The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-15
Franklin ediCine %
RICHMOND vlRGlM!A

\ Franklin edicines Co 3
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
as Il soon Al Il IL tcs " entered upon his
duties. D He failed III several times, but
finally hc secured tho VA Indictment 81 q
Hill, ILo,ns Barge ana Charles Burllig game.
telegraph operator at st. "A snphs. ctlarg-
3lng ithemHwti Setting up n gafniri 8 Ia
Bile .Of the like Kind as KENO, under the
denomination Of book rinklng on horse 70
races, and OF the keSt kind as faro, ana
Sof the 4 ike kind ass keno and faro, under
the denorninnto OF com mission pes l'i = 3
On horse races. = FAN "a. 8 a! y. I'LL
These indictments were found under
chapter Isl OF tho code OF Virginia, which y;
provides that oHenses cha rged gtt hereln
may be tried by the Circul t Court. :.!1
question raised by the term, OF the Ike *
kind, 4, Mr.. Mackey held to- be one for the
consideration Of the jury, IA \,
ss8l t was not ecessary v according TO ms
position to show that there was an re- re-,
and keno, Id 80 far as he rules ana reg
sulntions OF these procedures and games
arc con cerned, but only tina t the chances
OF Whining and losing are similar.ss
III These indictments were pending when
city Attorney Samuel G. Brent had ST St
$Asaplis raidcd this week ny he policemen en-
OF Alexandria. Mi. Ma ckcy pronounced flt sel
the raid as unWarranted terierenceg Dy
the city attorney. Il 4s5s VI y III q
f5l'fsI asked Mr.. SIsrent to day why he had
mot mad al the raid sooner. He replied SO
that tie law under which the cltySll1nl,s
we're extended to within q mile o.. St
5Asaphs had not been ap proved until May Ia
of last 81 cal and 4 that he q uestl on OF
whether the city had Jurisdiction over tho
place was not settled until very recently.
ST. Asaphs Is closed and i Sis announced
that It Will stay closed. Sbut itSis the opln.
Zion OF many that tilfs Will depend upon
whether the Courtlo OF Appeals finally ap-
proves tie decision OF iJusticescaton when
the same shall 20 up from the CORPORA
ton Court Of, Alexandria It Will be at
least q year before the Supreme Court
cat, hear the case. It is bel eved 1t Will
hold Il hos statute OF 4 500 und er " hich
Barge was convicted to-da y, does not q p
ply to II races run outside the State, and
that the case against the pool ON val W y 7
fall. II 33Ss
The establishment could then be pro-;
ceedcd against under an act OF March 81
1885, but 1t SnIays$be held that this does
MOI apply to- booknaking under \ he 2 u
spices 81 a driving club chnrterd prior
to %1se /. such as Is held by the Gcntlemen's
Driving Club. OF Alexandria whlc h at
one time operated aat$ St. Asa phs.4 w hile
counsel forSthe defendants was honest IN
his declaration that st. AsaphsS was closed
for good, II Us plain tiia there are several.
good chances Of It's being rcopened and
at the same old stand. VS. q, II s,ss VA
The y fight is not ended. Whether the
piacc Is lega lyE conduct ted or not, here
can be no doubt that he moral naucnc'e1s
and eject Of the is. al !,
gether for evil. Ms e
Place With a Name.
AZ al Asa phs. The name OF I he good old
IN frlts. .ts: associate dinfthe minds OF thons-I
y a ids OF fragments OF humanity from he
.Pacific 4 to the IA tlantic wit h all hat Is
worst iii life. Tho pla ces Isl SO tsup In mem
ore az a stonegto$mark the financial and
moral ruin2o OF thousands OF men in whose
3bosor1ls once glowel tho fire sof ambition;
and hope, but who are now part OF the
}flotsam and sJetsam of existence-holhe,
friends, honor. self respect and good name
gone. buried at st. Asaphs. that moral
graveyard south OF the Potomac, \ In sight
fof the mighty monument erectcd, by the
nation to commemorate the greatness and
j tho virtues OF the fat her OF his country,
and within sight OF old Christ Church, in
alexandria. whore George 4 Washington
used to worship. 85a 81 BIG 3ss5i33a t5 558,s
S.29I t ma be that the instl ton is tot
$terlnE to Its fall. There be those who
saw II 8iss on Its last legs, and thai In q
short time now It will be only an odorif-s
erous memory In the minds Of the men
whom 1t has ruined and those who have
struggled to have IT. fall. II But there are
sdotl bters. Tho place has wlthstood SO
much has continued to lure, toScnthrally
md to destroy Yin the face Of such ire
mend Gus opposition that 1t is hard al to-
believe It. is not perennial. 81 III! IA
~ Moro than a decade ago there was q
race track at st. Asaphs. a real race
track. on which real horses ran and made
and lost money for their own rs and tho
crowds iii the grand stand and about the
betting ring. 1T was an outlaw track
that Is, 1t was not in the national cir
cult because winter racing was allowed. I
The Maupin bill was passed by tho Yir-i
}ginia Leg ature; and bookmaking there
tty became unlawful It was known n to
every body that horse racing would cease
to exist. even In kentucky Il betting on
( lie @sponlcs' = wero absolutely prohibited.
sl'he sport is royal no doubt. but tho bet
ting and mot tho horse running Is the
real sport In thefminds of most frequont-
ers of 81 the track, and when the former
lis eliminated the racing ends OF itself.
/ That was the result OF the passage Of the
sUlll NY Sill'tL
sembly. st,SAsaphs went out Of business
as a race track 3.5 "A & I'll
Bookmaking Joint.
Butsit entered OH a career which wa
destined to glve5lt an Infinitely wider; rep
4utation. Some Alexandria people and
some Washington people conceived tho
idea OF establishing bookmak!ng Joint
on the site Of the old track, close 4 Q the
national capital as 1t was, and yet far
away from tho realm of q metropolitan
police Perhaps 1t never entered the
heads Of the men who esta blished the
pool room that there was any danger OF
the police Of Alexandria interfering. The
track Is within mile o { the corporation
line OF the city Of Alexandria, The court
has decided that the city authorities have
concurrent jurisdiction with tho author
tiles Of Alexandria county within this
area. aud hence the trial of to-day.
st. Asaphs. as a booknlaklng place. II
tained "a degree Of prosperity never dreamt
OF by. the people who ran 1t as q racing
point. The old grand stand was boarded
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