St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-18
SALOON CASES DISMISSED.
Witnesses Heard in One Case, w hich
was Dismissed. as the Testimony
WAS Conflicting.

was conflicting.
The cases of w. W. ELorimer, II. C.
Dpnnelly, A. B. Lasher, j. Q. Grams and
William Twombley, charged with keeping
their saloons open on Sunday, Aug. 1,
were set for trial in the municipal court
yesterday afternoon. William Louis Kelly
and Henry j. Horn appeared for the pros
ecution and John Il. Ives and e. st. Julien
Cox for the defendants, Mr.. Cox being too
i'll to try the case, but not too ill too be
present The first case was that of
w. W. Lorimer, who pleaded not guilty.
Some time was spent in securing
twelve good men and true"
twenty-seven of the venire being called be-
fore the box was filled. The prosecution
was very careful to see that no member of
the Columbia association was selected, and
the defense were equally guarded as to the
selecting of a member OF the Law and Or
der League. After the jury had been Sc
lected and sworn, Ives raised the point as
to Messrs, Kelly and Horn being the proper
persons 10 conduct the prosecution. lie
argued that the defendants had certain
rights which should be respected and one
of these was their prosecution by authorized
agents and not by those who were interested
in the conviction i'll certain cases. The
court could see 10 improperly in the gem
tlemen present trying the case, as they had
attorney. The first witness sworn
was q ruddy-faced youth. who gave
his name as w. w. Knapp. and
and his residence on Aurora avenue. He
did not know the defendant, but visited his
saloon at 321 jackson street on the day
mentioned and saw the men in front of the
bar and one behind it. On cross eXamlna-
ton he denied that he belonged to any tenn
perance society, and said he didn't go in to
get a drink. He had received no pay for
services, but had been told to go and see if
the place was open by J. j. Smith. During
the afternoon he visited eight OF ten other
saloons. His only business was to SOY out
places open and report to Smith. Jalmar
Lundh, a painter who lives ON Mississippi
street, was the
SECOND WITNESS.
sworn. He testified to visiting the saloon
with Knapp and seeing four or five men in
the place. On cross-eXamination he said he
was told to go there by Smith, agent for
the league. He did not receive any pay for
spying. but expected Smith would pay him
at the rate of SO a day for time spent i'll
court. He said the saloon visited by him
and Knapp was at the corner of Sixth and
Jackson streets. p. n. Regain testified that
Lorimer's saloon was on Jackson street,
between Third and Fourth streets, and the
prosecution rested.
The defense calledIOfficer Getchell, whose
beat is on jackson street. The witnes said
he tried the door of the saloon about D. M
the Sunday mentioned, and found the door
locked. 1t was two and a-half blocks
from Sixth and Jackson streets. John B.
Pewters testified to Larimore's saloon being
On Jackson street. about three blocks from
the corner Of Sixth and Jackson streets.
Ives addressed the jury, calling attention
to the conflicting testimony of the two wit
nesses as to the locality Of the place. II.
j. Horn on behalf of the prosecution,
moved that the case be dismissed and the
court so ordered. Asked as to
why he did this, Mr.. Horn
said there had evidently been some mis-
take in the location of the saloon, and as
the Law and Order league desired to go
about things right it was best to dismiss
the case. Shortly after the cases against
the other four defendants were also dis
missed on motion of Mr.. Horn. 1t is I'M
derstood that new evidence will be obtained
and the next time more reliable witnesses
secured