Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-15
TAe JURY AGREED TO DISAGREE.
Second Trial OF Dickerman & Son for
Keeping their Saloon Open Sunday.

Second Trial OF Dickerman & Son for
Keeping their Saloon Open Sunday.
Dicksrman & Son, who keep a saloon at
the old Pioneer Landing at Reeds Lake.
we're tried before Justice Saunders yester-
day on the charge of keeping their saloon
open on sunday, July p. The complaint
was made by Agent Shedd. of the Law and
Order League, who with L. +. Atwater and
a man named Roelof, of Grand Rapids
township, furnished the evidence on behalf
Of the People. This was the second trial of
the case. the first one resulting IN disagree
ment OF the Jury. In the trial yesterday As
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Carroll ap-
peared for the People, and the defense was
conducted by Messrs. Clay and Mcbride.
Considerable time ~as spent IN
selecting the jury. Mr. Clay
seemed 20 be hard to please. and
questioned tha talesmen very particularly IN
Order League and temperance ideas gener-
. aliy lie pretended 10 be afraid that Mr..
Carroll would succeed IN packing the Jury
with Good Templars. lie said that he
Clay belonged % the order and was quite
sure that he had seen Mr.. Pierce II one of
the lodges. The latter. however. denied that
he was a member of the order and was
y
was composed Of the following named gen
tlemen. Thos. IL. Brosuan. Charles b.
Pierce. John ". MctTOVen, +. ;. Coye.
W II. Cheney and John III. Jewett.
Three Witnesses were called for the prOsecu-
tion. Nessrs. Atwater. ROsiOf and Shedd, aud
they an testified 20 the saloon of the Messrs.
Wckerman Il sons being open on Sunday.
July 26. they saw Dickerman. Nor, behind
the bar aud men In the saloon. No witnesses
we're called for the defense. The assistant
prosecutor had read carefully and plainly the
statute governing the case at the opening Of
the trial. and with the law and evidence IN
their keeping. the Jury went 20 its secret
cioister. 10 returned. however, N abOut half
ho1r for Instructions. The foreman said
they had weighed the evidence and wished
to know n it was necessary 10 prove sales
we're made iu order 20 secure verdict. The
Court then read the statute and said II they
found the defendant saloon open on sun
day. rhefaer o. nof sales irsrg nlGfs. they
must convict. AZ this igucture, iust As the
.ury was again 20 retire. sam Clay. IN ms
usual tragic style and assumed look Of ear
uestness. spranx 20 his feet. tie raised has
cienched 6st and ssld that ls not the law,
never vas. and hope never vii be The
attorney Tor the people vas absent curing
fhis segnce. no one uttered syllable
Ia rebaSe OF rebuttsl. aud the lury
returned to its council chamber with
the words Of the eminent ssloonlsts
defender ringing IN their ears. In hfteen
minutes the trusted SIX returned and the
foreman announced they bad been unable 70
. Fxrae mon q verdict The defender of the
reorla's cause arpse and addressed the court,
Saying. ss this vas The second trial Of the
cs-a with q disJt.srseifeut Of the lnry, he
moved Tire csse ~ noile p0ss'd 4. The court
r-lntafi tse prayer. The large crowd then
sled aut ~ the room snd down the sta r
wondering Why the scales of @nssice shonid
siTsys be pictured a. evenly y-halanced.