The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14

.sarh's track Vas then presented to the
committee 10y CAPTAIN Mushbach. lie
said that he had never seen. IN all ms
experience. an altrrcatloh upon 'hese
tracks. and De did not know where these
gentlemen who spoke against II got their
Information. unless II was from the
Washington press. ana ne claimed tnat
there was something behind that press.
lie had been present AT the opening Of
the races al 81. Asaph.s almost every
DAY. and he could state that there were
no Disturbances.
As 10 the statement that the wives ana
daughters Of the citizens OF Alexandra
were insulted by rOughs on their way to
and from Alexandria, he said that there
were special trains run Tor mo races,
and no ladies' need ride upon them unless
they desired TO DO 50.
LADIES INsULTED.
do you pretend to say. sir" asked Mr..
Ramsay. that ladies' on any regular
trains are not Liable TO have rough,
rocking with bad whisky ana onions. come
and SIT beside. and probably address
them insultingly?'
II claim" answered Mr. Downham.
that this Will not happen unless the
ladies take this train 10 the races, upon
which they are not obliged 10 do unless
they want to, and II they are insulted
IT. is their own fault
Where did you get your Information,
genilemen2' asked Mir. Downham, adj
dressing the Alexandria delegation.
'IIavo any OF you ever been there
Mr.. Lyon started 10 answer the ques-
tl0n. bur Mr.. DOwnham refused al first
10 allow IL. saying that he had the floor.
Mr.. Lyon. however, insisted. he was
proud 10 say, ne declared that he had
never been there. and he wished 10 state
as much without being insulted
THE SHERIFF SCARED.
After I'll Few further remarks. Mr. Down
ham gave place 10 Sherin william H.
.Irfl Wi
od very badly frightened al being put
upon the stand, and gave his testimony
I'm low. nervous voice. ne said that he
had never seen any disturbances at the
tracks and mad never made any arrests
there
AS 10 the statement that ladies were in
/ suited on the regular trains. ne said he
did not know ~ ~. lie always travelled
/ on his own train.
w hat" asked Senator Little, have
/ you gOt private train
The sheriff disclaimed this possession,
ami ~ appeared that he meant the regu-
/ lar train To tho races I'm answer To- ques-
! lions by Mr. Mushbach. tine Sheriff said
I thdt there had been negro officials in he
/ county Of Alexandria before the tracks
! had ever been there. lie admitted. IN
answer 10 queries by Mr.. Little. that
/ there were. he thought, policy shops both
/ in Alexandria city and county
THE TRACKS \ BENEFIT
At the conclusion of the Sherin's tcs-
/ Hmony. Colonel Sycles. of Alexandria.
| was introduced. He declared emphaticai-
| ly that the tracks had been Of scat
! benefit 10 the county on account OF the
! large amount Of money that the man
! agemcnt had expended in the county, and
that land had enhanced IN value I'm con-
! fe corroborated the statement Of Mr..
! DOwnham that ladies were never iusulted
/ on the regular trains and We're not COM
! PEELED TO go on the race trains unless
1 they wished 10. As 90 the moral aspect,
! hc admitted that there was sentiment
against The tracks. but the same was
/ true of the Washington theatres. and he
was decidedly Of the opinion that no
| legislation hurtfm 10 the tracks should
| bee enacted.
Ho claimed that since She tracks I'D
! been i'm tho county the laws had been
/ better enacted than before. aud that The
/ opposition 10 them was purely captiOus.
4 DANGEROUS VICE.
Mr. James r. eaton, OF Alexandria
/ county. then took the floor 10 close the
/ argument on behalf Of the advocates OF
! the MauDin bill He said that tie most
| dangerous form of vice was that clothed
! with re-Uectahiify he went on To say
| that while " was true, as claimed, that
| = number of the patrons OF The race
| course went upon special trains, Vet *
| was also true that "a large number went
! upon the regular trains, and he hlnseii
I had been upon these trains. when. on hc-
] count OF obscene lhUNN1tff TT WIS IA-
! initiating and disgusting Tor any TrSpf'-
/ tail woman to be upon them. Mr.. eaton
! went on 90 recall 10 lht minds OF the
/ committee laws which had been en"ctt,
/ In the past 20 suppress me very eNil WHICH
| the peoule of Alexandria We're now cry
| ing ont against but how they mad utterly
| failed 10 meet the case lie riolculed lh'
! idea Of the Legislature enacung a Jaw
/ TO protect the interests OF agriculture
| associations when "A set OF gamblers Were
] rs... 81. ft.r d
| He smoke of the Norton. or ihirty-Iai
| bill which prohibited The selling o. fol
| eign pools but failed 10 reach the needs
| OF the case at home. TINS. he saiu, was
! also true Of the Pitcher bill
THE MORAL INFLUENCE.
With reference 10 the moral influence
| OF the. tracks. Nj Cation asked Voule
any sensible man select as place 10
rear his children county where srct
| tracks as 81. Asaphs and AlcNauucl
Island were permitted 10 rum. re hal
| no wish 20 antagonize the agricultural
societies. but he was Of The opinion ina
/ II they could not exist without gambling
they should not exist AT all
When Mr. eaton concluded the chair
/ man announced that the opponents Of tn'
I Maupin bin had fifteen minutes 10 close
MIR. BLAKES VIEWS.
Mr. George Med. Blake. president ol
I the Richmond Riding and Driving Assoc
{ ciaifon then took tine floor. Ny name
/ fs niake h- said There is no one tt
Introduce me-. So / nave TO present my
/ self. '
Alr. Blake made au imDassioncd arsu'
/ mcni against the Mauuln blu ana 90
/ favor Of the Rcddy measure lie imploroo
/ the committee moi TO recommend meas
| ure that would clos" up ih" agficul tura
societies of the state u was tlal'ned
/ ho said. that IF the keddy Till were pass
cd - race-horse people would build
tracks adjoining eacn otheI' ana rec
l steadily moving from one 10 the other
/ for nine months OF the year. lie denied
! that fhi~ would b. fhe case
A. 90 the statement that boys hdd n'fi
| seeu luying pools for ten and hfteti
/ cents al the races At Tho Richmond Fair
/ Grounds he declared h 20 Doe prepOsffr'
/ ous Nothing less than one dollar could
! De- BET. and boys were nowhere permitted
/ 10 bet.
! MIR Rlake said that as am Alderman Of
/ the CITY of Richmond. he reurescuted
/ $3.50 of the best people Of Richmond, auc
he believed be was as moral AS any mar
| I'M Richmond
/ tercst of any hill, but poh want You 10
| pass ine Maupln bill
NJ Blake then went on 10 tcll why I'd
did rot want this bin passed, 'he chie
| end of which was that II was aimed al
| the interests Of the agricultural socie
! ties. and did not stop winter racing. Nr
BLAKE then read 10 ihe commit clp
! ping from the Religious Herald. seeming
~ utimafing that money had been use'
90 defeat thc Maupin hill.
PROF. POLLARD AND THE DOG.
..That IS nice stuff he said. TO So,
/ ia, a religions paDer oh these moral peO
! plai What things they do. Why. their
| il a professor at a large educational IN
/ sfitutiOn near here who made one OF M
/ scholars throw "a little dog out Of ih
t..L "A tai las