The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-18
CHIEF HOWARD TALKS.
Will TELL THE GiMBLERS Ih1'
MUST OBSERVE THE Law.
"The Present Sunday Laws AS They h'
Shall BE Carried out to the Leu
ter" He says.


Major b. +. Howard, the new Cnief OF
Police. is making rapid progress ~ n'S
ARRANGEMENTS for the proper o os'i al
Of the existing laws. Wien called o..
him last evening I found him quite iei,sn',
TO talk on the subject. and by >nc pia.N
and determined manner IN "ilSn ais
explained his plans he showed Neis "'
tinctly thal he is IN dead earnest =, 49,.
You can cake II for granted u-S
Major said. las long as ! am M, 1870 ~
Police. and as Ions as the present Sunu
laws exist they shall be carried out ~
The letter While l have my men WEI.
IN hand. IL may possibly take me T"
mouth or SO before 1 shall be abie ~
force every saloon-keepor 10 close w
his place OF business on sundays. oot
have fully made up my mind that they
shall remain closed on the Sabndth lay
as long as the law prescrihes II.
Il feel confident that 10 Will not tthc
long before the saioon-keepers th'ifsvI,,ts
will feel satisfied with the new orist
Of things, for they must appreciate 10
when an opportunity ia given tnem 20
close up their business one dty OF w
week and go away for q relaxation with-
cut any fear that a competitor might
draw some customers away fon th9n.,
Another thing. what these men Will
be thankful for They viii hereafter h't
be compelled % treat a lot ri buns ana
dea1beats from Monday morning until
Saturday night so that they mlght not
report them for selling liquCr on sunday
When [ hal the sai90n-koeprs before
me. the Chief continued, Il was toid
by them that. even If they should OBJ
serve the law. people would have ample
opportunity % buy all thu beer and Whia-
Ky on Sunday IN a certain class OF houses.
I told them az the tinc that Il would
see that this bad habit Is stopped here
after Since then ! have scnt m" men
around. and women Who were suspected
of having been in tho habit OF selling
liquor. wine, and beer in their houses
ssII 4. -
Of once, otherwise they Will be CONF
PEELED 10 take out United States State.
and city licenses
Another point raised by the saloon
Keepers was In regar. 20 the sale OF
soda water on Sundays in confectiOn-
cries. and 7 was told that the pr0pfie-
tors of some Of these places even went
so far as 10 sell liquor o. soda water
with a stick as IN IS commonly called
again | assured them that this prac-
tice should De abolished and I have
since given the necessary instructions.
When had my LAST conference with the
captains Of the different districts / told
them that they must send their mon
around 20 notify every st1re-ko eper. es-
PEE lally the confccti0narias and drug
stores. that they can no longer sell goods
rromiscuously on sundays, and the only
articles that people can sell hereafter
IN drugst0res on sundays will Doe medi-
cines The state law is very distinct ana
plain on this point. for II clearly says
fNdL Iff~NiIN WHO sell ENU|r OH NAAAAAN"
no mater what they are. except sucn
necoss1ries Of life as medicines and
meals In eating houses, make themselves
liable 10 a fine Of m least s. IN caeh
instance. with an additional seventy cents
IN regard 10 this matter 7 had ono
10 come - me who keeps an eating house
and also a confectionery store lie COM
plaif cd thai the enforcement OF the law
would be- a great hardship for him. I
told him I could not see III In that hsht,
and 7 told him he would De treated
Ike all the rest. and could not allow
him - sell confeciionaries. etc. on sum
days. unless be did SO at the tables with
his other meals.
"The state law rormits those who pro-
fess the Jewish faith. and who observe
SATURDAY as their sabbath, 20 open thtlr
places of business and OF course ! cannot
find fault with those who close up on
FRIDAYS NJ sunset and do not open uhuh
the same time on Saturdays. stores
however. that are kept open on Saiui-
DAVIS by Israelites must close sundays
u was asked what l would do n these
store keepers. who keep closei on Sttur-
DAYS. would sell saltwater on Sund'ts,
/ told them that there was not nov anF
such case on record. but n som one
should enleavor 10 get around me law
I'm that manner hereafter. l Noull tIh,
hand IN IL, and make test case ONT
Of h..
GAMBLING prSs MUST RE cIosrD
at has been intmated that I had
sent for the gambling fraternity 10 ms
city and told them what 1 expect 10 do
IN their cases. This s. not so. / have not
spoken TO any one Of them on t1e SUBJ
ject II is true that I have thought over
thu matter but ] have not fully made up
nay mind. how ! Will act iL the premises.
one thing Us certain, however, that snau
enforce the law at all hazard nave
been asked by certain party lf would
not send for The gamblers and been
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