The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
EIGHTEENTH SALOON CASE
HEARD BY HUSTINGS COURT
Judge Richardson VIII Soon Announce
His decision on Contested
Licenses.
EVIDENCE I,EAnD IN ,rGUIRE CASE
Church nm Contests Aro SIN TO No
Observation-Disclosures I'm All Cnses In
Conflicting.

Completing his eighteenth saloon
hearing since tho opening of the gen
cral liquor Investigation. more than
'wo weeks ,nso. Judge Richardson, OF
tho IIustings Court. yesterday after
noon, Expressed his belief thnt tho end
OF next week will see tho last liquor
caae disposed OF. ana III. applications
for liccnao renewals definitely passed
upon "a day or two later.
'"rhc mos, trying part OF tho saloon
investigation IS over" said Judge Rich
nrdson. although fourteen cases re-
main stiil To DO heard, 81 is quito like
IL that several OF thcse viii be ni-
1usted out OF court Conferences to
that end. understand, are under way
between counsel for tho dealers and
the protcBtuntH.
"Unlcss there are Un!oohcd-for do
lays. / expect 10 conclude the liquor OK
nminationa next week. | am making
up my mind as 10 the merits OF tho
several cases AZ tho hearings progrosH.
and there viii be no delay In an
nouncing the decisions when the hear
ings arc concluded. expect TO be
ready to pass finally on all tho pend
ing applications within n day or two
after the inquiry IS over
EVIDENCE HEARD ~
CAST. OF HUGH INQUIRE
The court spent yesterday afternoon
taking testimony In tho case Of Hugh
Mcclure, who h"chs the renewal OF his
license 20 conduct saloon at 3a2s
williamsburg avenue. Fulton. The
hearing lasted until O'clock. "A score
or more o: witnesses appearing FOR and
against tho renewal
Attorney Isaac Digs. who conducted
the case FOR the prot"stants. put on tho
stand Rev. H. J. .'Nnes. Rev. c. II.
Smith. George II Hal.ser, j. ". Jordan,
j. Nelson. Charles ". Leonard and sew
eral other witnesHes all OF whom told
tho court that, In their opinion. 3s2a
williamsburg Avenue was not Tho
proper place for the location OF the
Aaloon. II was objected for the mos;
part that the saloon. located near the
post-ofllcc substatiun and the local
groceries and mar Sct3 exposed women
and children TO more or lcss eHbarrnse-
incTt because they hnvo 10 pass tho
inr on their way 20 these places.
Sevorni witnesses FOX tho protcstants
told OF disordcrs at or near The saloon
particularly on Saturday nights. AZ
torncy Harry NJ Smith. counsel FOR
Mr. Mcclure. pat him on the stand. and
the saloon keeper stated 10 tho court
that during the three OF four years ne
mas conducted tho place no Aght WAS
over started In his e1loon. Other wit
nesses for the defense gu"e Mr.. Axe
Cuire and the place u. conducts an c1 :
ccllent character, aud told the court
that if any location IN Fulton IS suit
able for II saloon. II IL the place &C
cupied By MIR McGuires establishment
WILL. TAKE UP CHURCH
I'LL CASES On TUESDAY.
There Will be no liquor hearings to-
day Tho inquiry viii be resumed al
$50 o'clock Monday Afternoon with an
examination OF the case OF Eugene
Niagrhni. who conducts saloon It
$50 west Leigh street. ON TuesGny
morning at 10 O'clock the court VIII
begin it's long deferred inquiry into
the Church II!ll cases. Tho day VIII
be spent iu taking evidence In the cases
OF Edward $, nozc. 2oo3 Nenab!e
street. Phil J. BauIey. 3l6 North
twenty -Afth street. Edward !. Hub
bard. ITO North Twenty NTH street,
aud ClaTcnce H. Hopkins. 1905 North
Twenty-nfth Street
The disposition OF the Church I'm
cases Will leave only one liquor license
application In = whit. ncighborhood
unhcard--thc Application OF Thomas +
C'ConneN who coffuucts 8. saloon az
e26 Denny street Tho dat. FOR hear
iug this case. because OF the illuesE OF
one OF the lawyers concerned. has not
been hIcd.
Upon the compilation o: The hearing
in the Church H.li cases, the cour- viii
turn ITS attention 70 the rcmH!uinS
saloon applications tn the colored resi-
dcncc district popularity designated
jackson Ward" Euo cases in this
aection OF the city 9TH remain 10 be
examined