The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-01
SALOONS WILL KEEP OPEN
UNTIL CASES ARE DECIDED
Authorities VIII Not Interfere Until
ItusrinEs Court Acts on
Protests.
.oNc HEARING IN BIAGr CASE
Evidence ar to jackson wnrd Liquor
Places Is Coufictipg-BinEl Proves
Good Character.

After n conference between Judge
Richardson. OF tho Hastings Court.
Mayor Ainslic and Chief of Police
Werner. it was announced last night
| that the authorities Will not interfere
with the operation of those saloons
whose applications for license re-
newaiS are now pending before the
past year expired at midnight last
night, and, under strict enforcement
OF the law, the establishments that
nave not secured renewals would close
their doors to-day.
II was decided by the city authori-
ties that temporary suspension of
the law, permitting the contested sa-
looms to continue their business until
their cases are adjusted, is the best
way out OF tho difficulty. 1t was
recosnized that, generally speaking.
are not responsible for the PENDING
contests, and that they should LOT be
made to suffer Tor developments large
iy beyond their control.
:, Protcstants against the renewal Of
Licensees 10 the thirty-odd saloons
against which objections have been
lodged gave their trcit agreement to
the arrangement adopted by the city
authorities, and will not interfere with
the business OF these establishments
until the court passes on their applca-
lions for renewal. IL an order TO close
mad been issued. il would have affect
ed more than thirty saloons in old
the establishments on Seventh Street.
between Broad and Marshall Streets
Evidence I'm DinEi Case.
The Hustings Court spent all of YES
,ernaY IN the taking OF evidence for
ana ana hsainst the saloon operated at 900
e re1h A Sean on BY louis BiaEi The
and was continued through morning
ana afternoon sessions until $40
o'clock last night. II will be resumed
AT lo o'clock this morning to give the
DTOtsStuntS oDnortnuity IN
Inc stand two or three more witnesses
/ score or more OF witnesses, testi-
f LYNN Yesterday In the Biagi case, gave
connecting testimony as to the char
actor OF the business conducted by
l'iaEt at Brook Avenue and Leigh
| Street. Merchants operating stores In
The vicinity and police ofiicers. whose
| duties call them often to that vicinity.
! s'aHc inc pace n good character. and
ttSpressed the opinion that the corner
IN question was suitable and proper
polnt Tor the location or "a saloon
ne proteStants introduced dozen
Win all OF them colored men and
women OF more than ordinary fntelli-
Eence. VINO objected to the continuance
OF saiocn at the Brook Avenue and
L I-eiieh SSt tre corner. chiefly, because
,iial thoroughfare CT the coiored sec
tion, and because the Biagi corner was
the scene OF much disorder.
Disorder Not Due to SnIoon.
se'crai witnesses told of seeing wo-
men send men into the saloon to buv
Of d,. LOT mem, ana related other stories
OF disorder traceablc, according TO their
belief, to the presence OF the saloon.
, p4Ss-eNamina ton by Attorney Maurice
~. .f ,,' representing Biagi. brought
OUT INC tact that much of the disorder
or the Brook Avenue and Leigh Street
corner was attributable to Dead Rat
A,iiey' disreputablc district in the
Judge Richardson said from the
bench just before adjournment last
son Ward saloon controversy TO the
bottom believing that while the exami-
na,ions and hearings. Were unusually
''onS they would be productive OF
good. The saloon question in the coll
ored districts. he said was n serious
one, ana merits careful consideration.
Although the saloon hearings have
been on the whole week, not more than
three or four cases have been com
pieted, Protests are on file in the Hust-
licenses to twenty eight saloons i'm
Jackson Ward. Fulton and Church Hill.
a betition from citizens in Highland
licensing of the liquor establishments
on Seventh Street, between Broad and
Marshall streets, on the ground that
they arc objectionable to the crowds
that wait there at I'll hours for street
cars.
win Make Thorough Examination.
Judge Richardson has declared his
intention Of withholding his decision
with regard to individual licenses until
al All the liquor cases, have been heard
,,,n T i,'as c'se VIII ne resumed this
morning, and after that the court will
continue with the examination of the
other applications for renewals in
jackson Ward 1t does not appear
probable that the hearing Of the Jack
son Ward cases will be finished this
week
The converting Of the May term OF
court Monday will cut into the time
available for liquor hearings Judge
Richardson said last night that the
court would probably arrange to hear
the liquor cases half the day, deYoting
the other half to the indictments
brought in by the grand jury. If the
slow progress of the last two days is
continued In the twoscore liquor cases
still on the docket 1t will be weeks be-
fore an adjustment of the saloon con-
troversy is possible.
Grants Writ of Error.
The State Supreme Court of Appeals
yesterday granted a writ of error in
the case of IameS Avery eft als