The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-01
Drinking and Gambling are
Still INDUCED in.
yAUsEs OF EXCITEMENT
The Tramp pain,eI Detective Leaves
and the Boys Breathe Easier-com-
mendation and Verse Criticism
Both teard.

BLACKSTONE, IA. June 3Of-1ester-
days exciting evebs nave NOT cntifely
subsided with thehyearing awiy of to-
DAY. and the causk and results are yet
one case was hLrd By the Mayor to-
day. that OF one i the partiesifor selling
LIQUOR who was IL of town on yesterday.
He was fined so br bottle q beer.
The evidence III his case Wis that he,
the detective arj another piIhed crack
lew, for o. boJe Of beer. he had the
beer TO pay, al this was considered
salc.
After the triI OF this cast the tramp
painter" detecIve left town! and an cas-
Ter feeling ar,Iars manifested.
The Mayor Gays II this lesson Is not
sufricient fod tho law-brcfkers he will
repeat the (Ise when decision requires.
He Is deterfncd there sttlll be no sale
Of liquor orfard playing Il this town.
G c,ALI,EJMEETING or COUNCIL.
called heeting OF the Town Council
Gas held Knight to hesr an explana-
zion frombne Of the p.rties convicted
of selling liquor, with ! view. 1t was
thought. n having thu fine reduced.
Testinon, was introduced showing the
manner +, which the sales had been
made. yth the extmuatins circum-
. stances No action WIS taken by the
Council
A pay told your correspondent to-day
,hat n bought drink on yesterday dur,
Inc ~ trial. and paid Tor 1t. and repeated
M Srformante to.d,y. The boys say
thevk!ll have a gamt Of poker tonight.
ST another is tint an officer had
,f.led from the elevation OF the rail-
roN track ard witnessed through the
n1aow a game In pfogresse
70 effort wa; nads to raid the den.
6sseerns, as Il Is reported that rarely
~ the door even locked. That they
Ere careless is evidenced by the fact
d3ha. the detective had no trouble In gain
f3ng admission and participating In the
s3game
IA Con 1cndati4ns and adverse criticisms
sSScan h be heard as to the employ
@nent Of the effective. These from con-
Sentative cltians.
The one sldelargn" that since detectives
tare employed n the hunting OF criminals:
robbers. murderers. housebreakers, and
3'he like. they should have been employed
,r this case others contend that II those
here guilty OF the charge of which they
have been fs1ed belong TO the above
Inen toned ciiss the employment OF
detective was all right.
There was some talk last evening OF
fears for the detectives safety. This by
conservative people was not regarded.
However. II lis reported that he spent
last night nj the house of the town SER
geant.
ToPsY TURvY.
All these things have turned the town
inside out and top side down, as II has
not been for many years, but 1t Is hoped
that normal conditions will prevail In
short while.
But little sympathy Is felt for those
Who have dlsregarded the law. In so far
az their fines go. 1t is felt that those
who dance must pay for the music. IT
q. o,o,y, tho method used In their catching
and The feeling that this could have been
done by the local officers. This latter
Is felt by come very conservative clti-
zens. AS previously stated. others Zee!
entirely different. SO It Is hard. as stated
las; night, TO give at this time any unit
OF opinion Time must settle the tnrbu-
lent waters, and after the impurities.
examinations and recrlminations have
been precipitated With the calm views
n, a tyo.sided Justice the verdict of the
people will be known. Until then we
must wait. watch and hope.