The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-13
A BIG CROWD
AND BIG DOCKET
High Temperature and Bad Air in
the Police Court.
ELECTRIC FANS BADLY NEEDED.
! City Emp.oyc Heavily Fined for
an Assault on a Fellow Work
lnan-Gsr!nnu Perkins Taken
i'll Ills Career or Crime.

A big crowd, long docket and a num-
Der OF unique cases occupied the attention
Of Justice John yesterday, and occupied
one of the longest sessions of the Police
Court that has occurred in many moons.
There were hot times in the Big White
Chamber and the furniture was as sticky
as if it had been upholstered with tansle-
foot hy-paper.
The Great Dispenser, armed with a fan
in one hand and a handkerchief in the
other, gasped for air like young turkey
with the gapes. made piteous appeals to
the people in the crowded door-ways for
air, and declared seventeen times that he
couldn't stand It another minute.
a HUMID TIME.
The orders that came from the dark ana
most multitude in the rear bore warn
ings of suffocation and brought up mem
ores of the story of the black hole Of
Calcutta.
The atmosphere was simply terrific and
made one feel like he was in the exhaust
chamber OF a steam-engine.
The suggestion of electric fms for the
Police Court is a crying. living question
and the Councilman who carries the meas
ure through will have done great pub
lie service, to say nothing of preserving
the health of the Greatest Police Justice
on earth
ne cases DIS wen tiic lSuipSi eitu1 Z
were warm in character.
CITY EMPLOYEES.
J. E. Carlton was charged with
felonious assault on Mr.. r. c. Houchns.
MIR. Carlton is the blacksmith at the City
Stables and Mr.. Houchins is the wheel
wright. There was large number Of wit
nesses from the same place and all spoke
Of their connection with the city with an
air of pride.
Mr.. Curlton heard Mr.. Houtchins make
remarks detrimental to him and was told
by two of his fellow workmen Of things
said about him. Mr.. Hochins denied
that he had ever said anything in criti-
cism of Mr.. Carlton and witnesses with
out number testified 10 the good character
of both men and their reputation for
peace and quietude.
Mr.. Houchins' forehead, eyes, nose. ear
and jaw were all bruised and battered
and he looked like the bottom man III a
railroad wreck.
BROKE LOOSE.
Mr.. Carlton had smarted over these
things he heard until he got mad through
and through and on July 9th, when the
thermometer was soaring towards the top
notch, the explosion came. He accused
MIR. Houch:ns of having sud mean things
about him and though Mr.. Houchns said
he hadn't and demonstrated against fight
ing. Mr.. Carlton let into him like thou
sand of brick, knocked Mr. Houchins into
the middle of next week and kicked him
several times while he was in the dust.
Mr.. H. NJ. Smith, Jr.. represented the
complainant and prosecuted Carlton with
vigOr and asked that he be tried before a
jury. Mr.. H. c. Glenn defended the
prisoner and made an earnest appeal for
him.
The Great Dispenser declared that while
the case WIS not a felony, it was a brutal
and a cowardly assault and he fined MI
Carlton $50 and required bond of 500
Tor his good behavior for twelve months.
ALL HANDS FINED.
Sarah Winston (colored) was charged
with assaulting Indy Copeland with a
stick. Three witnesses in succession
swore TO the brutal assault, and things
looked blue for Sarah until Lucy Wallace
got on the stand and told how Indy
Copeland kept on coming by her house
where she was cleaning fish, and throwing
out her "snurls,' and finally called Sarah
Winston an old black cow Much in
famed language followed. Lucy Crazy.
who is Indy Copelands sister joined in
the row and both came after Sarah Win
ston together Lucy Crazy had a brick
and Lucy Wallace dwelt on the fact that
it was a new brick. and when about to
hurl this brick. Sarah Winston
brought the stick into play and cracked
Indy Copeland on the head hard enough
to make a mark
The Great Dispenser fined Sarah Win
ston, Lindy Copeland and Lucy Crazy So
each, which, after much stir and shut
fling around IN the crowd was raised.
John Kenny, for cursing and abusing
Mrs. j. E. Wills. plead q lapse Of men,
Dry, but paid So
WILD MAN.
Willie Roberts (coloredD looked like the
wild man from Borneo. He was arrested
by Officer Neisz while hid in dry goods
box. in rear OF Drewry, Hughes & Co He
had just come out of jail and went back
for GO days on the charge of being a sus-
picious character.
Garland Perkins (coored) broke open
the tool box Of the Pin Coil Steel Co. on
a fiat car and stole some steel gauges.
The Waterman caught him in the box red
handed. and he went to Jail for six
months.
DR.. DICKINSON RETURNS.