The Cairo evening bulletin., 1869-07-14


The attorney for the prosecution then
presented his case, reading the 135th Sec
ton of the revised and codified ordinan-
ces as the law applicable to the first
charge. He was very brief occupying
only four or five minutes time.
Judge Mulkey replied In behalf Of thy,
accused. He assented that Mockler had
done wrong In receiving money for IL
censes, but IN doing SO he had only fol.
lowed custom sanctioned by long
usage. He did not believe Mockler was
any more thief than Hyland, and he
esteemed Hyland al an honest man Hy-
land had said nothing about Mockler'y
shortcomings until after Mockler had
kicked him out of his Office, etc. Judge
Mulkey's remarks consumed about twen-
ty minutes, closing with the suggestion.
that as it was now quite late, the
council should adjourn, and resume the
investigation at some other time.
BY this time the hour of 10, 80 had ar
rived, and the attornies for the defence
for the second time urged an adjourn
ment; but the council refused to adjourn
and insisted upon proceeding with the
investigation.s The witnesses for the pros
ecution were, accordingly called, and G..
Winston, esq, notary public, being pres
ent, administered TO them tho oath.
Mr. T.. a. Burnett was examined first
He said: In the latter part of May
cannot name the day positively, Mr..
Mocliler notified me that the merchants
license OF Lame d Co., had expired. >
replied that would get the treasurer'-
receipt and have them renewed He
told me that the treasurer's receipt was
not necessary, that lie could take the
money as well as the treasurer, that the
two offices were right there together and
lie could pay II over, and would save noe
the trouble. / procured the license irUIn.
Mockler, paying him for them in the
street opposite bis Office. The license
were for the ST. Charles news depot.
paid him six dollars I'm city scrip for -
fractional part of year, buying the scrip
from him then and there and pay ing.
him seventy cents on the dollar therefor,
never had any other business with Mr.
Mockler in that line.
Valentine Resch.was called next: Z
procured merchants license for my
Vegetables, butter and eggs business or
the corner OF Eighth street and Washing
ton avenue. procured them from Mr.
Mockler, six or seven weeks ago. i paid
him S5, SO for them Mr. Mockler owed
me money, and he brought the license
around and gave him credit for S5,s3
on his account. About u week ago
met him near Whittaker's drug store and
he told me that he had got into scrape
and tnat must tear up my license.
told him might get into scrape my
self If tore them up, ana ne said hf
would help me out. \ few days after
that, he came around and asked me u
he had told me 20 destroy my license. J
told him that he did and then he said he
must have been crazy or drunk. / don't
think he was drunk. He seemed little
excited.
Thomas strother colored) testified e.
follows:
/ live on Washington avenue, opposite
the new custom house. / am keeping
family grocery. l got merchants license
from MI. NOckler sometime between the
LIST and 18th Of June. | paid him 50 20
therefor I'm greenbacks. 1 went 20 Mr..
Mockler because some one told me he
was the proper person 10 apply 10. While
at Mr. Mockler's Office he told me that II
wanted any fayors 20 come to him; that
he would let Inc have money when.
wanted IL, because he was one Of my
friends. / took license % the lst o.
January next.
q. NJ. Alden: / am Il commission
merchant at 93 Ohio i.evee. On the 10th.
day of June made application to Mr..
Mockler for merchants license, and on,
the same day he brought the license In
my store aud paid him for them. When
called at his Office TO apply for tho
license he was out; but / met him AZ /
was passing out 1 told him ! wanted
license. He said call right,n that he
would bring them down for me. About
an hour or two afterwards he brought
them down and paid him for them ia
eenbaclls, at the rate Of 20 cents on tho
dollar. The license ran from the 10th of
June TO the lst OF January, and l paid
him at the rate OF SO per year. know
nothing further relative To the case.
Here the attornies for The defense an
nounced that the hour of half.past II had
arrived, an that, inasmuch as they were
compelled 10 attend court next day, they
would be forced to abandon the case
IL the council insisted upon going on
with the investigation. The prosecuting
attorney replied that he had no desire to
rush things; he desired full, fair and
deliberate hearing of the case; but as he
had only one more witness to examine.
touching the charge in hearing, he would
be glad II that witness could be heard.
Councilman Martin remarked that it
was II hardship t. be detained all night
He was not able To stand IL, and would
go home.
Councilman Barclay thereupon moved
that when the council does adjourn II ad'
journ until half-past o'clock tomorrow