The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
KILLED in
COLLISION.
Driver and Horse Killed by an
Electric Car.
DEFECTS IN MANN LAW
The Liquor Dealer May Adopt Several
Subterfuges In Selling to Minors.
Z Award Of Damages for False
Arrest.
DEFECTS IN MANN LAW
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Especial to The Times ispa tcho
NORFOLK, VA. July 1b.--R. w. WIG
gins was killed In n collision yesterday.
Virgins was tho employe of A. W. Ayers.
the candy manufactured, In Church Street.
He was driving the wagon delivering
candy In the suburbs yesterday afternoon,
when he collided with q Bcrklcy electric
car near the Campostella bridge. In tho
county. Tho collision was so severe that
tho driver and the horse were killed at
once.
Mr.. Virgins had been hero In tho en-
ployment of Ayers for four months. He
came from Berthe, N. c., and was TWEEN
ty-two years OF age. He married pretty
young woman from North Carolina eight
cen days ago, and had been living with
her since then at No. no Jameson Street.
Tho body was brought to the city and
the burial will occur from tho residence.
MANN LAW DEFECTS.
Defects are apparent In the Mann liquor
law. There are already cases In the
courts hero which will try the efficiency
Of the new liquor law. One OF the law
sharps speaking of tho changes, said that
they are most apparent In tho clause re-
latlng to the sale OF liquor to minors.
Thus, while tho old law declared that tho
liquor dealer should not SELL barter. give
or deliver whlskey or other liquors to
minors. the new law omits all OF these
acts, and declares merely that he shall
not sell intoxicating liquors to minors.
That omission leaves oil the other ways
Of transferring the liquors to tho choice
Of the dealer. He can adopt one OF sew
eral subterfuges or devices for quonching
the thirst Of the precoclous youth.
Another significant change Ia In the
provision In regard to Sunday. The old
Law declared that the bar-rooms should
not be open for any purpose on Sunday.
The new law prohibits tho sale Of liquor
on Sunday. That too, opens the door OF
tho bar-room, as we'll as the clause in
tho law for a saloon-keeper to offer drinks
to visitors in some other way than by
sale. II the bar can be open legally. then
& the tpsters can be there. II they can't
be served by sale. they can be served by
gift or by some other subterfuge, and
still not be amenable to the Mann law.
which is credited with being a rigorous
Improvement on the old statute law.
POLITICALLY QUESTIONS AND AN
.SwERS.
Tho circular sent out by the Republi-
can committee came into the possession
of one OF the friends OF tho Republican
to whom i. was sent and ne answered 1t
as follows:
First Qnestlon-whom should tho Re-
publican party nominate next year as
It's candidate for the VICE Presidency.
and why? Answcr-Allison. because he
IS an expert with tho smoothing iron"
Second Quest4on-Upon what leading
Answer-Keep the rascals In.
Third Question--what is tho predomi-
nant sentiment in your State with re-
srect to the nomination of President
Roosevelt ito succeed himself? Answer
Rosey's all right in Virginia.
Fourth Question-Have tho scandals
in tho Postofnce Department tended to
weaken the Republican party to any
appreciable extent? Answer-They have
rather strengthened than weakened the
party.
AWARD FOR FALSE ARREST.
A. Fl. Evans, a former Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Waterman. was yesterday
awarded $4,000 dmages by jury in the
Norfolk county Circuit Court. at Ports
mouth. for false arrest.
Evans while employed as a Waterman
at Plnner's Point, was arrested on a
charge OF stealing pair OF shoes from
case in transit.
At the preliminary hearing the rnagis-
trate imposed fine Of $40. but on ap-
peal to Judge Portlock the accused was
acquitted, and suit was entered against
the railroad company for false arrest.
damages being fixed at $4,000
Tho italian steamer Mongabello. Cap
tain Lavateli. took on 1903 tons Of coal
and left here to-day, bound to Cette.
France, with a cargo OF timber.