The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
THE TOWN FULL
OF MIGRANTS
Justice John Wants no Increase 0
the Census.
C0L0RED CLUBS IN TROUBLE.
They Use the Guise OF Social Organi-
ZatiOn TO Run a Profitable Liquor
business -- An OLD Man
Charged with Stealing.

Considering the demand for laborers In
the vineyards on every hillside. there Is
d remarkable number OF Migrants infest-
ing the town.
The Great Dispenser insists that he Is
opposed to large census and gives all
who come before him walking orders OF
the most emphatic kind.
threat Of the rock pile IS sufficient to
get them on the move'
John Wiloughby. the sturdy Briton who
wanted TO clean. up the shop Of the Brit
ish vice consul. because he would not
furnish him transportation 10 Newport
News was one of those who thought
walking better than breaking rock
Mr. T. A. : Brine the vice consul, did
rot desire 10 prosecute The charge OF as
orderly conduct and the salt struck ior
broader water
4 Legal WRESILE.
Justice John was in, "a wrestle with legal
techuicaiifies Yesterday from the time
court opened az $3.50 until after1 o'clock
HIS hair was flying around Ike the
frazzled ends of a hemp ha"ser an" Nis
fingers were black with ink. but theh yo"
ought TO have seen the other ielo"
Several hours were occupied In the M
vestigation of the charge against ihe
Sixth Virginia" Social CiuD at sol II north
First street. charged with selling hquor
without a license. Commonwealth Al
torncy Richardson represented the pTos-
ecution. and Mr II. NJ Smith, Jr, the col
ored club.
The charge was brought against Lud
Berry. the bar-keeper Of The club.
The licensed saloon men make COM
plant that these clubs are selling liquor
10 a large amount under tho guise OF So
ciai clubs. and by order or the Chiet-oi-
Police they were simultaneously ralded
Sunday week ago. and % numoer OF
them were reported for selling without
license. and with selling liquor on Sun
day.
THE BEST or ALL
1.-THE Sixth Virginia" was the only one
that had complied with the law OF re-
porting list of their members 10 the
Hastings Court.
II was shown that j. G. Smith the pres
ident. had no other employment. and that
I.ud Berry bad no other means OF hVeh-
hood. and all the indications were that
they were running profitable liquor
business under the cuise of military
club.
II was proven that two persons. not
members Of the club. bought beer and
whiskey at the club bar last Friday
night for which they paid the money
over the counter
The attorney Cor the club made
strong fight on the ground that the po-
lice justice did not have jurisdiction. as
It was provided hat whore club is PROV
en- 10 he not a bona hde club the Hastings
Court shall revoke its charter etc.
TE DUgEs TECUM.
The Commonwealth Attorney asked for
a subpoena. Te Duces Tecum FOR the min
utes of the club which was stoutly re-
sisted by the club counsel and the
subsequent evidence indicated that no
regular minutes or other evidence of club
organization was observed by the Sixth
Virginia.
The counsel then suggested that If the
minimum fine was imposed he would adj
wise his client To d.s0and the club and
Lud Berry was fined $50 and costs under
the revenue law.
There are a number Of similar cases
stnl more fragrant TO come up next
week.
Aubrey Farmer the young man wanted
for creating a disturbance on Traction
Car g. al the new reservoir. some weeks
ago. and for rocking and shooting at Car
~. on the same night. who has c,uded
the police since. was arraigned on these
two charges and the case continued 20
summon witnesses
OLD MAN ~ TROUBLE.
James Satterwhite. an aged farmer Of
dIolle COUNT Wa cho,,9rt,o,% ~ 80,
ping joseph NJ, NJ o,nt,tning s55 OK '' oId
80. -..t...,.,,,,. com. to town with to-
man saittr"hlte cam ~ piontnrs w w. w
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