Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-13

as to the delay In serving warrants.
the witness said he had given con
stable l>ignor warrant charging a
woman who lived at the Majestic
hotel with larceny, and that the
paper never had been served. He
thought this was because OF the con
stables intimacy with the occupants
OF the Majestic. A lady living on
Maple avenue had complained TO him
that boys In the neighborhoOd both
cred her by shooting crap" singing
and locking into the windows OF her
home. On cross-examinatiOn the wit
ness said that he had issued probab-
ly 100 civil warrants and that he did
not recall having cause for complaint
as to service in more than two in
stances. Witness said the speak
castles" in the Salter's creek neighbor-
hood had leased up" Questioned by
MIR. Cumming he said all he knew
about "speakeasies" was hearsay.
C. E. York.
c. +. York testified that he is repre-
sentative of Swift 4 co. in Newport
News and lives at 1888 Twenty.third
street, on the county line. lie said
the line runs almost through the cen
ter OF his house; that he sleeps in
the county and eats in the city. The
Judge PECULIARLY inquired where the
witness drank. Witness said he
thought annexation would be very
desirable. The city garbage collector
took the garbage from his house for
a time, but had stopped within the
last few weeks. On cross-examination
The witness saia that he mad moved
to this section since the annexation
proceedings started.
J. T. Gay.
J. +. Gay, quarterman In the drill
ling department at the shipyard testi
fed that be lives on Blair avenue and
OWNS his home. He thought annex
alton to the city would be desirable
because the communities need fire and
police protection, and because IL
would be more convenient for the
people of his section to vote, pay
taxes and do business in the city.
Witness went on to say that his
neighborhood was part of New
port News and ought 10 be within
the limits. The rural free delivery
does not extend to his house. On
cross examination the witness said he
had never built box in which the
rural deliverymen could place his mail
because a neighbor had built one and
had 1t destroyed. lie had been talk
Ing annexation for three or four
years. His poll taxes were not paid
until about March 90. Witness re-
ferred to the crap" crowd that patrols
the beach near his home. He had
never reported any disorder to the
county authorities.
n. M. Reese.
II. NJ. Reese, a Newport News post.
Office letter carrier, who lives on
Cedar avenue between Blair avenue
and Second street, testified that the
rural free delivery in the territory
proposed TO be annexed makes one
delivery and one collection daily, and
that IL the territory were taken into
the city it would be given at least
two deliveries ana three or four col.
Iections daily, and one delivery aud
enc collection on Sunday. He thought
annexation would be both desirable
and expedient. II put INTO the city
the territory would get fire and police
protection, better school facilities
and six tickets for quarter on the
street car lines. The witness was
questioned closely by Messrs. Mon
tague and Cumming and by the
court as to the delivery of mails ar
irving in Hampton and Newport News
at certain hours.
T. II. Spiers.
T. II. Spiers, who lives on Parrish
avenue and is a builder by trade,
said he thought it was desirable 10
take his section into the city in
order that it might get fire and
police protection. He had lived in
the section seven years and had