Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04
WILL PREFER CHARGES
AGAINST POLICEMEN
Il. f.. Chelf Fined in Police Court
for Sunday Selling and
Disorder.
WILL APPEAL TO A1NsL1I
Says Officers Bought Cigarettes From
Thoushticss Clerk. and That He
Was Ignorant of 1t Until Brought
Out in Court.

X. r. Chclf, druggist at Harrison
| and Broad Streets, was fined So and
| costs yesterday on Il charge of violat =
! ing the Sunday laws by selling tobacco.
| ana $40 and costs OH charge Of dis
| orderly conduct and abusing Policemen
| Thomas and Green. who arrested him.
| Mt 'hcit noted an appeal on the
charge OF violating the Sunday law
The charge of abusing the officers
| was brought. il is said. after Chclf
! had Informed tho officers he had Irish
! blood in his veins and that any one
whc said he had violated the sunday
laws was Il liar. According to Chclf
the officers questioned his vcracity as
I" the sale OF tobacco on tho sabbath
Ihe druggist went to sec Major Wcr-
hcr about the matter after court ycs-
to-day and Indicated his purpose Of
iiiing formal complaint against the
policemen with Mayor Aiuslie
Justice Crutchficld imposed tho fino
Tor the sale OF the tobacco after Il
citizen had testified he had purchased
Plug of chewing tobacco there and
roiicemcn walton and Settles had tcs-
tlt1ed they had purchased cigarettes
there during the afternoon
CIIELF SAYS OFFICERS BoIGIiT
FROM THOuGIITIISS CLERK
Mr.. Chef last night requested The
mes Dispatch To include his Version
OF the affair in the report of the court
nearing lie said: The charge Of sell
ing the tobacco WAS not proved in
! court, rw" officers testified. however
| that they had procured IA package of
| cigarettes here from - ,houghtIoss
| clerk: but knew nnthiuE about ,hi.
| until went into court
NOW. as TO my abusing tho officers
they practically forced me into say
ing what did. This was particularly
true or Policeman Thomas. who did tho
talking. I expect TO file .harras nf
In.
gentleman against him with the Mayor
III court yesterday ! was not allowed
10 argue my side of the affair at nil
l am making these statements to dis
POI as tar as possible the bad light
in which the police would place mo
The case against A. A. Mckay cbary
cd with employing Thornton RurIcv
coIored to clean automobiles al his
garage on sunday. was dismissed when
IL was shown that Eurlcy had workcd
"hhout the knowlcdg" or permission
or Mckay. Burlcy WAS fined a ~, :,
charge of working on SUNDAY.
HOW SUNDAY CASES
WE'RE DISPOSED or
Others fined yesterday for working
AT a trade or calling on the Sabbath
were j. j. Morrell and G. Davis rn,
selling soft drinks at the state Fair
Grounds; Annie thipaualt selling nI.r-
chandisc. fined So; Mix" George. to-
80 " hi'h So, ~. y. DCrNiShia n.
cigars, fined s.. appealed: Peter HAN.
shining shoes. fined 81, appealed; w.
!. Howard. groceries, continued till
July II: David White. cakes. fined So:
l.. Morironi. soft drinks, bailcd to July
\; a. Nanni, soft drinks and confcc-
ti"h"rics. fined 50, appealed: George
thhcd, tobacco and confectioncrics.
'lncd 50. appealed: 4. Simon soft
drinks and confectioneries. fined 81 and
S'"o bond for twelve months, appealed;
George Fopa. soft drinks and confcc-
tioneries. fined So; James Popa, soft
drinks and confcctioncrics, nncd S5;
Jerry Morano. soft drinks, fined 81. an
pcalcd; j. IL. Morgan, soft drinks, fined
-; Alexander Etosh, soda water. fined
50; Joseph Wiley, merchandise. fined
-; George Martina. Mike IIaeopian.
tiaSop Haronian. cigars. tobacco and
/ merchandise. fined s. each and re-
CURED TO give 5000 bond each for
i twelve months. for third oncnscs. an
reaicd: sam Drummond. gasoline hail
ed tn July 4; John l., Ratclinc. pack
ing ana delivering flowers, bailcd to
July :: -. +. sutton. same, hailcd tin
July = Edward Branch. delivering.
! i"w"rs. hailcd till July =