The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-01
RULING in
MANCHESTER | | !: | : | I. R
Judge Clopton Makes az State.
ment About Liquor ,.8.
Licenses. R
TEN CASES ARE CONTINUED.
No LICENSES to be listed Until
Missing Witness is Found.
Sout1sidc Notes. #
TEN CASES ARE CONTINUED y u Il. NJ E!
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch
90 }3jf.at1 Vis h,o5 11N2 IIu1lf Street,

i#F No. 1102 Hill streetj
It looks pretty bad forfall the LIQUOR
dealers In Manchester.
The hearings IN alls the cases that that.
were brought before Judge Clopton have
consumed about q week. OF the several
cases heard but one resulted in q YER
dict of guilty With one exception tile
others were acquitted, and In the ex.
ceptlonai case the fury could not agree,
and by consent OF court and counsel tho
indictment was nolle prosecuted.
rho remaining ten cases we're continued
yesterday until next term OF court, and
IN continuing them Judge Cloptor made
O sensational statement. He said, in
substance, that no liquor license could
s be renewed for the defendants until the
absent witEess. Moore, was found. and
his testimony given. This missing witness
/ Is wanted IN all the cases. lie is con-
sidcred an important one, and the court
will exert everything in its power 70
bring him back. 3 8s$
The licenses expire the first Of May,
The hearing OF these cases will come UP
before that time and The future existence
! OF most Of the bars Of the city will de-
pend entirely upon Il the appearance -Urs
lon-appearance OF Moore. In his ruling
Judge Clopton said:
The Legislature has provided that no
person shall obtain a liquor license with
out the consent Of this court. This
places upon me a most solemn respon-
5slbllity. and It is my hope and pur-
.ciate and attain to the full measure Of
this responsibility. The extent TO which
some Of the boys OF this city have been
been fully, shown BY the, scenes IN this
court in the past few days. Many Of
them have sunk SO low that they have
been unable to tell the truth when sworn
peared that Howard Moore. one Of the
young men, who is a witness in ten Of
the indictments. had been enticed away
co sUs that the time ' had C. come for
me to WELD the full power Of the court
for the vindication Of the law. 4
Of men In the liquor business here who
are honorable. who have not and who will
not violate the law but this young man
kept from testifying In this court. His
when he left home. The power Of the
s1d the maesty q the Law
as is within the power Of this court.
cannot make any distinction betw cen per-
sons. shall issue no licenses TO any
found on the evidence of Howard Moore
until he be brought back to testify, and
will con tinue the cases. I he q is /. not
brought back by the LIST Of May. these
dealers may prepare to go out OF bus
49,, FINANCE COMMITTEE.
ontop Of al this comes the ACTION e . OF
LIQUOR license up to Sis. from $50
This committee will meet tonight,
when the license matter may be lis
cussed.5 SO as to have It ready for the
%bs Case a as e. M was dis
posed of by an acquittal yesterday. and
the Indictment against Moore and Burke
-. PRIZE BABIES.
The contest at the baby shoy at +, Ba IN
award OF honors to the following proud
mothers: Mrs. Hines. best baby under
one year Of age; Mrs. Lee Davidson. sec
ond honor: Mrs. A. ]. Daffron. best baby
over one year OF age: Mrs. Walthall.
second prize. There We're forty-six babies
In the contest.
COURT NOTES.
Mayor Maurice fined Doc Anderson IS
for drunkenness. He was given SIX
months for trying to escape arrest.
charge Of stealing clothing from +. b.
Kemp He denies the charge. and blames
it on another man. who is now being
I. Squire criddle,.. Of swansboro. fined a
negro IS for stealing $40 from a colored
$50 STREET COMMITTEE.
This committee met last night and
transacted routine business. The city en-
gineer reported that progress was being
made on the street work.
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