The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
In,nartiaI Punishment to People Who
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81 An audience that would inspire
street medicine man to his highest flights
Of eloauencc faced the Great Law Givers
in the Big White Chamber yesterday and
made as merry as a weekly card club
over the sky-rocket jokes OF the only
: original Justice John.
Money talked in the Police Court yes
terday with persuasive eloauence and
Sergeant Thomas was as busy as the re-
ceiving teller of u consolidated bank.
ON THE FIRING LINE.
The Great Dispenser was In the middle
Of tue stage as usual. He started the
battle in heayy-hShting order, but soon
commenced to feel the stout resistance OK
the enemy, and threw away his knaps
sack at the first Kopje and by the time
he crossed the neighboriIs DRIFT he was
stripped to his Khaki. uniform and con-
tinued to she'll the enemy with his most
penetrating jokes even after they were
we'll intrenched in the lobby outside the
picket lines.
Fred Jasper (coloreU was charged with
being one of the Christmas rioters on
west Cary street. There Is no telling
what Fred might have done il he had
been allowed free course.
PULLED eDCN N.
The evidence was that Freds mother
and his sisters and his cousins and his
aunts hung on to him like sheet OF
stick-me-fast tly-paper and Fred blood
curdlng' peon shouted from the doof-s
step that they would have to kill hin.
in his, tracks dismally echoed inside the
house, where they pulled him down IKE
pack OF yelpins hounds at the heels OF
a noble stag, and Erred had no chance
to fling a single rock
This was all the evidence against Fred,
and as it had been already proven III
the Hastings Court that there was no
white man on west Cary who had In the
annals of Richmond ever thrown q. rock.
Fred was discharged
Matte Collins and Kate Dobson. each
came forward with 9. plethoric purse
proudly poised. and swore the other had
outraged all the decencies of language IN
heaping insult on her for no reason az
all.
Matte Collins had witness that COR
roborated her statement in the most con-
vincing manner and Katie had also
single witness that confirmed in the most
emphatic manner katie's testimony.
Each paid $3.50 and costs.
FUTILE ATTACK.
HAYWARD Green and Frank Dixon. ne
gro BARRIERS, were charged with creating
! a disturbance and battling with bricks.
Some OF the tallest lying ever heard In
this museum OF false testimony was
developed in this case.
Hayward Green had the print of a brick
I on his skull. which ne introduced as cir
| cumstantial evidence. Evidence over
| ruled on the ground that no niger with
| any se,se would try to kill another mig
F! er by hitting him on the head with
| brick.
They were impartially dealt with and
! paid $3.50 each.
Rich Morton, Geo. Britt and Ben. Deane
| all colored, were arrested while shooting
buck-shot from an air-rIfle at a telegraph
| post in the public street and were hned
| S. each. The two last named were small
| boys, and the grim manner with which
! their mothers handed out the money.
| bode no killing of the fatted calf when
| The prodIgal returned home.
SHE PAID HIM OUT.
George Pleasan,s, coiored, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly ii sam
Iilrs Gin Mill and refusing TO pay for
! drinks ordered. He was also charged
| with threatening to kill James Martin.
Altogether the evidence indicated that
| George was quite ugly in the sight OF the
law.
| He was fined $500 and slid into the
! pen. but 9 switchy female Individual light
| enough color TO show freck!es through a
J heavy layer Of white powder. sailed III
| and paid George out, and Georges sly
wink at the srinnins black host in the
| rear would serve. as a picture for do-
! garth.
WHITE BOY HELD.
James Cronin. a white boy claiming
! Washington as his home. was held for ten
/ days as q suspicious character.
= IL. fv11ff ry.lFf
! OF knocks and bruises dirt and the effects
/! Of mean whiskey. was given "a life pre-
| server" and put in soak for ten days
| William ST. John Gypsy Jack) with
| the fear OF the chain gang before his eyes
bucked against the Great Dispenser and
{. had the last word. He was gwen one
/ raore show
| VIM. Pryor, suspected OF being the negro
| who few nights ago fractured the skull
/ OF Mr.. Charles Carpenter. was held for IN
| yestigation-
/ PhilIip Woodson, colored, keeps store
! and was charged with buying stolen good.
| belonging to John IT. Robinson, colored,
| who also kept store. Robertson went TO
! buckingham and put William Carter IN
cnarss of his store, ard while he was
! gone William sold the stock, pocketed
the money and evaporated.
/ Phillip Woodson bought some OF the
| goods ETC was discharged and the goods
restored to him.
I Antonio Marchetti and Giorania Mar
chetti We're charged with assauitins ana
Istriking. Madeline Fasss.
The latter is the woman who came to
this city with the two F'assi men. father
/ and SON. who some months ago we're
convicted in the Federal Court Of counter
/ feiting. Since then she has been itvins
With the Marchettfs. The Fassi woman
was, NOT present and the case was contin-
I ,sed. a.
,,re. 10 correct defective plumbing.
Funeral Scryices.
The funeral of Mrs. Amelia Holds
worth. wife OF Mr.. w. T. Hoidsworth
| superintendent Of the County Alsnshouse,
Irlo died al her home In East Richmond
i Friday mornin g, took place from Sc.
i Johns Episcopal church yesterday even