The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-24
KALEIDOSCOPE 0F
HUMAN PASSION
Justice John Entertains a Large
Audience.
MANY WAYS TO FOOL Him,
A Witness No Better Than the Accused
and Both Go to JailToSether-Pia
10 Players Now i'll Deinand-G.
l.. Weaver Discharged.
MANY WAYS TO FOOL HIM,

The Police Court is an ever-changinS
kaleidoscope of human passion, and the
actors upon the stage represent uaSeu9'
melo-drama and farce comedy. some are
stock actors, too, and play many p,.i'S,
but there are new ones enough 10 HiaAe ~
continuous variety show.
The Great Dispenser had compliment
tary audience yesterday and entertain
ed them between the acts With little CT U
cisms and lectures on the foibles OF hui
man nature, every now and then throwing
in a chunk of original humor like DIT OF
yeast to leaven The whole lump
HOW THEY FOOL HIN.
He was SO good-natured and appeared
SO guileless and bland that some OF the
simple children who came before MIN
tried to fool him.
Alice Gordon (colored) was charged Win
being drunk. She was picked up in the
alley in a dishevelled and shoeless state
Alice declared that she was not drunk,
but was only crying in the alley because
her baby was dead Asked when it died
she said last night and that it had been
taken to the Almshouse.
An officer was sent to investigate. NO
hody's baby had been taken to the AIMS
house and Alice's baby had been dead tor
three weeks. she was gwen ninety days
in Jail, ten for drunkenness and eighty
for lying The Great Dispenser was
tired of fooin'.''
ONCE TOO OFTEN.
Raymond Horseman was charged with
being d vagrant. cursins and daSorderly
on the street was back again, after the
most vehement pledges that if let go he
would leave town. He still worked the
old Confederate racket, but he went down
for DAYS
The Great Dispenser was not being fool
ed any more
Sydney Jackson (colored) alias Granger,
was charged with entering the dwelling
house OF Sanford Lyon and stealing
watch a pistol and some money, all OF
the value of SIS.
Alice Byrd was the chief witness against
the accused and h CT actions ana evidence
led TO the suspicion that she was the
thief and was trying to put the crime on
the man.
Both are of unsavory reputation and
have bad record on the Police Court
docket. He placed both under security
for their good behaviour for twelve
r,on;i7s and in lefault OF bond for SGD
they went to Jail.
ms ,.as H., me day for foolin' the
Great Dispenser.
TOO MANY NAMES.
Robert jackson tcolored) alias Norton
was picked UP on Broad Street by ol'lcef
c. e. O'Wilkinson, the IRISH Giant OF the
second District, while trying to sen
bicvcle The negro gave two names and
three different places as his home. he
Was mt under security for thirty days.
It was a bad day for fooin' the Great
I.awsiver. -,
Frank Brown (colored> was charged with
he,ne susp cious character. Hattie
Davis got rid of her organ and bought
niano and Frank Brown. from Pe'erso"is'
agreed 10 give her music lessons NE
nights a week for his board ana iou5iiis'
He went off one night while Hatt.e "os
washing, the dishes and carried PAIR OF
pants. ~, oon+s
Hattie quickly eXptalhea lii'' In
1ohn Bail also had piano. and let It
Frank stay around just 10 play II ou' .iis
constable took the piano and Frank -'Ao
to seek other quarters
The Great Dispenser elected the lllio, iia-
ton that all the .niggers, VINO hao OF
gans were swapping them OF LOT .'i s,if,s,
and players OF the Frank Brown stripe
were in demand.
F~onk was given six hours 10 shake the
iust Of Richmond from his feet. anu ne
didn't fool the Great Dispenser niue
Mary Mab-ee (colored) was charged
with disturbance on the street. she went
to the nen in default Of $3.50
Daniel schocn (coloretQ came to Rich
nond last night from Petersburg ara got
lodging in the same room WITH 'N2itet
Puryear. When Walter looked the next
morning, eleven dollars in money that re-
nosed in his pants pocket when he went
to sleep. was gone. Dan was searched ana
the two ten dollar bills We're found uncer
mis- clothes next 20 MS skin he Claimed
it was his own money. ana unueftooA 10
prove it, but it was not sood day 10
fool the Great Dispenser. ana ne went 10
Jail for four months.
SEDUCTIVE GAME.
Joseph Cleveland (colored) was caught
in the middle OF a seduciNe s<'i'e VI u e'l'S'
and paid $3.50.
He said he was just looking On, but that
didn't fool the Great DISPENSER.
A 4EAVY. LOAD.
F. N. Sharp lcolored) was staggering
along the street under a load OF brass
! such as are used on locomotives, ana are
| valuable officer Griffin examined his bum
| die, and being unable to account tor the
| possession of the metal. the officer 2iaced
| him under arrest. His case was continued
| to find the owner.
| c. f. Weaver (coloredl, WHO was cnaTs-
| ed with stealing a barrel of flour from
| the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad freight
| depot, was discharged. The only evidence
| against him was the unsupported testl-
| uony of a colored porter, and there were
| a number of merchants present. who tes-
| tilted that they were in the habit OF trust
| ing Weaver and gave him good char
| acter for honesty.