Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-18
HOW IT WORKS.
A Strict enforcement Of the Sunday
Law in Nashville.
Three Test Cases Prepared for
the Decision Of the Courts.
American. II.

American. II.
The new Sunday law was strictly
enforced, yesterday. and only one man
besides the Eve who formed the pool
for the purpose Of testing the validity
Of the law, was arrested for selling
liquor on Sunday.
As indicated in yesterdays Amer
lead, Hr. B. +. Moore sold cigars
until he was arrested for breaking the
Sunday law; Henry Q. Linck. for SELL
ing whisky and mixed drinks, and
Theodore Seifried, for selling beer.
These sales were not made in any
spirit O! defiance OF the law, but for
the purpose Of having its validity
tested at as early date as possible.
As soon as these arrests were made,
the cases entered on the police regis
ter, bonds made out and the prisoners
released, so as to conform with all the
requirements to have the question
properly raised In court, tomorrow,
the gentlemen named above closed
their places Of business and went
home.
The news stands and fruit stands
were closed promptly at 8 clock, and
no arrests were made Of newsdealers
for breaking the law.
THE UNSURPASSED NEwsBoY
piled his trade more briskly than usual
and improved the shining hour by
selling The American for ten cents, on
the ground of de risk TELLER takes, +"
and the supplement for five cents,
eos de big tree stopped de American
press from workin' at s o'clock, ac-
cording to theiy story.
ON THE POLICE DOCKET.
There were fewer arrests than usual
on Sunday, the following being the
contents OF the police register up to
midnight;
John Thompson, Phillip Keefe,
Nelse Jackson and w. II. Miller,
drunk on the streets; B. r. Moore,
merchandising on Sunday, and Fer
dinand Pioister and William
Veil. keeping place of business
open on Sunday; H. @. Linck, Theo-
dore Seilried and William Veil, tip,
ping on Sunday; Allan Cleveland,
throwing rocks at Charlotte Black
man; Lewis Campbell, colored, steal
ing pistol from Thomas Brady.
WHERE LIQUOR WAS SOLD.
The liquor dealers, whose occupa-
ton was gone, complained bitterly
that their legitimate business was
being absorbed by the bagnios on
North College street and elsewhere,
who got their jugs filled Saturday
night and we're selling whisky By the
drink and wine by the bottle. The
profit reaped by the keepers Of these
houses is immense, as they pay about
forty cents 8 bottle for American
! lpints) wine and sell it for three dol.
lars, while the saloon keeper is Klad
enough to get from a dollar and I
quarter to dollar and half for tn,
real French article Of the most popular
brands. The liquor dealers claim
that as wine aud liquor will be sole
on Sunday, the privilege to sell il
should not be relegated to the lowe
portions Of the city and various su
burban places where the four mill
law and every other law regulating tn,
sale Of whisky are unheeded, anC
which yesterday attracted gOodll
number Of the citizens of Nashville
who desired to spend Sunday accord
ing to their own ideas, and as usual.
THE POLICE
had very little trouble in preserving
order on their various beats yesterday
Many of the gentlemen who loved /,
enjoy quiet toddy with their friend
on Sunday carried q small bottle o
the best Lincoln county home Satur
day night and few lemons. Tn,
ladies furnished the sugar, and tn,
husbands stayed at home, declaring i
was too cold to go down town, any
way.
POSITION OF THE LIQUOR DEALERS
Last night, in conversation will
Moses X. Priest, the regular attorne,
OF the Liqnor Dealers Association, b.
told an American reporter that tn
Association had taken no steps to ties
the late law, and he supposed the i'm
preston that such was the case hal
gotten out by the fact that some gen
tleman outside Of the association hat
employed counsel to raise the question
in regard to it He further state,
that the association was composed o
a large body Of respectable, law-abidinI
citizens, who represented vast prop
erty interest in the city, aud who fee
it great wrong, after they hav
poured somuch wealth into the Golfer
OF the city, that they should be sub
jected to especial espionage By al
army Of spies, detectives and police
men in citizens clothes. But the,
would choose rather than to submit
their cause to the revised DEGREES, tina
justice and love Of the principles 0
liberty that an unerring publ
sentiment would eventually dictate
than to waste their energy, time anl
money in the courts and bring povert
on themselves, their wives and chill
dren."
BEATING THE LAW.
One man got ahead Of the Suuda
law yesterday without breaking il
This was j. p. Coussens, the druggis
on West Cedar street. His store OF
the south side Of the street is insid
the city limits, while his residence
just across the street, is outside. Yes
terday when persons would call 70
the daily paper, or for cigars, at th
store, he would politely tell them tina
the Sunday law would not permit hin
to sellthem in the city, but that i
they would take the trouble to stel
across the street, and out Of the city
they could be accommodated at hi
suburban residence. A good suppl,
Of cigars and newspapers were kept II
the house, where large numbers o
them we're sold.
The ThrOaf-rBrown Bronchia