Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-18
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MI. b. A. Lewis, as the attorney for
Cunningham. Mr.. Golfers references
TO Mr. King were bitter and sharp
and he criticised Mr.. King in no I'M
certain terms for the ISLANDERS" ne
made against the people OF Hampton
in the newspaper article which
brought about the investigation. Mr..
Collier hooted at the idea of Mr. King
ever desiring to fight Mr.. Cunningham.
Several times in his discussion Mr..
Collier was requested TO refrain from
the references to Mr.. King by the
mayor
Mr.. B. A. Lewis also referred with
ridicule TO Mr.. Kings atti-
tude in publishing the Interview and
he declared that Mr. Cunning was not
On duty, and was merely at the game
as a spectator and not as police Of
ficer He said the dispute between
king and Cunningham occurred dur
ing the interim between the first and
second halves.
Asks for Punishment.
City Attorney Taliaferru, who was
asked to conduct the case against
Officer Cunningham by Mayor Jones.
made strong plea TO the mayor to
reprimand Mr.. Cunningham for using
the language ne did to Mr.. King. The
evidence here clearly exonorates the
officer from the charges of drunken
ness and using profanity" said Mr..
Taliaferro, but the testimony of Mr..
Cunningham alone is sufficiently 10
convict him of breach of the peace"
Mr. Cunningham" continued yr.
Taliaferro, is a member of the
Hampton police force and think his
conduct in calling Mr.. King a thief
and robber should be enough for your
honor to impose some punishment on
him. The reputation of the Hampton
police force is to be sustained. l ad-
NIT frankly that your honor cannot
find the officer guilty of the charges
of drunkenness, dlsorderly and pro-
family, for the evidence will not adj
init Of that. but l submit that he
punished for not conserving the
peace"
MIR. Lewis and Mr. Collier both de-
clared that the conduct Of the officer
was not a breach of the peace that
when a man attends a baseball. foot
ball or basketball game he sometimes
says things he should not say, but
they declared that in Mr.. Cunning
hams case his remarks we're probably
not out OF place.
Several times during the arguments
OF Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Collier, Mayor
Jones informed the attorneys that the
interview of Mr.. King in the Daily
Press had nothing to do with the case
before him, but that he was inves-
tigating the charges of drunkenness
and using profanity against the Off
Ger.
Article False.
THAT article" said Mr.. Lewis. was
not only scurrilous and maligned the
good people of Hampton. but it was
absolutely false as the evidence has
been proven to your honor" and add
ed. the charges against the officer
grew out Of Mr.. Kings false attack
upon Mr.. Cunningham in the news
paper
| Quite number OF witnesses tessl-
fed last night. but all were unwilling
10 say that Oficer Cunningham was
even drinking. While none thought him
drunk. One OF the Newport News
/ players said that the play. which Mr..
King termed a "drIbble,- and which
brought sbout the dispute between
King and Cunningham. vas not a
| ~dribbie." while Mr. Nonfalcone. who
wac the referee al the game. said that
the decision was given by Mr.. King
and not by himself as had been tes-
titled Mr.. Monfalcone said Mr. King
protested and ,hai as Nr. King was
the Officer in charge Of the game he,
(MoafalcoueD. had nothing else to 10
All OF the PLAYERS from the Newport
News quintet said that while the an
di-nce did SOM roofing that there
was no roughness and none SEEMED q
think that the crowd present was
-ungsntiemsnly and unsportsmans-
IKE
Tho council chamber. n which IN
bearing took place vas crowded n
the doofs and there we're a numbes
Of people present from Newport News