The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-05
FOURTEEN SALOONS
REFUSED LICENSE
Number of Bars In Jackson Ward
Cut in Half-Leigh Street
Is Cleared.
MAY MOVE TO OTHER STANDS
Judge Richardson Explains Prin-
ciples Which Guide Him in
Making Selection.

Fourteen saloon proprietors were re-
fused permission yesterday by Judge
Richardson to continue business at
their present locations. Ten Of the
establishments ordered discontinued
arc located In tho colored residence
district. popularity known as jackson
Ward. Tho remaining four establish
rnents are in Fulton.
Judge Richardson's decision with re-
gard 10 tho applications for renewals
of liquor licenses was delivered in the
lIustings Court at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning In the presence OF court
room crowded with persons directly and
indirectly Interested in. the saloon in
quiry that has been In progress for
more than month. The attendance
included Attorneys Gilbert X Pollock.
Harry NJ. Smith. Kirk Mathews Ord
way Fuller and Benjamin Lovenstein.
who were retained by Individual sa-
and w. a. Willeroy. who represented
one or more groups or protestants.
FIFTEEN APPLICANTS
SECURE RENEWALS
The order that was entered with
Judge Richardson's lengthy opinion
setting forth reasons for his action.
grants renewals to only fifteen OF the
twenty nine applicants whose licenses
were held up on May /. The lucky
fifteen include all applicants from
Church Hill and the four establish
ments on Seventh Street between
Broad and Marshall Streets.
Those who are granted renewals by
Judge Richardson are:
John I. Duffy, l15 Louisiana Street
Edward l.. Hubbard. 1lIO North
Twcnty-fifth Street.
Thomas NJ Alexander. 100 North
First Street.
Patrick McEneary, 1l14 North First
Street.
Hugh Z. Mcclure. 2s2s Williamsburg
Avenue.
Edward s. Boze, 2oo3 venable Street
Henry a. Kramer. ga North Seventh
Street.
Peter Bonini. COZ East Marshall
Street.
Philip ]. Bagley. BIG North Twenty
NTH Street.
Clarence II. Hopkins, 11o5 North
Twenty fifth Street.
V. Dalle-Luche &; Co, 6Io Brook
Avenue.
Herman W. Stein. sol Brook Avenue.
Charles r. Russell. SOL Louisiana
Street.
Baldacci & Gino. s12 North Seventh
Miller Liquor Company. 3o7 North
Seventh Street.
THOSE REFUSED
RENEWAL OF LICENSE
Renewals of licenses to continue
business at their present locations are
denied to the followinR:
Thomas +. OConnor 926 Denny
Street.
Peter Trafieri. 2l5 Louisiana Street.
Tito Cresc!oli. AIS Louisiana Street
.hurelio Bruccinni. 800 East Baker
Street.
Louis Biagi. 600 Brook Avenue.
Timothy +. Callahan, 500 North
Fifth Street.
John NJ. Hulcher. West Leigh
Street
Bernard II. Lange, s25 ST. James
Street
Robert S. Nelson. West Duvai
Street.
V. Eergamini. 6l9 North First Street.
Gisselbrecht & Boehling, 800 West
Leigh Street.
James J. Keaveney. 800 ST. Peter
Street
Eugene Magnani, 7so West Leigh
Street
Dennis F. o'Dwyer. 20 Orleans
Street.
The refusal Of the court 20 renew the
licenses of the fourteen saloonkeepers
last named means only that they can
not obtain permission to continue
business at these locations. They still
have the right to move to other quar-
ters. In the event that any of these
decide to undertake business at an
other point they will be required to
file the usual notices and make appli-
cation for a license to do business at
the new locations in the usual manner.
MUST CLOSE ON
Or nEFORiI july Is
Under Judge Richardson's order, the
fourteen establishments that have been
refused license renewals arc required
TO close their places of business by
July 10. The law requires thirty days
notice OF the intention to apply for {,
new license at another location. This
will leave those Of the fourteen who
desire to re-establish their saloons ut
other locations only until June 10 to
file notice of such Intention il they cx
pcct to have the new place available
by the closing date designated in Judge
Richardson's order.
III saloon circles the courts decision
was received with considerable dismay.
II was pointed out that the early clos =
ing date fixed by Judge Richardson
would work Il hardship, since several of
the saloons affected would much prefer
to await the result of next September 8
wct and dry election before taking any
steps looking to establishing them =
selves at new locations at great ex-
protest against the refusal Of the court
to renew the licenses, 1t was felt by
persons deeply affected by the decision
that tho closing date might with jus
tico to all have been deferred until
after the September election.
TEN SALOONS CLOSED
IN OLD JACKSON WARD
The closing of ten saloons in Jackson
Ward practically cuts in half the places
In the colored residence district where
liquor is sold at retail Leigh Street.
the principal thoroughfare of the color
ed districts wholly cleared of sa-
looms. The only contested case not
named in the two lists quoted is that
of Miller's Hotel. which applied for n
renewal Of the license to sell liquor al
the hotel barroom fronting on Leigh
Street. Judge Richardson noted in his
order that the license would he renewed
If the bar were removed to the Second
Street side of the hotel.
In his opinion. accompanying tho or
der. Judge Richardson reviews Mt some
detail the liquor regulations. which, he
holds. justiGes the conclusion that the
law regards the liquor business as pc
cularly subject TO strict control. The
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