The Washington times., 1906-07-16
COLORED DEALER
IN BELMONT LOTS
PUT UNDER ARREST
Is Charged With Selling
Real Estate Without
a License.

A. /. SatterWhite. the cOIored real cs-
tate dealer who has been handling Bel
mont sub iiyisions on the Rockville Road,
in Montgomery county, adjoining the
District line, with the purpose of estab-
fishing there a residence suburb for col
ored people, was arrested yesterday,
charged with engaging In the real es-
tate business without a license.
The arrest is interesting, especially
because Il follows close upon the deter
mined movement OF the u hite residents
and property owners IN that section 10
prevent the Introduction OF a COlored
colony. 1t is denied by several OF those
interested that the proceedings against
SatterWhite grew out of the movement
against his enterprise.
The arrest was made by Town Mar
shal Richmond on warrant sworn out
before Justice of the Peace LOughbOr-
ough at Somerset by Richmond.
When he was arrested Satterwhite
was taken before Justice LoughborOugh
and gave 800 for appearance on Satur-
day. when. 1t is stated his case will be
sent 10 the circuit court at Rockville.
The examination before the justice viii
be held about o'clock at the home Of
Justice Loughborough, and viii be
largely a fOrmality. The justice this
afternoon went out to Rockville and held
conference with X. Is. Peter, State s
attorney for Montgomery county, con-
cerning the management of the case,
which already gives promise Of becom-
ing a case celebre. James L. Nein is
named as surety on Satterwhite's bond
Penalty a Severe One.
The penalty for acting as a real estate
broker without q license III Maryland is
a fine of $500 for each ufanse. Satter-
white said today that he expected by
the end Of today's roundup of his agents
he would have sold sixty-five lots. A
simple mathematical calculation indI-
Gates that IL the Maryland court sees
ut 20 impose the maximum penalty for
each Onense, SatterWhite VIII stand ua-
BILE for something over $4,000 IN fines.
Il don't think ! have anything 20 say
at an Eaid SatterWhite, at his Office On
@ street this morning I haven't any
feelings toward anybody, If anybody
has any against me. OF course, I'm
sorry. But ! don't see how they're go
ing to prevent my doing business"
"How many lots do you figure you
have sold in the subdivision?"
About thirty Of them, so far. When
the agents report on the work today,
I expect IL viii be about siXty-five. No,
the opposition hasn't seemed to hurt
'-' Are re- you selling to coIored people
"Oh, no, selling TO anybody that wants
TO buy"
but have any white people been
among your buyers?"
Don't Ask Questions.
well. now" replied Satterwhite.
.'You know, I don't ask folks whether
they're white or colored, and 1 don't
notice much, If they have the money.
Some OF 'em that have bought seemed
10 be lust as white as you; you know
how many shades OF color there are
among people!
do you assume that your arrest
has something to do with the opposition
to your opening a eolored colony out
there ?"
satterwhite looked out the window
for sor1e time and then said he didn't
know
The real estate man positively would
not say anything about the proceedings
against himself; he wouldn't tell wheth-
er he had a license, or even admit that
he had been arrested -