The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-25
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Lakewood GASES.
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crowd present to hear the evidence and
the argument OF the attorneys--Mr.
Wyndham r. Meredl th.$ for 1dewood II and
Commonwealth s Attorney X 9. WendenI--s
burg, ! for tho county. ' Squire Lewis went
$on$tthe bench at i 1 o clock. and officer
Kelly, who sWore out the warrant IS. was
the first witness. RI 8 BIZ s
The officer said he had found the Old
GNIill.,, the ..Roller Coast N the Circle
Swing, ,"'Sf the Carousal "a the Mystic
EChute,'s3the S""Natatoriuml and the soda
water fountains and the band 6wor king.
K He had informed Justice Lewis, and the
warrants followed. n III
5I7f Comonweai1th's Attorney :Wendenburg
and Mr. Meredith ached van az reement
whereby only two cases would be tried
one the employe and the other the en-
3ployer. II one employe was guilty, the
the others would, perforce, have to share
the sa me fate. Arriving at this conclu--S
sion, the defense placed Nj Plunkett.
Sunday, on the stand. 81 He q test lied to
having opera oda the aFTtn 81 lie had res
Sceived n orders p To- y y .,effest
Mr. Wells II cstifies. s3
$ Presid dent Wells took the witness stand
shortly before S12 a o CLOCK, "a and was {ir-
Sterrogated at length 81 by Mr. Meredith
Mr.. yVendenbnrg did not ask but a few
81 on cross examination Mr..
Wells first gave a, list the amusements
that were operated on Sunday ~ He said
he had consulted COUNSEL, and had been
advised that the Innocent nmusements
would not be In violation of the Law. . e i 3s5
1.-THE same attractions Are offered on
Sunday In Norfolk Old %Poin t, est Point,
Ocean View, Inc n eac CHI. and SBuckroe
Beach, and nothing is said, The Tvs
arc the same throughou the State, " said
Mr. Wells. 81 }sss s
I ,'Arrsen I they i purely innocent an,use-
ments there ~ as ked Mi. Tered tn.
my version OF them, Unanswered
Mr.. Wells. 'In fact he continued. my
friends and acquaintances all have sa ~
that Richmond should have the 81 same
privileges that other cities enjoy. One OF
the attractions frered last Sunday was
tho "Trip Through Colorado, In my
opinion this 4 Is very structive. and n 4
wouldn't be Il bad idea II all s Of the
schools in the State Instructed their pupils
from these scenes. s II IA;
Is ~ So " the scenes are instructive boz
cause there Is only about one per cent.
OF the people who will ever travel through
the country that Is graphically pictured
by these slides 35yl I'll
The Boats Are Run,
Il Mr, Meredith asked II 1t wasn't a fact
that the boats on the lake We're operated
every Sunday, and II It sdidn REQUIRE as
much labor to run these as It did the
Circle SWING 8.5 !5 i NJ
IT would prefer starting and stopping.
the Circle Swing to running the boats, II
/ had my preference,rtfs said Mr.. Wells,
Mr.. Wells declared that tho Gro wd q
lakewood last Sunday WAS made up from
all classes, and that there was not the,
least sign OF disorder. Z.
',We ram the carousal with the music
out off The Inn was not open, and y
say here that would not open 1t II Is
could.''8 81 a 81 3l ss5
Mr.. Wendenburg here took charge OF
the witness, and facetiously asked II
there wasn't hut two sensations expe-
renced on the Circle SWing--one to hold
on to tho sides to prevent falling .ont.
and the other to hold to your breath g
prevent your breakfast falling out.
Laughter followed the query. which Was
MAYER answered.
Mr.. Wendenburg said the band con !,,i
We're not sacred. for such airs rs t ~
Wearing OF the Green y We're played, NJ
Wells said he had always been OF thss
opinion that the people and the author'l'ss
co,lnseled tho band concerts I'LL q VA
4 Four Thousand people, on the ayera 4! ge
left Richmond each Sunday to spend tho
day at other places, and, with the 5anlusc-
.mcnts offered here q large pl'opo or u g!
these people would remain IN Richmond
and spend tbeiramopay here Is J.
! Mr.. William Fillmore Seal reporter for
the, News Leader. who was arrested m
tho charge OF working at his calling on
the SABBATH was here placed on Ihs
stand, and admitted that he was at The
Reservoir to "get tile news" He was
not cross-examined, III g5t43
5g Mr.. Meredith's Argument.
Mr.. Meredith began his arg,lplent abon.
/ o'clock. and spoke for about an hour
He claimed that this case should be SEN
arated from the rell gtous idea Of resting
on the Saba tn. This was a. case fo,lnda
upon the law, and the law should be foi-
lowed "a Fseliglon that relies upon lay
for Its preservation and spread Is no fe-
ligion at ALL declared the lawyer.
.ciovernueut as government has nots-
Ing to do with religion. except TO d.
yolra 1t from religion, The laws are en-