The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-12
JUSTICE JOHN
LOOKING WELL
How He Turned the Laugh on a
Complaining Lawyer.
DISHONEST JUNK DEALERS.
81. 3. Lovcnson Goes to the Grand
J"ryand tho Thief Goes to Jail.
Other Cases That Help Fill
the Treasury.
DISHONEST JUNK DEALERS.

JUst+cs JOHN Is looking Wen tfiese ncy-',
and never had a larger number OF
worsaipers or was more admired
The Great Dispenser came down town
yesterday with his soft Alpine pulled
down tritie over his eagle eyes, 50 be
could the more observant be of The foibles
Of his + llow-man. and wearing brand
new overccat. 50 becoming to his manly
form that he wore it through the entire
session of The court and sat on its folds
Until the tail stood out when he arose
Like the si,anker-boom of a fast racing
yacht.
EXCITING TILTs.
He had many exciting tits with The
1acetsous lawyers at the bar, but, as
usual, came out first best.
An attorney who argued a case before
E.szoner complained of the dishonesty Of
INC Great Dispensers constituents and
declared some one mad stolen his cane,
that he LETT in the Great IawsiTers pri-
vate office, and ere he was done talking
The Pyople,s Judge demanded the hat that
the lawyer was twirlins, in his hand as
his own, and proved that the lawyer had
taken il off the Great Regulators desk
in the same Office where he claimed to
have lost the care-and then the laugh
was not against Justice John.
The stating OF railroad brasses and
their buying By the junk dealers from
Inc thieves was the subject Of long
and stubbornly-fousht case.
STOLEN ERASSES.
Sergeant Hall received information that
stolen railroad brasses We're concealed in
the upper story of II. Il. Lovenson's junk
shop at the corner Of Ninth and Cary
Streets.
He and detective of the Atlantic
Coast Line went there and searched the
upper story without result; but whtn they
came downstairs Two negroes We're in the
shop. The negroes Immediately went
out. Sergeant Hall hailed james Smith
and he ran. The detectives pursued him
and caught him liz a factory wherc he
hid behind some hogsheads The negro
admitted that ne had carried a single
brass TO Lovensotl's and hid il under Il
pile Of rags.
The pie OF rags was searched and the
Single brass and two bags We're found
containing brasses, making seventeen in
all.
NJ II. NJ. Smith represented Loven-
sun. and made The defense that all the
Drasses were put there by the negroes
while the officers ana Lovenson were up
stairs.
DESERVE PUNISHMENT.
Commonwealth : Attorney Richardson de-
clared that il there was any class Of
people on earth he would like to see IN the
penilentiary it WAS the junk deal
crs who buy railroad blas ses-not
only for protection TO the rail
roads, but for the safety of The
iraveling public. whose lives We're con-
stantly endangered BIZ tilieves who stole
brasses even from unde: passenger cars,
making It liable for them To go out on the
road in a dangerous condition.
lie declared that if The buying by the
Junk dealers, who knew them 10 ne stolen.
was stopped. The stealing would stop.
ron drove 10 the door while the officers
were up. stairs. and that the two negroes
carried two bags into the slop.
MFR. Smith made a strong defense for his:
client.
He was sent on to The grand jury and adj
mitted to bali in the sum OF one thou
sand dollars.
James Smith went TO Jail for six months,
and was in addition put under bond for
twelve months
ANOTHER STORY.
Lily Fleming Ccolorcd was charged with
causing and abusing Mattge Mason She
declared fore Gawd / never ungtnted my
mouf 10 her in no way, shape, form nor
faSIi )n.
The witness told another story and
they were fned $50 each
Bette Branch (colored) looking as dis
heveied as a FL Islander after q can.ai-
bal dance. answered the charge of being
drunk and disorderiy and was given 50
days.
PAT sullivan was charged with beating
Harvey Honsor in his own Dar-room and
paid 81. 30.
Cornelius Robinson (colored> who made
Cornelius Robinson feo!oredl, who madla
Richmond Passenger and Power Ccmpany.
at the corner of Main and Beech Streets,
was arraigned, but the case was post
ltoned al the request OF counss! on either
side.
Charles Williams {colored). for driving
= ioaded cart on I brick sidewalk, was
fined $3.50.
To Of SuhGMNMED