The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-19
SQUIRE HAWKS TALKS
About Ocean View and Reform, The
Past, Present and TO Come,
he SAYS he is GOIAG TO STOP GAMBLING
And Liquor Selling at the View II He
Has TO Go There With Posxe-The
aze Yesterday, but His Honor
Promises One I'm the Near Future.

When the hour of IL o'clock arrived
yesterday Justice Hawks. Of Hunters
Vile. betook him ito his office for the
purpose of investigating the charge
AGAINST certain parties at Ocean View
OF violating the Sabbath in the most
dagrant manner.
| With the exception Of the usual loun-
gers, who loaf about the little square
| office room and have become almost as
much In their way, fixtures. as the
crippied arm chair, the ink stained
| desk and the low, rakish lounge
others there were none to greet him.
AS the minute hand on the clock con-
tinued to move around toward noon and
dinner. there continued to grow in His
Honor's judicial mind u conviction that
neither prisoner nor accuser would
show up. and he finally so expressed
himself.
II knew It," he said. "Dr. Bennett
and DIR. Moore were to have had the
warrants sworn out yesterday after
noon and they would have been execut-
ed In time to have the accused here
by this morning. But for some rea-
son they failed to have sufficient definite
information upon which the swear out
| the warrants and consequently no ar
| rests have been made, and there being
no complainant and no prisoner, there
/
can't proceed against Mr.. Thornton,
when he Is u thousand miles, more or
less. away. and the question Is whom
can we take action against. The law
holds all employees engaged In n BUSH
ness In violation of the statute liable
but 1 don't know who they are Don't
YOU see? The Reverend gentlemen
went down there: they saw gambling
going on: they saw liquor being sold on
SUNDAY. but they don't know who 1t
was doing the gambling and selling"
rs II possible" continued the Justice
warming to his theme, that in this
county there is not one patriotic. law
loving citizen who will come forward
and furnish the names of these parties
and help to prosecute them. 1t is not
within the province of my duties to 20
down there personally and gather evil
dence. My business Is to sit here and
trv the cases that are brought before
me. Let some one swear out warrants
against these men and prove his
charges and Will show you what stand
will take against Sunday violations"
Have YOU not your constables?" sug-
Hested some one.
81 have one" was the reply, land he Is
a bonded officer like any of the rest of
them. 1t is the business of the special
officers at the View to report imme-
diatelv the violations of the law alleged
to be going on right under
their noses. and IL they don't do 1t, then
the good citizens who see these things
lshOuld."
why did you assess Mr.. e. r. Thorn
ton only $40 when you found him guilty
of Sunday liquor selling?" was asked
We'll you see, 1t was his first Of
fcnse.' said His Honor, land he rep
resented that he was doing all he could
to have the license, which was In his
name. transferred to the sub tenant
Speaking of licenses, they have only one
, there 10 cover the sale OF intoxicants al
the pavilion and at the hotel. There be-
ing two distinct buildings, two bars anG
! two sets of customers, there should be
! two licenses. but there are some VIII,
don't agree with me-"
ITO come back to the original subject
SQUIRE. what are you going to do abou
this gambling and Sunday liquor sell
ing at the View" queried the reporter
We'll. If some action is not takeI
between now and Sunday will go there
myself and will break it up if ] have
to take posse along to do it," declared
His Homer. adding: IT think, however
that there wont be any need of that, fo
l am sure the thing will be brought III
before me ere then. and L want yo,
newspaper men to come up here and re
port everything that Is done. l wan
YOU to see where 1 stand on this ques
ton. There is another Justice of tn,
Peace living much nearer the View tina,
do. and this matter is properly NOR
In his bailiwick than mine, but am go
ing to see that there isn't any NOR
gambling or Sunday liquor selling q
, Ocean View"
And so the matter stands, with prob
able developments in store before anoth
er ten days. II is understood that thu
actual reason the warrants were no
sworn out is that Mr.. Moore and Mr.
d Bennett did not deem 1t wise to do so a
that time, though they lave all tn
facts necessary in the case and are wait
Ing for an opportune and proper tim
to use them.
IL Justice Hawks has reported to tn
Commissioner of Revenue that tn
= Ocean View Hotel and pavilion ar
operating under only one license.