The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
OFFICERS MAKE
MANY ARRESTS
One Hundred and Fifty Bill
Boards Run in By
Police.
SUSPICIOUS OF "KlNG LEARD
Chief Werner Says Boards Were
Drunk and Disorderly
in the Streets.
SUSPICIOUS OF "KING LEAR"

The spectacle of bill ll-boards advertising
coming theatricals being arrested by the
vigiant police OF Richmond on yester-
day afforded amusement a-plenty to
crowd of perhaps a hundred people who
followed the patrol wagon on It's long
and arduous pilgrimage
1t was thirty minutes past midday when
Chief of Police Werner, parading Main
Street. observed number of disorderly
Gill-boards on the sidewalks.
Some had fallen fiat on their faces,
others leaned against the walls In an
intoxicated manner and one entirely lost
TO order had fallen and had rolled into
tue middle OF the street. where the
street-cars threatened destruction.
The chief at once seized the occas sion
| Dy tne forelock. and 'phoned Captain
Whitlock to order out the patrol wagon
and run them In.
win Officer overly in command, the
vehicie of justice made clean sweep
up 10 the seventh-Strcot line, wt1icn sep
arates omniam galliam into two parts.
No Respecter of Persons.
sousa's pictures, the allurlng show
or, prints. the Isle OF Spice" devices
anu uhe announcements of Mantell.
americas greatest traKedan." n. tho
bills modestly had 1t. all became n Ind.
died collection of paper and boards IN
the dark confines OF the Coupe do crutcb.
.ield and were conveyed to First Police
Headquarters ''ee
All sorts of rImors were q, a. III,
some SAID the arrest was clever schame
Oh the part OF Manager Charles I NJ
nee 10 advertise the shows for tho oon,-
ing week. while others vainiy attemntea
~ u,ssover Veiied suggestions and hidden
meanings in the words King Lear" and
~ ~ooe.h which demanded immediate
eupPresins. 1t was finally decided TINT
the rock which caused the trouhia nas
mig Lear an unknown and therefore
DANGEROUS comic opera, built on tho
iihes of the Black Crook with here and
thero suggestion OF Sapho.
Later IN the day Mayor Mccarthy hear,
the news, and banishing Burton from I,js
ii,ihu ior the moment. gave Captain Hul-e
tne lead of Captain whitlock and do
| likewise. w
| lust Anchor Them
Like aSenging angels officers Acree.
Sales, shumaker and Thomas, accom-.
panied by the faithful patrol wagon.
swept down on the unsuspacting bill.
board west OF Seventh Street and NOT
one OF them escaped the raid.
When asked why the unusual running
IN or Dill boards had been ordered.
Chief Werner said:
we had warned Mr.. Mckee not to nut
on the boards unless they were tied or
nailed to the buildings was walking
down the street and saw them flat on
the pavement. ] gave the order TO run
them In and Captain Whitlock did the
rest
Mayor Mccarthy heard of the matter
and gave Captain Hulce orders to gather
In all In the First District That's the
story. The law says that no one shall
obstruct the streets and acted MS +
thought best"
Will Not Fight 1t.
Mr.. Charles l. Mckee, manager Of the
Academy and Bijou Theatres. said last
night that the bill boards had been placed
on the streets by his order; that they
had been on the streets from Saturday
night to Sunday night for years and
there had been no objection raised and
| that he had thought he had the right to
| place the boards on the streets. '.If I'm
wrong have nothing moro to say. I'm
for peace and don't care to fight the
| matter. The police took the signs from
| the doorways of the Bljou. But have no
! complaint to make Justice Crutchfeld
will pass upon the matter and that will
end It.
I've always tried to treat the people
of Richmond right and / always will. I'm
willing to abide by their Judgment"
In the meanwhile the theatres are get
ting all manner of free advertising