The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
ECHOES Of FIGHT
IN POLICE COURT
Justice Crutchfeld Decides Every
Scrap in the First Round
With Knockout.
WAS REFEREE AND BOXER
The One John Also Was Most I'm
portant Time-Keeper for Many
Nhe Faced Him.

Echoes Of the johnson -Jeffries fight
In Reno Monday afternoon when the
black man physically bested the white
in whom ali the country had implicit
confidence reverberated through Rich
mond police stations In the evening and
sounded again IA the basement OF the
city hail Tuesday morning, wheh Jus
lice CTutchfield had to contend with
many people who had initiated the slug
gers i'm Nevada and engaged in nstic
cosnbats.
". T. Undertake. did not like the
appearance OF two negroes who stood
in the Capitol Square and heard that
johnson was Furnishing Jeffries Not
liking the color of the blacks, Mir. Tim
beriake started IN TO whip them and
right weH tit3 he surcred, for neither
was looking wren he struck them. I'm
mediately he was arrested and what
would have been small sized riot was
aVertea BY the vigilence Of the police.
Sentiment in this instance was In favor
3f the negroes who had been beaten
when they had done nothing but hear
the man with the u1egaphone give the
.cfurns.
In police court Tuesday, Mr.. Timber
sske was arranged on the charge OF
being dasorderly and there were none
20 press the CONSTANT. lie was fined
81 and paid the amount. Only one OF
me negroes appeared against him and
this one did not want him punished.
He WAS an aged darkey who said he
thought the germ was feelln' bad
But Charles Saunders. young negro
Was of different stripe. He wanted to
enter the Bitou theatrs, having won
bet he placed on johnson, and
ladies' who were standing in line We're
ruvhlessiy pushed aside. Policeman
Mathews saw the negro pushing his
I way through a crowd of white people
and checked him just In time to pre-.
vent young man of from Furnishing
him with his fist.
The court dealt with the negro more
severely, filming him Sis.s The fine was
not paid and the black went back &c
the pen. He had evidently spent tbs
money he won on the fight before his
appearance at the theatre
Joe Harris and Harry Taylor ne
groes. who are not over twenty ont
Years of age, were SO glad when the,
heard johnson had won that they ac
eosted aim 3st every white man the,
met and used insulting language
After being whipped by three youns
gentlemen whom they do not know
they were not satisfied but started
10 celebrate some more. They me
Mr. Archie Page and Mr.. w, T.. Boat
wright who called pouceman anS
had them arrested. CLERK George
Pollock. OF the police board, assisted
PRtrolman (Camperdonica In making
the arrest. In taking the negroes II
charge the officers believe they pre-
vented serious trouble. for a GROVE
was on the street at the time anC
the language used by the blacks wa
not calculated to make any Of ths
white people feel disposed to smile
very pleasantly. The blacks were finet
x6 each, Justice Crutchfield Steliipt
them;
This is q one-round battle, ant
i am the fighter and the referee too
There is no appeal from my decision
None can beat me, and age doesn'
count The next negro who come
I'D here for disputing with whit
ssxrm II going III the roaus TOT life
aeffries may be knocked out. but | an
stili In good condition and can whil
all corners ] am the champion an
! want all Of you negroes TO know it.
There were numerous people ii
court who had been drunk on tn
Fourth of July-who had celebrated
Independence Day in arguments a
to whether the white man In Rem
4 was better than his black opponent
and who afterwards settled their ar
Kuments over the flowing bowl. The
came in streams-both pens were fill
"a with them--the white pen beinI
5ust as crowded as the black pen.
And when 1t was all over the cit
was the gamer by something NOR
than S2e6 and many Borrowing soul
Mere .on the inside looking out
" il score had received ii knockout bioy
and the count was grven in polio
+ court 1t made no difference whe
ther 1t was an uppercut, a straigh
left jab. right swing to the jaw o
solar pIexus blow. II was all tn
same.
The One John Tented with his RICH
ana struck squarely with his left l.
one round. and then. changing hi
STYLE OF fghting. would spar for
moment and land a right wallop I
u the body that always put his ma
away.
IT was 3 great fgnt. that one 4
police court Tuesday. r. f. Morse
IN whose corner a tantalizing con
soience sat jumped into the rims
from one side, while cafmness an
s judgment and precision with a con
science that told him correctly. sa
III the opposite corner. The latte
won.