The Evening critic., 1884-10-02
SABBATH LAw-BREAKERs
Who Violate the Law by seIiIn
LiquOr on Sunday.

hNuUE Ou ouuuHy.
A largo lnstallment OF Sunday bar cases was
before the Police Court this morning.
The trials Of the cases showed some OF tho
ways of selling rum on Sunday, tho ways OF
getting evidence thereof by tho police, and
tho way Judge Smell dlsposes OF such cases.
George Reiser was charged with selling rum
on Sunday.
WI. Work stated that no is a new olicer,
and has not received his uniform yet. Last
Sunday he Visited nlno bar.rooms for the pur-
pose OF discovering whether they were vio.
The defendants place was on Four.and.a.
half, between and j. streets southwest, and
last Sunday he was furnished with glass of
beer, for which tho defendant refused com
The defendant said tho oricor sneakod into
Judge Smell told the defendant that ho could
not glVo MS beer away on Sunday In his bar.
room. lie escaped the $40 penalty.
Daly Cunningham were found guilty
and appealed from tho sentence Of tho Court
$50 nne.
Hilarius Fearsnger, Of Fourand.a.halt and
peHled.
Francis l.. Relchert, OF 515 Seventh street
southwest, was lined $50. lie also appealed.
up next. '0'
,onlcer John O, Daily made rnther romark-
hDlo statement In this case. He said he went
lhto dofondants place and found him drawing
q glass beer whom there were no customers
IN mo place and took tho glass from the pro.
hiletor picked up one Of his bottles, poured
tho beer Into tho bottle and walked out. or
course this case was dismissed.
Sunday.
oncer Kenny swore clat ho sont some col.
ored boys to the defendants place, Seventh
and streets, and they bought rum.
Several smnll colored boys produced vinegar
and mustard bottles with about n gill OF
whieky in thom that they said thoy purchased
IN tho store OF the defendant at tho request Of
tho policemen,
IN disposing OF this case Judge Smell said:
"There is one feature Of this case that don't
llko. That Is tho officer sending boys for
liquor and giving them a false story about
there beiug somo one sick, This might In
duco an Innocent person 10 violate the law,
These cases should be madc on the square,"
"This case also shows another and serious Of
renee OF selling rum to minOrs' "And u sworn
onlcer OF tho law seeks 10 make tho boys drunk.
arde, inter1eeted Mr.. Cahlll who appeared
for the defendant.
John Cantwell, O young man who keeps a
grocery store and groggery at 312 Fourand.
a-hhit street southwest was charged by Offlcer
Dan Williams with keeping his bar open on
sunday. witness stated that he got a cigdr
IN CantwclPs and Dan Williams was outside.
Ho was assessed $50, and took au appeal.
wow minutes later he was brought in on
Two additional lcharges-assaultlng Policeman
Williams and using profane language on the
street. The officer stated that whom he left the
court ho met Cantwell near tho National
Hotel, when he said: civilians, what mado
you have nae hned?"
He then struck witness In the face twice and
kicked him In the abdomen, seriously inIur-
Ing him. The case wont over until tomorrow
for evidence for the defense. Williams drew
his pistol on Cantwell and blew the distress
call on his whistle, when assistance came and
Cantwell was taken Into custody.
Jehn +. Kelly, II. A. Hudson, Frances Muller
and W. Hartnett forfeited 500 each on the
charg OF keeping their bars open on sunday,