The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-01
GREAT DISPENSER
IN HAPPY MOOD
I,e Now Has al, Electric Wind
Producer,
&. S. ROBINSON WAS SENT ON.
wi,,,.rn Morris Declared He Cut Him
ON the Throat With = Knife.
Carrie showers Was
Slow.
s. S. ROBINSON WAS SENT ON.
u,,,.n, Morris Declared He Cut Him
%, The Throat With Knife.

,,. f..,.a, D;snenser need suffer no more
from the heat, except when ne makes nm !.
se,f hot under the collar. lot me CITY mas
erected within the White Chamber
beautiful electric fan
d. s. Robinson. The insta!lment coisector,
who gave William NOTES, cosoTeo Gus
toner. a slash across the throat. was sent
m tn the grand jury, ard allowed bail
in the sum Of $500.
Morris was present. and exhibited the
scar On his throat He said that MI. Rob
.nson was Tnprovoked in the assault, and
a witness, in the shape of an old darkey
named Mary Jane Perkins, declared that
she saw the only blows that We're passed.
FOUND a SECOND.
dat wife man hit Bill, and Bill seconded
the isct,'' she said.
1T must have been carried unanimous
~, put in the Great Dispenser.
1T WERE. replied Mary Jane, cause
dem was de only ticks what was passed.
and Bill seconded dat one fru,n de wife
man
Carrie Showers, colored woman, was
slow in answering to her name. She was
thrice called and did not appear until
everything had been cleared from the
docket. Then she hustled in.
why didn't you get here on time?"
f,iowered the Great Dispenser, as Carries
nose touched the ice-pitcher.
FLOW OF LANGUAGE.
.I got here just as soon as i could under
the circumstances of de occasion, and
would have been here sooner had net the
duties OF my household occupations inter
fered materially with any plans that l
might have previously arranged for. not
being able to foresee what might happen
in the Intervening space of time" said
Carrie plainly
What did you say?''
81 said that I would have gotten here
sooner had ] known the exigencieS OF the
occasion demanded my presence"
We'll. the exisencies did demand them
II had to cook my husbands breakfast
and dress myself, she explained.
Gust give me 81 for not cooking your
husbands breakfast earlier.
Then Mary Smith came up and said
Carrie hit her over the head with fence
paiinS. and called her some names.
1t turned out that Mary had been telling
tales to Carries husband and row en-
sued.
You're dismissed said the Great Dis
penser ANY woman that tells another
woman's husband things needs TO pc MT
with a Penetrating. I'm a married man
myself"
Ellen Skipwith (celored) said that Mary
I.ockett called her all the languages, ana
she couldn't stand for IT.
But Mary showed that Ellen was
deserving of all she got, and the incident
closed.
Annie Camp was accused OF calling
pearly La Page some names, and Peariy
introduced George Bolton and Matte
Jones to substantiate the accusation.
Annie paid s41o.
Emma Nipe {colored) was drunk and
disorderly $50 worth.
Andrew SCOTS son jumped on a moving
Street-car. and it cost his father 81
Mary Green paid 81 because her boy
jumped on moving railroad train
BAD ORDINANCE.
]. A. Slaughter didn't think it right that
he should ne forced TO pay 81 because
somebody stole the lamp from a pile OF
rubbish upon which he had placed it last
night
II don't think it right, either" said the
Great Dispenser. and neither did anybody
else in the White Chamber.
But It's the ordinance, and 1 must en-
force the ordnance
w. j. Faudree wandered into the sec
ond Police Station and asked them TO
lock- him up to sober off. He was accom-
1nadated, and the Great Dispenser allow
ed him TO proceed on his way
One of the new policemen took Mr..
John Wright In charge for being little
tipsy For years the knowing ones had
passed Mr.. Wright, for his tipsy' turns
had harmed no one hut himself, but the
new policeman didn't know. He was
excused this time and Mr.. Wright went
forth.
Jimmie Rogers. a comical-looking young
fellow got full for the first time in twelve
months and the Great Dispenser admires
man for making a good fight and he let
3 Jimmie go for another trial.
Charles Henderson (colored) was given
sixty days in jail. because he said he found
a single-tree belonging to Mr.. D. O'Sul-
l.Naa in an alley, when Mr.. O'Sullivan
swore that the negro went out of his
back gate with the single-tree.