The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-17
JUSTICE JOHN
STILL POPULAR.
His Free Show Attracts Large Crowds
Still.
FIyE-DoLLaR FINES PLENTIFUL.
The Great Dispenser Gives s,rect-Ca'
Mea Alternative of Maxim: Friends
or Both Paying Fincs-Yonthful
Roxcrs OH the Streets.

The popularity of the Cour. OF Justice
John as a free entertainment for the peo-
pic, has not waned by reason Of some Of
the best people going to the springs.
The matinee in the Police Court yester-
day was a variety show with continuous
performance of two hours Justice John, the
stage director, pushed the performance
and had new actors on the stage before me
old ones were behind the iys, and the
change of scene was as RAPID as a three
ring circus.
KNoTIY PROBLEMS.
The Great, Dispenser had some knot'y
problems to decide and was caught IN me
act OF thinking more than once
D. Edwards Walter Oyerton IhonaS
Anthony. Bin Buck, Richard Gray ana
Irby Davis. all colored, were charged WIN
disorder and throwing rocks IN the street
While a colored band was passing down
tho street some ono threw rock IN me
crowd and each Dog took il as a personal
attack on him, and commenced bomoard-
S..g the crowd with sticks and stones, MT
ting a number Of people.
Al, acknowledged throwing. but couidn
tell why they did it.
They were fined So and went to the pen
In a gang.
Lewis Reid and Nora Dickinson were ar
rested while fighting in the street, ac-
cordins TO Blackberry rules, with Dig
crowd around them.
Nora was dressed in lizard green and
in the son1bre shadows of the pen looked
like an oasis in the desert. Each was
fined S:.5s but this was not the end OF
Lewis Reds trouble He had to answer
Cor Shaping Lizzie Shields and $40 more
was charged up to him on the ledger
SfIAN'T HIT EN-.
Jack Smith slapped his wife and agreed
to swear off for /; months II the Great
Dispenser would pardon him this time.
You shant hit EN- is an edict in COM
parison with which the law OF the
Modes and Persians is but but an anony-
NOUS communication and Jack went 10 the
pen by the pneumatic route in default of
SO fine.
John Smith was the English OF 1t, but
he was Of African descent and created
disturbance on the street
John Smith was about to be executed
by the Powhatan upon the bench, when
Johns father, taking the part Of Pocahon-
1a.. laid down dollar and saved John
Smith
Charles Padgett was charged with as
eauiting II. W. Firth in the street. Mr.
Firth said Mr.. Padgett accused him of
making certain remark about a Ger
tain person and he denied It and Mr..
Pa6getr beat him.
fduSeIi Salt he heaTu
Firth made a certain remark about a
certain person and charged him with it
and Mr. FIRTH not giving him entire sat
!staction about this certain remark about
a certain" person. he slapped Mr. Firth
and to make 1t still more certain The
Great Dispenser fined Nj Padsett s..
FIVE DOLLAR FINES
Marcellus Mosby, colored, created dis
turbance In the street and went TO the
pen in default Of s. fine.
Slater Harris tcolorede was driving an
Ice wagon. and Wyatt Anderson, a small
white boy, jumped UP behind and Slater
Harris slapped him.
This act is always good for $500. and
Slater, being unable TO buy his freedom.
went to the pen
Mr.. J. II. Woolwine and Mr. w. NJ.
Davis. street-car men, had a row over their
standing" as extra men. Mr.. Woolw:ne
used some infamed language, and M
Davis threatened TO carve him with his
pocket-knife.
The Great Dispenser gave them the
choice of making friends or both paving
, fine. Mr.. wooiwine withdrew his Grim
kon language. Mr.. Davis expressed himself
ps satisfied. and the scales of justice dane
ed in merry glee-
A Pohlin, an 1shmaelite of Seventeenth
Street, who gets in trouble as naturally as
n young duck takes 10 water, was charged
with shooting n pistol in the street. The
evidence WAS that he shot at some negro
women. who he said, threw rocks in his
house and came near shooting an innocent
negro man walking on the railroad
Pohlin was fined $500
NOTED THIEVES
John W. Sadler and James Patrick,
notorious negro thieves. who had been or
aered to leave town. were up again under
Ei:spicion of being connected with recent
robberies. and We're put under security for
twelve months, and. in default, went to
Salt.
There were numerous other cases that
were continued or dismissed, and some
brought revenue TO the city.