IN THE. CHAMBER

The Big White Chamber was filed with
cerned IN the decisions of the Great Law
Giver OF Richmond than in the verict at
the polls concerning the question OF a
Constitutional Convention.
Justice John arose with the lark in the
morning and hied himself straishtway to
the polls nearest his paiaaal mansion in
Clay Ward, and soon after Aurora, win
mink lips kissed the white cheek of day de-
posted his ballot for the Constitutional
Convention and the straight Democratic
ticket
LITTLE JACK HORNBR.
Having exercised his high privilege as
citizen, and done his full duty as u party
man. he then, with "a little Jack Homer
kind of an air. started off downtown and
crowed over all his acquaintance who had
not been as diligent as himself in deposit
ing their ballots.
He came into the Temple of Justice early
with lady red rose on his natty walking
coat beautiful enough to entice the most
wary of satin-coated bumblo bees to seek
its heart of sweets.
He BUSTED into the courtroom on the
minute and started the work OF the day
with the air Of a man who was doing piece
work and a certain task to perform.
Mrs. Mamie E. White was charged with
trespass and creating "a disturbance on the
premises of John G. White
Jessie Howard, colored girl sixteen
years old, was the cause of the charge.
Mrs White raised the girl and she left
Mrs. Whites house and went to the ne
regros house to stay against Mrs. Whites
desire.
Mrs. White was told to take the girl
home and John G. White was ordered not
10 harbor the girl under penalty OF severe
punishment.
ONLY PLAYING.
w T. Hunter, colored, was charged with
assaultng and wounding Joseph Lewis
with knife Lewis had a bunch of asep-
tic dressing over his right eye like a bay
window on u NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. house
Dr. Fisher said also he had three cuts on
The back OF his head
Hunter and Lewis both marched up to
the bar and swore they were playing and
that the cutting was accident. They
were the only witnesses
The Great Dispenser cross-Questoned
the negroes and then said: You are two of
the biggest liars that have been in this
court for a long time, and that is saying
a good deal for liars You arc dismissed
Maria Allen, colored, was charged with
disorderly conduct on the street and was
fined $50.
NJ. Porter Berry, VINO was begged out of
fail by the misplaced kindness OF friend
the day before, came before the bar, charg-
ed with being drunk, begging on the street
and vagrant, and was given fifteen days
with labor.
Then he gave the man who begged Berry
off large dose Of razzle-dazzle.
MR. TINSDEY'S MONEY.
Mary Eta Brittle, light-skinned fe-
male was charged wit, robbing w E.
Tinsley, of Petersburg. of S1,5oo while he
was in her room in Locust Alley.
Mr. Tinsley detailed at great length the
experiences of a man who drank 10 the
dregs the pleasures of the Carnival ac-
cordIng to the way in which some people
measure pleasures, spiced with the excite
nents of the green table. the stimulus of
the wine cup and the association Of disso-
lutte women.
r. L. Saunders a young white man, WHO
visited the house with Tinsey, where he
was robbed was also implicated in the
charge, and a bench warrant was served
on him after the examination was gone
into.
Capt Geo. D. Wise and Mr.. II. C. Glenn
represented the woman, Air. Louis c. Wen
denburg the young man. and Mr.. N I.
Mosby assisted Commonwealth Attorney
Richardson in the interest of Mr.. Tinsley.
Each of the counsel spoke in turn. and
the courtroom was packed to the doors
during the examination.
The evidence of Mr. Tinsley created a
good deal of amusement, as well as
interest.
Mr.. Wendenburg asked that his client
young Saunders-be not sent to the
grand jury. as he was unable to give bail,
and such action would greatly hurt his
character, whereas the evidence against
him was very Slight
Captain Wise and Mr. Glenn argued
that If one accused be sent TO the grand
jury that both should be sent on and fare
alike.
They both expressed the belief that the
money was lost before Tinsley went to
the house.
Commemorative Attorney Richardson
reviewed the entire testimony. and ex-
pressed the belief that the money was
taken while Tinsley was in the woman S
room. and that the evidence was not
sufficient 10 send Saunders on, and the
young man was bailed and summoned
witness for the Commonwealth
against Mary Eta Brittle, who was sent
on TO the grand jury.
The woman was bailed. with Aiollie
White as security.