Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
FOUR FOUND OPEN.
ALL THE PRINCIPAL SALOONS
CLOSED TIGHT ON SUNDAY.
Chief Towards Recent Notice BE-
Iievcd to Have Had Enect-The
BAGS Reported Are Small and Two
Are Run by Negroes.
Are Run by Negroes.

Sunday was a hot. dry day In Rich
mond. These two elements predomlnated
here. Suffering humanity could manage
to clip into a confectionery store and buy
a milk-shake or glass OF saltwater.
but 1t was a matter Of human impossi-
bnlty to procure a glass Of beer or
julep, save al few Of the lower saloons.
Nearly Il not all the more fashionable
bars were closed, and entrance could
only be obtained by means OF a crow-bar
or an axe chief Towards orders OF
Saturday including the notice TO the sa-
loonlsts 10 appear before Judge witt and
hear a few lines from that cisnitaFy.
seems 70 have had the effect Of keeping
all the bar-rooms Of any note shut up
front door, side, and back. The result
was that Sunday was in all probability
the most rlsidly-observed day in this re-
spect I'm years. IL was generally known
that Judge witt had declared TO Chief
Howard that he intended TO break up
whskey selling in Richmond on the Sab
bath. This was construed 10 mean that
the Judge meant to take away the H.
in breaking the Sunday law.
FOUR BARS REPORTED. g..
Tight as the bars were closed on Sun
day Chief Towards men reported four
OF the mills" for being in opera tion. The
Major himself was out for short drive,
and in passing the corner OF Third and
Duval streets saw what he thought We're
signs Of liquor selling. He reported the
oil Of he
District, and that officer sent out and
caught Nelson Brothers, colorcd bar
keepers dispensing the fluid.
officers Werner and Foxes seeing men
going in and out of Phil. Kelly's place.
near the Old Market investigated the
case, and finding the bar-room open re-
ported the proprietor for violating this
law.
Adolph Otto, who keeps a saloon at
Brook avenue and Duyal street was
reported by the Third-Dstrict police, as
were also Hall * Nelson. the cOlored pro-
prietors Of bar-room at 81. James and
Duval.
A number of the confectioneries and
cigar-stands In all the districts were
found open and the police took note OF
the fact for future reference.
DID NOT CATCH NARDI.
Officer George Mattern made dill-
gent effort TO catch r. Nardi, who Keeps
a saloon at No. Ga east Broad street.
violating the Sunday law. He arrayea
himself in the garb of a private citiIeh
and maid his friend r. Nardi visit. lie
went without being invited. But no mat
ter. he was just the sort or visitor mat
saloon-keepers We're looking for SUNDAY
The policeman entered the public alley
behind No. 6l7 and found colored man
seated in a chair inside the entrance 10
the priyate way leading TO the Oar. As
the officer appeared at the gate the color
ed man settled himself comfortably IN
the chair. Then ensued the following col
lOquy: IT,, -.
what are you doing here" asked the
policeman. eyeing the dusky Cerberus
sternly
"Coolin' off" explained the negro bland
w. tanning himself with the palm OF MS
hand. o..
officer Mattern gave the man fifteen
minutes 10 get back up town. where he
said he lived. and the old darby did not
require one half that time IN winch u
do so.
Mr.. Mattern soon found two KNOBS at
tached 10 electric-bel wires. He press
ed first one knob then the other then
both. but with no avail. He finally groped
his way up a little alley leading 10 the
back of the bar proper. and found an
other man there in the act of pressing
button. At any rate the officer ala not
get I'm the place, nor did he observe any
one else enter II.