The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-29

.ToUCH ONE JOHNS HEART.
Case Was Continued That Off
Il. GERS Might Investigate s.5

# There are various kinds OF complaints
7 registered with the police and Justice
Crutch1eld is tho sole arblter OF them
all. Widows come TO see him and plead
In behalf Of Maynard sons fathers ask
for mercy upon the heads OF heir boys;
sisters, brothers. swecthearts-a kinds
come 10 the great dispenser and seek to 4
touch his big heart.
"A But there arc few instances when an
ex-slnvc appears through "a letter for
5clemency. And because OF their rariety
this epistle that was received By tho Z
venerable Justice. is printed: i43 81
Judge Crutchneid. " si z8f IN s$
Honcrble sir.-You have known mo for
years sir and II knows You and your
father you sir. + canvased this state for Z
the honcrble Gilbert G. Walker and led ].
tho dominion club from Richmond to
petersburgh. I have tried before JustIs 4
White have been tried before Justis
Richardson and many a time have ben 4
before YOU honor.I ask your honor TO <
3exzamlne the record see if8you will find
any breaking about my record. When
the gentleman came down and read the
warrant to me and told me about tho
Breaking and entering i & were sup
.prlsed. promised you three years ago
- NOuLA IctSeS JStCHInOUu& anu go 10 BALI
ltlmore.a1 Ii have q been there ever since
and 7 went to Mr.. hopkins to see you | 8
heard you We're there to have a noperl-
ton performed on you. were told BY
Col Marshall that you were there Who
was on Gen. r. e. Lees stair. Il nxnolege
to you honor thati:i Bought and sold Y
the umbrella 30 + hope you Will take my
case In consideration MS 15fwould not +
have been here now only that my aunt (
died and old servant of the 1Iaxall fam !.
ily. ] axnolege rs you said I am to old
n man to he In this trouble as my wife
and children are still In Baltimore I hope
you will do the Best you can for me 80 y
I can see my family again In Baltimore
NJ. D. ~ IN 5f
From your must humble and submis-
sive servant Beggtng you for mercy: Il
(signedl AUSTIN MITCHELL,
Taking No Chances.
Austin Mitchell Is IN old negro OF the
reconstruction times. He remembers well
too. remembers the time that he was
set free. He knows OF tho days thntgfol-
lowed the terrible war and he loves the =
white men who tenderly cared for him
when lie was sic or out OF condition to Il
work, M Il De B, +. .
Mitchell Is charged with stealing an 4
umbrella. His case was yesterday morn
GERS might Investigate the alleged theft.
But Austin was taking no chances with
a mistake, He did not know but that
no would be cut of without n hearing, \
and the above letter is the result of his
labors wilhelm the cell, It was sent to 4
Justice Crutchflcd and It touchcd'En
strong chord In the breast OF the JUS
tice.
Il And there were other cases, but they
were OF small consequence rs IS
'You have Just fooled q jury u stairs I,
and now you are here charged with
striking this man." said the Justice TO
r.. Meade, a white man, who&is ire !,
auentcr Of tho police cells n 5i. h,
Sl.'I never done 1t, Judge. was JUST
r,laying. I" answered Meade. n
rho man who was struck admit ca TINS
and the case was dismissed.
susie Clarke, with five aot her names al
ambled UP and heard the sent ence 20.
fourmonths said about her shes Waa ei!,,
mack 10 the PEN. Susie Is the female % ;n'a
has been receiving positions from various !
white people and robblng thes houses = '1s =. \
Detective wiltshire caught her. !. !, i -.
The DRINKS escaped and the al sore 4
lies were ceased back. I'm Us $780,, x