Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-02

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Concerning TIE raid Friday on the
ST Asaph race track. near Alexandra,
Va, the Washington Post says:
Two hundred or more patrons of ST.
Aseph's noolroorn. over In Alexandria
county Va, had one of the liveliest times
On record yesterday afternoon 4 raid
was made upon the resort by a constable
and Eve deputies. who took five of the
rooa1 employees prisoners At the point Of
5evolvers.
"A few minutes before S o'clock, Just az
the announcer called out TO the waiting
throng ''Waswift wins there was sharp
toot OF po1icenan's whistle. and stimuli
taneousiy six burly couatrynen. standing
by the windows near the sheet-writcrs.
drew reviewers snd covered the operators
A lanky individual OF the party announc-
ed that he ha9 & warrant for the arrest
OF Marriott Hin. one of the employees Of
the place.
Instantly there was rush for the
doors ard = indowE OF the room Those
On the outskirts CT the crowd thought
that there had been wild Western hold
Up. and the sigh Of the cleaning weapons
prompted every one to make the quick
est time possible for the exits, and win
dows were even favorites
"MT. Hill was willing 10 go with the
sf!cers. bur protested that they had no
ight TO arrest any other of the men
here Protests were In vain however,
and 5fr. Hi. in company with Charles
Colifower. George Campbell. Robert
Foust, and Lewis Sherman. was march
ed sumrlarily from the pool-roou2 the
oficers insisting upon the prisoners walk
ing to the railroad station. some distance
from the scene Of action. Mr.. Hill finally
persuaded the deputies to allnw him TO
secure an omnibus, and in this the Off
GERS and prisoners rode to Rosslyn, where
the Office of Justice William NJ. Smith is
located.
"By the time that Rosslyn was reached.
Attorney Edmund Burke. with Colonel
Francis L. Smith. Of Alexandra, had
been secured as counsel for the ST. Asaph
management An immediate trial Of the
case was demanded. which was granted.
During progress CT the trial il de-
velcped that the warrant was sworn out
scr the arrest Of Mr.. Hill only, and that
The deputies had no right TO draw Wea-
.p-s or to make any arrests other than
the one specified
The warrant was sworn out by Elvin
J. Marcy, 3 citizen Of Alexandria coun-
ty, Va, charging the defendant with
conducting an unlawful poolroonl. Jus
;ice Smiths signature was affixed to the
paper and II was put into the hands Of
Constable Joseph Evans. who had as his
deputies Eivin Marcy. Will kenbell.
Chancellor Marcy, Robert Burch and
Norman Herrell.
at was al first runoreG that Governor
Montague had sent the deputies from
RICHMOND This proved untrue. and it
s not probable that tbs chief executive Of
The State knew anything CT the raid.
Tho deputies took an electric car al
Alexa ndria Junction shortly after 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon and walked
ron the ST. Asaph station to the pool
room. Entering. they distributed them
selves in points OF advantage to await
The signal OF their leader to corral their
man. After the arrests were made the
deputies took all the books. tickets.
r;loney and other peraphernalia they
could ind to use as evidence.
Afte, the hearing before Justice Smith
all OF The prisoners were released and the
case dismissed The properly taken was
restored. Justice Smith gave the follow
Ing decision in the case:
- GGarriot Hill having been arrested and
brought before me this date and repre-
scented by council aud charged with MAX
ing pools; after The law was explained
according 10 the ninety-third Virginia
Statute Of Lacy VS.. Palmer and after
hearing ths case. ! judge that the war
RAM De GuaSheC 2l1C Lne defendant be ati-
judged moi guilty and the case be dis
missed
VIRGINIA TURF LAWS.
The act OF the general assembly OF
Virginia, passed in 1896 prohibited the
Transmission Of wagers made in Virginia
1ipoia the trials CT the speed ot horses
outside Of the State, The constitution OF
Thy Stale Of Virginia as III most States.
requires that no ACT OF the iegislatu. e
shall embrace more than one subject.
which shall be expressed in the title OF
The act, The act OF 1886. explained At
iorne3 Burke last night was an act to
arohi.s!t poo!-ssiiiTg on races run outside
OF The STATE. Under this act Richard nj
Lacey was arrested. and upon e writ Of
habeas CORPUS sued our by him. was dis
charged by The supreme court OF ao.
peals of Virginia. The court decided in
the line Of previous decisions OF that cour,
that under tilr constitutional provision
mentioned St ASaph's was not selling
pools on foreign races Us prohibited II,
the title OF the act, and thai the trans
mission Of wagers to foreign race tracks
was nol prohibited. II was beyond the
purvieU OF the title to that enactment
and consequently was unconstitutional
:'Gr. Eill is Of the Impression that a
laG-brcther Of Alarcey's induced him to
swear oul The warrant against ST
Asaph's as an act Of retaliation
Those who had gotten over their ex
element sufficiently 10 tell connected
sto-y las, night say that the sight in the
pool-roon and outside OF it after the po-