The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-21
SUNDAY RAIDS
1t Was Rather a Big Water Haul for
The Police Department.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM DISMISSED.
Eour Alleged CIuhs uaidcd and All
Ariel Cab again Among the Vic.
TINS Three Rui1s ON Church
Marriage licenses.

Yesterday being Robert T.. Lees birth
day and u holiday. Mons Of the courts.
eNcepting the Police Court, were in
session.
Justice Burroughs had an unusually
large docket, but when the cases carne
TO be investigated many of them proved
TO be water hauls," especially the raids
on the gamblers. which constituted full
~ one-third of the Offenders and most
of whom were dismissed.
NOT GUILTY.
Excitement again prevailed among
the gambling fraternity Sunday night
ana yesterday morning. owing to the
RAIDS made upon four of their clubs by
the police force, and the arrest of a
large number of men. nearly all OF
whoin werd dismissed yesterday by
Justice Burroughs. az not guilty under
the law. About | O'Clock Sunday morn
inS the officers started out on their
regular weekly raids. going first to
NOS. "oI and 209 Main street. over which
IS located the Ariel Social n Athletic
Gun. II arresting John Lewis. Thomas
Montague and John Welsh upon the
char;'. of running n gambling house.
AZ the trial yesterday no substantial
oNiuehEc against the men W2s produced
ana they were dismissed. whcrcupon
MI Nloltaguc Very nertincntly inquired
i'oti ~ ilolpT IL lnSrp WAS no redress
Tor a prosecuted man like himself; that
IT. was almost Il daily occurrence for
MN 10 be arrested and acquitted; where
UPON Justice Burroughs smilingly re-
minded him thai he had lust hccn in
dictcd by the grand jury.
Tina is Il fact" replied Mr.. Morta-
sue. and I suppose the only thing for
me 10 do is to- he aEnttcr boy
That's the remedy" replied His
Honor. "
N-a.t -. ~ -.
raided in the early morning hours We
ne rooms over Mr.. y. Rhu;,'a bar. at
no. 3lS Church street. and Mr.. q. n.
i&hcn, y. Psrry ana T.. - Curtis were
arrested as prorrictors nf The rooms.
VIII" eight Others were, escaped" In
'ln,i"" the rather doubtful. charge of
huisirccs. Some gambling pnraphcr-
rhiia ana liquors We're also taken along
III THIS raid. Tho ruisarccs were proven
i.1t to S. uuisaA.ccs and di;missaG.
while the charges AGAINST the others
We're aiu1nly taken under alviscment.
ana they we're allowed 10 !ro.
The hour had lroW' reached . n. m.
and the raiders had reached No. gGT
Church street, where the "Urrtown
Working Mems Club" is SUPPOSED to he
iHGaicG. Here they conturcd j. y.
Nhitchurst. as the proprietor of the
place. and took along three or four
others on the ursavlry charge of nli-
E]ances; also some tables. cards and
chips. There was 10 evidence In con
Wet and all hands were dismissed ana
Inc cards. etc. returned.
Those captured in the other, raid
were not quite so Fortunate. rs tho.
must wait another day before thnir rar..,
are disposed of. This was the raid made
hS'Netn iE& hours IT { and $ ~u'cloci.
ut night on the room i'll The second
aud third stories over No. Il5 church
street. known as the Elizabeth Social
Club. Mr.. Henry Scclin%rr was arrest
ed rs 10 proprietor Of this place. in
connection with Mr.. W. II. Gregory ana
LIQUOR on sunday. Hirticf. rp in tho
ihiid story Mr.. iionny Doz!er and j. (.
'n"''v were. located and rrrcafal on
IN cr'lgeof rul.nir g. gambling lou c,
lhe cases of the ]iartio.; arrcett, M
iniS house We're all continued until to-
day. " y
Altogether. it was not n satisfactory.
nights work for the force. although thrv
II" doubt worked hard in making their
captures.
MINOR OTEMNSEs.
A~!e%ander Curry. colo.cd. mnacy:
writ of commission ordered.
A~ie%andar Gaskins, colOred. breach of
me peace; continued for examination.
i"ham Price, colorcd. breach of the
peace; fined 81 and costs.
lanes Dclk, co!orcd. brea:h Of the
peace: dismissed with Sis COSTS
jasmcs pelk, colorod. breach of the
peace: dismissed with SIPS cost.
Walter Harris, colorcd. larceny TWEEN
~ days in Jail.
William Aci;er, white, suspicious char
acter; continued five days.
Frank HainGt. white. suspicious char
actet: continued five days.
Mctienry Harris, Henry Palmer, col
n:Si, iahorinE on the Sabbath; CON
timed till the 2lst.
Levi Hinman. John Madden. Edgar
Runalduc, white. breach OF the peace:
dismissed.
t.. NJ. Brown. l.. l~Iozior. ". T.. Hes..
l.. Freeman, w. NJ. Baker. l.. Sal2hurg.
II. stafford. j. y. i5rinmer. q. H. Brown.
white. nuisance; dismissed.
James Tapior. Isaac K. Frank. Archi-
bald King. John Jones, John Whinncy.
II. ID. Wallace, Joseph Tatcm. S. T. Tal-
bot. John f'urlong, Ford Talbot, white;
drunk; fined $3.2h.
w. w. Mooney, white. drunk; dis
missed.
Henry Bishop, William II. Talbot. is
ham Price. Eugene Brown. j. II. Love,
Daniel Williams. Ann Butts, colorcd,
drunkS; fined $S.25.
Norman shines. John Joyner, colored,
drunk; dismissed.