Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-15
FROM GAINESVILLE.
I'll, LiqHor La1O-Hs e1Jorcement-
Trial of a rumseler-IHe beau
ties of TEMPERANCE.
GAINESVILLE, Feb. 10, 1876

GAINESVILLE, Feb. 10, 1855.
Mr.. EDIroR:--Whie sauntering up street
few evenings since, in search o. the Ee-
! phHnt, my attentio, was attracted by an un-
usun! stir in and near the office ni Justice,
and in pressing forward, soon learned to my
astonishment the dreadful! TRUTH a man, a
wild Irishman had been tax en up for the sim
! pie act os selling Lquo in q quantity sutfi-
cient to make some Of our citizens most
beautifully drunk; is it not an awful state Of
"fluirs, that man can't deal out his poison
to damn mems souls, and not be held respon-
sble, but be patient the Dutch in Cincinna-
ii Will set that all right, but to return to our
subject. there had really been man taken
up for selling Liquor, and who was his nror-
mant! poor inebriated being who, too weak
TO res temptation, crAved protection by our
Law. 1t seems that said informant, a few
mornings since after starry iny long at the
RED Eye awoke with something tina: seemed
to him falling sickness, but having suffi.
cienti, bracCd himself, he began to reason
thus Is .hia ----- -! Well its all
that's lef, and that's much; something
must be DONE or I'll be unDoNE sure, ii the
Patch is kept in operation lev months lon
yer. wonder VIII r, I'll be. Why I'll ,,hc
gone to tke ---- til ats cl.ar, but if could
only tr4 ak up that one den I might add at
least five years to my life and be again use
ful man. Are not five years worth the trial!
We'll kinder think they are" Hereupon
he started anl some time tbroug h the day
! filed his affidavit which bro't the aforesaid
Irshnan to right about face, in the office
o Justice. Now Tor the trial. The pielim-
naries are all arranged. We will listen to
the testimony, sui stituting names as they
proceed.
Squire, examining witness for defendant.
Mr.. Drinkall, Are you not in the habit of
visiting the patch occasionally! ayes SIR"
Did you ever sec any liquor sold or drank
on the premises! Well, no,-let me see--
| believe did see little there once, about
spoonful. You are sure there was not more
than spoonful are you! Yes Pm sure 0:
that for drunk it myself You aresure you
never saw any more there / doE't remem-
Der ever seein any more there.
Wit. cross examined by prosecuting wit
ness.
Dir. Drinkall, Wasn't you out at the patch
last Sunday! Yes sir. Did you not see Jim
Demiiohn there, Yes sir. Didn't he drink
more than spoonful! Well, l reckon he
did, he drunk more like n quart. (Great
laugh.er) Wasn't Bill Boat, Jonathap Sta
ger, and myself there! Yes sir. And didn't
we oil get most awfully drunk! Well l
guess you all did; but just tell you didn't;
here the witness looked daggers at his inter.
rogator, and mid shouts. of laughter and calls
to order was bid to take his seat. This the
Justice deemed sufficient. and bound the
otfen nder over to court in the sum of $40. He
then gave security and went his way, fully
| pc rsuaded that he had found "a hard road to
travel"
will now close the scene by giving my
! city friends few words OF advice. II might
probably be well 10 state for the benefit OF
those that carry on their business secretly
behind the counter, and in dark places that
our late liquor law has been declared constl-
tutiona, and that we have at least part OF
the power in our own hands, and whether or e
not we will use that power, you will sssn
find outby persistirg in that ruinous course.
The ball has been set in motion, let il not
cease rolling until our town is completely
cleansed of all the vile and polluted sink
holes, that are now breeding ruin, poverty
and drunkenness in our midst. Thtn shall
the Father look upan his children, and smile
us he whispers, they are safe. Then the ne
elected wife may look once more upon ahus-
band, the child again receive the fond paren-
tai kiss, the doating father may see an erring
son reclaimed, to soothe and bless him in his
ripened years, and all will join in sweet re-
ioicings to celebrate the day that set them
free. Yours truly, THEOPHRAS STUS.