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should make no complaint. A man could sit in
his own saloon, so long as it WAS closed.
The prosecution said it WAS evidently no case.
and it was dismissed.
GEO. MEYERS,
No. 185 Blue Island avenue plead not guilty.
The testimony was that the door was open and
people going III and out. He looked in at the
inside; but saw no liquor sold at ulf. It was a
boarding house place. He saw no signs of drink
ing: The door was not locked, but was shut.
The counsel for the defence insisted that in
this case OF a large boarding house, With only
one entrance, the law did not require to lock
themselves up Sunday, and that thero must be
evidence OF the sale OF liquor to Justify Il con-
viction.
The Justice said that all that was necessary to
prove vas va the Leeplng open, referring to the de-
The defence proposed to prove that nothing
was sold, and only boarders went in and out,
there being but one entrance.
The prosecution suggested the man had better
have another entrance.
The Justice said if none but boardors were let
IN, the saloon could not BIZ looked Oh aH open to
the public.
Tie defendant had about forty boarders He
sold no liquor that day. Sometimes man came
in and asked for liquor, but be gave him none.
down. He had been in the habit Of not selling
liquors on Sunday. There was no liquor at al
behind the bar
General Stiles said that all that was necessary
was something to Indicate to the public that the
saloon was not open to them.
The prosecution argued that person keeping
Q boardlng-house and saloon should, under any
circumstances, close the saloon. In this case,
the keeper should make another entrance. The
defendant did not, however, mean to violate the
law.
The Justice called attention to tho fact that
there we're no liquors in the bar. He dismissed
the case he was willing to enforce the ordt-
nance, but not to stretch it.
MICHAEL LAFLAMME,
Of No; % Blue Island avenue, plead *snot
guilty" The officer eaw barbers shop in
front and bar in the rear. The bar Was there,
but he saw nobody selling and he saw no one
drinking, and no one drunk, and no lager-beer.
The defendant was sitting in chair.
shut the shop up as soon as the barber was
through. The bar was closed and lie himself
| -'wn town.
*swas fined $40.
| .<ro LOUIS F. THEIR,
Of on;1t1 Mo; 2o8 Blue Island avenue, plead "not
kyI F. n.,I =, The testimony was that people went
u1ant q IN III door. The door was open, and he
a "ent , ~, G1uSaw no liquor at all. The defend
an., ao mllo npP boarding there, Was III the
5nfa ~ tha har Anopld the officer he had no liquor
there and that the Locer tesnneo a1 1 ne poatpea %
taken everything out b,r eo4 THAT T de1 na ha
Ho had asEed the officer abpo strangers there;
the officer told him he could ne matte1 amd aa
| and in. %>@0A' NN~
down and sat by the door SO conId Inat nut
| get in. He had left nothing Ii the baEou ao'
The case vas dismissed.
| g, P. TNEEDELL,
On Canal street, plead mot guilty." The test
mony was that the defendant kept saloon and
boardine-hous The front door was locked
Pann1e 1nll,ed in and out Of the side door. He
knew nothing about anything. That side door
| led up staira.
| They might a. well arrest man for Walking IN
| front Of saloon. The case WAS d1aulased.
| LOUIS sCHoESISo,
On Canal street, plead "not guilty" The so9
| door was OPEN, and the officer went and 1ouno
| beer being sold to two men: He asked the de-
fendant Why he did it, and defendant salo ne
had not been told not to. He went by aga1n 81; and
found people in the saloon, but no beer. Inc
man kent q boarding-houee "a we'll us saloon. 1t
might have been sarsaparilla the men had
The defendant had about forty-hVo boarders;
When the officer was IN one oi es snd pa ~
Iouor that day, and locked bis door and let nc
| one in the saloon. The side door Tas ahut
The bonrders here we're able to so up stairs
without going through the saloon.
The defendant WAS fined Slo.
| DENNIS COLLINS,
On Fourth street, plead "not guilty" The WIT
ness had seen people coming out OF his place
with pitchers and pals He looked at r.
pitcher one child lad and it had beor in it. az s
aftorWards went in the saloon, bought 81 sas OF
ale and drank it. 4 gentleman dra,a 43'n'' 99me
yhiskey, and lady got pitcher Of s'e. tnen
At Collins told the officer he had Aot poen ny
tilted and knew OF no law against selnng lll eun'
day. Ho stood near by the {aco apous W s@gm tIsse
five minutes, and he to1teo toe oo1'en'e u TILL &C
rho defendap. said he gave the officer nc
1iouor, and vas not about tue bar when be Was
there. Thore was liquor sold at his bar, but he
| cot 90 nutico to stop on Sunday. re con1a no'
Swear that there was any law On the subject
His front door was shut, and curtains down.
The counsel for the defence argued that tn
law had been dead letter, and, therefore the
man should have had Q Judicial notice to shu
up. A newspaper notice wRs not judicial
The defendant was lined $50.
CHARLES BOTTLE,
on West Madison street, also plead not guilty
Tho testimony WAS his saloon VAS open' ant
III Ho defended himself in eome unknown
tongue.
MRS WILLIAM RAISER,
: an old lady, was discharged for reason OF aeiec
| five summons, her husband being the owner 0
| the saloon.
MRS. PATRICK cAEDEERY =.
! | came next Tie officer testified lie saw men sit
ting at table in her saloon, and drinking some
q. | thing which looked like beer. Ihe Qoor wa
:. locked, and he looked through the window. .
3 The defendant, being widow with three sma
0 | children, who kept few boarders md q sma
saloon. wept little, and had her case continue
8 to see whether she shut up on Sunday.
q EDWARD F1TZG1nHoNs
q yas next called up. It was testified that ne keI
/; a saloon at the corner Of Lake and Jeferso
i, streets. His curtains we're down, the door ala
9 and somo mon standing at the bar but NJ
drinking. After that, witness saw one MOI
person 80 in. The others came out. That WE
,, falf-past II Saturdaynight.
l. The defence produced the officer who traVe!le
T. the beat, and who swore the place was closed .
sunday It vas also insisted + that t. u n9w ~ t.
q when it was midnight Dismissed On payne,
% Of costs.
O ERNST SCHULTZ,
e No. II South Halsted street. pleaded ''not guilty
q Tho testimony was that two men went in ar
d came out, and woman shut the door aftor ther
q Witness looked in through the windows, b
Q could not see the bar.
ar The case was dismissed.
JOHN EHRHAlDT.
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