Smyrna times., 1875-04-21
A Judges Sentence.

we pUDlSnc't TINS article last October
but every once in while some one sends !
to us for publication again. As ii seems +,
be SO popular it will no doubt stand tn,
repetition. SO we will publish the adlnira
Die production second time. a. per COP,
sent toy friend from Odessa:
AT Morris. Grrndy county. Ill.,, thre,
saloon Keepers. one woman and two men
were indicted and convicted of sclln,
liquors to miners. Hon. J. y. Reading. IN,
presiding Judge. in pronouncing the sen
tehr" OF the Court, used the following Ian
guage:
"Ihe jury having found YOU guilty OF
selling intoxicating liquor, To Il minor. il
remains for the Court to pronounce the
sentence of the law. The penalty of tLi,
offence, fixed by the Legislature, indicate,
that 1t considered the crime to be of a
serious character. BY the law Won may
sell to men and women if they will buy.
ou have given your bond and paid for
your license to sell to them and no one has
right to modest You in YOU legal business.
No matter what the consequence NAV be,
no matter what poverty and dcstitution are
produced 10y selling. according To law. Won
nave pald Your money for this privilege.
ahd you are licensed to pursue vorIrcaIIiug
y" matter what families are distracted and
rendered miserable. no matter what wives
are treated with violence what children
starVr or mourn over the degradation of a
parent, your business is localized and ma
one may interfere with you in it. no maj.
Ter what mother may agonizc over the loss
"i Il son, or sister blush for the shame of
pr"'her' You have right to disregard them
all and pursue Your legal calling; Won are
licensed. You can fit up your lawful place
OF business in the most cnticlng and ,u,,;.
Vatln@ form you can furnish it with the
most elegant and costly equipments for
lawful trade; YOU may fill it with IN.
allurcmcntS to amuScmcnts: you may u.,
all your arts to induce visitors Won, n.,
skllfully arrange and expose to view vour
ch"ir" wines and most captivating bc,,.ro.
Ee~; You may then induce thirst tx all
c"htriNanr"s. TO produce raging appetite
Tor drink aud then you may supply that
appett" to tn" full -bccarl~.. it i. lawful
You have a license. You MAY ALLOW bo,.
almost children. to frequent Your saloon
th"y may witness the apparent satisfaction
win which their seniors qllaft the sparkIiuo
ElaS~; You may be- training them for tL.
Peri"d OF twenty one when they foo cam
participate. for all this i, lawful You
may hold tn" cup to their yer, liz, bur Won
must not let them drink, that is unlawful
hut' whll" you have all these privileges for
'he money You pay. this poor privilege Of
selling t" tn" children i denied vou.
Here parents hav" the right to >ay Leave
ny son I" me until the law gives vou ri.ht
I" destroy him. DO not anticj,,ate ,b,t
t"fHIl" m"n'nt when | can ts.crt for linn
II" i"''h'r rights Of Irotrction That will
"' soon enough t"r me. for hi, mother, ior
his sisters, for his friends and for tl.. com.
lnlnllN. I" -, INN take his road 10 ,lratb
'lFr INN 10 IL III hi~ rhillhGod. ~ least
- ~ Nt.'IN t1I MS Young life.
~ winch v" may enjoy his Innocence. To-
repay Is IN some degree for the care. and
love We have lavisIlcd upon him. This i
you who now stand as prisoners
II IN" bar have not paid for: this is not
embraced in your license You have voIr
b"hd to u" in its full extent; but in tim, /
taxing Your pound of flesh, YOU draw the
'l"od and that which is nearest the heart
! h" law i'll its wisdom does not ,,.rujt tli.
'ndy you must obey the law. Rv the yrr,lict .
ii tn" jury You have been found guilty of
ranNgr"N>lng the law. Its extreme t.4n,ltv
5 thirty days imprisonment in th,. cnuntv
all, and Sl00 fine; its lowest. ten day. inn.
'rlSonm"nt and $50 fine For this Offence,
he court sentences YOU to ten days i'm
'rlsonmcnt i'll the county jail, and that YOU
'ay fine of S7j and the costs. and that Won,
tand committed until the fine and cost of
ms prosecution are paid
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