The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

The Commonwealth Attorney Saws
the Liquor Laws viii Be Enforced,
Como What May-Mayor Rid.
dicks Posltlon-Gosslp.
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NORFOLK. VA. February A-Captaln
NJ. H. Prince, sergeant OF detectives, was
dropped from the police force this after
noon. The extra session OF the police
commissioners began at Il go and lasted
behind closed doors till 1890 when the an.
Eouncement was made that Nj. H. Prince
vas dismissed from the force because the
efficiency OF the detective department I'm.
der Sergeant Prince has not been what
wa. expected George NJ. Heppel. OF the
detective force. Is appointed to the head
OF the force, under the orders OF Chief
Vellines.
Captain Prince said that he had no re-
course. The board was supreme. It had
made no charges against him and allowed
him no opportunity for explanation or de-
fenso. He said the order was to the effect
that the department had failed. not that
he had failed.
One of the most frequent comments. on
The dropping OF Captain Prince from the
force Is that 1t is unfair. II he was good
enough to be put on the force, he Is good
oIgh to stay until some charges can be
found against him. He is the brother OF
james e. Prince, the owner Of several sa-
looms. and the political leader who assist
ed In the election OF Mayor j. G. Riddick,
who IS also president of the Board OF Po-
licc Commissioners. II Is almost certain
that DR.. RiddIck would not have been
elected but for the aid and leadership OF
Jim" Prince, the brother Of Nj. II. Prince,
who IS now summary discharged.
There Is no telling what will be the re-
sElt OF the political coalitions that W.. 20
formed as the result Of the course OF
Mayor Rlddlck and his Administered ton.
One OF his vetoes has already been passed
By the Council. and the indications are
that he will have solid majority against
all Of the measures he proposes hereafter.
he is not In favor with either faction In
lcal politics Just now. He may do some
thing to develop a faction OF his own,
hut he seems not to be doing that just
now.
MR.. Triton TALKS
Great reforms cannot be brought about
IN day. but am determined that there
shall be decent respect for the Sunday
law. The saloon element of Norfolk Is SIM
ply pulling the temple down on its own
head. and It has no one to blame but It.
self."
These remarks were made by Common
wealth's Attorney ]. G. Tilton in speak
Ing OF the Sunday crusade that Is now
being prosecuted in this city.
'As long as the excise law remains on
the statute books shall see that 1t is
enforced he said MI. Tilton says that
he realizes the difficulty TO control such
an element In seaport city. but he de-
clares that in the future. instead OF the
law being broken and ridiculed by q GER
tain set OF men. that there shall be a de-
cent respect shown 1t, and 1t shall be OBJ
served as far as 1t Is possible for him
to make it
n
from the Philadelphia Optical College
full diploma as a master optician,"
showing that she has completed full
course in theoretical and practical optics.
and is now fully prepared to practice.
Mrs. LEVY Is said TO be the third lady
In this country who has graduated as
a master optician. and Is the only one
now practng In Virginia.
PINkHAA1'S COMPANY.
The fact leaked out to-day, that "a
Night at the Circus company. which
played at the Academy of Music last
Saturday. was owned and managed by
son OF Mrs. Lydia e. Plnkham. with
whose picture most newspaper readers
are familiar. Norfolk saw the finish OF
Mr.. Pinkham's company, which, It stated.
lost $4,000 in the weeks preceding the
stand at Norfolk. but it was said that
the company would be reorganized later.
Insiders say that the expense OF trans
porting the horses and other ''props''
OF the company are very great. Young
Mr.. Pinkham is said to be an uncommon-
ly handsome man, abocs thirty years
old. and very pleasant in manner.
NEGRO EDITOR ARRESTED.
]. =. Dickerson. editor Of the negro
paper, the News and Advertiser. was ar
rested here tonight on the charge OF
criminal libel, The charge is preferred
by William H. Thorogood. local negro
politician. whom the article in the paper
OF this evening declares by implication to
be a liar. 1t also impugns the Chris.
tian character OF Thhyogood. The same
paper has recently made an attack on
President Roosevelt. and this arrest ia
regarded by some OF the negroes as per-
secutton for political reasons. Thoro.
good holds job In the Custom House,
and Dlckerson has been opposing the
course of the President toward negroes
In the South.
Ben Adams, the boy who was wounded
by his brother on Thursday night, died
at the ST. Vincent Hospital late this az
ternoon. He had forgiven and exonerated
his brother Percy for having shot him
In self-defense. saying that if Percy haa
not killed him he would have killed Perez
with the meat clever,swith which he was
eatenlng him.
SANCHEZ SENT HOME.
Louis Sanchez was taken to New yorI
last night. Dr. L. Langford has taken
great interest In the pitiful case OF tho
young Porto .Rican boy, because Of tina
letter from the Baptist Mission at Ponce
which referred to him as the probable
succor tor the friendless and demented
boy The boy was scnt away from
the receiving ship here as UNIT for the
navy. and became charge on the city
He was not native and could not be
sent 70 any OF the State asylums. and
there was no place tor him here, The
city secured passes for him to New
York and gave SO towards his fare To
Ponce. and DR.. Langford secured the re-
mainding s33 and went with the boy to
New York last night; thence he was
sent to Ponce, his home, where his moor