The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-14
JUSTICE JOHN
is on VACATION
Squire Lonrie is Now Holding The
Reins.
LONG DOCKET ON YESTERDAY
Jury FOR Shooting William
Slannon-othcr Cases
Disposed Of
LONG DOCKET ON YESTERDAY

While Justice John is off among tae
mountains. Squire Lonnie will hold form
IN his place In the white chamber ana
wish for an electric fan 10 keep the pers-
piration from his brow. A long docket
was disposed of yesterday.
Mr. j. II Rowsey was fined s. on me
charge of using profane language on inc
street. lie was a passenger on the Nam
Street line last Tuesday night, ana d.
the corner OF Beech and Main Suee'S
constroversy arose between Mr. t'o"-
ssy and Conductor Enppert IT WAS
shown that the former called the conduc-
tor some hard names and the latter SUI ucf
him across the head with his ticket
punch.
Squire Graves fined Mr.. Rowsey only
81. mainly because of his previous Sood
character. Mr.. Atnsiie, Tor the company,
asked the court TO help Them stop
disorder on the cars, as they could not
do so without police assistance.
Fred. Davenport tcolored1 was sent on
to the grand jury. on the charge Of shoot
ing Ern. shannon. Shannon is a white
washer. and has been living with DaNen-
port for six years. Not until last Sat
,irday afternoon had anything happened
TO mar the good feeling existing between
Davenport his vile and daughter and
Shannon.
Jealous. and upon apparently slight
provorstiop shot shannon in the shout
der with a pistol and in the scuffle three
more bullets were discharged without
irflicting further damage
RUSHED TO THE SCENE.
navenport's wife rushed to the scene
and succeeded in wrenching the pis-
,ol from the hands of the combatantS
So close had the pistol been placed to the
man. that the clothing was burned.
Davenport said tilad he did shoot Shan
NON and he would do so again under SINH
lar circumstances. He said the row
started about a key to the front-door,
and when the question arore as TO who
had the Key, and it was pointed out by
shannon that Davenport had II, ne got
mad that he should meddte WIFI MS
family aff airs. and when he sad something
about il he claims that Shannon rushed
al him with a chair and he shot him in
self-defense.
.souire Graves couldn't see any provo
catio, for The assault. and sent the case
on to the grand jury.
a witness for the defense testified that
Davennort was a most active member OF
he coiora5 Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. and had conducted several meet
ings. .,,o+
he had stolen a set of harness from Hicks
stable, and. in view Of that, he was given
six months in jail
Frank Duncan (colored1 was sent on 10
the grand jury for cutting Thomas iyaSiie'
WAS NOT PROVEN.
C. II. Walden (coored) was dismissed
of the charge of stealing S12.95 from Leila
Davis "A case of guilty, but not proved,
said Squire Graves
The cases of Archie Brockenbrough, for
resisting an officer; John Bllups, Tor
assaulting Hester Braxton; and Reuben
Johnson. for assault were continued to
the 18th.
of ooing 10 The residence of Mr.. F. E.
Murray. for the purpose of creating a
disturbance. was fined $50
Lewis Winston (coloredl was charged
with hnvIng slapped Mary Bradshaw, put
Mary said he was only playing and the
payment of costs was satisfactory 70 an
John Hargrovs and Emma Richardson,
both colored tired to adjust their grey
ances the same way, but the squire Salu
mo-" and John had to pay $40 for slap
ping Emma.
Thomas Christian (colored) said he
cursed twice on the street and he paid his
fine of 500 out of a s. bill.
Henry Christian, a young negro jump
,,I on the ~ Ambulance Saturday. Wh:ie
II was in charge of DR.. ellis, and he had
j stick in his hand.
DR. ellis was not sure whether he in
tended TO hit him or not, but when he told
him to get off, he grew impairment There
was very i'll woman il the ambulance.
The negro told Squire Lonn e that ne
just got UP there TO see who was INSIDE
and he didn't mean no HARM His parents
had 10 nny so and costs.