The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-07
oAuBLEKs IN CONTROL.
,,sos Chichsster's arra'snment-"ha'
Governor O'Ferran says.
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1udoe chichester, while preHiuins g.,
A., countv Court at its January -
,ne O ''u,',a 10 the grand jury SAID tnat
nls N', 80 more defiance of law In the
, uneio .ract comprising Alexandra county
.hen an any area OF Ike oiiiieii'o' -
the state Of Virginia 49, matter
He had tried to remedy ine ia :,
but with Indifferent success, anu ,hat
was mainly due 10 ,ne 40 their
cortatn officers had failed 10 90 -
49,, Ne had at times appointed sptTlai
o.cers for the purpose OF preser'ins Ia"
Ia ordor hut had subsequently lounu
tbst tbev were paid by the very Jaw
hreal,ers they were supposed 10 pls ~,
carrvins, on their unlawfur acts inss
bad of course, been removed "nei ,"o
49, 49, 80 made known. 1t was singular
nj tho neoplc Of Alexai dria county al
io>yad these things TO 90 on, anu ulas
no one would make movement ""
undressing them. Ii was MS uu'y ~ 80
the cases brought before him, anu II MaS
HIGH time for some one 10 ilahe III
,lsint of the unlawful acts being commit
ted every day within the 'ur'sui0'io" -
the county. ss IN
congress I'm it's wisdom, had passed an
octi-gamhllng law. and every one In the
Dtstrict of columbia who desires 10 en-
oage I'm that pastime now crosses the
80 into Virginia IN order 10 indulge In
II. and as consequence Jack3or 'i'y
and the entire river front are now scenes
~ lawlessness. These were facts for the
t1rv TO consider-facts which we're cry
ing shame few years ago ne nan' LOT
good reasons, closed oil bar-rocms IN tne
county. seeing no use for them In small
sparsely-settled tract or country, SAND
wiched between two cities, but the Lesis-
Iature OF Virginia, by its excise act, had
onened them and disorder ard murder
had followed. The Legislature rad also
altered "A charter never intended 10 al
low any such thing In manner so as 10
hermit horse racing-so as to render gam
bling easy. Two race tracks had sprung
nm Immediately, and are still being con-
Quoted. The Judge said he had Deen
promised help by the Governor 10 preak
up these places. but the only neip ne had
obtained from that quarter was In the
Governor signing the excise bill. together
with the one allowing horse racing.
WORSE THAN coxKyITEs.
The Governor. continued Judge Chiches-
ter had sent troops 10 remove the Coxey-
ties from our borders, while a horde more
injurious than the Commonwealers are al
lowed TO invade the State and carry on
their questionable and unlawful COM
merce without let or hindrance. The
Governor, II Is true. had made a show OF
attempting to stop winter racing, but the
Judge saw no difference in horse racing.
whether IL be In summer or In winter.
IL was not the noble pastime or our
forefathers and was not inaugurated for
the purpose OF bringing about perfection
in horsefesh. as Is urged. and he APP
pealed to the jury If such stock are
any better now than in days of yore-
II anything. he said, there was better
stock then than now.
array of legal talent had made war
against winter racing End had been met
by an array Of talent on the other side,
and Jones & Co., at Alexander Island.
had graciously agreed to cease racing
during February--the shortest month in
the year. Bookmaking was carried on
at the st. Asaph track all the year round
In the face Of the understood fact that
such should not be done save only when
races were actually run.
Now, II made no difference whether
SON was ruined at ST. Asaph or Alexan-
der Island track. and II bookmaking was
unlawful at one II was equally so at the
other. Some OF the parties should be
brought 10 justice and this defiance Of
law stopped. and the judge hoped the
Jury would give these matters serious
consideration and not allow Alexandria
county any longer 10 have such blots
upon her history. The movement. he
said. was designed 10 save the young.
the old being set In their ways and join
ed 10 their idniv
Havir toled the attention oe the