The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-03
But Fifteen We're in the Police
Court for Drinking.
MAYOR RIDDlCK IS ACTIVE
With the Police Commissioners, He Has
information Against Liquor Dealers
But Not in Good Shape
@ Just Yet.
fsnec,a, to Tho Times. dispatch. )

81 NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 2--Was the city
dry7 This was the question asked every
where this morning. The answers IN
tho Police Court wero the fifteen cases eases
ot drunss, who did not tell where they
( rot It. That constitutes an indlsputa Die
4 case against somebody. Tho trouble is
10 and tho place and the man who sup
blted the liquor. There are several places
reported as suspicious. and the police
who devoted their whole energy 10 the
hunt for the men who sell and drank N
secret, are anxious to know II these sus-
nic.,ons are sufficient to warrant arrests.
However that may be, the bold and IN
8exn1i,-able fact is that the police docket
si,ia morning contained the names OF NJ
q teen n,a1n DRINKS, all OF whom II asked
where they got 1t would perhaps answer
In Portsmouth. That may be true. put le
ds doubtful IL a man would go 10 9orts-
4 mouth to get the liquor and return mere
to exploit tho effects Of It, me city
was apparently dry, but there was nearly
the usual number Of plain drunKs on 1ne
police docket
Mayor Riddick and the Police Commls-
rdoners were in CONSUL ation on the IL
n AAAOA
information against about twenty liquor
dealers. but 1t Is said that the evidence
IS not such as to enable the courts TO
punish them on the charge Of selling 1t on
Sunday The information has not peen
made public by the warrants and "
may not be public TIL the warrants shall
have been issued. Whether the commits
Bioners are disappointed or not they VIII
not say, but they are evidently not salts
fed to allow the condition to remain as
It was without an effort
FOUND DEAD.
Atlolph Nystrom. victim of Sunday
drinking, was found dead In his bed to-
day at his clearinghouse, No. 49, East
Main Street. He was discovered by
friend who lived in the same house, who
noticing that Nystrom had. not arisen,
peeped in over the transom and saw that
he lay motionless In bed, with his head
buried in the coverings. When the door
was opened it was found that the man
had been dead some time. He was q
tailor.
The Maryland Pilot steamer. Pilot,
WHILE taking pilot oft Of the British
), steamer Runo from Baltimore. off Cape
Henry Saturday night, was ramnled by
The steamer and narrowly escaped being
sunk. The pilot had twenty-nine mon
on board, eight of whom were Virginia
pilots. Just as the men reached the deck
the steamer struck. The pilot boat was
forced down on her port bilge and for
an instant it looked as though she would
be pushed under the water. The men all
i escaped, however and neither vessel was
injured seriously, because of the light
ness Of one and the slow speed of the
other.
The exports from Norfolk during the
month of January, 1903, amounted in
Value to Sl.411 ssh DEFENDERS exports
i We're 1868 ,1S7. In November they We're
& BOB. In January. 1902. they amounted
to S74O199, and In January, 1901, s9lH,.
h94. Last months figures are the larg-
est for any one month during the past
two years.
DIR. BLACKWELL CALLED.
# The congregation Of the First Baptist
Church met yesterday after the morn.
ing sermon to- consider the subject of
calling a pastor tor,Bucceed Rev. e. B.
Hatcher, Resigned, and who leaves here
IN March for Baltimore. The congrega-
ton decided to call Rev Dr. Calvin S.
Blackwell. of Wilmington N. c. The
salary is $500. but 1t will be increased.
Colonel a. NJ. Higgins, OF the Seventy
nrst Regiment Infantry. Virginia Volun-
teers. has mailed orders to his respective
, officers, covering the details of the big
3 parade and review. which is to be held
IN Ills CITY CeDTuary I'D, cOmmemOra-
tive of the birth Of General Washington.
The field staff, mounted, non-commis-
ss!oned staff. band and companies of the
regiment will report here Monday, Feb
.ruary Sd.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues will
+ celebrate the seventy-nfth anniversary
OF the formation OF the company on
" ashington's birthday and will Join the
parade Of the Seventy-frst Regiment. At
night they arc to have a banquet in their
Il rooms at Armory Hall
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
Swain Brothers. shoe dealers filed n
petition in bankruptcy, showing uabill
Il ties of s3,249 and assets of So, $40. so. They
E are shoe dealers In Church Street. w
a dorsey Pender is appointed receiver. WITH
# a bond OF 5000 -
Emanuel Chapel connected with Christ
episcopal Church, new place Of worship.
4 was opened yesterday. There was a
large congregation in attendance and tho
service was conducted by Bishop A M
Randolph, assisted by Rev D. b. Tuck-
er. Rev. John e. Wales and Rev. II n
Thomas The new chapel is In Chanel
street and is expected TO prove bros
porous church.