The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
MOORE HAS
RETURNED.
Missing Witness III Manchester
Liquor Cases Comes ZONES s.a0
Home.
HAVE HEARING NEXT WEEK
Boy says He Did Not Run ,
Away-Council Com
mittees.

Manchester Bureau. Times DlspatCH,
n It Is quite likely that Judge Clopton.
Will reconvene the petty jury rcceNtly
discharged or impanei d new one and
call tho liquor case, Just postpoleil, OIL
rext Wednesday. Thls arrangement has
not been positively decided on. but 1t
was hInted last night tina. such action
might be taken.
Tho reason for such n procedure en-
the part Of the court Is that the boy,
Howard Moore, on account OF whose
disappearance the cases were ccht'auea'
has returned home, and Is rcady ~ tes-
tify
4 rho boy stated last night tina. he CD
not 70 away to avoid appearing IN TIE
cases. He said ho went to Sabot, or the
Chesapeake and Ohio, with 4 friend, il2t
/. thinking he would be wanted so soon.
when he heard that hls nbsence pre-
vented the hearing Of the cases lie lnmc-
diately returned. 3.
Tho dealers interested will see that
he does not go away again until the
charges have been dispo5ed OF. ii
4 z The last case heard was that of Moore
and Burke, The Jury was unable 10
agree. and at the suggestion &osS lie
4 commemorative attorney q nolle prose-
qul was entered. In making his state.
ment Mr.. Page said These i,iacs Pave aye
proven in court that they are high Class,
and / know them to DO men OF charac-
ter am satisfied that there was no
actual criminal intent. Tiie clse ut most
Is ono OF simple negligence. /.
He went on TO say that llc had lcarned
3that8Nfr wv. Moore Of the firm, had
beer approached shortly after tho firm
had iHen Indicted. by lha father Of one
OF the young men to whom tha sale had
been made. He said he was sorry his
son had been Instrumental In e1ttlns
them In trouble. and wanted to know
what he could do.
g4g'Nothing but for your boy to get on
the stand and tell the truth" replied Mr..
Moore. &. II ss 65
"Under these circumstances said Mr..
Page. II feel 1t would be making martyrs
Of him and his partner II stood out fot
the conviction.
He then asked that tho case be with
drawn and the judge approved OF that
q CLEAR WATER.
The citizens are again can1orlng for
clear water and 1t Is likely that the COM
mittee will get together at an early date
to settle upon some plan by which the
question may be settled as well as tho
water. u
There are several schemes Delore tne
committee for consideration.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
This committee met last night 10
4 transact routine business There is lit
tie at this time for this committee to do.
When the other committees begin to get
In their work the Finance Committee Is
kept busy auditing and approving tho
measures.
POLL TAXES.
All persons who did not pay their poll
taxes In time to vote at the spring cleo
lions have until the early part Of May
TO pay In time to vote at the congresslon-
al and presidential elections next falls
Collector and treasurer both suggest
that the voters look into the matter.
CHURCH SERVICES.
At Sacred Heart and Meade Memorial
Churches Good Friday services were held
yesterday by Rev. Father Waters and
Rev. Ben Dennis. The services We're most
solemn. and the congregations were
large.
Young mems prayer meeting Will be
held at Clopton Street Church at 7:3o
o'clock tonight.
Special Easter services will be held in
the Episcopal and Catholic Churches to-
morrow. These services will be unusually
elaborate.
Rev. w. w. sisk will preach atS clop-
ton Street Church at both services to-
morrow. The Sunbeams will meet at
O'Clock in. the afternoon.