The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22
.NORFOLK WAS DRY
AS A BONE SUNDAY.
Every Bar-room Closed and No
Side Doors Open.
POLICE CAN DETECT THEM
Nav Go Inside and Buy Drink it Nee
essary to identify it as Liquor he
Men Behind the Scenes-Killed
by Falling Lumber.
POLICE CAN DETECT THEM
fsnec,al Dispatch to The Times.)

I
noRFoIK. VA. July I.-For the first
time in several years. or since the TEN
nerauce crusade of Sam Small, VINO ran
the Pilot newspaper here. the city was
dry on Sunday. All of the saloons were
closed and still. No warrants were Is
sued for liquor selling in the back rooms,
at side doors, or from temporary bar up
stairs. If there were any bars open Tor
liquor selling between midnight Saturday
and this morning they We're doing bust
ness so carefully and doing SO little Of 1t
that the attention Of the police was not
attracted.
The police officers have an advantage
now they never enjoyed before, in the
order that allows them to enter place
where they suspect liquor is being sold
In one instance they did suspect place
on Talbot street, notorious as the resort
of negroes and bar-room habitues, but on
entering they simply found a man up
stairs drinking beer from bottle
ONE MAN WET.
There were no customers tipping and no
evidence of any sale of liquor. Hence
the police retired, satisfied that the place
was dry, though the one man In IL was
wet and getting wetter.
Chief Vellines says that the city was
dry yesterday; that there were no arrests
for liquor selling; no warrants for vio-
lators of the liquor laws, and only the
usual amount of Sunday disorder.
In regard to the evidence necessary to
convict the liquor seller, Chief Vellines
declares that it will not be difficult for
an officer to obtain the proof now. He
can now enter the place where he sus-
poets liquors are sold. If necessary, he
can buy a drink for himself, to be sure
that it is beer and whiskey that is sold.
AVENUES OF. ESCAPE.
Heretofore the bar-keeper escaped be-
cause the police could only give what evil
dence he procured from the outside, and
when that was questioned the officer
could not swear that it was either beer
or whiskey, because he did not taste it
and had only the evidence Of his eyes
which the judges usually would not &C
cept as positive proof. The officers now
have the evidences of sight, smell and
taste.
One new scheme adopted yesterday was
that of putting bottle of whiskey or
beer in the side entry to the saloon. The
customer could go to the place. put down
the money, and carry away a bottle or
take the drink inside of the entry. More
liquor would be substituted for that
taken from secret service magazine,
and the money would disappear. When
the policeman applied he would not find
either liquor or money.
BEHIND THE SCENE.
The meeting of the men behind the
scene began here to-day. The name Of
the organiza ton is the Alliance of Stage
Employees. including the carpenters, scene
shutters and others employed behind the
scenes of the theatres. About one hun
dred and fifty met in Emerald Hall. on
Cove Street this morning.
DR.. J. G.. Riddicl1, Mayor. made a, neat
address of welcome. and then gave way
to John G Titon. Commonwealth's At
torney, who made an eloquent speech
DR.. Riddck told the members of the as
ISOLATION that he is in sympathy with or
ganized labor. that he is one of them,
and wished that their efforts would re-
suit in the elevation and influence Of
the course of the laborers.
After Mr. Tilton's speech. the body went
into executive session. The meeting will
last several days. and the members have
a programme of business and sightseeing
excursions. which will require them to
spend the week here.
KILLED BY FALLING LUMBER.
Fred Owens. negro who has cook
shop at No. 46e Water Street. was killed
by falling lumber this morning at I:5o
o'clock The lumber consisted of heavy
oak tinlbers and was unloading from
a car on the Norfolk and Western track
Owen was sitting on a pile of the lum-
Der, which had been unioaded on the
street, when it fell and crushed him. His
wife claimed the body.