The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-26
Dog DAYS IN THE
POLICE COURT
Great Dispenser Has Good Eye for
Dog Taxes.
SETTLES A FAMILY ROW
Mrs. CosIin Was Dominized and Scar
dalizcd i'll the Presence of Her
Ncjghbors Emily Williams
rrifcs 5y.th the Law.


Ncjghbors Emily Williams
rrif1cs VV.th the Law,
These are dog-days in the Police Court
and many Richmond citizens are taxing
their ingenuity double rate to get rid OF
the tax on caninies.
Every time u particularly bright citi-
zen presents a particularly bright scheme
to avoid paying one dollar for a brass
medal that costs the city q cents pound,
he finds the Great Dispenser has cut off
his lines of communication and sur
rounded his forces.
The Great Dispenser got as excited over
the reports from the ward meetings yes
terday as college professor over game
OF croquet, and ran his hand through his
hair until he came on the bench with his
head looking like the top sheaf in an cat
stack.
CAN'T LOSE HIM.
But you could wake him up in the mid
die of the night and stand him on his
head and he would Immediately arrive at
the equity of the case.
SO when the incidents OF a turbulent
day We're dished up before him he remov
ed the covers and disposed of each judi
cial morsel With the knowledge of an ep-
icure.
Robert Taylor, colored, was charged
with being drunk and disordery. and VIM.
Motley, colored, was charged with dis
orderly conduct. Policeman L. Werner
had a wildcat tussIe with Taylor, and
when they were through Taylor was not
so wild, indeed, he was tame. But Werner
is used to these little incidents down in
Jefferson Ward, and II did not figure in
the evidence.
when the other names were called. Joe
had a raw place on his forehead
as big as silver dollar, which
was as red as the rosette of a Street
Fair marshal while the balance Of Joe
was black. and Joe said it was done
with brick, but he did not know who
flung" 1t.
FREE FIGHT.
There was 4 fuss in negro bar-room
and Joe went out into the hall and three
men Jumped on him. Some Of the witness
es said Taylor used the brick. Motley
was unable to explain how he got into
the row.
Taylor declared the whole crowd was
fighting each other in the hall ana no
body knew who was who
1t was a sort Of a free fight. ana ne
was trying to separate the combatanis
The Great Dispenser did not endorse
his methods Of restoring peace. and
fined him $40, and Motley like amount
Both paid up.
Mrs. Hester Bayne was charged with
trespass assaulting and beating Mrs. Bet
tie Coglin.
The two ladies sat quietly in the Clerks
office. 1nedYtating over their wrongs. and
fv the time their names were called their
meek demeanor as they filed into court
little portrayed the volcanic disturbances
within.
They both had steam up to the popping,
off point, and were both ready to pun
the throttle wide open at the same
moment.
The Great Dispenser is somewhat
astute about these matters, 50 he directed
Mrs. Bayne TO state why she hit Mrs.
Coglin and gently informed Mrs. c. to
keep quiet, as she would have her inning
later on.
puppies: that there was a litter Of pup
pies under Mrs O'Roukes house, and
somebody put some of the puppies on
Mrs Coglin's front porch, and Mrs. Cog
lin charged her little boy with ADDING
of it, and come after her and abuseG her.
Here Mrs. Coglin informed the Great
I.aw-Giver that Mrs Bayne came into her
house. and beat her "scan'las," and she
was now sore all over her back and down
her sides from Mrs Baynes fists, all the
while rubbing her hands up and down
her anatomy to indicate the sore places
Mrs Bayne got excited here, and told
how Mrs. Coglin put the puppies out in
the middle of the street for the wagons
to run over. and how Mrs. Coglin shooed
her little chickens into her yard.
Mrs Coglin denied that she shooed any
body's chickens into her yard. and said
she never was cruel to animals. and that
these puppies was put on her porch Just
a 1Fts
the eyes Of her neishbors, and, OF course,
she must protect herself against such
as that
Mrs Coglin was invited to keep quiet,
ana Mrs. Bayne was again directed to
inform the Court why she hit Mrs. Cog
lin. ard went into her house to do it.
GOING FOR PROTECTION.
Mrs .Bayne said Mrs. Coglin abused her
In manner nobody with any respect
could stand and. Of course, she had to go
after her for protection.
The Great Dispenser asked Mrs. Bayne
if that was not an unusual way to seek
protection. and She fortified her position
by declaring Mrs Coglln threw her scls-
sors at her head.
PANTOANAIE ACTION.
Mrs. Cogiin during this recital was
turning a thin badly-bruised cheek to-
wards the Great Dispenser and waving
her long arms with deprscating gestures
nj the statements of her neNt-door neigh
Dor. Mrs Bayne, and using the most
impressive facial expressions in mute
criticism of the veracity Of Mrs. Baynes
statements.
Mrs. Coglin declared the puppy business
had been the bane Of her life, but she
meant no pun by that, and said Mrs.
Bayne and others had put them on her
porch, and then siuq'red at her and
hollored at her to feed her children, re-