Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-24
SUSPEND ONE MONTH
ifst viii b 10 Racing At Alexander
Island h February.
TO KEEP WITHIN THE LAW.


The racing, pool-selllng, bookmaking,
efe. on Alexandria Island, at the south
end OF the Long Bridge. may. except
curing the month Of February. continue.
provided those engaged in the operations
there do not create nuisance.
such IL the result OF a compromise
reached yesterday between the Common.
wealth on the one side ana Isaac Z. Jones,
Alexander J. wedderbum. Edwin p.
Jones. A. c. Williams. T. NJ. wh,tney.
r. L. Bremxir. J. y. Bowman, W. u.
James. r. vsndergrift. Joseph McCiovern.
Thomas Darden. ana the Grange Camp
Association OF Northern Virginia on the
other.
Tho Injunction case OF the Common
wealth agains; the association came Up
before Judge Wexford. OF the Circuit
Court. yesterday morning. the Attorney
General, Mr.. r. Carter Scott. and Judge
Norton. o! Alexandria. appearing for the
State. and Messrs. w. w. and Rev. T..
Crump. OF Richmond: Colonel Francis l..
Smith. and Edmund Burke. OF Alexandria.
and Mr.. Armstrong representing the de-
Messrs. cab Maddox. Isaac and Edwin
tones. and s. G. Brent--the last-named as
counsel for the Gentleman's Riding and
Driving Clue OF Alexandria, whose races
are run upon 81. Asaph's Park.
WHAT WAS EXPECTED.
II was expected that the defendants
would move 10 dissolve the injunction.
hat afndavit would be introduced. and
Commonwealth Claimed misuse or char
yer.
However. the matter took an entirely
iiNerent turn. The defendants submitted
4 proposition that In view OF their con-
senting TO abandon winter racing the case
De dismissed.
In this connection counsel Tor de-
PENDANTS stated that they understood the
Commemorative primary objection 10 be
the winter racing. and that 1t had been
determined TO stop the races during Feoru-
AIRY anyhow
A COUNTER PROPOSITION.
Acknowledgement Scott declined the pro-
position. but submitted as counter
basis OF compromise that the races oe
stopped in February. and the order sus-
pending the injunction be continued from
month 10 month until the meeting OF Inc
General Assembly, the State in the mean
time reserylng the right TO proceed, upon
,aasonable notice, under the injunction.
snould the business of the association be
conducted in a disorderly manner.
This proposition was taken under ac-
yissment by the defendants counsel anu
after several conferences OF eouhsei ,on
both sides, was agreed 10 In The iofh
following:
proposition for a compromise in re. Com
p,nnuealth OF virginia,
against 49,,
The Grange Camp Association or Norih-
crn Virginia. ct al: -
I. Racing. pooI-selling. and bookmaking
of every kind and description TO stop
during the month Of February.
. ON the LIST of March the DEFENDANTS
an be per,ritted TO exercise all and sinSu-
lar the rights. privileges. etc, conferred
nv their charter-that is. the Grange
Camp Association charter, and the laws
OF the Commonwealth.
3. No proceedings by quo warrah'o "
be Instituted.
The suspendirg order heretofore
granted the Commonwealth in these pro-
ceedinrs 10 be enlarged until March l.
1876. on that day. provided STIPULATION
.1' Il kept. the injunction to De sus-
,.nded until the further order OF the
Judge or court. ,.
z should the defendants OF the PERSONS
~o,arc,inr the business mentioned or
ocmolaIned Of in the bill, after the ISL
day of March. do so orderly without OF
fence 10 the public and without creauns
nuisance no effort will be made 10 en-
,orce the Injunction. and the pending pro-
.osdi,gs stand until after the meeting OF
The next General Assembly, and then De-
dismissed. -,
& Tae Attorney-General will give sixty
davs' notice of any purpose upon the
mari OF the Commonwealth to ask uat
the suspending order be set aside and the
Injunction prayed for in the Dill DC
granted A. Actor
the agreement is signed by the Attor,
ney-C;enerai for the Commonwealth anu
Mcssrs burke and Smith for the de-
fendants.
THE JUDGES ORDER
xv,.r IN. naper was presented to Judge
vveiiford his Honor entered an order
giving II effect, and directing that II De
,1ada n matter OF record. The order cites
,ha initiatory proceedings In the case
and. after summing UP the points In the
agreement. reads: 81 49, co,-
sent OF counsel. ii Is adtudged' oruereu'
and decreed that the Injunction herepo
fore-to-wit. on the 10th day OF Ja"uais,
,se.-eranted the Commonwealth, anu
.her.inaf,er' SUSPENDED, be further sus-
nended until the LIST day Of March, 1879,
and thereafter. until the further order
OF this court. upon the terms ana cohui-
tons OF the paper writing aioresaio..L.'
,,he agreement made between the A'tor
oev-General OF the Commonwealth anu
Edmund Burke and Francis L. smith
for the defendants. .so
The Commonwealth was moved 10 .ne
comnroraise by reason OF the fact that
QUO warranto proceedings to destroy ,ne
charter OF the association would con
,urne some time. Under the agreement,
she has a curb upon the association anu
the question Of violation OF char.el mag
he left TO the Legislature W se''''