The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
MARRIAGE TROUBLES
AIRED IN COURT
WOUNDED WIFE ASKS PARDON
FOR HUSBAND-GoT FUSED
WITH AT HOME AND
AWAY.

Martha Green, a big colored NO.
man. with a piece of white court
plaster stuck across the black skin
of her forehead. ambled to the JUS
tees desk In police court, part 2.
Monday morning and told his honor,
Justice Maurice, that 1t was her
hearts desire to withdraw the warrant
she had issued, charging her husband
with beating her. Martha showed
the cut on her face. inflicted, she said,
with a shoe brush, in the hands OF
the man who had sworn to love, honor
and protect her.
Martha, however. was sorry she
had her lord and monster arrested,
but Justice Maurice wanted to hear
the case. She remembered the little
Greens at home and perhaps how they
might want for the daily meals, If
papa Green were sent to Jail and she
said the blow did not hurt much and
the pain was now all gone.
Albert Green. the husband. did not
seem to be of very ferocious dis
position and he was let off with $3.50
and costs
Matrimonial Infebcity.
Mary johnson. coiored, was charg-
ed with creating a disturbance on the
| premises of Cary Davis. This was
another case of matrimonial infelicity
and John Johnson, the husband. ask
ed the Justice what poor man should
| do.
When was living with Mary she
fused and had me arrested and you
! told me to stay away and let her
alone. I dun stayed way and she fol-
| lowed me up and fused wild me and
got me here again. What is I to
do. 1 catches ii at home and
catches it II ! don't go home" and
the negroes face came very near
/ showing real human feeling as he
depicted his troubles.
| Mary had followed John TO the
! premises of Cary Davis and in &C
! cents loud and long demanded her
| husband. Cary had the woman ar
rested and when the justice imposed
| OF fate that the poor fused at hus-
| band who had been ordered from his
wife's home had to pay the fine.
! Johnnie Jones, an aged white man
we'll known in the saloon circles OF the
| Southside, fell by the wayside Saturday
Us a result of an effort to consume
| more ardent spirits than would safely
! mix with his meek and lowly demean.
/ or Johnnie did not deny being drunk
and when his son paid the $3.50 fms
| and costs the elderly Jones still showed
/
SO brightly In his breast. by asking the
! justice to send him to jail and return
| the boy his money. The gray haired
| victim OF the drink habit was taker
away by friends
| W. L. Toney, a plain. every day Negro
| drunk. was sent to jail for ninety days
Sis Coleman. yellow ,denizen OF
F"Tanyard bottom. was charged with ere.
/ ating a disturbance on the premises O.
| Julia Brttton. This was q case of tn,
monster with eyes of e,neraid hue anC
Sis stated she called at the house Il
! get her best fellow, who was playing
! harp in the presence OF other women
/ One OF the witnesses attempted to uss
! a few broad "a words. but was quickly
/ downed by the mayor, who said "carnt'
! didn't so in his court. Sis was fined s,
| and cost
! Jim Summerville. an ugly yellow ne.
| gro. was charged with assaulting and
/ striking Ella Lindsay. Ella was pres.
| ent and showed the fist marks on hel
! face Jim said he was drunk and die
not know anything about II. He wal
| fined $3.50 and costs.
| Hastings Court. Part z
| In the Hastings Court. part 2, Mon
! day Judge Wells HAD several chancerJ
matters for consideration.
The case of the Commonwealth
against Robinson Is set for Wednesday
| March 8. The case was originally Sc
! for March 4. Robinson rs charged with