The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-05
JUSTICE JOHNS
IRREGULARITIES
He Does Not Regard the Value Of an
Oath in Evidence.
AN ASSAULT ON SQUIRE JONES.
Gang Pops Him Side the Head.
A Long Scance With Dip
lomatic Junk Dealers.
AN ASSAULT ON SQUIRE JONES.

hOIQOiT psipIe 1pdIt y S'7h'4'hs,
in a brown chocolate study when a wei!
known lawyer tripped UP 10 the desk AID
remarked: Judge. ! have someta.ns 10
tell YOU
Without raising his head The Great
Dispenser spun Of the words familiar
formula Observation-Disclosures
shall-be- the-truth- thoie-truth-and-noth
ing -hu1 the truth -hclp you god KISS
THE Book" and down conc the heavy.
Judicial fist on the Office desk and the
lawyer jumped back ana said. Judge
cont want 10 take the oath.
N'e.i man WHO Will lie without swear
ing will lie anyhow replied the Great
Dispenser who IN his abstra ction thought
he WIS on the bench.
And these are his everyday sentiments
concerning the value Of an oath in taklns
evidence.
SOLID COMFORT.
The Big White Chamber vas as com,
Portable yesterday as Pullman rar-
lor-car and the Great Dispenser was
quite the wa..nest piece of stuff in the
legal layout
: He seemed 10 expect opposition and
was ready 10 tackle anything from I
gate hanging over the sidewalk TO :,
Boer LaaSer in an cntrenched position.
Nobody crossed him and though he gave
notice more than once that he wanted it
known he was running the machine. the
lawyers before him were too aStute to
rub the tigers hair the wrong way, and
The prisoners were too small game 10 sat
isfy his aggressive spirit
He wiped up the docket like a hungry
man Sulps a lO-cent lunch and when last
sighted by the lookout at the masthead,
was sitting at his desk in the houdor
with his head down between his shoulders
in a don't-bother-nc kind of position.
signing documents and digging his pen
into the paper like man making Ham
burg steak with common butcher-knife
TOO BIG TO PLAY
Cyrus Hopkins (coiored) was the first
victim before the Terror, Of Evil-Doers.
Cyrus Hopkins and Geo. Jackson. two
large small boys. were whacl1ing each
other in the street with sticks as big as
q policeman's billy. George ran and
Cyrus was taken in by Officer Garrison.
Cyrus said they We're only playing. Too big
10 play was the verdict and the penalty
was So.
Z. c. Be2Zley, who was serving the city
on the chain-gang, WIS assigned certain
duties by the general commanding the
gang. Squire Sugar Bottom Jones' which
he refused 10 do. and being in mutiny.
Beazley was returned 10 the jail for suit
able punishment.
After he had gotten inside the Jail yard
he cursed Squire Jones and hit him one
for luck beside the Jaw
Deputy-Serseant Gill took a hand and
Bcazley was locked in. He appeared or
.he charge of assaulting and striking an
Office in the discharge of his duty. was
fined SO and put under security for u
months.
When last heard from in the depths of
the pen. Beazley was vowing vengeance.
WHEN HE COULD BE SEEN.
Robert Coleman (co!ored) Was charged
with entering the room of Charles Brown
(colored) with intent to commit larceny.
Brown found him in the room some
months ago, with a bundle of things al
ready wrapped for removal, but Coleman
made his escape. He was sent to Jail
few days ago for disturbance. and there
Charles Brown identified him.
Robert went 10 Jail for six months.
Winston Cahoon, q gooG-looking young
man, wanted in Norfolk for alleged fors-
cry of check for s23, with which he paid
a board bill there. WAS charged with be-
ing fugitive from justice
The p,licc received n telegram to-day
from that city. saying an officer would
be here to take him back, and Cahoon
was held to be turned over to him on
demand.
Mrs Alice Throgmorton. who was
charged with having forged an order on
the store of T. II. CARRIER, which was
continued some time ago, again came up.
The evidence was not adduced to prove
the charge of forgery. and at the sugges-
ton of the Commonwealth Attorney the
case was dismissed.
COUNSEL GALORE
Lee Lewis. ". H. Morris and Jim
BraNton. all colored. were before the
court on the charge of breaking into the
premises of Davis x Eoane, who keep a
store just outside the city limits on
Brook road. and stealing barrel of
pork.
Lewis Carpenter was also charged in the
same connection with having received
goods known to have been stolen.
There was quite array of counsel.
each of the accused having a legal repre-
sentative.
Lee Lewis and w. II. Morris al a form
examination confessed TO the theft,
and named BraNton as one of the party.
These two reiterated their guilt and the
feature OF The trial Was the insistancc of
Morris in ocnfcssinS 10 the crime against
The protests of Giles Jackson. his counsel.
Capt. George Wise. Col. SpntSwood and
Mr.. II. N. Smith. Jr.. We're other counsel.
and owing to the absence of Capt. Wise
the case was continued until Saturday.
ROBBED OF HIS PREY
Tie Great Dispenser had a long seance
with Mike Kelly and ]. c. Smith. the tco
Junk dealers. who. according 10 Justice
John, have used the streets OF the city
around their places of business 10 store
old iron. until they have become squat
ters en- city property.
Ov in:- TO the chiid-like and bland pro-
tests Of the arniable and astute Mike and
the fine Italian diplomacy OF his able
CO npeiitor in business, the contest be-
tween The Great Regulator of human
at.airs and these two men Of iron, has
been as difficult of conclusion as 4 COM
rnercial treaty with Spain.
They We're fined s. each. and both took
an appeal against The fine. with Mr.. J. ].
King as surety
The case vas continued until the 1lth.
With instructions TO the police to make
daily reports Of these distractions after
that date.
Thus the Lion was robbed of his prey.
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