The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
News Of South Richmond

district had a hand In asking for tho In.
crensed taxation. The movement Is being
educators.
Funeral OF Miss Smith.
me funeral OF Miss Mary Smith. who died
saturday In williamsburg, was conducted
yesterday ut noon froll the undertaking es-
taolishment Of 3. II. Morrissettc. The Inter
men, was mnde IN Maury Cemetery Miss
Smith. who was nfty-hve years old leaves
mond
Fay Your Poll Tax.
Leaders OF the new Wnshinston Ward
democratic League are urging the members
OF the Organization 10 pay their poll taxes
before May 6. he last day allowed by law.
In order that they may be quniited TO vote
IN the approaching senatorial election In
dieations a. present point TO OF the
largest votes on record In tho Southside
both on account of the Rt!mulat ting influ-
ence of the now league and the Keen inter-
es, mat southsiders take In the two present
Senators. =
New Filing Gases
Workmen have begun the Installation OF
complete frcproof Hlin. system for tn.
office OF Clerk Walter Duvai. OF the Hust-
ings Court. Part ., for which $4,000 was re-
Gently appropriated by the Citvs Council rh /.
clerks office In the old courthouse Is prac-
,leaily hreproof already. the walls and cell
In which. are stoled the valuable Documents
and court records, OF wood.
Inc improvements ordered call for a con-
creta floor In the office. steel furniture and
steel hlins cases. In addition to nre-proof-
Ing tho present office OF the clerk the same
work VIII lie done III the office OF Sergeant
saunders. OF the Hastings Court. Part :. The
sergeant Will continue to occupy this offlcc.
hut The walls will no lined with steel Ain e
cases and the floor Will be OF concrete. The
workmen havo begun the improvements In
inc sergeants onice and when this Is COM
pieted tho clerk wilt occupy 1t until his
present office IS completed
II Is expected thnt work wll be begun
shortly OF the Washington Park Improves
ments. and the end OF The month will prob
ably see contractors demolishtnr .he old ara
engine-housa and the old police sta don
Heavy Police Docket.
One OF the largest dockets on record faced
Justice Maurice yesterday morning In tho
Police Court. Part q hut the unusual size
of the sinners list was due mainly to a sue
cessful raid of q crowd Of gamblers. conduct
Wright and Pntrolmen Westcott and Web
ster, The sixteen were each fined So and
costs aud all paid np on the spot.
The "a mblers were caught IN Il room over
Adkins's store at lacS Hull Street and while
the room was -subrcntcd by the Good Fell
,lowship Club" no one OF the sixteen gam
blers was member of thar club In v!ew
of the unfavorHble comment the RAN has n.
rected against the Good Fellowship Club
and us membership. called meeting OF the
club was held last night TO take action on
the matter. The club voted 10 refuse rental
to the Pressing cub" as The slambling-
room was officially known and To max
public statement or Tho true facts
The room In question was rented by the
g ocd- re !owshir Club 10 Willie caudc az
Caudic was tried anl fined $40 and costs
for n running a gambling house. In addition
to receiving tho penalty OF 81 for gambling
Becoming cnustic In his remarks 10 the
court Caudle received n taste of the courts
temper and $40 fine for contempt Hewas
locked M to give him tlme TO cooi OFF.
The men arrested and fined were willard
Caudle John Waymack Robert Pearson
Dixon Trego; 7. 7. Rice John Kidd. lame
While Candle Adam Iowrey. Claude Mood y.
panl Heath. John SandcrEon and Floyd
Hendrix.
Robbed Of His Purse
Accostod by two negroes iato Saturday
night as he WAS on his way home G.. A.
Mallory. young white man, was set upon
and robbed after he Ind rcfiise2 to como
across with his purse, Mallory rnt up a
stin fight. but the Two highwaynen were
too strong for him. and escaped with SIS no
had abomt his person Mallory reported tho
case was given over to Patrolman Eddie
Waymack.
Waymhck set to work on the slim cIcSs
a; hand and within n.tcnn minutes arrested
Herbert Mosey, alias t'Fusee." and Clfford
Young. alias Short Box" who were later
Identified by Mallory as his assaiants They
were refused bail and rcmapded 10 the City
jail 10 awnit trinl. =
. When the case was called yesterday morn
Ing In the Police Court. Fart ?. c. i: Norris,
counsel for the negroes, asked for con-
tinuance. which was granted by Justice Maui
rice Tho hearing Will taho place this
morning t s.5i1
Some Minor Cases.
Richard Preston, colorcd. was fined SIS and
costs yesterday morning forrefmsinS to NOVA