The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-04
GAMBLING
in H.ENRICO.
Mysterious Letters Are Being
Received.
5SQUA 4 lE: IN SCHOOLS
Ssupt RUSSELL Says There are Several.
Report Against Mechanicsyille
Turnpike Co.--News'in
the County
sQUABBLES IN SCHOOLS

Mysterious anonymous letters, giving
( vivid and accurate descriptions OF alleged
gambling dens and gambling methods
within the precincts OF the county are
being received by several OF the Henrico
officers. Efforts are being made to get
at the bottom OF the matter, but thur
far they have proven fruitless.
A few days ago ofiicer r. G. Garrett
received one OF these letters and ever
since Mr.. Garrett has been dodg gins
around trying to reach some conclusions.
The letter was considerable IN length,
but It contained no signature except "a
resident OF the county" or something
equally vague. The officials. therefore,
can do nothing with 1t. Under the Stats
law they can. take no step unless the
gambling Is conducted In some public
place or some body swears out q warrant
agains II the Offenders Therefore Mr.
Garrett Is up against brick wall. as II
were. He Is anxious for tho writer OF
the letter to communicate In person witt
him at NO 35O1 East Clay Street He
guarantees that no names will be men
toned 4tt 81 q, Xxi
In the first place the letter, two or
three Of which, 1t Is understood, have
been received, made the positive avowal
that the laws againstS gambling are be-
Ing aagrantly violated in certain sections
OF 1.-THE county. Not content with this
general statement. however, the writer
went on to specify. He accurately de-
scribed three places where. he said. the
offense was being committed. One OF
these places was certain club house,
the name OF which was given.
Acting upon this Information MT. Gar
nett nosed around In the directions IN
Dictated but he could discover nothing.
He says he can do nothing more unless
the mys terous writer communicates win
him at once. AZ
The special commission appointed re-
Gently to inspeot the condition OF the
Mechanic vile Turnpike have reported
against the road. The County Court has
ordered a suspension Of the COLLECTION OF
tolls until the highway is paced IN prop
err repair.
The bad condition Of the road was due
to the heavy rains and otherwise unta-
yora bic weather OF the winter. Vigorous
resulted In the appointment OF the COM
mission. which was composed OF the lol-
lowing gen tlemen: Messrs. W. FL Grant.
j. w. Penick and II. G. Beatte.
All Is not serene in school circles IN
uanrico Here and there little SQUAD
bla with teacher or pupil enliyens the
snnerlntendent RUSSELL said day or
two ago that he was acting the role OF
pea cernaker and trying to squelcn Two
or three little fuses In the schools. just
what was the nature OF these fusses ne
declined to say. One of them was the
case of scholar who had behaved un-
becomingly toward the young lady teach-
ger The superintendent instructed the
tea cher to demand an apology. and X u
was not Forthcoming to decline to receive
The unruly pupil back In the school.
shooting ARRAY. which narrowly es-
caped resulting fatally to one OF those
involved, occurred in the county Saturday
night "A negro man named Mason had
lust been taken home by two brothers.
When he reached his residence ne grew
bcisterous and picked row with one OF
his rescuers. Finally he shot the man.
slnaictjng a painful flesh wound,
Caskie Bailey, the chronic lunatic. who
every now and then breaks loose and
stirs Up Yarna District somewhat, has
lust been removed from tne county jail
where he has been confined for some time
TO the asylum at williamsburg. He was
perfectly calm and serene when he went
away Friends OF Bailey predict that
he will be out again inside OF thirty days
The Board Of Supervisors met yesterday
and transacted usual routine business.
The raa71lar term OF the County Court