The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
BIG STICK FOR
SOCIAL CLUBS
Oblivion For Legislature if it
Doesn't Knock Out Their Ex-
istence, Says Crutchfeld.
STARTS THE BALL A.ROLLING
Iustios Fines Two Bartenders
$500 and Gives Four Months
Jail Sentence TO Each.

Two social clubs. chartered under tho
ia*s q. TIE State, which provide that only
members of the organization shai, be
granted the privileges OF the club. ware
severely dealt with by Justice John j.
| C-utchtield in Police Court Yesterday
morning. In each case the bartenders
we're fined $500 and sentenced to jail for
four months, and ordered to give security
in the sum OF $500 for their good beha-
vior for twelve months. In addition to
this the clubs were reported from the
lower court TO the Hastings Court and
Judge 5. B. Witt will pass upon the
question OF the revocation OF the char
tiers OF the two organizations-the Man
haitian Social Club. at 412 East Broad
street, and the Owl Club. at SIS North
First Street
AT the present Legislature don't knock
this thing Into a cooked hat, the mem
bers ought to be sunk Into everlasting
otl'Ton" exclaimed Justice Crutchfield,
when he had heard the evidence of the
| two patrolmen who had purchased drinks
at each club without any questions being
| asked them as to whether or not they
were members.
But the Westmoreland and the
Com" began an Interested director
| in one of the "soolal clubs"
Don't talk to me about CHASING the
Westmoreland or the Commonwealth
| Clubs with such places as these. The
difference Is that one is run for its mem
bers and by its members, and the other
Is run by a few men who do the business
| for the money there Is In IT," holly inter
! rupted the venerable justice OF the peace.
| who can see as far into rock as any
man In Richmond.
Officers Bought Beer.
The Manhattan Social Club. operating
Mt ALP East Broad Street, with Charles
| knighton n white man, as bartender, was
| open on Sunday Patrolmen w. L. Ogi-
vie and s. n, Goldsby. OF the First Dis
trict who were detailed to do the work
by Chief Werner, visited the club on Sun
| day afternoon and purchased two bottles
of beer. They rendered n quarter In pay
ment and saw Knighton register twenty
cents and give them the nickel In change.
| After slipping little of the beer from the
! two bottles. the officers asked that tne
| bartender put corlSs in the bottles that
! they might take them out to "a friend"
! Their request was complied with.
| Colonel Spottswood represented Kngh-
| ton and the club when the case was
called yesterday morning. He did not
/ offer any defense for his client, pre-
! ferrinS to have the matter more thor
oughly aired. 1t Is presumed when Judge
| Witt takes up the matter Of revoking the
/ club charter. knighton gave bail in the
| sum of $500, three hundred dollars OF
| which was for his good behavior for
| twelve months and the $500 for the
| appeal from the decision fning him SEQ
and sentencing him to Jail for four
| months.
Henry Bradley. negro man, was
the bartender Mt the Owl Club when OF
iccrs Ogilvie and Goldsby entered and
purchased drinks. He was therefore the
| one against whom the warrant was is
| sued. The fine in this case was identical
to the punishment in the other case.
Wouldn't Accept Free Drinks.
The patrolmen testified that they had
gone to the club and the negro met them
near the door, They inquired the direc-
ton to the bar and the negro went
with them. Red Mike" white man
| from downtown was standing near the
| bar at the time. Officer Ogilvie asked
| for two bottles of beer and rendered a
| quarter in payment, The negro barten-
| der registered twenty cents giving the
/, plain clothes man tho change "Red
| Mike" recognized one of the officers, so
| they say. and went out of the bar for n
| second or so. When he returned, Officer
| Goldsby testified j. s. Cohn came with
| him. Mr., Cohn slapped me on the
! shoulder and said that ANYTHING in the
club we wanted we could have He told
| the negro not TO charge us anything.
We thanked him and told him that we
| had bought what we wanted
Mr.. Cohn attempted to make tho Off
GERS say that they had represented
themselves as being members OF the
| club. but did not get any satisfaction
from their emphatic replies In the mega
tive.
Henry Bradley, the negro, was nut
on the stand BY the defense and said
/ that he recognized one of the officers
ms being member Of the club He
hoprat the other gentleman was friend
OF tho member He pointed to ofNcer
Goldshy as the man he had recognized
as member Officer Ogtlvic was tho
ono who paid for the drinks This poln,
was not overlooked by Justice Crutch,
field who only smiled and imposed the
heavy penalty