The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-27
Captured at Bon Air and Brought TO.
Richmond.
JUSTICE JOHN is DANGEROUS.
Man Wanted Permission to Strike
Boys With Stick and Received
the l;azzIc Dazzlc-Hc Deals
With Great Names Of History.

right young calf.
While sitting back in his chair in the
boudoir after court, like u fat spider
ready to spring on any unwary insect that
came his way, a man approached with
stick in his hand and handed letter Of
marque to use the stick on some boys
that he said sassed him every time he
passed and made his life a misery.
He might as well have asked permission
to burn ST. Peters cathedral, and the re-
fusal and threats OF punishment he receiv-
et, made him awful sorry he preached the
subject.
CONSEQUENTIAL.
The Great Dispenser had an exceeding
~ consequential AR yesterday as ne
stood Illuminating alone and patting him
self on The back for his goodness in let
ting all these people stay OF the earth.
when he might put EN- in Jail if he took
the notion.
He drew his mouth over to one side
with the ponderously thoughtful air Of
people who want their feiluw-mcn 10
believe they are bearing great response
biiities; and, leaning against the door
post with one foot crossed over the 9TH
er and the toe resting gracefully on the
ground. he might have been taken for
All adjutunt-genera!, the manager of
street carnival, or some other great per-
sonage, instead of just the au;ocrat Of
i single city.
He sent jefferson Davis TO the aims
house TO revive the only spark of life
whiskcy had left in him; fined George
Washington for creating a disturbance.
and dismissed Thomas jefferson, who
was charged with being drunk-probabiy
because he was the author of Democratic
principles. and then for the first time
smiled pleasant smile.
The disposal of the nanlcsakes of these
great men seemed TO have a dissolving
influence on his air of importance.
He spread his parachute Of condescen-
sion so as to break the fall OF the hight
from his top-lifty perch, and pretty soon
was easily sailing along the plain with
the common people.
LAW IN HIS OWN HAND.
John Covington (colored) was charged
with disturbance and threatening to
shoot Willie Collins. The latter had
two chairs that John claimed, and. with
a pistol in his hand, entered Willie's
house, and While Willie was covering in
the corner under intimidation from the
dread weapon John backed out with the
chairs, keeping Willie covered with the
pistol until the door closed behind him.
The pistol proved to be one of the ass
affairs that are used to give currency to
a pint of very mean whiskey, r@a half
pound of cheap candy, but John had
tried to settle a disagreement without
calling on the aid of the Ruler Of the
People and. therefore. he had changed
his name to mu1, ard went to the pen,
in default of a lattry Y.
George Hatcher (colored) was charged
with unawfully striking Maud johnson
with a beer bottle. George was SO small
that when he marched to the bar he had
TO back water, SO as to give the Great
Dispenser the range of his face whose
mouth shot out Irnm his head like the
fender of u street-car, and overhung
further than the stern Of the Shubrick.
George denied the bcer-bottle theory
and said it was a tin can full of dirt.
Maudy failed to appear and the case was
CONTINUED
j. p Boyd and William Haley were
charged with tresPassing on the premises
of George W. Schlieser and assaultins and
striking him. Boyd paid $40 dollars and
Haley paid 500
FINED THE WOMAN.
Wesley Ellis and Willie Jenkins. both
colored, the latter a female of the buzz
Zard variety, We're arrested by Officer
Peter Vest while fighting in the street.
Wesley's statement that he was on the
defensive, was believed, and he was dis
charged, while Willie was fined $3.50 and
landed in the pen
Luther Roach, for disturbance on the,
street, paid SEQ. James Pearson, under
the same charge. made plausible de-
fence and went free.
Lucy Allen (colored), charged with being
drunk came with the exact change, and
paid her fine i'll high good humor.
Robert Gibbs, James Luck, Moses Bow
Ter and Charles Jones each contributed
$40 for looking too long on red liquor.
Charles Walker, colored, was charged
with being drunk and a vaSrant. lie went
into a vacant house and built such
bright fire in the chimney that neighbor
turned in the fire alarm, and Charles
was much surprised to find himself the
object of so much attention.
BOY. BURGLARS.
One Of the saddest cases of youthful
crime that has ever occurred in the Police
Court was that of Edward CoXon and
Harry Henderson, two boys sixteen years
of age who were captured yesterday at
Bon Air inside freight car of the South
ern Railway, loaded with merchandise.
When south-bound train No. Il reached
that point Conductor B. S. ThaXton. re-
ported to c. G. Whtworth. the station
agent that some one was inside car on
his train.
In company with the train crew, the
conductor and agent instituted search and
found the two boys behind some merchan-
disc in the car, having broken open a
case of sardines and other groceries, and
partaken of the refreshments.
Mr. Whitworth tied the boys with a
rope, brought them to Richmond and turn
ed them over; to Capt. Whitlock at the
First Police Station.
While in the office at the station, one
of the boys called Capt. Whitlock aside