Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-17
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samuel Rright"n'> Trial tor selling Liquor
on sunday Damaging Evidence.

samuel Rrighton'> Trial tor selling LiguO
on sunday Damaging Evidence.
The trial of Samuel Brighton for sellinl
liquor ON Sunday was set for > O'Clock yes
terday afternoon in the mayors court, bu
owing 10 the absence of Brighton'S attoT
ney. J. X. Mower, il was not begun unit
about 3 o'clock.
1t WAS alleged that Brighton kept his "a
loon open on Sunday. the l4th day of La
February Officer Norton incidental.
learned that the saloon was open tina
day while working mp the case of Dan
iel Drvine, who is in Jail charged viii
having stolen kegnt whisky from AN Obi,
Southern freight car. Devine went Il
Brightnn'S saloon and sold him a part u
the stolen whisky for a mere song.
Nelson Jackson, former employee q
Brighton. was the first 10 take the stand
He told a straightforward story which wa
not affected by Mr.. Mowers sharp cross
examination lie said that he was in the
saloon on the Sunday in question and sol,
both beer and whisky Ia customers aS they
entered. The whisky which DaI
De,ine had brought in the day
before Saturday was nearly al
sold and hig krg of beer was disposed al
BY half-paSt four in the afternoon. lie
gave the names of several persons VIII,
were drinking in Brightnn> place that day
Attorney Mower began Ia question Jack.
son about his character asking how long he
had been out of the pemitentiary, how many
times he had been in Jail. &c.
jackson refused to answer the questions,
reminding the attorney that they We're try
ing a whiskcy case and that the number Of
times he had been in Jail had nothing To do
I with IT,
The mayor sustained him in his refusal Ia
answer the question. Mike Howard teSti-
ned that he had bought and drank beer in
the saloon on that Sunday and that Brigl-
ton himself got the money for ii.
Oldin Cheek said that NelS. jackson had
twice during that day bought him drink
Of whisky out of the Sal"nu.
Mary Cheek stated that jackson brought
( a drink Of whisky to her room which was
near the saloon.
DO you know where ne got it," asked
the mavor.
/ NO; An didn't care. lust 81 | got a
drink
/ Smith Dudley said that he was 80 full
that Sunday that he did NOT know where he
was. He used some harsh language on the
stand and Nayor Goodwin said sharply:
| ..Now don't LET us hear ANYTHING more of
that kind of talk. or You'll go down"
Brighton took the stand and denied that
hi, saloon was open OH the l4th of Frbrr-
ary. but il was evident that he felt As if he
had ram against a snay. The Ease WAS ad
iourned until : o'cIock today. attachment,
being issued Tor two important witnesses.
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