The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
A BAT SHOOTER
FINED in CRAIG
Richmond Lawyer Pays Dear for Sab
bath Sport.
PROSECUTED BY A PREACHER.
An Eloquent Plea Based on Usage and
in the Light of History Fails TO
Free the Cuiprit From His
Awful Crime.
PROSECUTED BY A PREACHER.
Special Dispatch to The rtmes.)

NEWCASTLE, VA, September l.
It is possible that the young men who
leave the hot cities to cool off in the blue
green wales OF the mountains will here
after put q copy of Gratcaus Reports
or Virginia Code under their dress suits
IN the grips they bring, and take sly
note or two before they begin TO enjoy
themselves. AT least would ADVISE
them to do so, because Of q little incident
in the magistrates court at this place re-
Gently. Newcastle is lnSuiIerab.y duu
to the summer visitor. II has the clean,
cool mountain air; the beautiful scenery;
the lazy streams: the dusty roads, the
silent, deserted streets of a sleepy, Sos-
sipy, inert mountain village. But there's
not so much as a well-ordered soda fOun-
tain, nor a merry-go-round, nor even u
dog fight in the way OF amusement to
strangers. The boys used to play marbles,
but they've quit it since the strangers
came to town.
GOLF FLAGS.
And the golf flags. standing up like
peoples ALLOW along the messy links, have
been The subject for alarm to certain ru-
raj dweilers, who seeing them first
thought they meant scarlet fever.
But Newcastle is nothing at all now if
she isn't pious, and the people who used to
enjoy a bee-hunt on the Sabbath, 4
ii sIlt with q hornets rest in the COURTHOUSE
yard, or even coon-hunt, are now given
over to the better business of prayer and
song This is partially due to the absence
of bar-rooms in the corporate limits OF
the village. which banishes to the sur
rounding woods of yellow pines all objec-
tionabie characters, but mostly due to the
jealous church workers in the place who
are determined to have q aW-abiding, God
fearing. sef-respecting community If pos
s;ble One of these church workers-Dr.
T. NJ. Kohle-recently bagged a little game
in the way OF a Sabbath breaker.
SWORE OFF.
DR.. Kahle is very jealous man. At
revival here some time ago he gave a
dramatic flavor to a red lot sermon by
springing up in the middle of it and Civ
ing a floral speech In denunciaton of to-
bacco, and to illustrate his sudden horror
of the weed, he flung from the window
ftt hus of yellow Rose" and solemnly,
III the presence OF the congregation. .-sWore
off,
Now, DR.. Kahe Is the man who, from
his quie. porch last Sunday evening, saw
the young men from Richmond they
came down from Bel-Air, after the little
shower here. The evening was glorious,
If ii was Sunday. Many ladies were out
driving. The sky was blue; the clouds,
huge, curly masses OF molten silver; the
the skies. and the corn tasse,s uncurled
and opened invisible mouths for the vel
come moisture from the rain
BULL-BATS.
Now, out from the caves and cliff hid
ing places came myriads Of wide winged
hull-bats! They came in flocks Of mil
lions, Haunting their spotted wings in the
very faces of the pedestrians, and the lev
ell wastes of fields were brushed by them
in saucv and unHarranted familiarity.
They seemed TO know it was Sunday and
that DR.. kahle was on guard. They
seemed to understand, with the presc!ence
never before granted to bats, that folks
had a respect for human laws-in Newcas-'
tie. For when one OF these inpudent bull
bats dipped to the level Of the horses ears.
sure the driver in certain vehicles wished
for gun! However, the young gentle
men from Richmond-one of them law
yer, by the way-walked leisurely down
from the hotel and the lawyer carried q.
gun. He used it, too. He popped
away at nineteen handsome bulf-bats ana
disturbed the quiet of the Sabbath after
noon.
DR.. Kahle, from his weIl-stocked store
Of knowledge, knew ne had the law on ms
side, and the Richmond lawyer d-dn [
They sauced each other a bit and tnen
the citizen Of Newcastle got warrant
out for the Richmond lawyer Moncas
morning the sheriff scented town lee
which he resolved not to let escape on
the early train, and about O'Clock ne
went up to Bel.Atr md pulled the soEas
lawyer out OF bed and took I'm OH 20
! his trial.
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH.
II Is said the young gentleman made
beautiful speech in seH-defense-telllns !"
brilliant language how many times ira
had I, a