Daily Republican., 1881-06-22
Third EDITION.
GOT WHAT THEY WANTED.
l Newspaper that Yearned for q
Sensation ON Illegal Liquor Sell.

A Newspaper that Yearned for q
Sensation ON Illegal Liquor Sell,
ing.
Quite ripple of excitement was crea
ted through town on Monday last by tn,
publication in the Every Evening of {
column article, headed, ''The Saloons
Still Open, which proceeded to give il
graphic language an account of how g
representative of that paper had played
the spy upon saloon keepers on last Sun
day night with surprising results. A
brief abstract of the article appeared in
the REPUBLICAN yesterday with an
expression Of doubt as to its truth. The
self-constituted newspaper spy in the
article detailed how he had gone from
place to place around town with COM
panion, guzzled the cheering beer and
the exhilirating cocktail, and played
the Bacchanalian reveler TO great ex.
tent. He located at least half dozen
saloons several of them reputable places,
so that they could not be mistaken, and
said many others were selling that he
did no, mention, and altogether gave a
startling account of wholesale violation
OF lle sunday law.
Many people knowing the character
I, of the paper were constrained to believe
that the article in question was with
out foundation and that it was wholly
imaginative. Others while thinking that
there might be some truth in the case
were emphaticin denouncing the advis-
ability of such publication. The
thing, further, caused much comment
as to the utter Inconsistency Of the news
paper in question in sending reporter
around on such dirty piece of business
as drinking liquor in saloons on Sunday
and then telling about it in the paper
when less than a year ago it found fault
in the most emphatic terms with
another paper for exposing the policy
shops in the city, on the ground that ii
was rot conducive to public morals or
newspaper dignity for reporter to play
the spy on crime and parade it in public
print.
Here, however, was wonderful
change. The article not only dwelt at
great length and in minute detail upon
the scenes of the Sunday night round.
but reflected upon members Of Council
and other City Officials, (none of
whom were mentioned, and was an
open confession that the paper in ques-
tion was conducted by man, who was
not above employing . person who
would not only 60 reeling from saloon
to saloon on Sunday night, drinking
beer through violation OF the law, but
took evident pridein spreading his own
disgrace before the public.
Bailitf Brady at once instituted an in
veStigation as to the truth or falsity
Of this astonishing expose" He dis
after much trouble that the
writer was certain young mau holding
a semi-reguar position on the Every
Evening, and addicted to playing prac-
.ical jokes. He has been doing
'pace-work for them for a long time. 1t
vas also learned that this young party
vas detailed to do the work, because
the paper wanted sensation" and $
hat it was published by the paper with
grateful eagerness at getting such an .
and highly proper article
When things were so dull t
THE FRAUD Confessed.
In response to summons from Bailiff a
'rady the Every Evenings young
elver into Sunday night sin, appeared +,
efore that official this morning and i
estitied that the whole article was a v
OAK from first to last, and that it had
een published as good joke. He said q
e had not been in q saloon on Sunday +
light for long time. He knew of no Q
'iolations of the Sunday law, and was
willing to correct the matter '
low He went further than this and =
0 prove that he had not been around 4
N the liquor-spying expedition for two 4
sunday nights at least, gave his where \
bouts on these occasions.
"Well, said the Dailitf, 81 did not 8
hink this thing could be true and can a
OF see why any decent newspaper c
hould care to publish such stuff, true =
r false. l have been keeping a sharp n
)okout all over the town and if these n
laces are violating the law, they are O.
DING it quietly and will be caught The r.
rticle reflects on me and all these people !,
'ho keep reputable saloons, and who ee
re to my knowledge observing the law.
also want it understood that | am not II
at any violation of the law.
am under no obligations to the liquor NJ
len, and all | want is evidence to con- fc
let law breakers " o.
Popular feeling is very high against
ne Every Evening for using its col
mns for and becoming party to the
preading of such hoax.
The Every Evening folks say they
ave evidence to show that the writer
the article really did make the round
'hich he subsequently wrote up at such
ength. They also say that when he
anded the article in for publication n
g circumstantially stated incidents of
is round other than those mentioned
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