The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-10
# JUSTICE JOHN
GOES TO HEAVEN.
Voting Man Gets Great Laugh
On Man Behind the
Bench.
NO WHITE FLOWER or TRUTH
One john Declares That Peniten-
tiary Bottom Is Not Very
Productive Of Vcracity.

I'm going to make out like believe
that yarn that Gilbert Pollock told you
to tell me this morning, and I'm going to
let you---" began Justice John ]. Crlltch-
field in Police Court yesterday morning,
after Charles Griffin. an lllitcrnte looking
white man whose home Is down in the
country, had told peculiar little incl
dent Of q negro boy giving him re-
volver to hold while tho negro went at
ter booze with Grinins money.
THANK yotlsc. When git to heaven
If you are thar, TIL"
"Oh, WOW, yelled Mr.. Gibbons. III
the Judge Is there! Hear that, Robins?"
My ears did not deceive me. The gen
t.cinan has laid particular emphasis ON
the ''it'' as though he had some doubt
about the Judge ever boholdlng st.
Peter ans wered the man vino Keeps the
pen door closed.
K "Huh." was all the Justice said
5''He means to express his qualification
oil your wise decision. l am satisfied
that the boy is telling the truth. My
clients always do. Look at this man
Did you not just hear him exclaim bold
3ly his belief In reaching the golden gate
at last" broke in MIR. Pollock, who haa
a string around the witness and was
leading him on. on, on until the little
story had been unravelcd
1."rake that rope from off that man,
ana let him talk like he wants to. Mr..
Pollock" said the Justice. Gle don't look
as though he is very bright.Ianyway, and
that's Why All making believe like 4
foil honest
sly.na,,d the Justice fixed his gaze upon
tho prisoner, didn't that lawyer tell
you to give mo than con"
"TIe did talk To- stammercd he from
IIenrico.
S.1Iold on there. am your lawyer, ana
YOU don't have to answer such questions
unless you wish to, and of course, you
don't want to, now do you
Mr.. 5Pollock's voice was as soft as the
ibuzzing OF q humble bee when he talked
to his client.
go on and stay on. Back to the country
ann dom I carry pistols again. And don
YOU take no more whiskey, and may the
good Lord forgive you for being coerced
into lying, said the justice as Griffin
departed.
No Truth Flourishes There.
II An opening was made in the hallway
and down the line came five negro "o-
men from the Bottom. Charged With u
fighting? Have q good time down there
5snnda -, shot out the court as the dif-
ferent shades Of Africanlsn' ~a 's''ie
around and tried to talk.
"a - CUR tell you do truth, Mister J udge ::
OATS me ali do time, fer dc truth,
started one of the tribe, q dusky LOOKING
#tbinr that wore q yellow skirt trimmed
in. turooise and bright red coiors. ti '1
waist was a creation Of some fllHsy ma
#terlnls and against her ungipson he e.
was a wonderful holey CAMP.
l"sh,1t up!' roared the man VINO uls-
,,osad ~ eight pages OF a docket Win
,rreater rapidlty than any other man ~
p t,hmond or in the State could nave
done "Don't talk to me OF the lru,h l ~
pcnitentiary Bottom. 1t can't owen
there. The germ will wither ana d1o as
a n,ucked rose Truth! Might as soon
expect 1t from a lawyer as from M. ono ~
You. Now, femme give you lttio w
vice. lust stop talking and 1t VIII pe
hotter for you. have heard enough
and have written the fine down. " 8
$3.50 each, and they are going fast. STOP
rtpht around and purchase tickets from
my friend, the sergeant.
;rrhree seventy now" said the man VINO
handles the money and each ana eycrs
ono OF that tribe from the Bottom had
the cash. !,
Clara Bell Johnson disentangled herself
from the throng in the cage and faced
sam Duck a waddllng negro, VINO naa
heen smote alongside Of his front jaw
with a brick that Clara Bell hurled.
Clara Bell was certain that Sam Duck
had tried to duck her light out with q
revolver, and she ''des ducked In" and
handed Duck a little swim around. She
viii tell her duckling troubles to a jury,
Joe Jones and Henry Stewart, two
negro men, shot crap. and each was as Is
scssuu tho regulation amount-s32o.
Neither could raise the dough and back
they went.
Tell Jury About It.
Leila Coles a sassiety freak from the
Ward, was charged with stealing money
from the person of an old man, and she
will tell the Jury about the theft.
Mr.. P. L. Plateau was charged With