Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-22

been asked by ship captains ana
mates. to accompany them TO their
ships being afraid to make the TRIP
alone In the dark through the county
territory. Mr.. Read questioned sne
witness closely as to what he knew
personally about the disorders IN the
county territory and as to whether
or not the Chesapeake & Ohio had
watchmen on the piers.
Judge Christian asked whether o.
mot the witness considered the pres
ent force suficient to properly pro.
ltect the territory now in the city
limits. Witness preferred not to an
lswer the question. and the court did
not require him to do so.
Mr.. Cumming asked what the wit
lness new about the character of the
Elizabeth City section west CT Sal
tiers creek and within the territory
proposed to be annexed The court
said that the good character OF this
section had been thoroughly proven,
and the questions were withdrawn.
Mr. Read asked II it was not fact
| that the city license five saloons on
Eighteenth street, while there were
no saloons across the county line.
| Witness said there were four saloons
| on Eighteenth street and that he
knew of no saloons across the line.
When this witness left the stand,
Ii o'clock, court adjourned for lunch.
1.-THE afternoon session began at 2
Io'clock
A. A. Padsett.
A. A. Padgett, police officer OF
1.-THE city OF Newport News, testified
especially as to conditions existing
lust across the city line in what is
known as Bloodfeld, or the I've ave
nue. section Ct Warwick county. Wit
lness said that much gambling went
on in Bloodfeld. that on one occa-
sion when he was looking for a fugi-
tive from the city he went into five
different houses in which regular
Igames were in progress. Answering
Questions propcunded by the court the
witness said that he did not arrest
the gamblers in these places. nor did
he notify the county authorities of
what he had seen.
Mr.. Masse made an explanation to
the effect that while the city has
concurrent jurisdiction with the coun-
ty in the territory within one mile
of the city limits, there is consider
able question as TO just how the
jurisdiction should be exercised. He
drew from the witness the fact that
1t is not the custom of the citv de-
partment to interfere In the Blood
field territory. Mr.. Massie also ex.
planned that the city of Newport
News has an ordinance prohibiting
gambling in any form.
Questioned by Judge Christian, the
witness said that he thought the pres
ent force was sufficient to police the
city of Newport News.
r. II. Harris.
r. H. Harris, garbage department
superintendent of Newport News, tes'
titled that the city of Newport News
has a contract for the removal OF
garbage. and that as far as he knows
fer the sections adjacent to the city
Instead of cross examining the wit
ness, Mr. Read made Mr.. Harris his
witness to ask him wither he deemed
it desirable or expedient TO take the
territory proposed to be annexed into
the city. Witness said that he
thought it was neither nor ex.
pedient; that the city would do we'll
enough TO take care of the territory
now within the limits.
Negro Property Owners.
] F. J. Moseley, negro, testified
that he owns property valued at
$4,000 in the territory to be annexed
He wanted to come into the city be.
cause he believed the city would pro-
vide better police and fire protection,
better schools and roads than the
communities across the line are now
being given. He has children of the
school age.
c. b. PeytoD, negro. testified that
he owns property IN the territory pro.
posed to be annexed, at Nineteenth
street and Madison avenue and on
Madis-n avenue. valued at $4,000 or
$1,000. and that ne believed that ms
property an dthe people in the sec.
ton would be benefited by receiving
better fire and police protection, bet.
ter schools, etc. He said that he
owned property in the city of New.
port News worth more than his hold
ings outside. On rcss-exsmination
BY Mr.. Read he said be did not know
that his property within the city
would be benefited at all by the pro.
sed annexation
Fred Lucy. a negro, testified that
he owns his store and residence a;
the upper end Of Chestnut avenue,
in Warwick county. and operates a
delivery WAGON on the streets OF