The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-03

Mr.. Bellamy. and his request was
granted.
THE STORM.
Gentlemen SAID Police Chief Fur
long, when Mr.. Bellamy makes such
a statement he is a liar"
There was a painful pause and then
Mr.. Bellamy grabbed up a walking
cane. which was on the familiar al
dermanic' table, near where he was
standing. and, advancing a step or two
in the direction OF Police Chief Fur
long, who was standing just outside
the rail, On the western side. enclosing
the aldermen's territory. struck him,
but no damage resulted. that is bodily.
Chief Furlong grabbed the stick and
the two gentlemen clinched. The al
dermen nearby and a number of citi-
zens Immediately lnterfered. but dur
ing the melee several blow were eX-
changed. Chief Furlong hit Mr.. Bella
my a sharp blow on the left side Of the
jaw, slightly breaking the skin and
causing the blood to flow.
1t took several minute for tranquil
lily to be restored and before it was
Chief Furlong again reiterated that Mr..
Bellamy was a liar.
Upon continuing his remarks Mr..
Bellamy again stated that Mr.. Sneed-
en- had never been indicted for selling
liquor on Sunday; that it had been the
negro jones, who had sold the liquor
in the rear of Mr.. Sneeden's place. The
applicant, he said, was not response
bic for the negro bawdy houses that
abounded in the neighborhood where
his saloon We; located and that it was
these houses that should be broken
up" and not a reputable citizens place
Of business closed. He then read W o
petitions, each signed by a number of
citizens, asking that Mr.. Sneeden be
granted a license and saying that the
nptitiOnprc had visited his Mace during
the day and considered it an orderly
conducted saloon.
SOME FILIBUSTERING.
Upon conclusion of MI. Bellamy's re-
marks Alderman Gafford made a mo-
ton to grant the license and Alderman
w. H. Yopp seconded the motion.
Mayor Springer stated that he had a
paper he wished to read.
Alderman .Gafford insisted on the
! placing Of Ms motion before the board
and that the reading of any paper was
out of order.
Mayor Springer then stated that c.
| D. Weeks. Esq. was present and deSlr-
ed to address the board.
Alderman Gafford again insisted that
there was a motion before the meeting
and should be put unless the MEM
bers only desired to discuss it.
| Mayor Springer said he thought the
board should act fair.
A member of the Anti-saloon League
present remarked on the side that
this was gag law
Alderman w. E. Yopp motioned that
I Mr.. Weeks be heard.
Alderman Gafford said he was not
attempting gag law and was will
ing to hear Mr.. Weeks
THE OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Weeks stated that he was pres
ent as an attorney and did not intend
to deliver a TRADE against liquor. He
said that he opposed granting Mr..
Sneeden'S application for the reason
hat he had understood that his saloon
was a dlSorderly one and that it was
in a locality where leWd women lived.
Further, IN rebuttal of Mr.. Bellamy's
argument, he sal that the first step
in Kidding the locality of the lewd char
acters referred to should be to close
the saloon. He then went on to show
how easy 1t was to get a petition sign
ed and ventured the assertion that not
q, single Signer of the two petitions
had ever visited the saloon at night,
when the disorder was created. He
closed by reading the following:
Mr.. s. P. Collier, U. S. commissioner
this day stated TO me as follows, that
he had one Ben Jones before him for
selling Wniskey without license, and
that Joe Sneeden vas nut on the stand
as Ben Jones witness, and that said
Sneeden swore that SAID Jones was in
his, Sneeden's employ and that he,
Jones was selling whiskey under same
roof on Sunday under his. Sneeden's
license and he, s. p. Collins, U. s. COM
missioner, discharged SAID Jones on
Sneeden's evidence.
That IS to say Whiskey was being
sold on Sunday under Sneeden's
license.
The above is in substance correct.
S. P. COLLIER.
Mr.. Bellamy made a short reply to
Mr.. Weeks argument n among 9TH
er things stated that the board had al
ready granted several licenses in the
same locality
ALDERMAN MOORE CONDEMNED
1T.
Alderman Moore, upon whose motion
the application was originally re iected,
stated tina he had heard some of the
the saloon and expressed the wish that
it be closed. He further stated it was
considered one of the lowest places IT
the city. and that the question before
the board was not n either Tor or
against liquor. but one OF common de-
cency as leWd negro women and dis
reputable men freQuented Mr.. Snee'
denis saloon.
CHIEF FURLONG APOLOGIZED.
Alderman Sweeney said that he
thought Chief Furlong should be heard
from, as he should have an opportuni-
ty to vindicate himself.
Chief Furlong gave 1t as his opinion
that Mr.. Sneeden's was the lowest
place in the city. He then expressed
regret for his former action and apollo
gized both to the board and Mr.. Bel
lamy.
APOLOGY REFUSED.
Mr.. Bellamy refused to accept tbs
apology, stating that Chief Furlongs
conduct was objectionable coming as
it did from the head OF the police de-
partment OF the city. He said that
once before Chief Furlong had almost
insulted HIM at a public place and
that he had virtually insulted Herbert
McClammy. Esq. who at the time was
| appearing in the police court. He sug-
gested asking Mr.. McClamny about It
WHAT MIR. M'CLAMMY SAID.
Mr.. McClammy, who was present
stated to the board that he had ap
peared in the police court in a case
where Chief Furlong was a witness