Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-05-26
MaYor,n Count.

A&yOrg Court.
J Tho Mayor'b Court of oa village pre-
scntcd rather lively scene on ,londl,
morning. Under u0o edmiuiasiralion D
our new Mayo, with the o distance Of .h
yigilant Stewart as Marshal, the drunk
and frnys Of Saturday night are pIettl
sure to be looked into at the Mayors OF
fec.
Those worthy oficerSare giving attention
too, TO the numerous beer shops and whis
ky dens with which our village abounds
In this course we know that the officer
have the hearty CO operation of our citi
zens.
The first case called by the Mayor was
that Of
The State VS. John Matthews. Charge,
drunkenness and disorder. Plea of guilty
fine SO 90 and costs.
The Statevs 4. o, Collins. Same charge
and plea of guiltyj fine $500 and costs.
The State VS. Patrick Carr Charge Of
keeping his whisky shop open later than
! o'clock at night, In the investigation
Of this case on intimation from the defend
ent that he was selling whisky to make q
living, his donor remarked that he had
better close his den aud 90 to stealing, as
being more honorable. Defendent fined
Si5 90 and sent to Jail for three days, and
to stand further committed until fine and
costs were paid,
Here, in waiting upon the move
ment Of the counsel in consultation with
clients, the Mayor seemed for the time idle.
He read from the Ordinance book the ordi-
nance suppressi6g Ale, Beer and Port r
Shops, md prohibiting Tipping Houses,
within the limits Of the village, the first
section of which is in the following words:
SIC, b. it ordained, &c, that all
ale, Beer or Porter Shops aud Houses
within the limits Of said village are here
by mode ana declared to be- uriawtuland
the same are hereby prohibited And If
any person or persons, by agent cr other
wise, fla, within tio limits aforesaid,
keep any such A.e.R e. or Porter Shop, or
house, BE, She or tby shall, ,ou conviction
thereof before thn Mayor OF said village,
crotaer pror,ofiaer be fnad in any sum
no, less ylun S@J 90 nor more than $4,000
Tho Mayor remarked that the above law
las not hitherto been enforced here, for the
reason That the same statute, word for
word in force inan adjoining county, was
by the offender cnrriyd to the highest iu-
dieal tribunals Of The State and sustain
ed. lie i,It it his duty to enforce this or
dinauco, and should at once proceed to is
sue against all such shops, including
whisky tipping shops The Mayor fur
ther remarked that for q month or more his
impression was that this law was wrong,
or thot the voters of this village had made
a mistake in electing him Mayor. The
law having been decided 0. X, it was ev.
iicut that our people had made
mistake--and he had no doubt tha5 the
offenders of the statute in question would
be decidedly of that opuion before his
Honorwas through with them.
The State vs. IIarvy Evans. Charge,
assault and battery; plea not guilty, and
defendont ana surety recognized in the
sum of $4,000 for appearance at Court.
The State vs. Soc, Lydy. Same oharse'
plea not guilty. recognized in the sum of
$4,000 with surety, toappear in Common
Pleas Court.
Same VS. Same. Charge Of keeping his
whisky shop open after l J o'clock at night.
Counsel in this case asked continuance,
that lie might investigate. Continued un-
til 9 o'clock next morning.
There was quite a crowd at the Mayors
Court at this session, no doubt curious to
witness the rnnning order of the new ma
chinery. The general expression was that
every part worked well, and that we have
the right man in the right place, All
seemed elated at the prospect of our vii
lage being speedily rid of the beer holes
and whisky dens that SO abound through
out our town.
TUEsDAY MORNING.
The Mayors Court was in session, and