The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-06
WHITE CHAMBER
FULL TO THE DOORS
Great Dispenser Was as Happy as He
Could Be.
WERE MANY SMALL CASES
Tho Syrian Trouble Fully Aired
ana the Principals Sent on
toa Jury-Bai! icfuscd
Mr.. A. Il. Grub!oS.

The White Chamber was as full yes
terday as an excersion train on the Fourth
of July, and the Great Dispenser was as
happy as a gilded youth with his first
mustacte.
Neither Lucy Branch (colored) nor Rob-
ert J. HickerSon appeared i'll the case in
which Lucy was charged with hitting
Robert with a rock on the street
This is a fine state of affairs" nut
tered the Great Dispenser. Issue rule
and an attachment. Edgar, and do it
quick
\ little case in which Napoleon Denne
(colorcO was charged with taking trunk
OF wearing apparel from No. I0l North
Ninth Street WAS disposed of by the pay
mcnt OF $l.20 costs.
Willie Jenkins cursed and abused Thos.
Saunders S. SO worth.
l.. l.. Smith, a confessed deserter from
the marine barracks at Washington, was
held for the L. S. officials.
Diccy Gibson was up for being drunk
for the second time within a fortnight.
She wore an expression of total disinter-
estedness and did not seem to care what
became of her. She is quite comely but
has allowed wlliskcy to get the best OF
her She was we'll dressed and was taken
in chnrge last night for being unable TO
default OF So
john Sullivan who did not appear TO be
as great as his name. went down Tor ten
days in default of 500 for drunkenness
James Breeder was fined 81 for throwing
rocks in the street.
y young man giving the name oi Gus
Howell was placed under 500 bonds for six
months as a suspicious character. He was
charged with having taken $40 from
trunk in a room at No. West Broad
Street The money was taken from the
trunk but was afterwards found under
the mating in the room It was shown
that no one but Howell had the opportu-
nifty to take il
FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS.
The often-postponed case Of John Jo-
scph Charles NosSif and ManSur john,
the three Syrians who were charged WITH
assaulting auorner Syrian named Joe
Thom1es, on Chr!stmas-day at No. 1868
East Main Street, was heard.
The ease consumed several hours in
the hearing, for there were many Wit
nesscs for both sides, and in several inter
prefers were called upon to help out. Sir.
II. NJ Smith represented the three ac-
cused men. and Captain Geo. y. Wise and
Ccmmouweaith-Attorn Richardson look
cd hitter the interests Of the Common
wealth.
ne 4ieht occurred in the house Of Chas.
Samue!s. The three men under arrest
were in the house at the time They each
stated that they We're upstairs III the
house vflen one of them was called from
below by the sister of one of the men.
who had come from next door to call
him TO dinner, and who seemed to be in
distress.
The men rushed down stairs and claim
ed they heard Joe Thomas use some bad
language toward the woman, and then
cursed her brother and struck at him
With that the brother, who had broom
stick in his hand, began 10 batter Joe
Thomas on the head, and when the doc
tor got through examing it, he figured
out seven cuts, made by some blunt in
strument Joe had been unable TO so
about until yesterday.
The other side stated that the three
men, because of q fractional difference,
worked up a row with John Joseph, and
all of them jumped on him and afterward
ran away.
The three men We're sent on to the
grand jury, and We're bailed for their APP
pearance in the Hastings Court at a date
to be fixed next term
BAIL REFUSED.
Justice Crutchfield declined TO grant
bail in the case of Mr. y. Z. Grubbs on the
charge OF shooting Gr ]. S. Stewart,
at Sixteenth and Washington Streets, in
the G. and Q. yards, about clock ETH
day night, because The wunded man was
unable 10 he in court, and the case went
over TO next Tuesday.
Mr. Grubbs walked down TO the Jail
where he will be given the ldndest treat
.nent.
Judge Clopton. OF Manchester, appear
ed in behalf OF Mr.. Grubbs lie stated !
that he was in the case both as q law
Yer and as an old comrade, for the ac-
cuscd had served under him during the |
war. and had lost his leg before Peters |
burg in 1865. He made a splendid plea for |
his friend, but Justice Crutchfield could |!
not so behind the rule established in his |
court and had TO decline TO allow bail. |,
The shooting occurred at the time Of |!
the change of shifts ct the c. and 0. !!
yards Friday night at O'Clock. Mr.. |
Grubbs, who is a Waterman. was going !
on duty, and Mr. Stewart, a car-nspector, |
was going off as was stated in yesterdays |
Times.