The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-04
JUDGE And
THE PHILOsOPHE
When the Flint Strikes the Steel
Then the Sparks Fly.
CORONER IN POLICE COURT
Would Ise Glad to Serve !, Term in
Jail 10 Get lid of Justice John.
Grea, pispcnscrC ontnntcs a Sen
tcncc for Accommodation.

trfa question OF licenses is living Is
<,ue with Justice John every cay now :iaa
nj YOU travel on his lire SOU u1asi hass
6. Ein slip fare. The audiences In isc DIS
ay;,itc I .arnber arc oniy MEASURED by Inc
standing room, and the Great Law Ailfet
IS already exhibiting the desire Ter more
:. bow ioonl--t demand OF MS that
regularly comes aioag Win siie
weather.
The Great Dispenser was IN an affaeie.
almost co,iciiiatory mood yesierosS, ana
though several parties rubbed MIN the
wrong way, making those VINO know MN
best fear tor the safely OF 1ne Siiutie
creatures. he glided along through the
docket as smoothly a Iraciion-Line
car, and when he retired from the bench
,he gay pompadeur that continues the
line of beauty above his noble brow and
ec;s like a thermometer to his motions,
was as unrilffied as a sea becaimed
He heard several persons aver that they
could not come to mis- court on account OF
their own private business without nav
ing a csnvuision of judicial wrath. ana
even took little back-talk with degree
of good fellowship that surprised the oio-
est inhabitant present.
Dr. ". II. Taylor. the city Coroner,
who is the only wcrd-fencer that ever
meets the Great Dispenser with success
on his own grounds, was present, ana
watching out for an ambush.
NEEDS A REST.
The Antocrat of the Bench threatened
TO fine the Coroner for being late. The
scientist and philosopher declared his
perfect willingness to be fined and go 10
sail. as he needed "A rest. and thought
even jail would be a precious boon II II
would rid him for awhile from Crutch-
field. And then the Great Dispenser ap-
peared to be very busy over his book.
Robert Mills and Pevton Lewis (colored)
were charged with fighting on Broad
Street Officer Farley heard the noise
and found the men in the gutter on Broad
Street going il fist and skull Lewis was
also charged with being drunk. and did
not appear An attachment was Issued
for him.
Robert Mills swore he was not the ag-
Eresser. but the Great Dispenser declared
if niggers wanted 20 fight they would
have TO choose some other place than
Broad Street. and fined Robert S..
". H Clarkson was charged with be-
ing drunk begging on The street, and
a vagrant, and was given sixty days on
the chain-gang. The prisoner made a
strong plea for communication of sentence.
and the Great Dispenser cut 1t In half as
a personal favor. and in order to give
perfect satisfaction.
for another percentage off. but the Great
Dispenser let ii go at that
STRUCK HIS MOTHER.
Henry Anderson (colored), fourteen
years old, struck his mother, beat his
sister, and then threw rocks at both He
was sentenced to the colored reformatory
for eighteen months.
pat Harmon. charged with being drunk
and a vagrailt, failed in the effort to
prove that he was a bread-winner and a
son OF toll. and went to the chain-gans
for thirty days
James Winston and Ben Clarke
fcolored, who escaped theday before from
a charge of stealing, were up again on
the charge of stealing pair of shoes
and other articles while employed in
moving some household goods for Fred.
knight The charge of suspicious char
acters was also entered against them.
and they went to jail for six months.
STOLE DIAMONDS.
George Schcflett and George Munger,
two youthful-looking fellows of the
tramp order were charged with being
fugitivcs from Newport News.
They are wanted i'll connection with the
robbery of lot of diamonds and other
iewelry from a lady in that city, and were
held for the Newport News officers.
Richard Pollard and Malssa Roberts
(coloredl were fined $50 each for disorderly
conduct In oakWood Cemetery, ana went
10 fan for thirty days.
Willie Braxton alias Ephraim Harris
was charged with entering the residence
of Mr.. Andrew Pizzini IN the daytime,
and stealing wearing apparel The case
was continued one day to secure
witnesses.
NOT FROM THE BEATING.
George kingstry, c. Kennedy and John
Kennedy were arraiEned on the charge
of unlawfuliy and feioniously assaultins
and beating Manchester Johnson on the
street Johnson was badly beat up. and
was sent TO the City Hospital where
he died two days ago. Coroner TAYLOR
testified that the autopsy showed
that his death was from con-
gestion of the lungs and not from the
beating.
Mr.. c. Kennedy was fined sc5 for the
assault. and the other two men were dis
charged.