The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-13
JUSTICE JOHN WAS
FRISKY AS A CALF
Nor Shooting scrapes Nor Cutting
Affairs Changed Him.
.LETHlA BROOKS LITTLE AFFAIR.
She Was Sent on to the Grand Jury
FOR Cutting L. w. Harnihan
With !, I;azor-Howarl
VcnabIc Sent. On.
LETHIA BROOKS LITTLE AFFAIR.

The Great Dispenser was as fra.sky as a
calf in the meadow down on his child
hoods farm, in Hanover county. He
ioshcd the lawyers, and didn't even grow
sad over the story OF Lethia Brooks ami
I. w. Harnil!an.
Because she happened TO be a passive
witness to an assault in when Lethia
Brooks figured Ethel Ford ha6J 4 narrow
escape from JAZZ.
On the night of December 9th Lethia
and Ethel went to a bar-room in which
T. w. Hartman worked They asked T.
w. not to c.ose carly, for they were COM
ing back to have q social glass.
They didn't return, but sent small
boy to inform T. w. that he could close
and meet them at another bar.
He did SO. and it was not long before
he felt sorry that he did SO.
After taking social drink 7. w. was
invited to accompany Letha and Ethel
home, which he also did, and for which
he subsequently felt sorry also.
For when he got there Lcthia got in
stew about something and started to
throw lighted lamp at T. w. She didn't
throw the lamp, for T. ". grasped her
hand. But Letllia. was mad. and even
with T. w. grasping one hand, she reach
cd down and got razor from drawer
a razor that T. w. knew, for he had seen
it in active service. He grabbed her 9TH
er hand and then the lamp dropped on
the floor and went out, and when it went
out 7. w. shouted for light and
a light was forthcoming. Ethel got the
light and when she saw what Lethia was
up to she shouted to her to stop.
CUT ON THE NVlRIST.
In the meantime the razor had struck
T. w. on the wrist and inflicted q cut
several inches long.
That's when sorrow spread over the
face of T. W. Blood was flowing freely
and he called for a doctor, and that's
how DR.. ellis happened to come to the
rescue.
r. w. wanted to go, but he found the
door locked, and Ethel said, said she,
now let's tell everybody that you start
ed to go out the door. when some young
men started to come in and you got cut.
If we don't tell that We'll all get into
trouble.
Z. w. was ready to do or say anything,
so he agreed to say SO.
And SO the story went. and not until
few days afterward when the story got
out through The Times, the real facts
came to the front.
r.. w. had blood poison. and was in a
bad way for some time but now he is
all right again, and when the story was
told Ethel came near getting into 1t as
an accessory, but she was allowed to go,
and Lethia went on to the grand jury,
and VIXEN she was sent to the pen she
loudly wept.
Howard Venable (colored) was sent to
the grand jury on two cases of shooting
Arthur Hall. The last fracas occurred
Friday night about IL O'Clock, near the
corner of Broad and Henry Streets. The
first one was on Brooke Avenue about
four weeks ago.
DISPLAY OF GALLANTRY.
At the first shooting Hall was hit in
the hand, but would not say anything
about it, because he did not care to bring
the name of woman in the courts.
The fight Friday night arose from row
| about the same woman, and the two
men got together. Each drew his pistol
and fired. Witnesses said that Fenable
shot first. and on that ground the only
charge against Hall was carrying a con-
cealed weapon. Hall was hit twice in the
side. neither wound proving dangerous,
however
Hall was fined $50 and given thirty days
in Jail. Nenable was sent on in the
shooting cases and was fined for carry
ing a concealed weapon. with the thirty
days attachment. The case was worked
up by. Officers Amos and Barker, who
arrested Hail and Eenable.
l.. l.. Smith, a young man, charged with
bainS a deserter from the navy, was
further held to the 18th.
Thad. Stricknor (coloredD was sent down
for four months for taking a railroad
brass.
joe Bates. a small pickauinny, was given
six months IN jail for stealing a number
of articles from the Crystal Ice Company
Garfield Banks (coioredD was fined $40
for assaut:ng his mother, Charlotte
Banks.
W. L. Brown tcolored>. for drunkenness,
was fined $oc5
Joseph Bland (coloreGD charged with
being an accessory in tbs holding UP of
L. ". Slerrer, was discharged