The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-07
Similar Case Pending Before
the Supreme
Court.
BERNARD WILL NOT RETURN
Meets His Lawyers Near State
Unrestricted BY Elcc-
tricity.
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NORFOLK. VA, July O.--.rhc Virginia
Club and the Business MEMS Association
were fined $50 each ns the Police Court
this morning by Justice Simmons on the
charge Of the license inspector, z. j.
Dornn that they had not comIlied with a
recent ordinance OF tho city requiring
clubs where liquor Is sold 10 pay $500
to the city. The fine was agreed 10 by
the counsel for the defense and the court,
because there is a similar case pending
before the Court of Appeals for the pur-
pose OF procuring n reversal of the deci-
sion OF Circuit Judge Blackstone, of
Hampton, In the case which came BEFORE.
him from Phocbus. The decision of the
Supreme Court In that case will deter
mine the case here.
Judge Blackstone decided that the State
tax OF 81 n member to the limit of 1850
Is MI that a club is required to pay. and
that the city cannot Impose an additional
tax. because the State license forblds
any other tax by the city. Both OF the
organizations here pay the limit, and
they contend that the ordinance OF the
city, passed as n prohibitory law against
social clubs Is unconstitutional.
The Virginia Club Is the fashlonab BILE
club here. and it has recently finished
handsome seven-story home The beau
tIful rooms OF new scven-story office
building OF. the Business Mems Associa-
ton were opened tonight with banquet.
They are both in Plume Street. block
apart.
BERNARD IN NORFOLK.
Claude NJ Bernard. former United
States District Attorney for the Eastern
District OF North Carolina. against whom
there Is pending at Raleigh suit OF
10000 damages for alleged betrayal was
4 in Norfolk to-day.
He. was at the United States court as
counsel In the case OF Mitchell VIZ. the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company.
Young Dockcry. who was shot By the
father OF another girl mentioned in the
scandal, Is implicated in a similar suit. ~
Bernard will not go back to Raleigh
unless so advised by his lawyers. whom
he will meet this evening near the North
Carolina line. When he left he would not
give his destination.
SHOCKED BY CURRENT.
F. Cooke. the electrician In charge OF
tho circle swing at Pine Beach. was
shocked by the electric current as he at
tempted 10 start the machine last nign.
after the severe storm. There were
Iuddlcs Of wnter on the ground. and
.
s standing In one Of the pools the current
was connected and he received a shock
from which he was unconscious for an
hour
FUNERAL OF MAJOR HUMPHREYS.
The funeral of Major D. Humphreys
occurred this afternoon from his late
residence, No. 42s Pembroke Avenue,
Client. conducted by his pastor. Rev r.
A. Robinson. OF Cooley Memorial Pres
hyterian Church. assisted by Rev. Dr.
J. N. II. summerell. OF the Client Pres
byterian Church. and Rev. DR.. beverly
D. Tucker. OF st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
The body was forwarded tonight by the
Washington steamer to Charlestown, w.
Va. his former home. for burial. It was
not practicable to defer the funeral TIL
the arrival Of his son. Arthur c, Hum
phreys. who Is now in London. England.
en- route home.
The following were the pall-bearers:
Nathaniel Beaman, Hugh NJ. Kerr.
Thomas W. Shelton, Louis Feucrstein.
Luther Sheldon. Robert TAFT. W. F.
Spottswood and DR.. Kirkland Ruffin.