The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
AFTERIlIAIH OF
CHRISTMAS DAY
Many With Tangled Features See
Justice John.
Mr.. A. F. HUNT ASSAULTED.
a Merchant Fined Heavily for Striking The
Architect, and App al J !nany Drunks
aod disorders i,olow IN wake OF
Gn.is,mas-0.G i'riends back.

Twas the day after Christmas in Po-
lice Court yesterday. There was a post
Chr.stmas atmosphere about it, dotted
Lere ana there With faces on winch the
icaiGles mad become eniailSIeu. SOME
were bent and some We're twisted ana
Others bore the marks OF having been IN
violent contact with something sharp
All the Christmas tide riff RAN OF the Guy
was in court, Al u motey tnfoHS Win q
brown taste in its mouth.
Two cases, in which there had been
deaths, were allowed to go over until Sat
urday for hearing Outside OF this there
were street lighters half a dozen or more;
others srho.3iin The enthusiasm OF The
Christmas Spirit. had belabored molten
sive citizens without cause, and large
and varied assortment OIL pain ana fancy
DRINKS. Two OF justice Cru1chIielu 5
Christmas pardons We're on hand early
to tell how they had celebrated their re-
lease.
ATTACKED MIR. HUNT.
Possibly the most important case was
that of Mr.. a. L. Hunt. a prominent
architect, against Eugene Magnani.
shocpl;eeper. II seems that Mr.. Hunt.
accompanied by his two little boys, went
into migrants shop on Christmas Eve
TO get some fireworks, and there was
attacked by Magnani He was struck
Dcl"eeI Tic eS u. ds>L6iii W do 1iii'-d |-o'
but appealed from the decision of jus
tice Crutchield.
w. J. Smith was first to the bar. He
beat Joe Bank. so it was charged, and
Will have to answer for it to-day
William Ward paid $50 for the privi-
icge Of Icing lruns on Christmas Day.
Richard Holmes beat Henry Coleman
OF. the head and was fined $3.50.
Sam Hili. who locked like Sam HILL was
fined s. for resisting Squire j. w. Goode;
ana Robert Johnson little and yellow,
was flied $3.50 for shooting craps
Fred ". Darlington. young white
man. tll,, atcned to lay for and kill Po-
liceman Hughes and was fined SO and re-
quired to give bond for good behavior.
John Spade and Sarah Brown were
fined $3.50 each for their accomplishments
III the use Of profane language.
Thomas Kavanaugh paid the city SO
because he was drunk
Ian Du'Tie hit another man with Ro-
man candle and it cost him SO.
WHITE MEN FIGHT.
e T. Loving and G. S. Johnson, young
white men, had fight in Franklin Stree
carly yesterday morning. there being q
party of six or eight present altogether
11oving's hand had been cut and his coat
ripped into Sits. Johnson was fined S20
and Loving was dismissed.
Charles Woodson, colored school
teacher, of Culpeper county. grew ia
1niliar with a policeman. called him
cop" and otherwise injured his feelings
For this he paid $50.
Robert Anderson cut a small boy,
Charles Black. with shoe knife and it
cost him SO.
Next came Son CONWAY, a white boy
of about fifteen. Conway had thrown
rocks at a street car of the Passenger
and Power line and interfered with son
Of a motorman OF that line. He was fineo
SO and required to give bond for ninety
days.
w. II. Rowe, white. but wrecked. was
arraigred on complaint of his wife, a
neatly gcwned woman, for drunkenness
and swearing at her. lie was given thir-
ty days and the court Informed the wife
that if she wanted him before the enc
of that time all she had to co was TO ask
for him.
Charles Lucas. arraigned for trespass-
ing, was discharged.
Willie PoindeNter threatened. police
man s. worth.
Willie Gatewood tried to buy a pistol
to puncture a policeman and it cost him
s.. so.
Morris TAYLOR fred n pistol in the
street and paid SEQ for it.
Kate kober. a white woman, who was
J5ardored by Justice Crutcbi'e!G from the
city Sail as a Christmas present, came
back and got six months
DENIED y CONFESSION.
According to his own confession denied
in court yesterday, however, Jack John
son. little and black. entered the house
of Robert Jones and stole a lot of cloth
ing. He had a pass KEY. He was sent to
tie grand jury.
Then came an alleged father beater..
This was a white man. j. j. McGraw.
This case, owing to lack of evidence,
went over.
The immortal Jimmie Jones, whose
name has been linked with the Police
Court of this city for many years and
who was pardoned on Christmas by JUS
tee C,utchtieid, was then dragged TO
Justice Jimmie couldn't walk and he
was the quintessence Of disarranged hui
n7aLity. He got ninety days. and, as
usual said. Thank YOU as he was led
Gway.
Eleanor TaNlor was accused OF steal
Ing so from Fred Ripple and was sent to
jail IN default of $500 bond.
Justice Crutchficid will go down 20 |
Norfolk TO-DAY and will retlrn to NOR
row Squire Ionnie Graves will reign |
IN Police Court during his absence.