Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-13
THE CITIZENS won
Judge Blackstone Turned Down
Eckhart & Morris.
RIGHTS OF coLoRED PEOPLE
Equal Undes the Law With Thoss OF sSh.te
9ns Ltceoses Granted i" tho tlty. An
Order la the Case OF tho *. s.
r. Co. W.. a. T. Co.
RIGHTS OF CoLORED PEOPLE

!. Judge J. ". G.. Blackstone. OF the
Circuit Court. held two terms here
yesterday ard they were both interest,"
ing. One was the regular fall term Of
the city court. The other was {, yaoo-
ton session Of the Warwick court, held
at the request OF Attorney ]. ID G..
Brown. representing A1essrs. EIkhart!s
4 Morris. who Nave been trying to get
a license to sell liquor just outside the
City li.niss in East End on Chestnut
avenue.
These gentlemen applied to Judge
Lee Tor license and We're Bitterly OBJ
posed by che colorel people living Il,
that section, formed into an association
for the purpose Of fighting the grant
ing Of liquor licenses. Judge Lee re-
fused to grant the license and it came
up to Judge Blackstone
His Honor. in lieu Of hearing test;
mony as to the suitability Of the local
1ty for the sale of liquor, with the APP
probation Of counsel on both sides. Col.
j. G. Baker and Captain Field rep1e-
senting the contestants. went out to
EAST End and personally looked over
the ground.
Returning in the course OF an hour
Judge Blackstone said from the bench:
MY views on granting licenses are
well known. l have been out 10 this
locality. where l am asked to grant a
license for the sale of liquor, and I
have looked it over carefully There,
are certain sections in Which there are
bar rooms and certain sections in
which thee are not. This PLACE though
technically in Warwick county. is prac-
tically a part OF the city. and the CITY
has jurisdiction over it to Il certain ex-
tent. have examined it closely
There are no bar rooms in the vicinity.
II a man wants something to drink
there. to get it in that neighborhood ne
must violate the law Il is a cnfored
section. The colored people have rights
as Well as the white people that must
be respected. There is no bar within
Two hundred yards Of the place. The
people there say they do not war,t =
bar there and If the people do not want
a bar there. am not going to give
them one. Perhaps hereafter l may
grant license for this place when Il
censcs have been grarteG to Others in
that vicinity. but the place is now
quiet and orderly one and the people
there desire 10 keep it so. I therefore
refuse to grant the license"
lMr. l.. C. Vaughan had intended six
ing for a license to sell liquor in the
county at the corner of Thirty-ffth
street and Chestnut avenue, but did not
do so. His application is also one OF
those turned down by Judge Lee.
THE CITY SESSION. M
During the session Of the city court,
Judge Blackstone Over-ruled judge
Barham and granted two licenses, one
10 NJ 70
other to Maj j. c. Bryant, on Iafay-
cite avenue between Thirty fourth and
Ihirty-ffth streets. Before granting
these licenses. Judge Blackstone went
out and looked over the ground.
The following order was entered in
the case OF the Knickerbocker Steam
Towing Company VS.. the Atlantic
Transportation Company:
s'rBy consent of parties this cause is
set for trial at special term to be
held on the Sth day OF November, 1899.
with THE understanding that no other
case on the docket VIII then be called
except that the chanrery suit of the
C. & 0. Railway Company VS.. Atlantic
transportation Company, ct AL, may TO
heard at the same time, but nothing in
this order as 10 said chancery suit shall
be construed as an appearance therein
or consent SO far as said chanecry
suit is concerned
CORPORATION COURT.
Counsel for Richard Williams, the con-
victed murderer Of James lGzekial N@w-
man, will this morning. in the
Corporation Court argue for a new trial
for their client and ask Judge Rurni.rl
to set aside his. order sentencing the
prisoner to hang on the ground chat
sufficient evidence has been found 20
warrant another trial
commemorative Attorney Newton
has returned TO this city and Will lGak
after the interests Of the cor:nlo1.-
wealth. Attorneys b. 3. Scmmes ana
w. T.. FIillycr, will appear as COUNSEL
for Williams.
If the court grants new trial it will
not take place at this term Of the court.
II the application for a new trial is
denied. Williams will hang here Sep
tenrber Goth in the Jail yard.
O'BOYLE'S CASE.
. The case of:Wm. o. Boyle. the man who
stamped his mulilrto mistress, Alma
Hamilton. to death and caused the
death of her unborn child. will be heard
"a this term of the Corporation Cnurr
1t Is understood that the commonwealth
is ready to go ahead and THAT Atto.nc:
Charles II. Ruth counsel for O'Boyle,
stated this morning that ne will be
ready TO go to trial the latter part Of
the term. MIR. Julius It. Saunders. Who
defended the prisoner At the preliminary
hearing in the police court. has with
drawn from the case and Judge Bsrhall
has assigned Mr.. Ruth to defend the
accused. t9.
The dates for the trial Of the case.
together with the cases OF Walter V.@ot i
and Ben Bates, also charged With muir
der. Will be set in few days.