Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-02
TOWN OF SUFFOLK.
Judge Prince Hands Down Decis-
ion ia Liquor Case.
Says Main Street is Not Proper Place For
the Sale of whIskcy- Mysterious Shot
rrishtcns Young dy-Accidcntally
Shot Personals.
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OONAihSb IL ySoiS WIZ WAS IuQCly
shocked and disturbed last night while
she was disrobing for bed. A pistol
ball of large size fired at her window
crashed through a part of the casing
ind the blind, and shattered the glass.
sending fragments about the rroom like
n shower of hail.
Miss Cowllng lives at No. Virginia
street Her father. MIR. John p. Cowl-
ing, was away from home at the time
but her mother had not yet retired.
The blinds of the young girls win
dow were closed. The bullet entered at
q point as high as her head.
1t is not thought the shot was fired
with murderous intent. When the po-
lice arrived the man behind the gun
had gone.
says she heard the shot and saw the
man on the railroad track, but did not
recognize him.
AN INTERESTING DECISION.
Hon. Joseph 3. Prince, judge of
southampton County Court, has hand
ed down his decision on the lately
fought liquor case at CORTLAND, which
aroused so much interest in that sec
ton. The opinion fills four and a half
typewriter pages.
There is a positive declaration that
the court does not consider Main street
a proper place for the conduct OF whis-
The matter will be appealed to the
Circuit Court.
The court gives the following deflni-
tions:
Satisfied means m a legal sense
free from all ordinary doubt, convinc-
ed; fully means entirely. perfectly; fit
means. In the sense used here, quail
fled or competent; orderly means we'll
regulated. free from disorder; suitable
means proper or becoming; convenient,
handy or ACCESSIBLE; and appropriate
has this signfication. well adapted for
the purpose under the circumstances"
COURTS CRITICISED.
The judge says further on:
Courts have been severely criticised
because they do not dismiss all such
applications upon the broad ground
that the sale of liquor is demoralzinS
in its tendency and pcrnicious to tho
morals of community. What judge
does not coincide with these views?
But if that view obtains what is the
sense of the statute. and what is the
use of making applications"
The testimony in this case that
should weigh With the court is OF
curious nature. The witnesses we
should naturally expect to oppose this
application have testified squarely in
It's favor Take them in their order
They are G.. W. Howell. j. ii. Kitchen,
S. t. Pulley, f. j. Hart ]. O. Hedge
neth and r. NJ. Battcn''
The court. among other things. quotes
the following language from Judge
Staples:
"1c deciding this question all the
circumstances whether of general or
limited nature may be looked to, and
the interest of even a single citizen and
his family may be taken into consider
alton"
The testimony of Mrs. Fanny Tur-
ner, a widowed woman with one son
and one daughter both Minors" in
which 1t was stated that she was dis
turbed by disorderly crowds, seems to
have ,had weight with the court.
Near the end of the opinion Judge
Prince says: ~ deem 1t but proper to
say that do not mean to decide that
there is no suitable place in Court
land for this business under the law.
but it is very evident, | think. from The
views herein expressed that Main
street Is not suitable, convenient and
appropriate place
The conclusion reads: ut gives me
much concern and trouble to arrive
Mt a conclusion in this matter, but
desiring above all things else to dis
pcnse justice without fear or favor.
ond to dispense the law with perfect
fidelity 10 my oath of office as judge
of the Commonwealth"
HAY RIDE.
There was n pleasant hay ride one
night this week. ending with refresh
ments Mrs S. r.. Everett was chape-
rome and the others were: Miss George
Rorum with Oslo Cay. Miss En-. Iiol-
land with James Twitty. Miss Grace
Wagner with Wesley Lloyd, Miss Mary
Gregory with Ben Britt, Miss Marie
Woodward with w. II. steele. Miss
Phoebe Jones with Ashton Applewhite,
Miss Ruth Marshall with Clyde Rogers.
FAIR GROUND WON.
Two colored teams had a good game
of baseball this afternoon. Score: Bal
timore Athletics, / Fair Ground Quick
Steps. s. Batteries: Watkins, Taylor
and King; Wood and Hodges. Umpire
Tate.
a GIRL GOT SHOT.
Miss Annie Sumner, young girl, was
yesterday accidentally shot with a rife.
"A white boy named Harwcll fired at q
point on house and the bullet stopped
In the arm OF the girl. who was on the
inside. a doctor cut it out.
NOTES.
Prof. w. w. Briggs. of Locust Dale,
o-day visited the family of DR.. a. w.
Eley.
day to visit relatives in Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
Rev. j. F, Love left this afternoon for
Virginia Beach. where he will pass Au-
gust.
Miss Louise Jones, of Norfolk, is
guest of Miss Jennie Holland.
s. Miss Georgia Borum, of Suffolk, and
Miss Maud Borum, of Norfolk, left to-
night for Atlanta.
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