The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
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Press / J GALLERY.
Massive Negresss From, Ward Of
fers "QuartelriD',y. tto IA, Keep Name
Outaof Paper.
DOG SENT DOWN FOR 10 DAYS
Man WHO Was Given Jail Sen
tcnce Asked That His Dog
Go With Him.

Sarah Murray. great, stout negrcs,
whose homo is In the Ward y percolatet
through tho crowd In Police Court yes
| tcrday morning and faced Stl,e ono Joh1
as the complainant in tho charge OF tn,
Commonwealth against one Theophilu.
Mann, a negro. who It was alleged, llnc
threatened to do things to tho. brain Of
Sarah.
Without looking in tho direction Of tht
man In the revolving chair, Sarah side.
stepped to tho press box and Ward.
Ike inquired II the representatives OF
afternoon papers were present, on such
q drizzlinE fornoon. q
She was told that they were all there
and her name was chronicled In the fore
most rank of sinners.
Den A:h doesn't desire dat nah name
appears en- de papers. en- here's er quar-
TT fer ter keep ct out," spake Sarah from
the Ward, wheeling on his sixtecnth-ilcn
instep and turning towards Justice
Crutchheld.
The bright. shining fourth of a dollar
jinElcd on the plank upon which the ma !
per men make notes OF the happenings
in the court Of tho first resort.
It was the exact price Of two Martini's
and 1t did look dazzling. For a second
only there was q wayer. and then up
shot tho form of n man who pushes a
pencil or hammers typewriter for a
livelihood. =
Judge. tho woman would like her cog
nomen tp remain tncognito,n said tho
man, pitching the "bit" on tho large,
open book In front Of the man who says
and does things according to the cley-
enth volume Of law and equity.
And Theophilus wasA discharged, Sarah
told to take the twenty three-and hor-
rors! the quarter was returned to tho
purse from which it had been extracted
when Sarah was 1neditating upon whcth-
en- or not she would be banshed from
the sewing circle of which she is a
charter member.
Thus is told the amusing incident in.
the life of the Police Court reporter.
Wanted to Keep His Dog.
Then came d. n. Garner, a White
man, with a dog. d. r. c. said that
he had been drunk. In fact he couldn't
we'll deny the accusation, for one OF his
optics looked like q fried beefsteak. The
other lamp didn't look any too good and
the dog pranced around as though in
search of a pail of acqua pura.
Its ten days for you, Garner" ordered
the One John.
TAKE tie canine long with me?n
ASK the sergeant
I'D feel lost without the innocent
dog
Order the beast locked UP for ten
days, also" finished the court, and back
to the cage went man and beast. II the
little black canine could be properly call
ed = beast.
John Lee, the negro who was disorder
sly in ST. Joseph's Catholic Church, Sum
day night. was ordered to pay $50. He
happened not TO have the price and in
consequence thereof will remain in the
Hotel de Junk for a period bordering on
three months.
1t wasn't proven that Leila Smith
swiped two blankets from Hendorn
Mayor.
.'shc TUX EN- dis last gone August or
year ergo" said Hendorn. zen when All
goes to her house to pay or social cali
All, sees dem blankets on de bed finish
ed the woman
.Al gifts dem kivers fun de pawn
shop on Main Street en- All didn't stole
nothin.'" put in Leila
"Skiddoo.'' said the One John. falling