The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-18
THE NORFOLK COUNTY, M1ypp1,r,.

it1E NO1tfOLk COUNTY MITDDI, IL
few days ago The Vlrglnian made
announcement of a raid that WAS made
Oh Mr. CraiSin's bar. I'm the county,
anu ~ the time published the facts
as near as could be gathered but II
seems ,hut the constables who did the
Mork ana some others took exception
q, What was said about the raid, de-
ciarihs that the bar-room was not
.TNupled. but that 1t was dance hall
.hat they lulded, and that men and
women were in there carrying on ridi-
cuOus.
One of the gentlemen who assisted in
Iaiaihg the place sends n note to this
once, saying that the house at the time
~ was raideu was not very disOrderly,
anu mat peace und order reigned
mere and had he known what he went
lhere with the officers for he would
never have gone, and that he consid-
cred the raid was decidedly wrong.
y citizen well known in the county
and VINO is well versed with the Local
non writes TO The Virginian and says
mat the place is disorderiy and that
II mas been reported several times and
| .nat because an officer attempts to do
| LIE, ms auty a warrant is sworn out for
MIN by the proprietor, charging him
win collecting 81 from him in March
iasI and never returning but 50 of il.
me OinCcr was arrested on Il war
rant sworn out before Justice Aims
W"fih. lie was committed to jail by
Justice Rustic. was bailed by Justice
| SSkes in the sum o $500 until yester-
uaS' when he was rcbailcd by Justice
AihSWorth for $50 until this afternoon
~ O'Clock, when the case will be
heard by Justice Griffin This will be
me iiltil magistrate that has hud some
thins 10 DO with triling case that
WILL no doubt. be shown, as the cor
respondent says was done for spite,
ana he will be dismissed.
That there is great jcalouslv existing
hctween the magistrates and consta-
pies directly around the suburbs no
one will deny. The Virginian has il
from good authority that when GER
| tan magistrates send Il person To jail
there is nothing said, but that when
some others send them there certain
| lawyer is frequently employed by some
one to so to the Jail AMI see if a var
| rant was issued and If the commit is
properly made ut and if not to make
an eiidrt to have the person released.
| ana this is done ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
| times IN one day
An officer said In The Virginian
"iiIce' In the presence of several gen
tlcmen, that he knew that a number
OF things were being done that should
rot be. but that they received no salary
| ana had to make some money in some
way.
Another officer said that he intended
/ to pun every place that was open in
the county on Sunday. and had - noti-
fled the parties who run them ana told
them they had better be OH the look
out.
The matter has been reported to the
Judge about how things stand, and he
! Will. no doubt, fully inquire into it,
Ihat there is = lC%Gcness in the way
| things are conducted no one will deny.
and II should be stopped. Arrests are
made daily and the parties are dis
! missed by payment Of costs If no
offcnSc has been committed then why
should there be any costs attached?
Can man be arrested simply because
some one sees nj to do so? ana be
told that he has committed no orfcnso
ana then be made To pay $3.50 costs.
as is frequently done? These things
| should be inquired into. Ii is said that
number of persons are blaming the
! Supervisors for this district for not
making the facts known to the Judge.
The Nirginian learns that after hear
ing these reports that the supervisors
have asked The judge 10 fully invesii-
gate the matter and see what there i,
in H.