The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-02-25
Good Morning Judge
News from Miami's Municipal Precinct Court
JUDGE JOHN o. JOHNSON, PRESIDING
ey ELLIOTT j. PiEze. Times Staff Writer

number OF l3Z cases were Docket
ed for trial in Judge Johnson's
Municipal Court Monday morn
ing. The reason for the sudden in
crease in the number of cases
following an average weekend
was difficult to determine.
Quite alarming was the involv-
ed case of John Hoskins of 1906
NV Gath ST., who was charged
with assault and battery on Miss
Juanita Stokes of 735A NV 9th
st. This incident had its begin
ming early last Wednesday morn
ing, but Hoskins was not arrest
ed until Saturday. Hoskins was
also charged with petty larceny
in the theft of a gun from Miss
Stokes.
Miss Stokes told the court that
Hoskins had taken her out to a
night club and after an evening
of pleasure brought her home
early the next morning along
with a little of the refreshments
they had been enjoying at the
club. After they finished drink
ing the refreshments Hoskins
wanted her to engage in certain
overtures with him. And when
she refused Hoskins began to
complain that he had spent lot
of money on her that night and
was therefore entitled to some
consideration. Miss Stokes further
explained that in order to protect
herself from HoskinS she grabbed
a gun which she possesses and at
tempted to hold him off. But she
declared that Hoskins snatched
the gun from her, beat her, hit
her with the gun and ran out of
the house with the Weapon.
In his defense Hoskins, whose
wife was in court, admitted to the
court that he expected to have
some trouble out of his wife be-
cause of the incident with Miss
Stokes. HoSkins denied hitting
Miss Stokes, but admitted taking
her to the club and declared that
all would have been well with the
overtures if he had given Miss
Stokes $40 which she demanded
of him. Hoslxins further declared
that Miss Stokes pulled the gun
on him because he would not give
her the $40 and that he grabbed
the gun to keep her from shoot
ing him.
Judge Johnson alphabetically
told Hoskins that he feared for
him when he faced his wife at
home following the trial. The
Judge admitted that he was 60
ing a little light on HoSkins be-
cause he knew that HoSkins had
to face another judge in another
court when he returned to his
home. The Judge then fined Hos
kins $50 or "A days on the two
charges combined. The gun was
returned to Miss Stokes.
Among other cases heard and
disposed of were the following:
Maggie Collier, and William
Height, both charged in cross
complaints with assault and bat
terry on each other Collier with
a bottle and Height with his
hands)-both fined $50 or 20
days.
Aaron Walker, charged with as
sault and battery on Marie Brown
was fined SIS or 6 days.
Joseph Sanchez, Jean Sanchez
and William Spencer, all charg-
ed with disorderly conduct, US
ing profanity-all dismissed with
warnings.
RAYMOND Jordan, charged with
being drunk and with carrying
a concealed weapon (knife), re-
ceived a suspended sentence on
drunk charge and fined $35 or IA
days on other charge.
Wilson johnson, charged with
interfering with police officer
while in the performance OF his
duty, fined SIS or 10 days.
Berry Green, charged with as
sault and battery on Dorothy
Green, fined $25 or 10 days.
Robert Thomas Hill. charged