The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-09
JUSTICE JOHN
HOT IN 7 HE COLLAR.
Great Dispenser Lays Down a Bed
Rock Proposition.
A WOMAN HoUsEBREAKER.
A WOMAN HOUSEBREAKER.
Breaks Into 4 Dwelling With an Axe.
Hattie Giles Escapes the Charge Of
InCanticide-Ei.htin Il Rock
Battle at One in the Morning..

An audience that would do credit to
Joe Jefferson or Adeiina Patti elboweq
and jost!ed each other. in the Big White
Chamber yesterday for vantage ground
from which to view the magnetic coun-
tenance of Kichmond's Great Law Giver
until the Great Dispenser got as hot in
the collar as fight before the Legislature
for :; parallel railroad charter.
HEAVY DIGNITY.
Dignity was the prevailing character
istic in the manner of Richmond's versa
tile Police Justice as he strobe with
mea sured tread into the Temple of the
Law yesterday morning, speaking to those
about with deep and impressive lntula-
tons coming from far down in his col
umnar throat like an inspector giving d.
rectionS from the man hole OF a water
main.
He was entirely without foolishness In
his department and gave vent to the hu-
NOR that bubbles out of his foundations
like water from q spring, with stern
judicial stare that added power4to his
jokes as double-header engines increase
the movement of a coal train.
NONE TO DO HIM HONOR.
John Robinson, who came up out OF the
West singing paeans OF praise for VII
liam Jennings Bryan. who was before the
court the day before with a much bat
tered countenance after impact with the
hard knuckleS of Richmond cltlzen'
once more took a sight at the Great Dis
penser by throwing his head far back
and squirting under the Sits OF his mucA-
puffed eyelids.
The Western politician declared that
I~'f hna Fri l..
ing nor "nuthin," only nobody would
take him in or give him place to stay
because of his dilapidated appearance
The Great Dispenser agreed to give
him an asylum until he presented bet
ter appearance and the apostle OF tree
silver went to Jail for ten days
VIM Jackson and Joe Brown (coloreO.
under the influence of ''nigger gin" We're
lighting a rock battle in the street by
electric light at a. NJ. They We're rec
ognized as belligerents and went to the
pen under the burden of $50 fine each.
THE WAY THEY DO IT.
John Stoner was charged with strik-
ing Alta ODall. The case was con-
tiuued to secure witnesses, and unless it
differs from many of the same kind, the
principals and witnesses will appear next
time, all suffering from a lapse OF mem
DRY, and pay costs.
Geo Ford (coloreD was charged with
throwing rocks at Jesse Johnson, ana II
also developed that Jesse johnson threw
back at Geo. Ford, and the Great Dis
penser laid down the everlasting pr1ncl-
pie that one niger had as much right
to throw rock at another niger as the
other niger had a right to throw a rock
at the other niger, and he fined them s.
each.
TURNIP AND A ROCK.
Eddie Marks (coloreO took turnip
from the stand of Adolph Otto. and when
the turnip merchant took the luscious
fruit from Eddie he struck the merchant
on the nose with a rock. Eddie went to
iail for 30 days in default of So fine.
Lee Fox (coloreD, on tue plea of being
paralyzed allowed the city ambulance
to be called to his assistance. He played
lame but was only drunk. and cursed the
ambulance surgeon when he told him SO.
The surgeon delivered him at the Third
Police Station, where he walked with
sprightliness When searched, a razor
was found on his person, and though Lee
remarked that fore Gawd he didn't kno"
how it got thar, he was fined 500 and
given thirty days for carrying concealed
weapons.
Louisa Burton tcoloretl), who broke
into the house of Julia Ann Wiley with
An axe and stole her clothes, was strip
ned of a part of her loot while III the
pen. She went to the grand jury
Hattie Giles (colored) was charged with
infanticide. The evidence of actual muir
der was wanting except by neglect She
was placed under security for twelve
months and went to Jail