The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-17
DISCUSSING The
SUNDAY LEAGUE
The Troublesome 7ramps are the
Home Product.
TAKES JUSTICE JOHN ToSDo ZEN.
The Chain Gang Receives Several Re-
e Troublesome Iramps are the
TAKES JUSTICE JOHN T0fD0 Fem.
The Chain Gang Receives Several Re
cruits-HarnessT Thieves G ct Twelve
Months in Jail-A Fight in a
BaI-Tioom.

The meeting of the League of Sabbath
Observance was the question of principal
interest an police circles yesterday. and
the question was being discussed whcr-
ever two or three were gathered together
II the big White Chamber. Former cru
sadcs were recalled, and the guardians Of
the law look on a repetition Of The OLD
scenes with about as much joy as 4 busy
man sees 4 female book agent aPIIooch
mis- desk.
Everybody admitted the Sunday laws
were being violated, and that It ought
10 be corrected. but they regard the JOB
as being akin TO stopping a runaway
horse IN a crowded thoroughfare, drag
sing the pieces OF a broken vehicle be-
hind him.
TRAMP DAY.
Yesterday was tra1np-day in the
Police Court, and the Great Dis
peaser was in a state of tho
rough preparedness to do up any
number OF tramps that might be brought
before him.
The Police Department was in a state
OF stirred-up-ness. on account of the
complaint from the Chamber Of Com
merce about tramps, and kept q man at
the masthead all night. sweeping the
horizon constantly with electric search
lights, on the look out for derclict tramps.
The Great Dispenser took an extra
sized chew of navy plug, tried his pen
on his thumb-nail, cnveloped himself in
his most crushing frown. and was ready
to tackle the grizzliest weary-walking
William that even came before linn
II had been good night for tramps.
The sleet and snow drove them TO fire and
10 cover.
HOME PRODUCT.
Frank Venable, David Jones. and Will
liam Ward-one white, the second neutral,
and tie third black-were arrested while
lying around a big, fire built on lot
They were charged with being Migrants.
and proved to be citizens and voters Of
the city of Richm ond-a lot OF humanity
Sc cheap and disreputable that the Great
Dispenser declared it an insult TO any
self-respecting knight Of the road to call
them tramps.
They were sent to the chain-gang for
sixty days.
Fred. Williams twllite), charged by Cap
tain Hulce with being a vagrant and
begging on the street, gave his home as
Nashville, n. c., and his occupation no.
thing.
lie claimed to be crippled by rheun1-
atism, and had his left hand drawn up.
Sergeant Thomas examined the young
, man, and pronounced him TO be al
1iicteG.''
He was sent to jail for ten days be-
cause You cannot work Il crippled MN
on the chain-gang. and it would be in
human to drive him out of the city with
Snow on the ground. and nowhere else
to go. He was ordered to leave the city
at the end of his ten-day term, under
penalty Of severcr punishment
TOLD A STRAIGHT TALE.
Robert Smith, David Pierson, and
Thomas Dunn. three white men. stock
ily-built fellows. warmly clad, but soil
ed and black from travel. We're charged
with being Migrants. The officer stated
that the men applied at the station
house. saying they We're stone-cutters,
on their way to FlorenceviAc, S. c.. to
work on a job there, and were out Of
money.
Under the tramp ordinance they
we're charged With vaSrancy, and brought
TO the Police Court. The officer stated
that the men had undoubtedly told a
straight tale, that they knew many
stone-mascns here Of his own acauaint-
ancc ana otherwise satisfied him that
they were worlsmen and not tramps.
SHOVE on was the sentence of the
Great Dispenser
This ended the total Of tramp charges
for the day-seven in all-three being ma
4iyes one a cripple and three working
men, who applied for station-house lodg-
ing.
Ned Bcazely and James Kane were
charged with fighting in the bar-room CT
Y. Donati & Bro.
Kane charged that Beazely begged him
for ten cents. an amount whic;, he said
he did not have, and because he did not
get it, Beazely struck him. Kane did not
say what he did 10 Beazely, but Beazelys
left car was crumplcd up like a. frost
bitten watermelon vine. his forehead car
ried bay window. and he appeared to
have been vaccinated all over his face.
Kane was fined $3.50 for fighting, and
BeaZely was fined $50 for fighting and
sent to the changing for thirty days
as a vagrant.
WOMAN BBATER.
Jim Bradson was charged with assault
ing cursiDg and abusing w. r. Saunders.
AID then there was 4 cross warrant
charging Saunders with cursing abusing
and striking Matte Bradson. Mr.. Saun-
ders had broken finger, much tied up,
and many bruises and scratches on his
face. He suggested that the warrant
against Jim Bradson be Withdrawn. but
the Great Dispenser is loath to let in
teresting affairs go by without knowing
the bottom facts.
Matte Bradson said the charge tina
Saunders struck. her was true enough,
and that when her brother pulled him
off ne was holding her down the floor
in the hall. beating her all he knew how.
Mrs. Bradson was asked to explain
the case, and the old lady. said Saunders
rented a room from her. The Great Dis
penser at once grasped the situation. dis
missed Jim Bradson and fined Saunders
SO.
HARNESS THIEVES.
Andrew Woodbridge and Henry Bates
{colored) were charged With stealing har-
ness. which they pawned.
II was also shown that they were
caught while cutting the reins from a
team belonging to the Richmond Trans
Ger Company. Indeed, the harness bust
ness seemed 20 be a special industry with