The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
VIRGINIA JUDGE
CAUSE OF BATTLE
E1sECTlON or NEWPORT NEWT OF.
rrCIAL ENDS IN FIST rI0Hr
oy TINE FLOOR.
WORD LIAR IS PASSED
PRECEDENT OF COMMON COUNCIL
sMITEs PRESIDENT OF BOARD
or ALDERMEN AND Is Pun
UNDER ARREST.

: tSpeeiaf to The Richmond vtrgInian.,
NEWPORT NEWS, July l.a--ttst-
CUTS and blows and n general rough
house marked the conclusion Of
Joint session OF the common council
and board of aldermen tonight. call
ca for the purpose OF electing city OF
Acern. The participants IN the fight
Mere Dr. s. l.. Longham. president OK
the board of aldermen and prsAd-
ing officer over the joint session, ana
II. b. Jones. president OF he com
mon council.
II DIR, Longham received a blow In the
face and Mr.. Jones was arrested. The
Hpifhct liar" which had been Freely
exchanged by the two belligerent Of
ficials precipitated the row Deputy
City Sergeant r. q. Gray. man OF
-saaint stature and VASCULAR ability.
broke up the fight by upsettlns o
number OF spectators IN forcing his
way to the conbataats and then sep
sarating them.
M Election Cause hdaAtr-
n The cause of the light was The re
s..ection Of Police Justice J ID, {.
sDrown, who has held the office since
ahe CITY OF Newport News was IN
stssorporated. President Jones OF the
4-osfsHfen council had shown opposition
no Justice Brown since the recent pf4-
mary, In which Il. B. Seinmes, sap
ported by Justice Brown defeated
Mayor Maryus Jones' and former
AMnyor A. A, Moss, the later being sup
ported By Mr.. Jones Present Mayor
Jones war. Justices Brown opponent
when rfe election Of police JUS
fire was entered into The vote stood
sfor Justice Brown. ls. and tor Mayor
Jones. IL. when the name OF DE
slpnuhaui was called, the presiding
anfYscer voting last DR. Longham vot-
I'd for Justice Brown, thereby eiectn
MIN. when u. s. Jones sprang 10 his
feet and stated. "Dr. Longhan, YOU
Rave lied"
The business OF the council pro
needed and after Adjournment, Dr-
l.onri,an went TO Mr.. Jones and a
x0licanr ensned III n hich 1s - talS
ehan used the same language for
neriy used by MIR. Jones. MT. Jones
sresaliated with "a blaw. and then there
was 4 rough house in which Deputy
Sergeant Gray Insured prominently.
after having first demanded peace,
Both Are Prominent.
In tho genera! election o. -thTe@
weeks ago. II. s, Jones was candi-
date for reelection To the common
council and was elected over James
@Dohlkcn, a Republican, BY only seven
Notes. MIR. Jones IL a retired capi-
ffalfst and one OF the most prominent
men on the lower Peninsula, He has
-fgss~u president OF tho common coah-
ZEN for a number OF years, and mas
afrruuentiy been spoken OF in con'tec-
Msion with the mayoralty. although ne
would never consent to make the race
DR.. I.onghan Ia Is prominent phy~
-nitiar1 of ttte city and has peen
resident Of Newport News for - mum :
.8ber OF years He has been president
m the board OF aldermen for TIE past
-four years.
Ths Virginia Judge.
4 epttra Justice Brown is not Only
we'll known In Virginia, bat has an
international reputation. Walter G
kelly. the vaudeville actor. having
Used his court as the getting for ms
sact. 'The Virginia Judge which ne
mas presented In every English speak
inC country on the globe. having
r,layed frequently IN Australia ana
south Africa. Kelly Ia now In Lon
mon and was recently "conmanded
Ia appear before King George, but
&thr rnyal censor eliminated his act
U because ~ the fear that America
xmigfat take ofsense at British royaisF
flaurhtng AT a scene from an Ameri-
8ran court of Justice.
All of the old city ofhcaals were
sre-eiectoi by the Joint session last last
TnIT1f. with the exception, OF Heaith
RYifYicar pr, FERRIES. who WAS succeed
@nH hv nr rratfow