Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-14
BALLS BEER
Hangs a Jury, Who are Unable TO De.
termiDe Whether it Is lBtOxi-
eating or Not.
Cable and His Naughty Female Com
panioHs-UgliGess in COlOrs-Sewer-
~Chokers-A Vacant Chair.

Yesterday was lsger-beer day in the Grim
nal Court. The case Of the State against
u. F. Ball, which was bsgpu the day before,
Fss taken up again shen court met in the
morning. Ball was sccused OF violating the
.aw against selling liquor within four miles of
IN Incorporated institution of learning in
.wo instances at the bull fight aud at the
olympic Park races. As the witnesses swore
hey saw MIN reil Seer there, experts were
JAILED Upon to say whether or not beer is an
beverage. Among them was
VIM. Winstrow, who arrived here a few
weeks sgo from Germany. He said he had
never known beer to make a man drunk. In
Germany it was about eight per cent. alco-
nolic, but in this country only about two or
three per cent. The beer in Germany is
very strong, but here
IT Is ATERE
q great deal. H. had been in America about
six weeks, but be had f5und that out already.
G. A. Limberg sid he wah usually satisfied
with two or three glasses, but if he wanted
more be generally drank it. He did not think
1t intoxicating. He saw a man in Germany
once drink 100 glasses and call for more. He
was not drunk. Agsio, at st. Louis, in
1870, he saw another man drink seventy or
eighty giassss, ard it did not affect him. He
had heard OF a man there who used to have a
nve-gallon keg rolled up 10 him every day
and drink it dry, but never saw him. The
beer sold in the United States was diluted
with water and only about two per cent. al
coholjc. He was at the bull fight and saw
Ball ~"srandiug like a statue" behind the bar.
Mr.. G. A. Smith said the only effect beer
had on him was TO make him a little drowsy.
He was never drunk from drinking it. A
plumber OF other wlioesses were introduced.
Among those whose names appeared on the
subpenas were the following; Col. Butting-
haus, Charlie D4mmsnr, Max Stein, s. Phil
lips, Henry Luehrnsnn, GA. JuDkermann, J.
D.. II. Meyers, Pete Mentges, A. Renkert, NJ.
Wolf, G. A. Limberg, Gu, Bu.sey, C. A.
Smith, Charle- Bertop, William Benies, c. A.
Dtmmann, H. e.. Ashbrook, r. Brown, Sam
Williamson, George M~iliingtou, M. d. Kat
z-nberger and JAMES D-gnsn,
TIE DEFENSE.
introduced one OF The regular panel, Barrow
to prove that beer is intoxicating. He said
that beyond a DOUBT it Wis. Ga the Fourth
of July last he drank nine glasses at foul
different saloons, and il intoxicated hin. He
began TO feel the ,fscis after the third glass
and his friends told him he drank nine slto-
gather, though he didn't remember much Of
anything after the fourth glass. The witness
afterwaTd amended this statement by say inp
he might not have been intoxicated, but be
was in such q condition that he saw double
sad his knees lost their wonted frmuess
This hung the jury, who we're aoon afterward
given the case. They will probably bring il
Il verdict today, aud it is expec,ed the cast
will be appealed 10 the Supreme Court. A,
the question as 10 whether or not beer lie in
toxicaiing is one of fact and not Of law, il
cannot be settled by any orc .csse, bat ths
evidence in each su!t must determine il
Thu it will always remain a matter o.
doubt.
ALBRITroN's CASE
was not argued, as the entire tiEs o. the
court was taken up with the above. H,
will obtsiu { continuance to the mex term
The knowing ones say, on the plea of prtju
dice, already mentioned. The State i,
anxloul to put the boy in charge OF somt
charitable institution until the next term o
the court, but up 10 a late hour no place hac
ben fund. The Mis,iou Home aud Leatf
Asyluu refused 10 take him.
Police Court.
Yesterday WIS sDo her heavy day in IN,
Police Court. A number of important case
CONTINUED ovsr from the previous day wer,
taken up shd Dipped Of.
A VACANT CHAIR.
Previous to the opening OF the court thiI
reporter @ss eTpfosched By the little ey
police sttorrey-gcneral, and addressed as tol
lows: swell, 81, | hsvs quit this little court
Ii has beeL the Utica wh en- peni up and cor
q ed my eenius. l am now a regular al
tend ant upon the univ r.. of higher courts
where my inexhsu-iihle Intellect can eker
its ~boundless powers" HIS clarion voic
Will never NOR. wake the echoes of the his
toric hall. ot our dispe nsatory of Taxing
u strict justice, sod lectures upou temper
ance, morality aud rel giou. HIS pard, tn,
prototype OF the illusirious ID OConneII, ha
ordered that The pine table in root OF the ba
Of justic. be draotd with willow boughs
"J'mpsou" blossoms and sweet feunel unti
the fourth day OF another mcoa.
sEwER
S-veral coiored people We're up for allow
ing their nsTcr connections to get out o
order. The more aggravated css-s were 6neC
81 each; while the o bsre sef- Jos poned Il
allow time fat lie sanitary Officer TO make
close Inspection.
GENT AND THE MAD DOG.
Mr.. John Zen: war pFe5snt TO answer tc
the cusrse Of carrying concealed weapons
But not beiog ready for trial The CTS. wa
continued till 10 day.
UGLIsEss IN CoLoRs.
Lou Turner AID Emma Johnston, boil
coloie ed, were arrested for obsttucting tb,
sidewalks ard using filthy Language in pub
lie plsceF. Emma did not put in an appear
ancs, and thus parted company with her s!
~forfeI'. B1u stood her ground with a con
I'D AkN -
fenced to a fine OF SO, announced, in an i'm
pudent msuDer, her ability to pay tn,
I'm 'unt, which she did, and started OUT o
The courtroom with a swagger that woulC
have excited the envy of the most exper
bully, aud u%tterins impreca,ions loud anc
deep sg'inst the court and all concerned
Judge Hidden ordered her rearrest and con-
6pemsnt on bread aud water during the day
After the adj 1urnmebt of couri, however, SD,
appeared before the bar, tears as large a,
pieces of chalk cIursing their way through
the burrows In her Countenance, and thor.
oughly purged herself of the contempt, and
secured her discAsrge.
A QUARANTINE vIoLAToR.
Capt. Mark Cheeks case, in which he i.
charged with violation of The rules Of quar-.
anline by nsglectiDg to land the K ,te Adams
" ibspcC'lOu =. ( last mp up, WAS con-
tinued till Monday. Capt. Cheeks explana.
ton, which exonerates him from the intent
TO violate The quarantine laws, will be found
in The river column.
A LUNATIc
SUSIE NJ a9op, colored, WIS declared to be a
hopeless lunatic, and ordered sent TO Jail.
W CASES AGAINST RYAN.
Tom RYAN, who secured $50 on a S. order,
was up, first for carrying al ugly-looking
pistol, which he did not deny, and was SEN
tNnc' d to a fine of $50 and sent up TO the
Criminal Court.
The other charge was for obtaining money
uoder false pretenses, TO which charge he
was also silent, and "a similar penalty was
Inflicted.
CABLE N HIS FEMALE COM
PANIoNs.
The two women VINO we're out on a lark
with George Gable, 10 which a phaeton was
appeared aud ndded a SIS note
each 10 the forf- il Of $40 put up when ar
rested. Tney submitted their csses and
promised 10 behave themselves hereafter.
Cable was charged S25 on account of resist
ing the officer making the arrest.
THE UDGE SMILES.
Sixty seven dollars IN cash was the amour,
from hnes, aud his honor smiled
back TO his rear coIlar-button when he de