, 1872-10-21

their adherentg, and defled the officers Of the
Law, could the re people be t called out?
under this State Law. The city ordinances are.
enforced BY tho police, but this State iaw is M
| forced bY the Sheriff. He takes the BODY of tbe
saloon-Eeeper, and has authority to call out q
presumed that it indictments we're found under
this law, that one Of two Thousand peraona
would be indicted at the came time.
r. Do not the city authorities assist in en-
forcing this law
Judge T. Not at all they have nothing to
do with it. It is enforced through the Judgement
OF the court and the SheriH Of Cook County
| R. The city authorities, then, are acting un-
der the city ordinanco7
| r. And the Temperance Committee bring in
their cases under the State law7
| Judge T. Yes.
r. II the Grand Jury continues to ignore the
bills Of Indictment, the city authorities are not
obliged to cease their endeaTors to prevent Sab
bath deBecration?
Judge +. No They are acting under an
| ordinance with which the upper courts have
fore tie Police Courts, and The process is
| served and Judgment enforced through the
officers Of the city, the Mayor having power to
revoke any license, if he considers it necessary.
! r. Revocation hanging over the heads Of the
| sal oon-keepers ought to have good effect ?
Judge T. I should think SO; the power Of
| the Mayor to revoke licenses should be very po-
| tent in securing the enforcement Of the Or
| dinance. =,
and convict all the sa1oon-keepers in Chicago, il
| they violated the law, would it not2
Judge T. Yes; first is the hearing before
the Grand Jury; if indictments are found, the
cases are placed in the docket and are tried in
regular order; and, if the evidence was clear,
jury would undoubtedly convict. By this pro-:
cess all the anloon-keepers would be reached BY.
the time the Jews return to Jerusalem.
r. Do you know the course the city authori-.
ties propose to pursue ?
Judge 7. I do not,-whether: they propose to
rush in and fine every man who violates the or
dlnance, or to enforce it as they do every other
ordinance, as far as they can, cannot tell.
r.: Do you apprehend' that any difficulty will
result from it's enforcement? :.
Judge T. No. I think we have law-abiding
community here, and, il there is a public senti-
ment which demands the enforcement OF the;
law, that there will be no disposition on the part
Of anybody to resist the law BY unlawful means.
Every, man has 3 right: to contest the
inhuman or oppressive, in any lawful manner,
and has right to endeavor to obtain the repeal
Of such 3 law; but no one has right to resist
a law By breaking another law.
R. Has the Supreme Court ever given an
opinion On the constitutionality Of Sunday
laws?
Judge I. Not to my knowledge.
r. I presume they will have an opportunity
to pass upon the question before long, as one
ealoon-keeper, under the advice Of the Personal
sold liquor to all who asked for it, intending to
have the law tested.
Judge T. suppose the first case will be car.
RED up for q decision. :.
;, r; Have there been any prosecutions under
the law passed by the last Legislature? =
JudgeT. None that am aware Of.
This ended the interview, and, bidding the
Judge adieu, the reporter left him.