The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-31
RICHMOND NEWS and GOSSIP
What Is Going on in and Around
the Capital City.
The Police Court Room Packed to
Hear the Sunday Cases. Great
Interest Manifested. The Case
Of SANDER Against a Well
Known Richmond LADY.
Special Dispatch to the virginisu.

RIcnMoND, W., July 3O.-The 20.
lice Court room was packed to it's
fuilest capacity to day, and many poo
pie were unable to gain admitlnnce.
All of the cases of Violations Of the
SUNDAY law wore called. Some few
were continued. All the bar keepers
reported wore iiued S25 each aud sent
on to the grand jury except one. and
III his case II WAS not proven that he
sold liquor. The street car companies
got OIL free, ns their counsel satisfied
tho court that these cars wurs exempted
from the operations Of the law, The
Dispatch and Timos were all hued SO and
costs and took an appeal to the
the Hastings Court. They made no
fight before Justice Crutohtield us it
was their dasirc to got tho matter
hefore II higher court. Maj Charles
5. Stringfeilow is counsel for thcse
two newspapers. Ia the case of Folk
keegun, cnsrged with keeping his bar
at tho Hotel Lexington opou, he
ststsd that he had been told by officer
BEDFORD that he could furnish drinks
to the guests Of the hotel in thor
rooms. BEDFORD said Capt. Angle
gave him authority for what he did
and tho Captain stated that tho Chief
authorized him to give such an order.
The Chief said lie had been misunder-
stood. Keegun got OF frOe.
suit that is likoly to attract much
attention here and throughout the
State was brought in the Law and
Equity Court to day. Miss Louisa II.
Gibson wants $40, 900 damages for al
legged slandor from Mir, and Mrs. Thes.
j. Todd. Miss Gibson is a pretty
young woman and WIS, until March
lost, q saleslady for Miller l. Rhoades.
Mr.. Todd is wealthy gentleman and
resides on West Grace street.
He and his wife are members of
Grace Street Baptist Church, Of which
Last March, it is alleged, Mrs. Todd
went to Miller ~ Rheads and com
planned that Miss Gibson had said she
Ind caught Mrs. Hatcher stoalIuR ar.
| ticles In the store and asked for tho
young lady's discharge. Misa Gibson
| declared she had never made to any
one the statement attributed to her
nor had sue heard OF 1t before. Mrs.
Todd insisted that the snleslady had
spread the report about the pastors
wife aud the firm reluctantly called for
aud accepted Mius Gibso II resignation
| They wrote her letter saying she
had given entire satistaction; they dis
pensed with her services solely for the
season, that Mrs. Todd. representing a
large class of their trade. demanded II.
Messrs. II. l.. Montague and Q. Y.
| Meredith arc counsel for the plaintiff,
and MessrB. n. Il. Pollard and Conway
| Il, Sands will represent the dete udnnts
| Miss Gibson has been unable to seoure
IL position in any other store since sue
left Miller n Khoais, and she thinks
Mrs. Todd hua greatly injured her
character.
The young lady still declares that
SHE never said any thing rejecting OH
Mre. Hatcher; that she never. to her
knowledge, waited on that lady, and
does not know her BY sight. The case
will be hard fought on both sides. The
| Hatehefs are, of course, much grieved
that their nahc will have to be dragged
into the court,