The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-13
WIFE COMPLAINS
Of HER q HUSBAND ! ! |
Charges That Charles Blackburn
Drinks and Fails to Pro
vide for Her.
DID NOT WISH HIM JAILED
Man Released on His Promise
to Do Bettcr-Other Police
Court Cases.
DID NOT WISH HIM JAILED

With baby i've months old, another
two years, a little child fvo years Of age,
and nothing in the house to eat, Mrs.
Chnrles Blackburn appealed 10 Judge
crutch1eld yesterday morning to tako
some steps to make her husband quit
drinking and provide for the family.
''Aly i,eart Won't see MN GO 10 jali
Judge" she pleaded.
Well. that's the place he ought to
be- quoth Judge Crutchileld.
have prayed for him., and ! have
begged for something to cut for myself
ana children. until am ashamed 10
show my face on the street. lie won't
work, Judge, and he abuses me Tor every
II he doesn't work. l will come back
here aid tell you about It, nE ;slr
And III give HIM twelve months fiat
ut hard labor, that's what Ill do. A
great big man here won't take cara
say with him. except hang him. and I'd
do that If I could, What must do?" z
a friend promised to give Blackburn.
who is man Of powerful frame and not
over thirty-fve years OF ago. work. and
he was allowed to go on probation.
Charles Peasants, negro. wouldn't
take the seat that tho Lakeside conduc-
tor wanted him to take, and was request
to donate so. Peasants went back and
sat down.
Charles Jackson paid $3.50 for being
disorderly. II
William Braxton threatened Amos Tay-
Tor. but it wasn't proved.
J.. w. Loving, white begged on the
street str i, and viii be given resting place
Lcnora Ray, black. paid $3.50 for bo-
Katio jackson paid $3.50 for being
drunk.
1I.iJJare, l vor no1tcar,a, ,,,ts ecroo-,.d tho
court, hereafter when you arrest a per-
son for being drunk, put 'disorderly'
along with it.glIf q man Is drunk he Is
disorderly, and this court so judges every
S ins. 1hsrs''l be no 'snlsney this morn
In the pen the prisoners trcmblcd A
Jingle OF coins was heard In the, rear
seats Friends /, were counting out the
Maggie Williams, who tips the scala at
three hundred In the summer. and who
Is as black as q Henrico night, paid
$3.50 for lying and $3.50 for swearing
Daniel waterman and J. D. Strader
were charged with fighting. and William
tire argument was through. both princl-
pals and the witness were assessed $3.50
each, Waterman paid.
Robert Austin struck Fannie Washing;
ton, an old negress, with n stick and
will have to work out $50 worth.
Several negroes for playing Skin
didn't answer and attachments were Is
sued.
Arthur TONNES gave signs for m al
legged speak-easy when the officers were
working the case and will have to spend
n few days with the city sergeant.
Reuben Bates, a negro with both legs
off at the knees. threw his stick at a
negro woman and paid $3.50 for the fun
he had. !.
Ernest Morgan Emanuel Crews and
Ren N1agee paid $3.50 each for being
"tanked. .
Walter Jones' young white man:
whose family has given up all hopes OF
for stealing two hams. The young man
is a physical wreck from whiskey. 1t
was the third offense OF petit larceny
and but for the mercy Of the court. he
might have had to serve sentence in
the tiarY.
Cornelius Davis. Charles Johnson and
James Campbell were held for ten days
to allow Officer Goldsby to prove that
they were suspicious characters.