The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30
SUNDAY WORKOFPOLICE
THEY MADE CRUSADE Against
EVERY COMMON CALLING.
Officers In Citizens Clothes Invade Bar
Rooms and Report Many Persons ior
Alleged Violations Of the Law.

The members OF the police force had
their hands full Sunday. when they were
looking after the strict enforcement Oh
the Sunday laws. The number Of trans
gressors reported during the day was
quite large, and represented almost every
calling and profession.
Operations were commenced soon after
midnight. when officer Mattern appeared
at The Times office to convince himself
Of the fact that work on the Sunday edi-
ton was being continued. At the same
time officer Murray gathered similar ex-
perience at the Dispatch building. The
consequence was that Mr.. A. X. Holder
by. business manager of The Times, and
Mr.. II. Taylor Ellyson. business manager
for the Dispatch Company. were invited
TO appear I'm the Police Court this morn
ing. 20 show cause why their respective
companies should not be death with ac-
cording 10 law. for publishing news
paper, and causing the employees or the
said companies to labor at their trades
and calings on Sunday
1t is expected that fine of 500 will be
imposed for every one connected with
the respective establishments.
STRICT CONTRACTION.
4 State reporter. who late on Sunday
evening called at the Third police-district
station-house. for the purpose of gather
ing information in regard TO the reported
transgressions of thr sunday laws, was
politely informed by the sergeant al the
desk that he would also be reported
for doing this very thng-"laboring at
his trade and calling
Chief of Polo Howard. in issuing his
letter to the Citizens of Richmond on
Friday, wherein he annOunc ID how he
exrected to enforce the sunday laws.
simply carried OFT the Instructions of
Mayor Taylor. He stated ir the document
that the contents were based on the
opinion which the Cityq Attorney had
given on the subject to Mayor Taylor at
Amorg the law-treakers were three
saloon-keepers in the First district and
six in the Second district. who were
caught by policemen in citizens clothes,
who gained admission 10 he respective
saloons through back doors and side en-
frances.
WHO WERE CAUGHT.
The following mlscreants were reported
IN the Filst district.
c. Biggi saloon-keeper VAS found open
/ and selling liquor by Policeman Louis
| Bar-keeper John Reilly. and @. Donau
! was caught by officer c. j. Folkes.
These delinquents were also reported:
George Harris, colored. selling papers
| G. j. Gregory. merchant sam Taylor,
| black boy boot-black: Phillip +. Arrighi.
merchant Mrs. Julia Caravau, deliver
| ng ice-cream: Gonnella brothers. de-
| lvering ice-Cream. Deadora Leternor.
| merchant j. +. Walters, delivering Ice
cream When the trolley cars rolled
| through the district complaint was duly
] registered against superintendent j w.
| Wilbur. of the Richmond Railway ana
| Electric Company, Tor allow the running
OF street cars.
In the Second district the following
! saloon-keepers were caught: Felid hee-
| gan. Otto Morganstern. OF iO2 east Bro1i
| street. l.. l.. Belts and J. ii. Blumelinh,
| who keep the Hotel Clifford; Charles
| Rye OF tho ST. Claire Hotel. John camp
| bell. on Broad near Tenth, and James
! Johnson. alias Mike Moore.
MANY TRASsGRtssoRs.
| The police officers also reported the
4 following transgressors: y. j. fOru, pro-
| prietor OF Fords Hotel for running his
| omnibrses on the sabbath and giving
| his guests transportation from the depots
| 10 the hotel They reported the 'hcsa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company pc
! cause MIR. William Toller the nasmah
al the Seventh and Canal streets cross.
| ing, tagged a traia. they reported
! Manager Andrew Welsh. of the Adams
| Express Company. for running express
| wagons. They reported l.. a. Fox for
| running his parcel delivery wagons "
| II Cosby the livery stdbleman, hired
! out a team and was reported. Peter
| THOMPSON a dealer In ice-cream, was
/ delivering an order when he was reportec.
! William Johnson, cOlorcd neWsDoy toll
| "A morning paper and julius Johnson. q
bootblack blacked a boot, and both were
| reported A. w. CARRIER was reported
because the Richmond Transfer Company
aided and abetted people VINO traNei on
| Sunday by hauling the trunks Of them.
ha Of Richmond
and Manchester street railway began
TO run a complaint was duly recorded
against Superintendent b. r. Sedn. who
was charged also with running cars.
Joseph Marsola had opened his Main
street fruit store. and Junius YOUNG
(colOred) was down on his knees Ike B.
devOut Christian. but polishing away
al tan shoe like a leather-eared Pagan
when they were reported Joseph Engel-
berg sold cigars and George y. Bull de-
livored some iish that had been purchased
by a customer. Summonses are out lof
them
In the Third district Policeman Pridd,
found the ce-manufacturing plant Of the
Transparent Ice Company In operation.
and reported Manager r. A. Scott for II.
Superintendent G. VI. Selden. OF the street
car company. was reported for running
cars OF the Broad-street line. the Mar
shaIl-street line, and the Maln-street
line.
The following transeressors were also
reported W. +. Hazelgrove. green
grocer: J. II. Signaigo ice-cream dealer,
9. f.. Siegel. grocer; III. Scmma deliver
ing ice-cream: =. Cartewreicli. confec-
toner: Camilla Mailer. cOnfcctionor; Chls.
Nuntts, confectioner, Young Morrano. con
fectiOner.
POLICE RODE on THE CARS.
Although the street-cars were considered
as running against the provisions Of the
law on Sunday. and were reported by
the police officers, the blue-coats did not
seem 10 have any conscientious scrupie.
themselves for they rode on them free
OF charge just as on any other day.
The statement was mtde in a morning
paper on Sunday that the police authOri-
ties would next make war against the
churches themselves and report every
one where paid organists and paid choirs
were assisting in the Sunday services.
Chief Howard, when seen On the subject
yesterday. simply said that he was not
going to make a laughing stock OF tho
law. and that he never had thought
OF any such silly Interpretation. on the
same principle he might as well report
the ministers OF the gospel for preaching
on sunday. although hat question was
disposed OF years ago, when the saintec
Rev Joshua Peterklu. rector Of st. James
| Episcopal church, declared that no
| A.. 1,