Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-28
WILL PROCEED WITH TRIAL .
OF J|TNEY LAW v|OLATORs
Justice Crutchfeld Decides Police
Court Has Jurisdiction in
Pending Cases.
LONG TECHNICAL ARGUMENT
Counsel for Jitney Men Announces
Cars VIII Continue to Operate.
folfce Will Report All Violations
or City Ordinance to Police Court.

IN Police Court yesterday afternoon.
JuStice crutchfield announced that he
would proceed with the trials OF pcr-
SONS charged with violating tho new
''ncE ordinance and set Monday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock as INC date ror
BEGINNING the hearings The Justices
oeciSion came after three hours of ar
s"'''ch' ny counsel for tho city and
nose representing tho Independent Jit :
ny association as to tho force and
I',s o, inc snperscdeaS. granted by
Judge James Keith, OF tho SUPREME.
court on appeal from the order or
1"ose wells In Hastings Court. PART
~" npnoidinS the city's contention as
10 INC legality of the ordinance.
NJ, i. Fulton. who. with p. G.
rlaherty and Thomas y. Byrd. ap
peared Tor the jitney owners moved
the court to continue all of tho csso.
Which might arise from violation Of
the ordinance. until the Suprcme (our,
mao hnaily disposed OF tho matter. AS
S'stant city Attorney George WAYNE
,Nnnerson opposed continuance. and
insisted that Justice Crutcbfeld ~,
coed with the trials or decline n
sumo jurisdiction. In tho latter aror,
u was stated. the city would have re
SO 10 a mandamus Ia compel the
police Justice To try the offenders
WILL SEEK INJUNCTION
RESTRAINING CRY.
N'er Justice Crutchii"ld had made
SHOWN his position. Mr. o'Flaherty in
80, 10 reporter tina, arplica ton
We MADE to one Of tho CITY court G
w 10 Judge OF the Supreme Court fo,.
an Injunction. specifically res,r.i,,;,
! INC CITY from enforcing tho ordin.nce
'"oEe wells. who has been handlin,,
~ ~. "'"eN controversy. is in Atlantic
,h, .n ms vacation. SO il is probable
, , me application will he made 70
al
!" t"e meantime. the independent iit .
ncNs Will continue to run regardless
o, orders given the police To renort
al. violations to Police Court.
NV pohc" had only four cases ready.
TOT trial yesterday These were arair.,
M Hn'em and Reuben Antcm. Ia0o East
| MAIN street. and Joseph Sba for .,r,s
II. f.: Amos. 1917 Grove Avenue. gu"
:" ME the main oucstion n.
, OF the superscdcas on tho iuri.-
''"" OF tho Police Court-a nnroI,.
'cE"' proposition--the ATTORNEYS ,,on,
.rhE'h INTO the merits and domertts
fi, '"lntncc. Colonel Anderson de-
'o maj ITS provision served 70
project the peopl" of tho civ A.,
r"il"n asserted that tho measure
| ,Eheh Ia drive the jitnoys on, 80
"",''eSS under Euisc of regulation ;r
Vincr 10 leave the field clear for ,h.
| '3 galway and Power C'ompanv
ioI-Hlre vehicles
INC outset Of Mr.. Fulton.S ,rrn
mon. Justice Crutchfield indir,toa 80
pos'i"n he would take nv static
ms court is taking coEnizaucc nr lie
IH'iohs OF the segregation or,r;,'
VIM" an appeal is pending i'm H. e.,
court This statement cav,
m"rn me attorney insisted Thar ~ e
o""r. ought not to pass upon yiola,iams
OF an ordinance. the VALIDITY NJ ,',,a =,
rested in tho Supreme co,rt
NJ fuIton quoted Judge Vale
SAVING that If an appeal and 60, as
1, were granted by tho Sunrnn, =
| Iourt ana the city undertake r. Ill, sI''e
! '"'e ior violations OF the ordin,ro
"o'ld De inclined to issue fn,,, nc
"rner' restraining the city iron,
dar. .ns regulations. Colonel A..
Jud~n VIZ ul" not recall having hoard
Is ri'S make such Statement
M'. uiton characterized tho ,m,.
.i"h OF the city to proceed w;,b
,, ,.ee'leht OF tho ordinance a",.nst
.nosc WI" are parties to tlc 49,,
u'neard or and Outrageous. IL
''htehued that the jitncvs wcro
'eSeu 10 operate under tho I.,
vehicles. as or-hire'
A.. L'' 1'ouS authorities were cited IN.
u'toh IN support OF his con,an,io,
.,', me Surersedeas has the effect ~,
| saying all further proceedinrs,c,;,n,,
| tne Jitney operators until The c, S''.'s'
Court acts we supreme
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