The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-13
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When Justice john Said Skid Skid,
doc Countryttlatl Didn't
Il ,Recogi,izes1t.
FROM BALTIMORE AND GOOD
One John Would Not B elieve 1t,
but&Was #Merciftl Other
NE. Cases.

L Ex- Common weal tn ATTORNEY AleAtAll'--
der III Sands, o. Hcnrico county, was
taught a lesson IN Police Court yesterday
morning. Justice John Jeter Cr'utchticld
was tho dean Of the sunwrltten lay laNS#
school: 4
Mr.. Sands appeared before the one ~, y t Ohm
as the representative Of one Kellam = y
/ Ter, who had been arrested upon Q charge
|sof throwing stones at the ousa Of Minnie
Stokes. The testlmony was all brought
before the court, and there were dis tins q
sly5two sides to the controversy The doubt
was leaning over Tyhtr' side, Y,
Mr.. Sands rose to speak--to de It' MS y
client against an accusation tn lt ' ~
$leved to DO unjust q % q t5 sS ss
"a 'Get ollt."' said tho Court, soto voce. Is
MAY il please your Honor started
n Better shut up now, Z or. III convict l,,l
that man. The case has been dlsmissed /,
butt will hear you II you want to Ia
spok e the Ono John. .5 @
IT have nothing further to say J. Know
when to keep SILENT Your Honor 8 s tfts-
3cision was en1nently correct, quoth Mr..
Sands. is n u u a
Then came Frank Smith, a white man.
who said that he really wanted TO 90 TO |
tho noun tains for a brief trip.
mot at this tinNi OF the year, Frank-$5
Slin,'' A said Els Honor. 81 II can't get away
from here, and It le certain that you VIII
remain with mo for ten days. M - ROBINS
you can escort the gentleman 70 the Len.
{t{ Charles Cooke,ia farmer, came TO 1tlcn-S& I
mond Wednesday, and started out TO sell
his vegetables OF cetara. He had q hors1
and a carl when he landed here, but al:
a late 1ou1. in the night he lnad y q
lag. He was found asleep and AIKEN to-
the station house.! s}i a. g53 i33i
Of gifts sent to jail I'll never. find that
horse and cart er nine" said the farmer.
New Language for Him.
"Then take the twenty three at once, !" q
Srdered thel One John.
s#"Huh"1 calculated Charles.
~ said skidoo plainly answered the
Court. IA n ~
G...But would like TO gilman horse and
cart put In the man. looking puzzled
because OF the new words. 5l5 Il.
you are dismissed; , go and find your
horse,'' bawled out he man on the high
seat, and that was the last OF the case.
"I've known you for forty years. J Ohm"
said Mister Crutchfield when John Curry,
white. man, trembling from the effects
OF the whiskey he had drunk the night
before, robbed up from the pen.
Yes, sir and I am going fast. I don't
| believe that could be kept alive long
enough to serye3 q Jail sentence, there.
fore won you turn me out this morning,
begged the man who had looked on the
wine when It was red. e /. n & S5
sorry for you. John, but think I
J would be doing an net OF Injustice to al
| low you to depart. Remain with mo
sixty days and you will be a new; man"
John was shown the way to the pen.
James Harper q white man, who spoke
broken English said that he had lived in
Baltimore all his life, and that never,
before had be been arrested. That's q
| good record" said the court, 'but I don't
| believe you are telling the truth In
tho. light of the fact, however. that 7
cannot prove you to be telling me
falsehood, Will dismiss the case. q
Fannie Johnson was charged "bussin
Rosa Brown In de eyes, The women had
fought out their little trouble, and each
paid $3.50 and the costs. 5#
s& Birdie Jones, negro woman who
bought some furniture on the installment
plan and didn't pay for It, said that
she would return the goods, and this
privilege was granted her. a s5 N.
n Then Slave Goode, a white man, was
charged with swipng bedquilt from
Mra Pat OVERLY. his landladya Mrs.
overly said that she wouldn't have taken
| S for tho quilt. Goode said that he
was drunk and didn't remember any
thing about it. He went to jail for thirty
days. I.is 5f \