The Washington times., 1902-08-18
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dawned upon the peaceful villagers.
The temperance folks" had declared
that Rosslyn must go dry"
And dry" it went. and dry it re-
mained. and dry it is likely to be On
tine Sabbath-at least for few weeks
to come
The temperance people of Alexandria
county had become enragcd over the al
legged open lawlessncss Of the little town
at the Virginia end Of the Aqueduct
Bridge. The raid OF one Of its saloons
a few weeks ago and the fighting and
general disturbance attending the Occa-
sion brought matters to head They
determined TO compel the observance Ct
the Sabbath day Before they could do
this they had to close up the saloons on
Sunday. They did.
Deputies Sat on Saloon Steps.
The sheriff and his men took charge
of the town. and the weary and thirsty
pedestrians filed cut OF the settlement
and up the hill. There were quite a
number of the deputies in the party
rumor has it that there were ten or
twelve. One or two OF them marched up
to each OF the six saloons. They first
made sure that all the doors We're Sc
curely fastened; then they sat down On
the doorstep. And there they sat
through the morning and the afternoon
and the night, and the town was dry.
As to the actual details of the cap
ture of Rosslyu by the law and the
temperance crowd" little is known.
Many persons say that Immediately fol-
lowing the advent of Sheriff Palmer.
that individual retired from the scene
and went on an excursion Others say
that he was s. en- at various times dur
ing the day. Keeping n watchful eye over
the s'loons. At any rate. when The
Times representative sought the sheriff
he could not be found. But whatever
disposition OF his own time the sheriff
made. he did his work. and did it well.
His son. Harry Palmer. remained about
the town the entire day and took
charge Of the deputies.
"Side Door System" Under Ban.
No attempt was made TO open a sin
gle one Of the saloons. Peace and or
der were rigidly observed. Particular
care was taken to avoid all recourse to
the side door" system. So far as the
officers were aware, not a drop of LIQUOR
was sold in Rosslyn during the whole of
yesterday. All those who could not
stand the strain of 2 twenty-four hour
drought took the road or the herdlcs out
of town and spent the day at the al
legged club"
Not even a single fight or case of
boistercusness was chronicled to Offset
the one such event Of the preceding
Sunday. The deputies were unanimous
in h~r
quiet before in its history One of the
officers who was keeping guard at the
principal saloon in the settlement said:
Unless there is 'speakeasy being
operated in some of the houses, there is
absolutely no liqucr to be had in Ross
lyn today. A most diligent lockout has
failed to bring 10 light even q suspicion
of a speakeasy. l am told that a couple
of our men. neither of whom was
known at the club up here on the hill.
visited there ana procured beer. Moth
ing has been done about the matter yet.
however, and ! don't know what will
be done about It. At any rate. we are
keeping Rosslyn dry
Procured Liquor on Saturday.
More than two hours was spent by the
writer in the endeavor to locate some
signs of a "speakeasy," but the search
proved unavailing. Occasionally an in
toXicated person was seen making his
way through the town. but they had all
either Just come from the club" or had
been relying on a supply OF liquor laid
in on Saturday.
But the liquor people were not to be
deprived of good day. business. They
knew that ROsslyn would be kept dry
yesterday, IS on the preceding Sabbath.
and they had made their plans accord
ingly.
Two of the old herdics that formerly
belonged to the line that now runs up
sixteenth Street mad been taken across
the river and adorned with large signs
the fact that they were maxi
ing free trips to The "Jessen Verein
Picnic at the Waldschlosschen Club"
Those who journeyed across the river to
view the settlement unGer the changed
regime or to strive to obtain a few
drinks We're quietly informed by the
ltorC said reception committee" that
the herdics were making frequent trips
to the scene Of conviviaiity. and that TO
avail themselves OF the pleasant little
ide would cost them nothing.
THE Waldschlosschen Club"
Usually the herdics made the trips
full to overlooking. and a string Of peo-
pie was constantly walking in their
wake up the dusty road At a point in
the main road just above the Consumers
brewery, a path turned OFF and led up
over the hill. Numerous signs about
the entrance to this path and all along
its entire course announced that the
thoroughfare led straight TO the "Wald-
schlosscheu Club" an alleged German
resort. where a picnic" was being held.
4 great many women were in the crowd
that literally poured up the path over
the hill
1t would indeed. be difficult TO find a
more picturesque place in the whole
country than the club when one finally
catches a glimpse of il. Perhaps. as the
big signs announce. it is a German club.
But 10 those who made their way thither
yesterday for the first time. it appeared
to be Club in name only. 1t is
placed in a little dip directly in the top
of one of the highest hills along the edge
OF the Potomac in that locality. The
whole place is less than the size of Il
quarter of one of WashingtCn's ordinary
blocks. Presumably in anticipation of
the temperance aspect which Rosslyn
will possess for at least Il few Sundays
TO come. the proprictors OF the club
have gone actively to work building up
temporary accommodations fOr the Sab
bath crowds. The place is for the most
part still in very unfinished state. the