Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-10
ARREST OF FAKIRS.
TWO TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, BUT ONE
MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
Tho Parsphcrnslia and Prizes AIS" "''''"
Away with--C Complaint Asto DANCING
GlrIs-Bafied for To-Day.

Three arrests were made on the tx
posItlon. Grounds yesterday, TO when
more than ordinary interest attaches. TWO
men. one Of ewhom subsequently, maze MS
escape. were taken into custody for con
Quoting a wheel Of fortune, and the thirh
was charged. as proprietor, with giving
an exhibition calculated to inJure pubic
morals.
The arrests were made in pursuance OF
the expressed determination on the part
Of Rev. w. Asbury Christian and others
TO invoke the aid of the law In suppress
ing gambling and other species OF vice.
Tho nroceedlnRs were conducted through
,,o,r,co onielals. and the cases VIII Do
heard at the County-Court mouse
,,ornine AT II o'clock. Messrs' LOU,
yyenaenburg and NJ. H. Spotswoo" W.,
snnear as counsel for the prisouetns' ~,
we're bailed In the sum OF sl,"' N''
with Mr. l.. L. Belts az suie's'
ARREST OF THE sToNERS.
,,onrv and Harry stoner. brothers, were
Tho men arrested yesterday IoI To ,r,a.,
engaged I'm an unlawtui pursu'V. -,
had i'm operation "heel Oh io' ~
a
,hair patrons and themselves ~
,,,s,,1 ~ a table on when was ar
-, 4, a circle wasbed-oNer ch"uH
49,, to,volrv OF every description "'
liz yvere sold on the game lot nm
con cents" apiece. and ne VINO MI" Wv
Iuckv number over which the AFRO" S'Op
,'nd uas entitled to the 1ewelry thereon,
mr. at his option, the proprietor VIM
INV IL from him for A stated sum "a
nancy. The game had been III opet a''on
for some little time, ana was '0ime
| thriving business. when rev M' -
tian acting IN cooperation with rev
y ~ Dadmun and j. ". Moore maze
a"r,a,oIr, ia President Wood That ths
,,,, x,s heing violated. a warrant was
,hon sa.orn out before Justice lyiet.
u.ho executed IL himself. and cul''s
constable S3nuels, turned over 70 MN
the two prisoners, together Win '"''
( paraphernalia. ..,,r-
| HARRY TOOK HIS DhFA" ~
crowd soon gathered, ana angry
words ensued. During this diSIu' o'n,v,
and while Mr.. Samuelss atteh'lon
I,,oc,od elsewhere. Harry Stonef sh'h'y
f,ijo1 his tables. and, Ike the iaplvu
/ Ar,b stole away The COnsteoe ia" ~
| in his possession the other prison.
green. balze cloth. some OF 'ne -
| chains. and the 81 that had oreh an
- Tuatice TYLER. learning OF the escape
~ -, ,,itb most OF his psraphernsIIa'
.,io1t on, and severely upralded the ~
( c,onc who was being jeered DE ''e
/ -, and announced that he wouia an
/ 49, County Court to-day TO reheVe mn
- nj commission. The Constaoie r.
,,,oretrated and declared that the M"
and the arrow both got away VIM
a,as belng pulled about. 50 that he '0N''
! not possibly prevent the escape. H.,
,rbis case aroused n good deal OF l',I
| ,,g and there were some shaIP -.
,roversles between the trio OF ii'il's,e,s
! an the one side. and the cry an ,5-nry,
! authorities on the other. ln""9 i'''''
$50. vas hailed. as stated above.
oprrCr TO DANCING GIRLS.
About this time Mr. j. r. Peruue "',
pov. Mr.. Dadmun came IN ana Smol5 ~
a warrant against W, -. a,ht.
! ch,rcing him with conducting an eNHl
hition with immoral tendencies. Mr'
! dro had previously made Complaint ="
i,s,tco LOWS but as he was acting en-
,tro1, on haarsay. the officer did not Ise'
| warranted I'm taking any acton
! pardue. who IS "A prominent Cl"N'n
! Manchester. and assistant cashier OF we
Merchants National Bank. OF ms c''s
| aid not know anything Of th' pans VI
tho ministers until he met theh III '','
! ,,,,rrn,ised courtroom. lie and Dr. 'a"-
nun AZ the suggestion Of squire bt"'7'
witnessed the exhibition and theh mace
affdavit 70 the charge IN ne War'an L.
Westlake was bailod. and Mt "'h'Th-
| h,,,o told him TO continue his show. nu'
tho rain prevented him from 50 DONG
| This performance consists or "A rather
coarse dance in which three girls take
mart using large box about four feet
and a hair high az their dancing-halL
II was more to the character Of the an
rouncernent made from the platform
than the dance itself that Mr. Periue
raised objection. lie asserted that ne
thought II was immoral and wrong %
have on the grounds any exhibition -
which ladies' might not 50 with impuH!'y'