The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-07
LIQUOR LICENSES
WERE TAKEN away.
Judge Witt Put cirolami and
Turner Out Of Business.
JUDGE cRlhhAk QUALITIES
Succeeds Judge Lamb in the chancers
court-Case Of Ex-AIderman King
Sc, for the Twenty-frs,-in-
dic,,nen,s Handed In.

when the cases OF A Girolami and
4. NJ Turner, the two bar-keepers, We're
called by Judge Witt yesterday morning
and they were asked to show cause why
their licenses should not be revoked and
aIlnuiled, no cause was shown, and
Judge Witt promptly revoked the licenses
and gave the two men until next Mon
day to get out OF business.
The cases were first heard In the Po-
lice Court some weeks ago. The men
were found guilty OF kecping their places
open on Sunday and fined.
Then. in accordance with notice is
sued by Judge Witt he summoned them
70 appear before him and show cause
Judge Witt said yesterday that he in
tended to revoke the license Of all bar
kcepers who were caught and convicted
OF selling liquor on Sunday. ''in justice
TO law and order, and in Justice to the
Ealoon people who do not keep their
places open on Sunday
The men licenses ran to next April.
but this action cut them off completely.
They have no redress. Judge Wits de-
cision being final.
Mr.. Daniel Grinnan was yesterday
sworn In as Judge of the Chancery Court
10 succeed Judge Lamb. who resigned.
Judge Wexford. of the City Circuit Court
performed the solemn ceremony.
The commission was handed Mr.. Grin
1,an' by Mr. r.. j.. Montague. the Gov
errors brother The oath was taken by
Mi Grin.ai in tie presence of the fol-
lowing gentlemen in the judges private
office:
arson, iIunsdon Cary. II. T.. Sutton. Jr.,
John Gay.e. j. e v. Daniel. II. J.. Mon
hague. Il NJ. Piiches. Stewar,: Bowe. A..
N. IsattersoS-.G :i,ss; Il. jackson, i. Mere
Nth. deputy sheriff, and Clerk c. o.
saville.
The first act done. by the new judge
was to qualify Alberta Owen as admins.
istra.rix of her mothers estate, on mo-
lion of Mr.. Thomason-
Judge Lamb enters at once into the
practice Of his profession in the Goddin
building. on Eleventh Street. where he
practiced years ago. before he was cho-
sen to occupy tho bench in the Cham
Gerry Court.
reer of Judge Lamb as Judge of the Clan
rery Court was the fact that the first
man TO congratulate him and shake
hands with him when he first assembled
the bench was Commonwcalth's-Att or-
incy DC Richardson. and the last man
with whom he had official business as
Judge was Mr.. Richardson. who on last
Saturday represented a lady in quail
1ication.
Judge Lamb began his practice to-day
BY instituting a chanccry cause before
Judge Glinnan. The case was mat OF
Savoy against Saryoy.
The case of ex-Alderman John NJ. King
was set in the Hustings Court yesterday
morning for. the 2lst of this month.
Mr. King was on hand early. His
bond was renewed and he expressed his
at the date for which the
hearing was set.
When the case comes TO trial there
will be a great legal fight. Every point
will be strongly contested. Mr.. Patrick
nieloney, of the Washington Asphalt
and Tile Company. will probably be in
as a witness corrnboratiNe of
the statement made by Mr. Gasser. 1t
SIS likely that other witnesses VIII be in-
the defense wins out it will be on techni-
calities.
a number OF indictments We're hand
ed In by the grand jury yesterday after
noon as follows:
Lou Burton. for larceny; William Car
1,ington, for malicious wounding; Sam
uel jones' for housebreaking:: Frank
johnson. for car breaking: Martha JEFF
ferson for malicious woundng; NJ. T.
Murphy for malicious assault: Ernest
Moody. for grand larceny: Sidney Wat
kins, for same: Andrew Cheese,nan. for
HALLE Smith. for same
The case of George Williams tcolored).
with assaulting small Italian
girl, Mary Joseph Charlie. will be heard
To- day. 1t is probable Williams will be
acquitted. rs 1t is quite likely the wrong
man is under arrest.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
benjamin r. Iauft and Matte Williams;
John Bonnini and Rosa Bacci
Judge Minor in the Law and Equity
Court yesterday granted divorce in the