The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
'0FFERS TO HELP
PROH|B|T|ON|F
HE HELPS BAR
Woman Tells What Mrs.
Atkinson Said to
Mr.. Smithdeal.
PARK HOTEL GETS
LIQUOR Lie ENSE
Officer Of w. c. t. u. Testifics
That Owner of Property
Agreed to Give s1oo to Pro-
hibition Cause II Anti-Sa-
loon Man Would Not
Oppose License.

with the proviso that the applicant
would follow the Injunction OF the
court AZ to remodeling tho interior of
the saloon in the Park Aotcl, seeing
that no direct entrance was made from
Capitol Street and that he would per
aonaily, by his daily presence, con-
due. and regulate tho business. Judge
Ernest Wells. of the Corporation Court
of Manchester, yesterday granted u
liquor license to p. r. Murray. the IL
ecnso TO take effect Immediately and
continue to May. when IT will come
up with all tho others for reissuance..
Numerous witnesses for the oppo-
aition and the petitioner were In court.
but what was expected TO DC the ma,l
oprosition--that from the young wo,
men employed by the Life Insurance
Company of yirginia-tgil nat, none 0,
them making obJecuop TO the court.
4 court officer was instructed to tele.
phono them that tho court was read,
10 hear them In tho afternoon IL they
cared 10 come. They did not care 10
como. 1t is said that their objection
saB to be made under the Impression
tbs. the main entrance 10 tho bar was
10 b. from the Capitol street SIDE.
wl4 was dispeiled by Nj. Murra,
ard Mrs Atkinson.
Told OF oner 10 smithdeui
Til, ~ T. u, VIE Represented By
- aes ". Anderson. of Eli South
z7 Sel S.root. whosk. testimony
$50 sosIsa anrpsise. si.-1. A1de.sotl
ssattd that Airs. AtleiIson md Deen
so George II. Smithdeai. president OF
the snaIlh6eai Buaineas College and a
member of the anti Saloon League.
with the proposition that il he would
withdraw his objections TO the grant
ing OF the liquor license she woule
give him 500 towards the prohibition
Tund. The statement was not refuted,
though Mr. Smithdeal followed Mrs.
Anderson on the stand. MIR, smith
deal gaid that he did not think any
place suitable for saloon. put ne
lad no particular objection TO the Park
Hotel and had heard OF no complaint
from his students. Mrs. Anderson op-
jected TO the place because of It's past
record and because 1t was 10 be opeI-
ated bv the same family that had !,
in charge when the previous license
was revoked for violations of the law.
Adon A. Yoder who has an office IN
the Park Hotel. testified that he had
no specific objection TO an open par
in tho building. his testimony being
favorable to Murray
There were other witnesses for and
nyatnsf the place and the applicant.
HENRY A. Atkinson stated that ne mao
known Mr.. Murray tWenty.lVe yea.s, is,s
and knew him as Chrlstlaa Bau,,iee Bem.iee
man. Major Werner objected because
~ the mast record of the hotel, and
hccar,se OF the crowds OF "mashers
which formerly congreSatea tneie /
sayin. that it was ditticuit corner y. !.
,,.nase Captain Barfoot, OF the Firs'
District objected on the same srouhds
Minister objects to Place.
Tho rev. Robert w. Forsyth, rector
OF St. Paups Church, objected pecause
he thought j. Marshall ATKINSON, lor- !,
mer proprt,e3tsor,t r,3sart pona Poleck sn who. with
George Wise. was representing the ap'
nlicant. stated that j. Marshall Atklh'
Son, would not be IN cnarge, that ~
would have nothing to DO Win l.e, tite ~
tive management of the estaphsHilieits =
Mrs Atkinson stated that the place, or
which she has lease for thfee years
was costing her about $500 month
and that she could not make IL nj pay
without a barroom az dJuio,, t,a,n 'oI. Oh.
lection or their support, as the case
might be, did not much change ths
situation.
AtA o'clock the lawyers supmlttet
tho case, but Judge Wells ASKED "a S 10
their views on that paragraph IN tht
law which says that the proprietor o
. saloon shall give 1t his personal su
pervison. He wanted them TO give
their opinions as TO the meaning Q.
..nersonal supervision They argued
that II did not mean that the proprie
tor should necessarily be at his place
az business all day or all the time
and cited instances ~ Whlcn lhe Pro
prletors were often absent IRON thel
places for great lengths OF time. com
monwealth's Attorney FollSes took TN
sppos No Door ON Capitol Street.
Judge Wells thought for a moment
and then. after an explanatory pT9.
amble. announced ms ueclslon ,t,,l -,
ali the time. without meaning, hoW'
ever that he could not occasionally
leave the city, as for a vacation.
would seem to mean, however tina
Mr. Murray must give up his connec
tion with q store, where he Is nov
e-nployed Judge Wells also required
tstNt sthe interior of the bar, which n
ewed during the recess. shoult
! ,angcd so as 70 meet al the re
.ments OF the law and that ther,
-, ~, IN be no direct entrance from Capt
rni Street. The last clause was made
in Difference to the employees OF tn
imsnrance company, He said also tina
if he were the Judge OF the court h
and Nav probationary, and upon fail
..re ,,i.e of Of Mr.. Murray to live UP 10 th'
law. revoke the license immediately.
Mr.. Murray secured sorae time ag!
an option on the license o. Erederiel
Robins, who runs Il bar AT sixth an'
Marshull Streets, The transfer wa
made immediateS after the decision
or the court. and Mil Muria,Y cay. cay.
the requisite bond, with n w BOW
as surety Mr.. Robins closed ms pllsl