The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-01
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CONTESTS.
! Every Applicant Successful '1ll.
Before Judge HanllCk'et'l.
AN INCREASE IN REVENUE RE, E \ .|]:'
About Thirty More Applicants Are Ex--
pected to Equal the Number Issued
Last Year-Not Many Of Them II
Will BE Q Contested,
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VI NORFOLK, VA. April So.--The second
day for licenses passed without an objeo--
tlon to q single liquor applicant. That
K is d surprise. Because the rumor was that
the administration was prepared to stop,
at lcast, all % those against ", $50 places
charges HAD been fled 1alt 20 Sobjec-
lions were made, and every applicant
was successful before Judge Hnnckel ~
the two days. There were lo7 applicants
during the two days last year and l5, 100
these two days. To-day there were re- 81
retail licenses, 8 ordinarles and ono hotel
license. This means nm increased income
Of $4,000 for the State. There ia no
change In the city license The license
for the oity and State Is $3.50 About
thirty moro applicants nre expected 70
equal tho number issued last year. ~
these, It Is not probable that many are
contested. q latst "a. # Al Ill
b A Mrs. Willie Az Goad, a widow tried her
suit for SANDER in the Court Of Law
and Chnncery to-day. She was formerly
in the employ Of John J.Bi Foster. The
plano agent here, and after she loft she
alleges that Mr., Foster uttered a SANDER,
.F
IS, co., The evidence OF Mrs. Eden, TINS
morning, was to the effect that Mr.. Fos-
ter had said that Mrs. Goad Is untruth-
Eful, ana that she should not BIO relied
on for yeraoity. Tho statements were
conflicting, and tho court ruled out one
Of tho items Of tho bill, because the cyl
dence did not support tho statements OF
the BILL The case was interesting, be-
cause It Involved Representatives OF rival
plano denlers and their agents, most OF
whom are women. and the women were
all witnesses for one or tho other side
They told their stories with the lndigna-
ton and {irrelovance which women usual
~ exhibit In the witness chair, and dis
appointed the attorneys on both sides by
not testlfying as they were expected TO
testify, This suit Is "a continuation OF
a suit In which Mr., Foster and Mrs Goad
attempted to settle disputed account
for commissions for the sale Of pianos.
There ara5tnine warrants against the
distinguished and ancient burglar, p, M.
Martin, now. new batch OF i've more
warrants was added to the list OF charges
against him this morning. Flo Is IN jail
awaiting trial In the Corporation Court
on four charges. The evidence satiiies the
police detectives that they not only have
the man who has been committing the
burglarIes hereabout for several years.
but that they viii be able to convict him
and send him to the penitentiary. The
old silver, fine guns and other plumber
he took was Identified in Richmond and
Baltimore, where lie paid frequent vls--
ts. M !.
The arrival of hundreds Of berry-picls.
crs in this city Is the cause Of animated
scenes In upper Church Street every az
ternoon.j3 The pickers are arriving. by the
hundreds, and MS quickly as possible are
being taken to tho strawberry fields ad-
jacent to this city. The excellent wealth
or Of the past few days has brought JOY
to the hearts OF the farmers, who say
that tho berry crop will be ono OF the
largest In years.
Two negro men employed In, the pea.
nut factory Of P. 4D.5 GWaltney & Com,
pany, at smitheeld. had fight this
morning, which which John Hines kllles
Ben. Crawley. In an alteration which
they had Hines used the spoke ia
wheel to attack Crawley. blow from
which resulted fatally. Hines was ar
rested.