Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-10
IllR !. . Y''o||N BID 500
Proprietor 81 lie Point 81 pines;
Up Against Ii.
(. COLLIER SCORES MR.. MAcKAY
The Case Is Heard Before nIag,strate ~
Richardson. An Appeal Taken to
Coun,y Court. o,her
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John A. Lyons, proprietor of the
Point Of Pines Park, was fined 5000 in
3 magistrate Richardson's court yester-
day afternoon for selling liquor on sun
DAY, selling to minors and Keeping his
par open on Sunday. The case was ap-
Ioealed to the County Court, and Mr..
Lyons was bailed in the sum of $50 for
ms appearance IL. l.,e court room next
tuesday morning
mere We're five specific charges pre-
ferred against Mr.. Lyons, as follows:
Selling liquor without license.
SelMng beer to E. S. Spears, a minor
Selling liquor on Sunday.
opening his tbar-room on Sunday and
allowing intoXicant drinks to be sold
LII TINS case there were two charges
making IN all five warrants for which
he had to answer
II viii be remembered that Rev. Dr.,
II. ) M ac1Say, pastor Of the East End
baptlst church in Newport News, APP
peared before Magistrate Richardson
on wednesday and after preferring the
charges against Mr.. Lyons had the
warrants drawn up for his arrest.
sWhe11sPoHcena Deistel, one Of the
10 the Point of Pines ito make the ar
rest, Mr.. Lyons had heard Of the
charges and had left for parts un-
known to the officer. From Point Of.
Plnes IMr. Deistel proceeded to New
port News, and after securing the city
IN search of his man, gave up the chase
as 1T was evident that Mr. Lyons was
not in that city
Friday the news was received from
Rlchmond that Mr.. Lyons was in that
city. 1t was also stated that he IN
tended to return to Hampton to answer
TO the charges preferred against him.
WNhout awaiting his return, Officer
trump, Of the Newport News force.
was sent up to the Capital City and
upon his arrival there soon had the
gentleman in the clutches of the law.
They arrived in Newport News yester-
DAY morning, and as soon as the au-
thorlties here were communicated with
vt was decided to have the hearing YES
terday afternoon.
THE EVIDENCE.
When Mr.. Richardson opened his
court Tor the hearing Of the case at
1, O'Clock, Mr.. Lyons, accompanied Nv
his attorney, Mr.. Fay S. Collier, enter
cd. and after the arrival of Rev. DR..
Mackay and Colonel j. C. Baker. who
mad been employed to prosecute Mr.,
Lyons, the evidence was gone into.
sseveral friends of each party were
present at the trial, but sympathy
seemed to be with the man on trial 4.
90 S. Spears, a young man who said
he was twenty-years old, but who.
from THE growth Of whiskers on his
rather pointed chin, looked to have
peen much older, was the first witness
introduced by the prosecution. After
answering the usual questions as 10
where he lived and what his business
was, he testified as follows:
II know Mr.. John A. Lyons, and his
place Of business is at Point of Pines.
Last Sunday I visited THE place ana
purchased a Bottle of beer (here he
produced the beer), but do not know
the man who sold it to me. IA large
crowd was present at the park drinking
when got there
Harry Mccain, hoy, was the next
witness. He said that Mr.. Mackay
had asked him to go down to the place
and find out what they did there. He
played the slot machines and saw men
there sitting around the tables drink
4 ing what he thought looked like beer.
lie did not buy any beer himself nor
did he know any Of. the men in the
room
MIR. JONES BUYS WTIIsKEY.
WI. GMasruder Jones, commissioner Of
the revenue of Newport News, was the
most dana ging witness to Mr.. Lyons.
After being sworn Mr.. Jones said that
on Sunday, August 8, me went to the
Point Of Pines Just after he had come
OF the quarantine line, and asked the
bartender for drink of whiskey.
which he got. He offered in payment
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had no change, he was allowed to go
with the promise that he would pay for
the drink some other time The sec
ond Sunday after that he again visited
the place, and on this OCCASION purchas-
ed a bottle Of beer, which he drank. He
paid for both the beer and the whiskey
on this date. Mr.. Lyons was present
ON the last date, but was net onsthe
Hrst. Cdr. Jones said the place was
wide open and there was a good crowd
present. MT. Collier put Mr. Jones
through a rigid cross examination, and
wanted to know why he (Jones) as an
officer. went there when he knew Mr..
Lyons was violating the law. Mr..
Jones replied that it was out Of his
county, and. that when h ewas away
Il from his home he felt like he was priv
LEGGED to do as any other Citizen
Mr. Spears also stated that the cork
was taken from the bottle so that he
could smell the beer, and as he did not
wish to drink it he had the cork replac-
f ed. From the Point of Pines ne re-
turned to Mr. GIaeKay, who had re-
quested him to go to the place and told
G11iHs Of what he had discovered. =
Captain Wv. T. Daougherty, commits
4 sioner of the revenue for Elizabeth
City county. took the stand to state: