The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-25
Thief. CHICKENS
Was NOT. PROVED I 10 %.
But Buck Nash May Spend a
Year at the Villa. Other b
III. Cases.

(. Buck Nash ainblcd from tho pen and
answered to charge Of n,Alic lpusly, pres
nicdltatcdly and w4fully stealing, taking
and carrying away eight chickens, the
property of Margaret Smith. against tho
pehcc and dignity Of the Commonwealth;
Buck had sold some chickens and he
couldn't account for them. but there wnsi
1 no evidence to connect 13uck with tho
| theft OF Margaret's fehthercd tribo. d
Cant soak you for stenling tho chick
| ems, Buck. btit got another way to-
handle YOU nlggers. You bring me somcl
! good, reputable citizen who is willing
to put Zip 5000 upon your, good behavior
for twelve months. What? Can't get tho
man.? Then, Buck, you can examine tho
mcnu Mt the villa for ono year. Tho
cuisine there will satisfy YOUR delicate
appetite. I understand that chicken car,
be ordered in any STYLE" ironically ojac,--yj
lated tho court. rs Buck stepped back.
Henry Freeman, little pckanlnny with
n deep cash In his foot, was charged.
with stealing two chickens.
| "Another Niger for stealing chickens?
Don't you policemen know that u Niger
won't stenl chicken?" asked the court.
A long, loan, hungry looking negro tcs-
tilted that he saw Henry como out OF
the rear yard OF groce ry1nan' 8 nome
with two chickens He said he trlcd 70
catch him. but Henry beat him running
| An EXPERT was employed to examine
tIenry's foot and his testimony was
| that it would bo impossible for the boy
| ~ min. Cease Is dismissed exclaimed
| tho court, and Henry hoped out OF
court
"Any more chicken thieves back there.
Mr.. Robins? 2" asked Justice John
Really, cawn't say till arfter have
| arskcd the inmates Of the cell, Your
Honor, but ! do know that there Is one
| man here who Is charged with stealing
a stove" answered Mr.. Robins.
"Stole d stove, Ell? Let mo look at
that niger"
Willie Fife came from the pen and an
| swored the charge made by Jane Baker
that he had stole her stove and other
cooking utensils.
"Never did done 1t, Mr. Crutchfleld. Dat
gal des mad wild me case ] stopped con-
versing wild her. tooken move my
stove to de home of er lady whar got
moro compatibility OF temper. OATS all,
and telin' de truth, too. ls. &
Willie was ordered to give the stove,
table, ETC., back to Jane.
Pattie Lou White. n negrcss. was
charged with stealing about $13 from Mrs.
r. D. Mccoy. The evidence didn't pan
out, and Pattie Lou, who wears diamonds
In the rear OF her dress, switched out OF
the room. Mr. Gilbert Pollock repre-
scented her.
Mack Estes, George T.. Hunter and
Archer Compton, three white boys. were
arrested by Officer Krengel upon a.charge
OF being suspicious characters. They said
they came from Fredericksburg. but one
OF them told CONFLICTING accounts OF the
trip. The case was c9ntinued until Satur-
day for Investigation
Willie Turner and Dellie Clark, two me-
gro boys OF the sizo OF a stick Of lico-S
rice, were charged with stealing copper
from the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. Their parents didn't come to beat
them and tho case was continued.
Mamie jackson had Martin Alexander
arrested for carving her with q razor
Mamie told the court that she was Just
playing and stuck her hand against the
| blade.
"Another case OF lying; perjury that
goes unpublished. Mamie. you are such
q cheerful liar that you can give mo
$40 to defray the expenses OF these OIL
GERS said the court, and Mamie looked
sad
Mrs. Lena Blankenship. for striking r..
| D. Everhardt. a small boy, was fined 20.