The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-01-19
Arrest and trial OF a saloon Keep.

1 half-past ten o'clock. At the time ap
pointed the prisoner appeared witt
his counsel, Judge Seney-FranI
( Baker conducting the prosecution.
( William HoIlinberger was the frs
witness sworn for the prosecution
I He stated that he was deputized OF
{ the Saturday night precious by Mayo
( Griffith TO assist in enforcing the pro
elamation againstiDtoxicating Iiquon
being sold on Sunday. On that day
he was standing in front Of Trudeau'i
saloon and saw several men enter it
and after they got in he heard then
call for beer he followed them in
and saw in front Of them two glasses
Of beer partially emptied. He called
I Trddeau to him, and told him that be
ought not 20 sell liquor in that man.
ner, that it was forbidden. TrudeaU
wanted to know who ne was, and wa:
told that he, H. was the Deputy
Marshal. Trudeau ordered him out,
closed with him, and they had astrug-
gle. They finally parted, and Holm.
berger went out to get assistance
He looked around, couldn't find any
one and went down to the Mayor
Mayor Griffith came up with him, and
they entered the saloon. The Mayor
told Trudeau that he was under arrest.
Trudeau ordered the two out, and
caught hold OF the Mayor and tried to
eject him. Hollinberger caught hold
Of Trudeau and after a severe struggle
took him out. During the struggle
Mrs. Trudeau came behind Hollinber-
ger, and struck him on the head with
a cane, nearly knocking him down
She also went behind the counter and
struck Hollinberger on one the fingers
Of the left hand.
Two other witnesses were sworn for
the prosecution, but their evidence
was unimportant.
On the defense NJ. Trudeau was
sworn. He stated that he did not sell
any intoxicating liquors on his prem
ises on Sunday; that all the beer drank
on his premises he drank himself, and
that at the time Hollinberger camein
he was drinkingR glass Of beer.
At this point Of the trial, the defense
stated that a material witness could
not be secured, and the trial was ad-
jOurned until Tuesday at half-past ten
o'clock. At this point a warrant was
served on Trudeau for keeping a
house Of habitual resort where liquors
were sold contrary to the laws Of
Ohio. He was bound over to court in
the sum Of S4OO.
On Tuesday but one witness was
sworn on the side of the defense.
Witness stated that he was in the sa-
loon at the time Hollenberger came
in, and that all he saw drank was
water. The prisoner was thereupon
discharged, but he was Immediately ar
rested for contempt of Court, in that
when the Mayor had him in his Office
on Sunday, after the arrest, Trudeau
insulted his Honor grossly, calling
him names aud using foul language.
The trial was set for two and half
o'clock in the afternoon.
At the time set, the prisoner appear
ed. His counsel, Judge Seney, held a
long consultation with the Mayor.
No witnesses were called, and the
Judge made a short plea. He said
that Trudeau was sorry for what he
had done and threw himself upon the
mercy of the Court; that he was
a man Of fiery temper, and did things
under excitement that he otherwise
would not do. He went on to state
that the provocation was great, mas
much as Trudeau probably thought
that, as given in English, and Amer
can law as well, every mans house is
his castle, and did not think that any
one had a right to take him from it.
He lived in the same building that his
saloon was in and it was his house. He
also intimated that Trudeau was igno-
rant of the consequences of his action.
He said the excitement was great
over this matter, and that he had seen
faces present that he had not seen in
saloons; but that it had special refer
ence to the Sunday business and moth
ing else-the sympathy was not for
contempt.
At the close of the plea, Mayor
Griffith gave hisreasons for not accept
ing the apology of the prisoner. He
said that this was not his first offence,
that the prisoner on a former oc-
casion was before him on a charge
of abusing a boy; that at that
time the prisoner made considerable
noise, and when admonished to keep
quiet, gOs up and abused the Court
and wanted TO fight the Mayor. He,
the Mayor, passed it by that time,
that the prisoner was igno-
rant, etc. On the last Offense the
prisoner in the Mayors Office, used
all the vituperative language he was
master of, and apparently wished to
incense the Mayor sufficiently that a
breach Of the peace should be COM
mitted. That the Mayor did not con-
slider this a personal matter, but
it was an outrage on the peo-
pie who had put him in Office.
He would fine the prisoner $50 90 and
he costs Of the prosecution.
After giving his decision on the
,ase the Mayor said he had a few
words to say in regard to these liquor
prosecutions, and the saloon keepers,
many Of whom were present.
He did not want the saloon keepers
% go away from there with a wrong
1t had been stated that
very mans house was his castle. In !
he common acceptance of the law
his was true; hut it did not apply to |
nen who were keeping salOons-they !
lad no law behind them. Saloon |
keepers had banded together for the
purpose of defeating the enforcement OF
he proclamation forbidding the sell
ing of liquor on Sundays. They had |
made their assertions that they would |
ell if they chose, the law to the con-
rary Notwithstanding. He wished |
hem to understand that the procla-
nation would be enforced. He
would. see that it was enforced.
lie had given his policemen, night |
yatchmen and marshals orders
o ferret out the matter. They had |
riders to do it at any and all |
lours. If they saw during the day
ime, Sundays, the doors of saloons
pen and people going in and out, in
licating that business of such unlaw-
ul character as nquor-selling was go-
ng on, they were ordered, and it was
heir duty, to 60 in and see what was
'eing done. They had a right to ar
est any saloon keeper, whose saloon
vas open on such days, on sight. If |
hey failed to do their duty and as