The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-25
NO Law TO STOP
kEWSBOYS' CALLS

RICHMOND, Va Special
Easing his decision on Assist
ant City Attorney Andcrson's in
depreciation of a city ordinance
regarding disorder, Justice
Crutchtield, in Police Court
dismissed w. ii. Wilson. a coIored
ncwSbOy. of charge Of disordcrIy
conduct in hawking" his wares
on the street yesterday Sunday
morning.
Wilson was arrested SUNDAY
morning shortly before = O'Clock
ut Fourth and Main Streets. by
PatrOlman Pillow. lie was placed
i'm u patrol wagon and taken To
the Second Station. where hc was
locked up. charged with being dis
orderly i'm the street.
Is. {. Steiner. a news agent. at
100 East Broad street. by whom
Wilson IL employed. hurried to
the station, where he bailcd the
youth in the sum OF $50. incidcn-
tally expressing his Indignation.
Among other papers. Wilson
mas been wont to sell the Times
dispatch. This newspaper was
represented in court dis morning
by -fttOrncN Murray VI. Mcclure.
~. Nr"t%S hrNan. of the Times
Dispatch. WAS also present.
Attorney j. =. Cohn represented
the news agent and also an out
of-toWn ncwSpapCr-thc New
York Herald.
The arrest of the nCWSboy was
tiic result Oi an order from Mayor
Kichard>On L. the police TO break
up the loud crying of ncNspapcrs
carly Sunday mornings.
EruCr~ were sent out Hast Tues
day by the citN'S executive TO Act
me ttucf OF Police Thomas j.
NiCMahOn. inStructin@ him To
break up dis SO-caIlcd nuisance.
especially la the West END
TENT OF THE ORDER.
The letter containing the order
was turned over to CAPTAIN Gcoror
W. EppS. with instructions 40
give il prOmp, attention. He cave
rigid orders TO men OF his COM
niand. X l. understood. To stop
this form of disorder"
The Mayors order follows:
July .. 1912.
Captain I. j. MCNIahOn. Acting
Chief of Police:
Dear Sir,-I have had repeated
complaints from citizens. cspc-
cially in the West End. of the
nuisance caused by persons cry
INC newspapers fOr sale during tie
carly hours of the day. and CSDC-
CIaIly on Sunday morning. In
some cases these cries may he
heard for more than two squares.
and il a nuisance which should
he suppressed. 1 have heretofore
called the attention OF the police
10 this matter. and do so again
through you. with the expectation
III inn no
Respcctfully yours.
ID. c. RICHARDSON.
Mayor"
Following the arrest Of Wilson.
circulation managers here OF New
York and other Out-Of-tOWn news
papers. il il understood. were at
once appriSed of the circumstance.
with the result that the New
Aork Herald tclC@raphCd its rep
reSCntatiVc As follows:
Bail out boys selling HcraIdS
and file protest. VIII give pub
LEFTY"
PAPERS NOT NOTIFIED.
The order went forth without n
W; rd of notice 20 local or Out-Of-
u n publishers. Several weeks
"a , resolution was adopted by
tEc Board OF Police Commission
CT directing the CHER of Police 10
stop neWSbOyS from crying during
the carly Sunday hours, but il
resulted in no arrests.
Iii defense of his position. Of
ficcr Pillow said this mOrnin" that
ne did nothing more nor less than
what Inc conceived to be his duty.
He added that lac was acting un-
der orders from his captain.
Justice Crutchiic1d said some
thing about the number of Off
GERS on duty yesterday and the
many newSboys who were on the
streets, and emphasized the fact
that only one arrest was made. In
the same breath the Police JUS
uce characterized the arrest of
the newsboy as carrying things
to extremes"