The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-22

OFFICERS MUST DIVVY.
The One John Does Not Like Be

The One John does MOI Like Pc
ing Victim Of Skin Game.
when you officers get anything In a
crap game you've got to divvy!'
Justice John j. Crutchneld delivered
himself OF this speech in Police Court
yesterday morning after 1t had come to
his Napolconic ears that there were OF
the blue coats who were "holdlng out
on him.
Saturday night there was gang OF
crap SHOOTERS pulled. They we're cor
rallied BY different officers at different
times. A handler OF the dice has never
vct .5' escaped punishment in this court
where constitutional amendments are
approved and put into effect.
Therefore every negro knows tho
amount he Is expected TO bring. IT Is
1920 seventy cents Of which Is for the
costs. Before the justice elm bod to MS
seat Yesterday morning about eight OF
those who had played skin amblcd UP to
escape the notification OF appearing
publicly and paid their fines. &a
But tho officers didn't say anything
about what was raked Off In the games.
Evcrv cent that is captured by the onl-
Ger in d crap game Is conlscatcd. us.
t,ces John doesn't exactly break even
with tho patrolmen and this may have
been the reason for the holdout For.
instance, when there Is twcnty-nine cents
caught by the officer, the court takes
the big hnlf-15 cents And yesterday
when tho crap shooters paid their INES,
the officers set back and said never u
word about the rakc-ofr.
But like that old adagc OF murder
coming to light this little piece OF
| dcception on tho part of the blue coats
! got in front Of the calcium and the court
| looked Inundated to think that an DILL
GER would try to skin him out OF MS
| share.
On,ccr Goldsby was holding sixteen
| cents, but he had TO cough up half. ana
| OHlcer Thompson divided his thlrty-t"o
| cents.
"How come you get even money? Mighty
| strange about this thing. Gimme that
| sixteen cents and don't try to skin me-
| cause know the game" shot out the
This little episode through with, the
| docket, which was four pages long was
gone into and there ere various ana
sundry kinds Of complaints
Ten Dollars for Smack.
Nallo White, who amt was charged
with chastislng one Annie Phillips.
"yVhat about it?" snapped the Genera
tor Of Wisdom.
Never done It,; She token called me
names, en- I, smacked her IN her mout =
| T nin,t, never hit her, DIES smack her.
| GuTen dollars for tho smack. Can't
maltrent my girls and Male walked
hack with a sour look on his countenance.
John Bullock objected to Hettie Brnx-
| ton having any other company ~nen
| he was not there to hear the endearlns
| terms, and John proceeded to tell He't'e
! about his objections. Johns language
was not the very best. according 70 Het-
| tie, and John Is now minus $2'5o.
| George Vaughan was drunk again, anu
l thIs time he got thirty days in which
! to sober. $
| George Hoskins said he was rom Nort
Karlncr," and was Just here to visit ms
nnrticulnr friends. George suddenly DC
! came possessed with an idea OF remain,
l ing with jolly bunch in the city jail
for the time being.
/ w. p. Anderson, "a young white man
was charged with being deserter. t ie
i said that he was not descrter, Nv,
4 only ION leave without absence ant
I. he Will be held until the Slst.
i ]. B Smith had n concealed weapon
and got twelve months In jail,
Edward Ellison was confined IN Gel
A Mt tho First Police Station and dldn'l
Il like the looks of Tom Joyce. lidware
handed Joyce one. and yesterday pale
S. for the hand-out.
r, s. Layton Degsed on tne stleet' l'''
was assessed $3.50,
n III Elder, a long, black negro from
Fl the Ward, came into court with n colla
around a part of his anatomy. The cola
covered fully nine inches Of 7. lis hreas
7 ana head. He paid $3.50 for being "sucl
q fool"
Isaac Brown and Charles Braxton wer.
separated from $3.50 each for being drum
and disorderly