The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-03
Crusade Extraordinary Going on a,
Martins Ferry.

(Hrom The News Of yesterday
Il seems % us the fact that the temper.
Anes people Of Martins Ferry are deter
mined TO stop the selling Of liquor in this
place, should NO longer be doubted.
Whenever they see the enemy encroach-
ing over the line that vas settled two
months ego they gather up their forces
and renew the conflict. During the past
week they have visited and prayed In
front Of Dr.. H0bensack's Drug Store, Dr..
Weirich's Drug Store and Keesey's IS.
loon.
II will be remembered that at the close
Of the active crusade, about the middle
Of April, the situation Of Dr.. Hobenssck
with the League was about as follows !:
He had signed pledge not TO sell any
intoxicating Liquors, except for mechan-
lea, medicinal or sacrSmentAl purposes
To make the matter entirely satisfactory,
he furthermore agreed 70 keep book In
which he should enter an account Ol
every sale Of liquor, something after this
style: =
II do hereby certify that l purchased a
whatever the amount should be-of
Dr.. J. D. Hobensack, for medical pur-
poSes!" 'z9Ez a-
The above wa aigned by the party.
The book containing these certificates
was occasionally examined by commit.
tee appointed BY the League for that pur.
pose. They have always reported 10 the
League that the Investigation was salts.
factory. Last week the DR.. refused To
show the book to the committee again,
On the pretext that they had diyulged the
names Of his whisky customers. The
League considered this violation Of the
pledge, -Whereupon they YiAited him in
the capacity OF prayer meeting. The
sentiment Of the community, 80 TAR as we
can sound It, 10 that persons who buy
liquor for Medical purposes and are
afraid 10 have their names made known
10 the League are buying liquor to drink
asa. beverage, under the cowardly cloak
Of medicine" In our opinion the Dr..
has made mistake In refusing 70 show
his book 10 the League, on such fimsy
pretext Is heseH up.
The case, however, of Dr., Werlich d
far mnre -Gggravating, and deserves the
SeVefest censure oil the community. On
the 9th Of May be signed pledge 10 for
ever quit the traffic In spirituous liquors,
aud use them only In his professional
practice. Last Thursday Mrs. Leonard
made affidavit before the Mayor, charging
the Dr.. with selling Intoxicating liquors
10 her husband, who was in the habit oil
getting drunk, on orabout the let OF June,
1874, one month after he had signed the
pledge, The DR.. was arrested and
brought before Mayor Dean. He plead
gully 70 the charge, and was fined $50
and costs. Mrs. Leonard then prosecuted
the Dr.. under the AdAir Law, Tho case
WAs 10 como before Eco. Crooks on Tues.
day last In the meantime the Dr.. COM
promised the case with her attorney. N.
q. Barber, ESQ, BY paying $50. During
the progress Of the foregoing events, the
WomanS Temperance League Of Martins
Ferry kindly visited the Dr.. and prayed
with and for him, We were interviewed
BY the Dr.. on Tuesday afternoon, al
which time he gave Us all the strong
points Of his defense. Personally We
think they are Yery. shabby, but that The
Dr.. may have tull justice done him VIZ
viii state them.
First He claims that he did not un-
deratGnd the pledge 70 bind him un-
len the balance Of the druggists signed
II. u iGEtsvs1 s.gsle l-lEIi AZ
Second. BE Ssys that he plead guilty
before the Mayor TO save iufther trouble
and expenses, and he did 1t under protest
because he was innocent The liquor be
cold 70 the man he claims was medi-
Gated. lI ..
And lastly he feels that he Il being
persecuted unjustly and like poor
Oatn-oi old, tina, every mans hand d
against him. :
In; regard TO the first, we know there
WnSno condition as the Dr.. undersiood.
BE asked that such might be mad. mi
the women refused. and 90 he IIgred ii
ait was written, -
A 70 his pleading guilty Tor The sake Of
aaying expenses and keeping down the
excitement We look upon L Is being
boih coWafdly and dishonest We can