Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-20
CONVICT BUT SIX
FOR SUNDAY LABOR
Additional Arrests Are Made on
Charges of Working on
Sabbath Day.
ONLY ONE PAYS HIS FINE
Doubtful Cases Taken Under Ad-
visement by Police JUS
tice Crutchheld.
ONLY ONE PAYS HIS FINE

From among more than ninety al
legged violntors OF the Sunday "olue"
laws, who were arraigned for hearings
in local courts yesterday, only six con-
vsctions were secured. the courts hold
Ing that fully 40 per cent Of the per-
sons arrested had been engaged in
work Of necessity. Several cases were
continued, but the broad Interpretation
given the laH. by Police Justice Crutch-
field leads mos; OF those familiar with
the situation to believe all OF them will
sary labor. Nineteen additional arrests
were made yesterday on charges Of
Sunday violation.
In the deferred class arc both Of .he
Sunday morning newspapers. the shop
force OF the Richmond, Frederick sburg
and Potomac Railroad, the Richmond
Transfer Company. street car cleaners.
A. F.. Reynolds. ii,ney chauffeur. and
four Armenian confectioners. alleged to
have closed their business on Saturday
ana 10 nave hept open OF SunuaE.
Only one man paid the inc imposed
on him yesterday. He was John y.
George, a bootblack. The Ave other
violators noted appeals. These included
the Hotel Richmond. charged with en-
ploying p. Fl. Finstcrn as musician,
the hotel and the musician being fined
81 and costs each: the Southern Rail
way shops. J. J. Robertson. foreman,
and s. r. Hague, a machinist in the
shops: and L. NJ. Taylor. n merchant
who claimed he was a Seventh Day
Adventist and that he had closed his
business on Saturday. Justice Maurice,
of the Police Court. Part H.. heard the
last three mentioned cases and imposed
fines of $40 and costs in each
MANY ARE DISMISSED
on GROUNDS OF NECESSITY
With these few exceptions, all other
. cases against firms and their employees
were dismissed by Justice Crutchheld.
who held that they were engaged IN
works OF necessity. Among these were:
Rennie Dairy Company.
Tyler & Ryan, ice manufacturers.
l.. Bromm Baking Co, Inc
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany.
Richmond Forgings Corporation.
American Bread and Baking Com
pany.
Home Brewing Company Uce depart
ment).
American Locomotive Co. Inc
Mrs. Charles H. Jennings, Ice manu-
facturer.
Tredegar Co.. Inc
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. tAllen
+, and Ginter Rranch).
Rosenegk Brewing Co. (cold storage
planD.
Merchants Cold Storage and Ice
Manufacturing Co. Inc.
| Richmond Dairy Co.
| Corby Baking Co, Inc.
| John Bowman, selling ice.
Romm & Grazech. bakers.
J. Rivlin. selling merchandise.
! Richmond Cold Storage.
Western Union Telegraph Co.
| Southern and Adams Express Com
panies.
Postal Telegraph and Cable Co.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co.
Nolde Brothers Bakery.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
! froundhouse).
Solomon Bakery.
MoccaS Bakery.
GIlIio's Bakery.
/ Baldacci's Bakery.
| Crystal Ice Company.
! Clarke Bakery.
w. L. Hiliard g. Son, ice manufac.
| turers.
MAYOR NOT SURPRISED AT
NUMBER OF AC2UITTALS
! In dismissing the case against J.
| RiVlin. Justice Crutchfield placed HIM
self on record as holding the Jewish
Mosaic Sunday legal for persons of
Jewish merchants will be allowed to
close their business from Friday sun
down TO Saturday sundown and to keep
open on Sunday.
Taylor, who claimed to he n Sew
| enth-Day Adventist, which sect OBJ
| serves the Jewish Sunday. was fined
| when It was shown that he had been
In the habit OF closing his store on
Sunday before ,ae enforcement OF the
blue laws. Justice Crutchfield will en-
force this rule as IL relates to Jews
also 1t Is said.
The single newsboy arrested on Sun
day on a charge Of disorderly conduct,
n charge brought by policeman, who
found him crying his papers on the
street, was fined s6 and costs yester-
day.
| In discussing the decisions of the
lower courts yesterday. Mayor Ainslie
observed that his personal opinion as
/ to which of the enterprises we're works
OF necessity would mot he taken as
guide for the police. but that tests had
been made to secure court decisions on
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